Somethin' for the People was an American R&B group from Oakland, California, who scored several hits in the US in the late 1990s. They were best known for their 1997 hit single "My Love Is the Shhh!" featuring Trina & Tamara.
History The group was founded in 1990 by Curtis "Sauce" Wilson and Jeff "Fuzzy" Young, both from Oakland, California, along with Los Angeles native Rochad "Cat Daddy" Holiday. The group recorded demos and shopped them around Los Angeles, and signed with Capitol Records, who released their debut in 1993. The song 'Take it Easy', which was first written for SWV. As songwriters, they wrote tunes for Samuelle, En Vogue, Brandy, and U.N.V.[ Biography], Allmusic.com. Switching to Warner Bros. Records, they re-released their debut album in 1996. Their second album, This Time It's Personal, spawned a major hit in the US and Canada, the platinum-selling "My Love Is the Shhh!", which reached #4 in the US and #7 in Canada, and the group did further work as songwriters in the wake of the tune's success, penning tracks for Will Smith and Adina Howard. A third LP, Issues, followed in July 2000.
Band member Jeff “Fuzzy” Young died on March 4, 2011, from an apparent heart attack.
Curtis "Sauce" Wilson later became an in-house recording engineer and session musician for Ne-Yo.
Discography Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US USR&B[ Billboard], Allmusic.com NL Somethin' for the People Released: June 21, 1993 Label: Capitol Format: CD, cassette — 66 — This Time It's Personal Released: September 23, 1997 Label: Warner Bros. Format: CD, cassette 154 33 51Issues Released: July 18, 2000 Label: Warner Bros. Format: CD, digital download 124 23 —
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Album US USR&B UK "You Want This Party Started" 1995—29— Somethin' for the People "Can You Feel Me"1996—91— "With You"9834— "My Love Is the Shhh!"19974264 This Time It's Personal "Think of You"——— "All I Do" 19984715— "Bitch with No Man" 2000—39— Issues
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