The 411

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This article is about the English band The 411. For other uses, see 411 (disambiguation).

The 411

Background information
Origin	United Kingdom
Genre(s)	R&B
Instrument(s)	Singing
Years active	2002-2005
Label(s)	Sony
Former members
Carolyn Owlett Tisha Martin Tanya Boniface Suzie Furlonger

The 411 were a four piece English female R&B group formed late in 2002. The band formed after a couple of the members sang back up vocals on Lemar's version of Al Green's "Let's Stay Together". The band took its name after the Mary J. Blige song "What's The 411?".

The group's first single "On My Knees" featured Ghostface Killah of the Wu-Tang Clan and was a hit in the UK (reaching top 5) and Australia (reaching top 30). A second single, "Dumb", reached top 3 in the UK and also reached the top 30 in Australia. These singles appeared on their album, Between The Sheets, featuring songs written by Diane Warren and Dion of Big Brovaz, Redeye and the 411 themselves. A third single was also released, preceding the album by one week, called "Teardrops", but only made #23 in the UK. Following the merger of Sony Music with BMG the group were dropped by Sony Music, and went their separate ways. They are still unsuccessful at being re-signed. Apparently the group are currently working on new material to present to interested record labels and are hoping to return to the UK Music Scene very soon, with the absence of Carolyn.

Between The Sheets was also released in France and Japan. The French edition featured 2 new versions of album tracks, recorded specifically for the French market - "Face À Toi Baby" featuring Mag (featuring the verses from "Dumb" with a special French chorus) and "Chance" featuring K'Maro (a new mix of "Chance" featuring a French language rap). The Japanese edition of the album featured the standard 12 tracks from the UK version, alongside two bonus tracks - "Drop Top Jeans" (which appeared as B-side to "Teardrops" in the UK), and "Soaking Wet," alongside an enhanced section featuring the videos to "On My Knees" and "Dumb."