Ideal (band)

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This article is about the American quartet. For the German band, see Ideal (German band).

Ideal is an American R&B quartet from Houston, Texas. The group's members are PZ, Swab, J-Dante, and Maverick.

Their self-titled debut album was released by Virgin Records on August 24, 1999. The album sold 615,000 units in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan^[1], and was certified Gold by the RIAA^[2]. All Music Guide's Heather Phares called Ideal's initial effort a "heartfelt first album" which showcased the "group's smooth, sensuous vocal styling and romantic songwriting^[3]. They are most well known for their hit R&B songs, "Get Gone" (R&B #2, Pop #13) and "Whatever" (R&B #11, Pop #47).

It was reported in 2004 that the group had wrapped up production on a new album, From Now On^[1], but it has never been released.

[edit] Chart performance

Albums^[4] - Billboard (North America)

Year	Album	Chart	Position
1999	Ideal	Billboard 200	83
		Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	19

Singles^[5] - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1996	"Inner City Blues" from Original Gangstas	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	94
1999	"Get Gone"	Billboard Hot 100	13
		Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	2
2000	"Whatever"	Billboard Hot 100	47
		Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	11
2000	"Creep Inn"	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	60

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