The 411
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| The 411 | |
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| Origin |  United Kingdom |
| Genre(s) | New Wave, R&B |
| Instrument(s) | Singing |
| Years active | 2002 - 2007 2008-Present |
| Label(s) | Sony |
| Website | * The 411 at MySpace |
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| Carolyn Barratt Nuala Farelly Tanya Boniface Tisha Martin |
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| Former members | |
| Suzie Furlonger | |
The 411 are 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?".
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[edit] The 411- 2002-2006
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. They also recorded a cover version os SWV's big hit "Weak". (It can be seen on youtube).
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."
[edit] Sunshyne- 2007
In 2007 The 411 where no more and had officaly split but they came back with a new name "Sunshyne" with original members Tisha Martin and Tanya Boniface along with 2 new members,they recorded 4 demos but after a period of the year they fizzeled out.
[edit] The Return Of The 411- 2008-Present
In March 2008 the 411 reformed with the exception of one member Suzie, who has now been replaced by Nuala Farelly. They are currently recording their new album and single which is exspected to be released around early 2009.
[edit] Other
In 2007, Carolyn Owlett gave birth to a baby boy, called Billy, and is currently happily married with Dean, and has changed her name to Carolyn Barratt.
[edit] Albums
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| 2004 | Between The Sheets | 46 | ||
| 2009 | TBA | - | ||
[edit] Singles
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| 2004 | "On My Knees" (feat. Ghostface Killah) |
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| 2009 | "TBA" |
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