- Today (band)
Infobox musical artist 2
Name = Today
Background = group_or_band
Genre = R&B
Years_active = 1988 - 1991
Label = Motown RecordsToday was an
R&B vocal group formed in 1988. The group comprised Frederick Lee "Bubba" Drakeford, Larry Singletary, Wesley Adams, and Larry McCain, childhood friends fromEnglewood, New Jersey .History
The group started in 1984 as The Gents and comprised Drakeford, McCain, William McNeir, Ronald Scruggs, and Bernard Belle. During an anti-drug benefit, the group received a meeting with the producer
Teddy Riley who renamed the group Today and melded them into the current lineup. Riley helped them receive a deal withMCA Records .As the head of MCA records urban department, Jheryl Busby, moved into Motown, he brought several acts with him, including Today, The Boys and
The Good Girls . While touring the country, the groups were highly successful. Motown promoted Today as the new Four Tops, and The Boys and The Good Girls were promotoed as the newJackson 5 and new Supremes respectively.Today released their self-titled debut album in 1988. The single "Him Or Me" reached #3 on the
R&B charts and was followed by "Girl I Got My Eyes On You" which reached #1. Yet the album's later singles did not do as well as their early showings, and they began to resent the way they were being produced and promoted.Riley did not help the group with their second album, "The New Formula", and it was not very successful. Released in 1991, the album did manage one hit single, "Why You Get Funky on Me", which was also featured in the the movie "House Party. It reached #2 on the R&B charts.
After the group broke up, Drakeford started a solo career while Singletary, Adams, and McCain wrote songs and tried unsuccessfully to get a deal as a trio.
In October 2004 "I Got The Feeling" appeared in the popular videogame "", playing on radio station
CSR 103.9 .Discography
Albums
*1988: "Today" (
Motown ) - US Pop #86, US R&B #11
*1990: "The New Formula" (Motown) - US Pop #132, US R&B #19ingles
*1988: "Him or Me" - US R&B #3
*1989: "Girl I Got My Eyes on You" - US R&B #1
*1989: "Take It Off" - US R&B #34
*1990: "Why You Get Funky on Me" - US R&B #2
*1990: "I Got the Feeling" - US R&B #12
*1991: "I Wanna Come Back Home" - US R&B #46External links and Sources
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:09fqxqe5ldae~T0 Profile on AMG]
* [http://www.rnbhaven.com/artist.php?artistid=72 Bio on R&B Haven]
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