- Cherish (band)
Infobox musical artist
Name = Cherish
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Background = group_or_band
Origin = Atlanta, Georgia,United States
Born =
Genre = R&B,hip hop
Years_active = 2003–present
Label = Capitol/Sho'nuff Records
Associated_acts =Jazze Pha ,Da Brat
URL = [http://www.cherishsisters.com www.cherishsisters.com]
Current_members = Farrah
Fallon
Felisha
NeoshaCherish is an American R&B and hip hop
quartet consisting of the sisters Farrah King (bornFebruary 17th ,1984 ), Neosha King (bornJanuary 26th ,1986 ), and twins Felisha and Fallon King (bornJune 5th ,1987 ). The four sisters are originally fromIllinois , but came to Atlanta to further their musical career. The group is signed toCapitol Records andSho'nuff Records .Career
Cherish's first single, entitled "Miss P' was produced by
Jermaine Dupri , written by Kandi and featuredDa Brat . They are an all sister group from Maywood, IL.They had been signed toWarner Bros. ' imprint Reprise Records. They can also be found onDa Brat 's single "In Luv Wit Chu" in2003 . They also recorded 3 songs for "The Powerpuff Girls: Power Pop" soundtrack called "Chemical X", "Power of a Female" and "Me and My Girls". They completed a whole album named "The Moment" that was shelved for undisclosed reasons. After 3 years the group came back with the summer hit "Do It to It " which featured Sean Paul of theYoungBloodZ . The single hit theBillboard Hot 100 at number 12 and entered many other charts including theHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs on Billboard and many more. The second single off the album was "Unappreciated".2006: "Unappreciated"
"] " was Cherish's debut album. They wrote almost the entire album and said this work is so much more mature and themselves than their unreleased previous work. The album had productions from
Jermaine Dupri , Don Vito and Jazze Pha. After the summer hit "Do It to It", their debut album was released offCapitol Records onAugust 15 2006 and was named "Unappreciated". It debuted on the chart at number 4 selling 91,000 copies making it one of the only R&B girl group projects to hit the top 5 on theBillboard 200 in almost a year. The previous group wasThe Pussycat Dolls with "PCD". The album has been certified Gold [http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Cherish&go=Search&perPage=25 RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for Cherish] ] for shipments of 500,000 units and has sold 537,487 [ [http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/sales_ur.cgi?051308 HITS Daily Double ] ] units. The album has spawned three singles "Do It to It ", "Unappreciated" and "Chevy" (which didn't receive a video).2008: "The Truth"
Their sophomore album entitled "The Truth" was released on May 13, 2008. The first single, "Killa" hit the Top 40 on the Pop charts, while the follow-up is "Amnesia". In a recent interview member, Fallon, described the album as: "The biggest difference to me is the fact that you grow artistically whenever you’re being creative and we’ve been creative for the past couple of years. Our artistry has grown. When we wrote The Truth, we named the album The Truth because basically every song on the album is from personal experiences and we wanted to get personal with our fans. We want everybody to know that they’re not alone going through these things and we’re here." [ [http://www.middlechildpromotions.com/interviews/cherish.html MiddleChild Promotions | MCP ] ] The album will be released in the UK on May 12th, while the Japanese release is on May 14th and will feature 2 bonus tracks "Do It To It [Rap Remix] " & "Silly".
The album only sold 13,000 copies in the first week and debuted at #40 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album was a commercial failure in the
United States , and elsewhere, it underperformed, due the moderate success of the single released.The second and final single taken from "The Truth" was "Amnesia", released on
April 8 ,2008 , and failed to chart inside theBillboard Hot 100 , but managed to reach #61 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart. The single was not released worldwide. There will be no more singles from the album.Discography
Albums
ingles
References
External links
* [http://www.cherishsisters.com Official Cherish Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/cherishsisters Cherish Official Myspace Page]
* [http://www.king-sisters.com King-Sisters.com - The Ultimate Cherish Fan Site]
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