9.9

9.9 was an American R&B group in the mid 1980s. The group consisted of members Margo Thunder, Leslie Jones and Wanda Perry. The group formed in 1985 in Boston, Massachusetts. They were signed to RCA Records and released their first album, "All of Me for All of You" as well a single with the same title.

9.9's album managed to go to #79 on Billboard's Top 200 and #15 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart. 9.9 also released a second single titled "I Like The Way You Dance". The group were successful in both the United States and Europe until 1987, when problems over material, production and personal problems forced the group to disband.

Formation

Perry, Thunder and Jones were all friends and students at Madison Park High School, a school in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The trio were all in the same music class together in the school and later became friends. Thunder was soon signed by Capitol Records in the 1970s and recorded the single, "Expressway To Your Heart". However, as a trio, the members performed on street corners and the Boston Common. Eventually, they then answered to an ad in the Boston Phoenix and began performing in clubs under the name "Margo Thunder and Intrigue". Thunder, Perry and Jones were backup singers for Joe Frazier. Eventually, the debut album, 9.9, was released in the summer of 1985.

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* [http://www.geocities.com/nemsbook/no/9point9.htm 9.9 biography]