Az Yet formed in 1992 in
Philadelphia with Dion Allen, Darryl Anthony,
Shawn Rivera, and Kenny Terry . Marc Nelson
joined the group later. Rivera and Allen
began the dream of forming a group in 1990,
and a year later found Terry singing in a
lobby at a hotel.
A demo the singers made
eventually made it to Babyface (via
his mother-in-law) and an eventual contract
with LaFace Records in 1995. Anthony and
Nelson were then added to the group to round
out the sound. The group is beginning to get
recognition for their smooth R&B vocals
and stylized harmonies.
Az Yet first hit it big with a
song from The
Nutty Professor soundtrack, "Last Night." The single went
gold and hit #1 on the R&B charts.
# 82
Singles Artist of the Year
Az Yet hit the Top 40 with
"Last Night."
The group's debut LP, Az
Yet, from the LaFace label, was
released. Many of the songs on their LP were
written by their superstar producer,
Babyface. Az Yet got some additional help on
their debut LP from Brian McKnight, Jon B.,
and Sheila E.
The single "Last Night" was certified
gold.
Az Yet topped the Billboard Hot
R&B Singles chart and Hot R&B Singles
Sales chart for a week with "Last Night."
# 59
Singles Artist of the Year
Az Yet hit the Top 40 with the
remake of "Hard To Say I'm Sorry."
Az
Yet was certified platinum.
The single "Hard To Say I'm Sorry" was certified
platinum and hit the Top 10.
Reports surfaced that Marc
Nelson had left Az Yet due to personal and
creative differences with the group. Nelson
was brought into the group in 1996, and had
also left Boyz
II Men prior to their success.
Az Yet were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal
Performance by a Duo or Group ("Hard To Say I'm Sorry").
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Az Yet
Released: October, 1996
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 60
Tracks: "Last Night" - "Save
For Someone Else" - "Care For
Me" - "Every Little Bit Of My
Heart" - "Hard To Say I'm
Sorry" - "That's All I
Want" - "Secrets" -
"Through My Heart (The Arrow)"
- "I Don't Want To Be Lonely" -
"Sadder Than Blue" -
"Inseparable Lovers" -
"Time To End The Story" |
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