O-Town was formed by boy-band
producer, Lou Pearlman, as part of the ABC
series Making The Band. 5 members
were selected out of 1,800 young men with the
process and results documented through the TV
series. The current line-up based in Florida
includes: Ashley Angel (California),
Erik-Michael Estrada (New York), Dan Miller
(born in New Hampshire, raised in Ohio),
Trevor Penick (California), and Jacob
Underwood (California). Dan Miller was
selected as the 5th member after Ikaika
Kahoana departed. Making The Band
was cancelled by ABC but picked up by MTV to
further chronicle the band's antics.
O-Town signed with
Clive Davis' label - J Records.
O-Town hit the Top 40 with
"Liquid Dreams."
O-Town topped the Billboard Hot
100 Singles Sales chart for a week with
"Liquid Dreams."
# 6
Singles Artist of the Year
O-Town released
their debut LP, O-Town and surprised many
critics when the LP debuted in the Top 5.
The single "Liquid Dreams" was certified
gold.
O-Town hit the Top 10 with "Liquid Dreams."
O-Town was certified
platinum.
O-Town began their 1st tour of
the U.S.
O-Town hit the Top 40 with
"All Or Nothing."
O-Town hit the Top 10 with "All Or Nothing."
O-Town could be heard on the
soundtrack to Dr.
Doolittle 2 with "We Fit Together."
O-Town took "All Or Nothing" to #1 for 2 weeks.
O-Town topped the Billboard
Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sale chart for 8
week with "All Or Nothing."
O-Town hit the Top 40 with
"We Fit Together."
O-Town opened for Britney
Spears on her tour.
O-Town hit the Top 10 with "We Fit Together."
# 71
Singles Artist of the Year
O-Town could be heard on the
soundtrack to Longshot with "See You
Again."
O-Town hit the Top 40 with
"These Are The Days."
O-Town released , O2.
# 115
Singles Artist of the Year
O-Town hit the Top 40 with
"I Showed Her."
O-Town broke up with the boys
heading toward solo opportunities.
# 279 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
Ashley
Parker Angel: # 63
Singles Artist of the Year
Ashley Angel went broke after
trying to start a solo career and turned to a
reality show on MTV - There And Back
- to chronicle his struggles of becoming a
solo act with a pregnant girlfriend.
Ashley hit the Top 40 with
"Let U Go."
Ashley released Soundtrack
To Your Life (Entertainment
Weekly:
B-).
Ashley's single "Let U Go" was certified
gold.
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O-Town
Released: January, 2001
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 5
Rolling Stone
review:
Tracks: "Liquid Dreams" -
"Every Six Seconds" -
"Girl" - "Sexiest Woman
Alive" - "Love Should Be A
Crime" - "Shy Girl" -
"All Or Nothing" -
"Sensitive" - "The
Painter" - "Take Me Under"
- "All For Love" - "Baby I
Would" |
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O2
Released: November , 2002
Billboard
peak:
# 28
Tracks: "From The
Damage" - "These Are The Days" - "I
Only Dance With You" -
"Favorite Girl" - "I Showed Her" - "Been
Around The World" - "Make Her
Say" - "Joint" -
"Suddenly" -
"Craving" - "Over
Easy" - "Girl Like That" -
"You Can't Lose Me" |
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