3rd Avenue (US band)
3rd Avenue | |
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Background information | |
Also known as | 3rd Ave |
Origin | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States |
Genres | R&B, quiet storm, new jack swing, soul |
Years active | 1990–1993 |
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Past members | Maurice "Moe-P" Pearl Eric Jason Robinson Brad Nelson |
3rd Avenue, composed of Maurice "Moe-P" Pearl, Eric Jason Robinson, and Brad Nelson, were an American
History
Beginnings and initial group success
3rd Avenue, originally from
SOLAR decline and group dissolution
In 1993, the members of 3rd Avenue co-wrote and/or produced "Baby, I'm Hooked on You", "My Love for You Will Last Forever", and "Are You Ready To Be Loved?" for SOLAR labelmate and Cincinnati-based R&B Group
Over the next two decades, the SOLAR catalog was purchased and sold by various companies (including label The Right Stuff Records in 1996), with Canadian independent record label Unidisc gaining control in 2009.[16] Fragments of "Freak Me" and "Wiggle It", the two tracks that did not make 3rd Avenue's debut album, were leaked onto YouTube in 2018. 3rd Avenue's debut album, along with the catalogs of many of their SOLAR labelmates, was re-released to various music streaming channels in January 2019 as a condition of a new shared global ownership agreement with BMG Rights Management. [17][18] This resulted in the issuance of a deluxe version of Let's Talk About Love, attaching all of the various mixes from both singles to the parent project for the first time.[19]
Solo Careers
Pearl continued writing and producing for other artists, including "Don't Let It Slip Away" for R&B group Groove U's 1994 album Tender Love, "Sweat" for
Discography
Albums
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Ref | Certifications | Album |
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US R&B | |||||
"I've Gotta Have It" | 1992 | 66 | [23][24] | Let's Talk About Love | |
"Let's Talk About Love (Remix)" | 58 | [1] |
Guest appearances
Title | Year | Album |
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"The Minute You Fall In Love" | 1992 | Deep Cover soundtrack |
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