After 7
After 7 | |
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| Origin | Indianapolis, Indiana, USA |
| Genres | R&B, new jack swing |
| Years active | 1987-1997; 2006-present |
| Labels | Virgin, E1 Music |
| Members | Kevon Edmonds Melvin Edmonds Jason Edmonds Keith Mitchell |
After 7 is an R&B group founded in 1987 by brothers Melvin and Kevon Edmonds, and Keith Mitchell. Jason Edmonds, son of Melvin Edmonds, later joined in. The Edmonds brothers are the siblings of pop and R&B singer-songwriter-producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds. Mitchell was long thought to be the cousin of Babyface's then-partner, songwriter-producer Antonio "L.A." Reid, however, this was set up as a marketing tool for the group and was incorrect.[1]
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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| US [2][3] |
US R&B [2] |
AUS [4] |
NZ [5] | |||||||||||
| 1989 | After 7
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35 | 3 | 16 | 35 |
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| 1992 | Takin' My Time
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76 | 8 | 39 | — |
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| 1995 | Reflections
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40 | 7 | 83 | — |
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| 2016 | Timeless
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198 | 7 | — | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Peak positions | ||||||||||||
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| US [2] |
US R&B [2] | |||||||||||||
| 1997 | The Very Best of After 7
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97 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 2003 | The Best of After 7
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— | — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
US R&B [2] |
AUS [4] |
NZ [5] |
UK [7] | |||||||||||
| 1989 | "Heat of the Moment" | 19 | 5 | — | 28 | 87 | After 7 | ||||||||
| "Don't Cha' Think" | — | 25 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1990 | "Ready or Not" B | 7 | 1 | — | — | — |
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| "Can't Stop" B | 6 | 1 | 80 | 9 | 54 |
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| "My Only Woman" | — | 36 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1991 | "Nights Like This" B | 24 | 7 | — | — | — | The Five Heartbeats | ||||||||
| 1992 | "Kickin' It" | 45 | 6 | — | 29 | — | Takin' My Time | ||||||||
| "Baby, I'm for Real/Natural High" (medley) | 55 | 5 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1993 | "Can He Love U Like This" | 103 | 22 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Truly Something Special" | — | 49 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1994 | "Gonna Love You Right" | 87 | 15 | — | — | — | Sugar Hill | ||||||||
| "Not Enough Hours in the Night" | — | 56 | — | — | — | Beverly Hills 90210: The College Years | |||||||||
| 1995 | "'Til You Do Me Right" | 31 | 5 | 16 | 11 | — | Reflections | ||||||||
| "Damn Thing Called Love" | 109 | 33 | — | 38 | — | ||||||||||
| 1996 | "How Do You Tell the One" | — | 60 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "I Like It Like That" | — | — | 46 | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1997 | "Sara Smile" [A] | — | 31 | 99 | — | 130 | The Very Best of After 7 | ||||||||
| 2015 | "I Want You" [C] | — | 6 | — | — | — | Timeless | ||||||||
| 2016 | "Let Me Know" [C] | — | 6 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2017 | "Runnin' Out" [C] | — | 3 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Too Late" [C] | — | 8 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2018 | "If I"[C] | — | 10 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
- Notes
- A Did not chart on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart (Billboard rules at the time prevented album cuts from charting). Chart peak listed represent the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart.
- B "Ready or Not," "Can't Stop" and "Nights Like This" charted on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart as well, reaching #7, #23, and #36 respectively.
- C Did not chart on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Chart peak listed represent the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart. These singles charted on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart as well, reaching #29, #38, #24, #41 and #41 respectively.
References
- ^ "Keith Mitchell: After 7's Untold Story". R&B Haven. 2009. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
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- ^ a b Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > After 7 in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "Sara Smile": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 06 Apr 1997". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 2017-06-24. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
- ^ a b "NZ Charts > After 7". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ^ a b c d e "US Certifications > After 7". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ^ UK chart peaks:
- Top 100 peaks: "Official Charts > After 7". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
- Top 200 peaks from November 1994 to December 2010: "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > A – Azzido Da Bass". zobbel.de. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
- ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1996". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Archived from the original on 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
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