To make things worse, that song was played DAY IN AND OUT around my way. It wasn’t a horrible song, it just was just so very mediocre. There were few songs that incurred my wrath in 1996 more than the title track. Tevin returned in 1996 with his dreaded tarantula braids to drop Back to the World. And don’t sleep on “Don’t Say Goodbye Girl.” The album sold more than 2 million copies, received three Grammy nominations, was critically acclaimed – Tevin was on fire and he was just 16 years old! The title track and “Always In My Heart” helped Tevin dominate those ’90s “quiet storm” mixes. Tevin was turning future offenders into romantics. I witnessed this as it happened (although I didn’t witness the same dude stealing my bike about a year later). Gat-toting thugs in my neighborhood were even incorporating the lyrics into their pickup lines: “Can we talk for a minute? I wanna know your naaaaame….” I’m Ready‘s lead single was arguably Tevin’s biggest hit, “Can We Talk.” If you were an embryo or something in 1993 you can’t relate but, trust me, that song was GIGANTIC. But when the music is good you can’t complain. Tevin was still dropping singles from his debut while also dropping songs from his upcoming album, I’m Ready. The Prince-produced “Round and Round” was a solid R&B hit and actually got more play on my hometown radio station than “Tomorrow.”īy 1993 I was pretty confused. Then, Tevin was featured on the soundtrack to Prince’s hideous “Graffiti Bridge” movie (sorry, “Purple Rain” was the only watchable movie that man filmed). Right out of the gate, that song flew to No. His first single was “Tomorrow (A Better You And Me)” from Quincy Jones’ Back on the Block ensemble LP. Tevin made a name for himself early on by linking up with a couple of legends. That led to a meeting with industry icon Benny Medina, and Tevin’s career was set. In the late 80s, a friend of the family introduced Tevin to jazz flutist Bobbi Humphrey, who then talked him to up to the big-wigs at Warner Bros. Where do today’s artists hone their vocals? The Burger King drive-thru intercom? Like most of the artists we feature in this space, Tevin developed a passion for singing at a young age and honed his vocals in gospel choirs in his home state of Texas. Bobby Brown has been lying to y’all for years.ĭon’t believe me? I bet you need a refresher. Roll your eyes if you like, but here’s the truth: Tevin was once the unrivaled king of R&B. Well, magnify that about a billion and that comes somewhat close to how much my father-in-law loves Tevin. While her dad cooks, one thing is definitely for sure – he’ll be throwin’ down in the kitchen to the tunes of Tevin Campbell. The wife’s dad will be spending 24 hours in the kitchen making culinary magic while the wife’s mom is off somewhere watching horror movies on DVD. In fact, they’re the poster children for role reversal. The wifey’s family is a bit nontraditional. Thanksgiving is almost here and that means the wife and I will be dining with the in-laws.
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