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Club Nouveau (/ n uː v oʊ /) is an American R&B group formed by record producer/performer Jay King in 1986 in Sacramento, California, following the breakup of the Timex Social Club. [2] The group's name ( French for "Club New") was changed from its original incarnation, "Jet Set", to capitalize on the breakup.
Listen to the Message is the second studio album by the American contemporary R&B group Club Nouveau. [5] [6] It was released on May 24, 1988, on Warner Bros. Records. Listen to the Message contains darker lyrics dealing with social consciousness. Members Samuelle Prater and Thomas McElroy left the group before recording and were replaced with ...
Originally known as the Timex Crew, members included Marcus Thompson (founder), Gregory "Greg B" Thomas, Michael Marshall, Craig Samuel, and Darrien Cleage.By 1986, Samuel, Cleage, and Thomas had departed, Alex Hill and Kevin Moore were added, and the name Timex Social Club was adopted [1] (despite the group's name, Timex Group USA bears no sponsorship of the group).
Life, Love & Pain is the debut album by R&B group Club Nouveau.It was released in late 1986 with production by Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy and Jay King. The album reached number one on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and number six on the Billboard Pop Albums chart.
Jay King is a Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, record label executive, music manager, and radio show host. [1] [2] In 1986, he produced, independently released, and promoted Timex Social Club's, Rumors, which charted at #1 on Billboard's R&B chart.
Samuelle Prater, known simply as Samuelle, is an American R&B singer who is a former member of the R&B group Club Nouveau. [1] He was the lead singer on Club Nouveau's #1 Pop and Dance and #2 R&B hit remake of the Bill Withers classic, "Lean on Me".
"Why You Treat Me So Bad?" is a 1987 single by Club Nouveau from their 1986 album Life, Love & Pain. The basic melodic hook of the song is taken from a hit by Club Nouveau member Jay King's previous project as producer, Timex Social Club (namely, the song "Thinkin' About Ya"). The song has been sampled several times by other musicians.
Under a Nouveau Groove is the third studio album by American contemporary R&B group Club Nouveau. It was released October 23, 1989 on Warner Bros. Records . Track listing