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The Five Heartbeats is a 1991 musical drama film directed by Robert Townsend, who co-wrote the script with Keenen Ivory Wayans.Produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox, the film's main cast includes Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon Robinson, Harry J. Lennix, Tico Wells, Harold Nicholas, and Diahann Carroll. [1]
The song was originally featured in the 1991 feature film The Five Heartbeats, which follows the lives of the fictional singing group of the same name.In the scene the song is featured in, the group is about to perform in a Battle of the Bands when the announcer, a cousin of another musician in the competition, tells them backstage that a new house rule demands they use a piano player hired by ...
Leon has received critical acclaim [by whom?] for his portrayal of three singers: David Ruffin in the 1998 NBC miniseries The Temptations, Little Richard in the self-titled 2000 NBC movie biography, and JT in the 20th Century Fox movie The Five Heartbeats, directed by Robert Townsend. Leon received an Emmy nomination for his portrayal of Little ...
EXCLUSIVE: The Five Heartbeats, Robert Townsend's story about the trials and tribulations of a band of five talented guys in a musical group during the rise of Motown, is on its way to Broadway.
The Dells were confined mostly to the oldies market afterwards until they were asked to be creative consultants to Robert Townsend's acclaimed 1991 film, The Five Heartbeats, which was loosely based on the lives of The Dells and other groups of its era. [10] The group recorded a composition titled "A Heart Is a House for Love". The song reached ...
In 1991, they released the top 10 R&B hit "Nights Like This" for The Five Heartbeats movie soundtrack. That same year, they took the road as Whitney Houston's opening act on her I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour. [9] After 7's second album Takin' My Time was released in August 1992. The album is notable for being their only album without any ...
He and Louis Tomlinson also claim major songwriting real estate on the band’s five albums, most notably on their final efforts, “Four” and “Made in the A.M.” ... (2014) — A breezy song ...
In 1991, the song was featured in the movie The Five Heartbeats (along with the single "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)." In 1996, The Fugees interpolated the chorus of the song on their single "Ready Or Not". In 1997, the song was sampled by Missy Elliott for her song "Sock It 2 Me" featuring Da Brat.