Intro (R&B group)
Intro is an American R&B trio from Brooklyn, New York City, New York. The trio consisted of members Jeff Sanders, Clinton "Buddy" Wike and lead singer/songwriter Kenny Greene. The group was discovered by rapper Heavy D, who then introduced the group to DJ Eddie F. Eddie F signed the group to Untouchables management. Intro released two albums (for Atlantic Records): 1993's Intro and their second album, 1995's New Life. The group had a string of US hits in the 1990s.[1] The hits included the singles "Love Thang", "Let Me Be the One", the Stevie Wonder cover "Ribbon in the Sky", "Funny How Time Flies" and their highest charting hit, "Come Inside". Greene died in 2001.
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| Origin | Brooklyn, New York City, United States |
| Genres | R&B, soul |
| Occupation(s) | R&B group |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1985–2001; 2012–present |
| Labels | Atlantic Records (1992–2001) Innovative Entertainment (2012–present) |
| Members | Clinton "Buddy" Wike Jeff Sanders |
| Past members | Kenny Greene (deceased) Eric Pruitt |
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title | Label | US R&B [2] |
US Top 200 [2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Intro | Atlantic Records | 11 | 65 |
| 1995 | New Life | 16 | 86 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 [2] |
US R&B [2] | ||||
| 1993 | "Come Inside" | 33 | 9 | ||
| "Let Me Be the One" | — | 23 | |||
| "Love Thang" | — | 28 | |||
| 1994 | "Never Again" | — | 60 | ||
| "Ribbon in the Sky" | — | 11 | |||
| 1995 | "Funny How Time Flies" | 90 | 25 | ||
| 1996 | "Feels Like the First Time" | — | 52 | ||
| 2013 | "I Didn't Sleep with Her" | — | — | ||
| 2014 | "Lucky" | — | — | ||
| 2015 | "Lose Control" | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
References
- Intro. "Intro - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- Intro. "Intro - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
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