Silk is an American R&B group, formed in 1989 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Career

Silk are best known for their 1993 #1 hit single, "Freak Me" from their debut album, Lose Control. Another hit from Lose Control, "Girl U For Me", helped the album reach double platinum status. They later had success with singles such as "I Can Go Deep", "Hooked On You", "Don't Rush", "If You", "Meeting In My Bedroom", and "We're Calling You."

Silk was discovered by the musician Keith Sweat. The group was originally a quintet made up of Tim Cameron, Jimmy Gates, Gary "Big G" Glenn, Gary "Lil G" Jenkins and Jonathen "John-John" Rasboro. In 2002, Elektra Records dropped Silk and Keith Sweat from the label. That same year, Jenkins left the group to pursue other interests and made his stage debut in 2002 as 'AJ' in the Tyler Perry play Madea's Family Reunion. He resurfaced musically in 2007 with his solo debut, The Other Side.

In 2003, down to a quartet, Silk released their fifth album Silktime, on their own label Silk Music Group. The album featured the songs "Silktime", "My Girl", "Alibi", "More", "You (The Baby Song)", "Check My Story" and a cover version of Blue Magic's "Sideshow". That song reunited them with their mentor Keith Sweat. However, without Jenkins as lead vocalist, the album received poor sales despite its appearance in the Billboard 200.

In 2006, the group returned with their sixth release, a cover album entitled Always And Forever on Shanachie Records. The album featured covers of R&B songs including "Adore" by Prince, "Always and Forever" by Heatwave, and "Secret Garden" by Quincy Jones. "Secret Garden" was the first and only single. Like Silktime, Always and Forever was not a sales success.

Silk reunited with Jenkins at the end of 2007, and began recording a new album.

Members

• Gary Glenn
• Jonathan Rasboro
• Timothy Cameron
• Jimmy Gates
• Gary "Lil G" Jenkins

Discography

Albums

Year	Album title	U.S. Billboard 200 chart	US R&B chart
1992	Lose Control	7	1
1995	Silk	46	21
1999	Tonight	21	8
2001	Love Session	20	2
2003	Silktime	178	30
2004	The Best of Silk	-	54
2006	Always & Forever	-	-
2009	The Reunion	-	-

Singles

• 1992: "Happy Days" (#86 U.S., #13 U.S. R&B)
• 1993: "Freak Me" (#1 U.S., #1 U.S R&B, UK #46)
• 1993: "Lose Control/Girl U For Me" (#26 U.S., #4 U.S. R&B, UK 67)
• 1993: "It Had to Be You" (#45 U.S R&B)
• 1993: "Baby It's You" (UK #44)
• 1994: "I Can Go Deep" (#71 U.S., #22 U.S. R&B)
• 1994: "Cry On" (from the film Blankman)
• 1995: "Hooked On You" (#54 U.S., #12 U.S. R&B)
• 1996: "Don't Rush" (#91 U.S., #39 U.S. R&B)
• 1999: "If You" (#13 U.S., #4 U.S. R&B)
• 1999: "Meeting In My Bedroom" (#62 U.S., #15 U.S. R&B)
• 2000: "Let's Make Love" (#58 U.S. R&B)
• 2000: "Tonight"
• 2001: "More"
• 2001: "We're Callin' You" (#56 U.S. R&B)
• 2004: "Side Show" (#66 U.S. R&B)
• 2006: "Secret Garden (Seduction Suite)"

References