All-4-One
Encyclopedia
All-4-One is a male R&B
/pop
group best known for their cover hit single
"I Swear
" from their self-titled 1994 debut album
. The group comprises Jamie Jones, Delious Kennedy, Alfred Nevarez, and Tony Borowiak, all from the Antelope Valley and Mojave, California
areas, but are based in the Los Angeles area. The group has sold 22 million records worldwide.
in 1995 for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
and enjoyed an eleven-week run at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100
and a seven-week run at #2 in the UK. It has been named by ASCAP as one of the greatest love songs of the 20th Century. It was also nominated for Song Of The Year, as was the single Top 5 smash hit "I Can Love You Like That." The group was popular before the #1 success of "I Swear
," as their previous single "So Much in Love" (originally a #1 US hit for The Tymes
in 1963) had reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 earlier in the year. Other hits include "She's Got Skillz", "These Arms", "Beautiful as U", "I Will Be Right Here" and "Someday" (the title single from the Disney animated feature The Hunchback of Notre Dame
).
A rift between their independent label, Blitzz Records, and their major label, Atlantic Records, led to the group leaving Atlantic Records
as well as Blitzz Records after the release of the album On and On in 1999. The shift in labels left the group in limbo for a few years as they contemplated their next move. In 2001, the follow-up album, A41, was released on AMC Records yielding, "Beautiful As U," a Top 20 hit on the Radio & Records Adult Contemporary chart. The group's 2004 album, Split Personality
, was given an Asia-only release, and subsequently gave them Asian hits with "Someone Who Lives in Your Heart & "I Just Wanna Be Your Everything." For much of the 2000s All-4-One has spent their time touring South East Asia, in cities such as Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Seoul, Bangkok, Shanghai, Sydney and Perth Australia.
All-4-One has a new deal in place on Peak Records/Concord Music Group and is readying for their summer 2009 release. Early reviews on the record have garnered an overwhelming response with some reviewers claiming No Regrets
is a "career album for All-4-One" and could be the most consistently listenable CD so far this year brought to you by what could be argued as "the most talented vocal group to emerge in the 1990s." The album was largely created in-house, with the group doing the writing for the album, and Jamie Jones production company, The Heavyweights, doing a lot of the production work.
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
/pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
group best known for their cover hit single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
"I Swear
I Swear
"I Swear" is a ballad written by Gary Baker and Frank J. Myers that became a hit for two acts in 1994. Initially it was a number one song on the U.S. Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for American country music artist John Michael Montgomery at the beginning of the year. His version crossed over...
" from their self-titled 1994 debut album
All-4-One (album)
All-4-One is the eponymous debut album by All-4-One released on April 12, 1994. It featured Grammy-award winning hit single, "I Swear".-Track listing:#"So Much In Love" - 3:32...
. The group comprises Jamie Jones, Delious Kennedy, Alfred Nevarez, and Tony Borowiak, all from the Antelope Valley and Mojave, California
Mojave, California
Mojave is a census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States. Mojave is located east of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 2762 feet...
areas, but are based in the Los Angeles area. The group has sold 22 million records worldwide.
History
Dubbed the "Dukes of R&B" by several internet sources, All-4-One's hit "I Swear" won a Grammy AwardGrammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
in 1995 for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
The Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals was awarded between 1966 and 2011...
and enjoyed an eleven-week run at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and a seven-week run at #2 in the UK. It has been named by ASCAP as one of the greatest love songs of the 20th Century. It was also nominated for Song Of The Year, as was the single Top 5 smash hit "I Can Love You Like That." The group was popular before the #1 success of "I Swear
I Swear
"I Swear" is a ballad written by Gary Baker and Frank J. Myers that became a hit for two acts in 1994. Initially it was a number one song on the U.S. Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for American country music artist John Michael Montgomery at the beginning of the year. His version crossed over...
," as their previous single "So Much in Love" (originally a #1 US hit for The Tymes
The Tymes
The Tymes are an American soul vocal group, who enjoyed equal success in the United Kingdom as their homeland. They share the distinction of being one of the few acts to have one and only one chart-topper in both the U.S...
in 1963) had reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 earlier in the year. Other hits include "She's Got Skillz", "These Arms", "Beautiful as U", "I Will Be Right Here" and "Someday" (the title single from the Disney animated feature The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1996 American animated drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released to theaters on June 21, 1996 by Walt Disney Pictures. The thirty-fourth animated feature in the Disney animated features canon, the film is inspired by Victor Hugo's novel of...
).
A rift between their independent label, Blitzz Records, and their major label, Atlantic Records, led to the group leaving Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
as well as Blitzz Records after the release of the album On and On in 1999. The shift in labels left the group in limbo for a few years as they contemplated their next move. In 2001, the follow-up album, A41, was released on AMC Records yielding, "Beautiful As U," a Top 20 hit on the Radio & Records Adult Contemporary chart. The group's 2004 album, Split Personality
Split Personality (All-4-One album)
Split Personality is the fifth studio album by All-4-One. It was released in Japan-only on May 31, 2004.-Track listing:# "Someone Who Lives In Your Heart"# "I Just Wanna Be Your Everything"# "I Prayed 4 U"# "Like That"# "Men Are Not Supposed To Cry"...
, was given an Asia-only release, and subsequently gave them Asian hits with "Someone Who Lives in Your Heart & "I Just Wanna Be Your Everything." For much of the 2000s All-4-One has spent their time touring South East Asia, in cities such as Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Seoul, Bangkok, Shanghai, Sydney and Perth Australia.
All-4-One has a new deal in place on Peak Records/Concord Music Group and is readying for their summer 2009 release. Early reviews on the record have garnered an overwhelming response with some reviewers claiming No Regrets
No Regrets (All-4-One album)
No Regrets is the seventh studio album by All-4-One. It was released on September 15, 2009.The first single from the album was "My Child", followed by "When I Needed an Angel" of which a portion of the proceeds were donated to Donate Life America...
is a "career album for All-4-One" and could be the most consistently listenable CD so far this year brought to you by what could be argued as "the most talented vocal group to emerge in the 1990s." The album was largely created in-house, with the group doing the writing for the album, and Jamie Jones production company, The Heavyweights, doing a lot of the production work.
Grammy Awards
| Year | Category | Song/Album | Genre | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 1995 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.- January–February :*January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident.... | Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | I Swear I Swear "I Swear" is a ballad written by Gary Baker and Frank J. Myers that became a hit for two acts in 1994. Initially it was a number one song on the U.S. Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for American country music artist John Michael Montgomery at the beginning of the year. His version crossed over... | Pop Pop music Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop... | Winner |
| 1995 1995 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.- January–February :*January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident.... | Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | I Can Love You Like That I Can Love You Like That "I Can Love You Like That" is the title of a song recorded by American country music singer John Michael Montgomery. It was released in February 1995 as the first single from his self-titled CD... | Pop Pop music Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop... | Nominated |
| 1995 1995 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.- January–February :*January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident.... | Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | I'm Your Man | R&B Contemporary R&B Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in... | Nominated |
American Music Awards
| Year | Category | Song/Album | Genre | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 1995 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.- January–February :*January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident.... | Favorite New Artist Soul/Rhythm and Blues | So Much in Love So Much in Love "So Much in Love" is a popular song sung by The Tymes that was a #1 song in the United States during the year 1963. It was The Tymes first hit single, topping the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on August 3, 1963, and remaining there for one week... | R&B Contemporary R&B Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in... | Winner |
| 1995 1995 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.- January–February :*January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident.... | Favorite Soul/R&B Single | I Swear I Swear "I Swear" is a ballad written by Gary Baker and Frank J. Myers that became a hit for two acts in 1994. Initially it was a number one song on the U.S. Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for American country music artist John Michael Montgomery at the beginning of the year. His version crossed over... | R&B Contemporary R&B Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in... | Nominated |
| 1995 1995 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.- January–February :*January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident.... | Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist | All-4-One | Nominated |
Other awards
- 1994 - Nominated for a Billboard Award for Song of the Year for "I Swear"
- 1994 - Coca-Cola Australian Music Awards - Most Popular
- 1994 - Golden Europa - Favorite New International Act
- 1994 - Biggest-Selling Single in the Guinness Book of World Records for "I Swear"
- 1994 - International Song for "I Swear"
- 1995 - Nominated for the Tina Turner Music Prize
- 1995 - Singapore Perfect 10 Music Awards - Favorite New Act
- 1996 - Sang National Anthem, Game 3 of the 1996 World Series1996 World Series-Game 1:Sunday, October 20, 1996 at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New YorkGame 1 and Game 2 were originally scheduled for Saturday, October 19 and Sunday, October 20, respectively. Rain on October 19, however, washed out Game 1. The schedule was moved up one day, with Game 1 and Game 2 rescheduled for...
at Atlanta Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Discography
Studio albums- All-4-OneAll-4-One (album)All-4-One is the eponymous debut album by All-4-One released on April 12, 1994. It featured Grammy-award winning hit single, "I Swear".-Track listing:#"So Much In Love" - 3:32...
(1994) - And the Music SpeaksAnd the Music SpeaksAnd the Music Speaks is the second album by All-4-One, released on June 6, 1995.-Track listing:#"I Can Love You Like That" - 4:22#"I'm Sorry" - 4:54#"These Arms" - 5:01#"I'm Your Man" - 5:26#"Giving You My Heart Forever" - 4:56...
(1995) - On and On (1999)
- A41A41 (album)A41 is the fourth studio album by All-4-One. It was released on March 26, 2002.-Track listing:# "Green Light"# "Not Ready 4 Goodbye"# "Heaven Sent"# "Friday Night"# "I Just Wanna Be Your Everything"# "Beautiful as U"# "Open Up Your Eyes"...
(2002) - Split PersonalitySplit Personality (All-4-One album)Split Personality is the fifth studio album by All-4-One. It was released in Japan-only on May 31, 2004.-Track listing:# "Someone Who Lives In Your Heart"# "I Just Wanna Be Your Everything"# "I Prayed 4 U"# "Like That"# "Men Are Not Supposed To Cry"...
(2004) - No RegretsNo Regrets (All-4-One album)No Regrets is the seventh studio album by All-4-One. It was released on September 15, 2009.The first single from the album was "My Child", followed by "When I Needed an Angel" of which a portion of the proceeds were donated to Donate Life America...
(2009)