The Mac Band was an R&B

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 group

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 from Flint

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, Michigan

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, formed by four brothers

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 as the primary vocalists

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. Their first album

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 included production

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 by Babyface and members of Atlantic Starr

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, and one of the tracks from the album, "Roses Are Red

Roses Are Red (Mac Band song)

"Roses Are Red" is a 1988 single by The Mac Band, featuring The McCampbell Brothers. The single was their most successful of six chart singles on the US Billboard Hot Black Singles chart, peaking at number one, for one week, on that chart. "Roses Are Red" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100....

" reached #1 on the U.S.

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 R&B

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 chart

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 and reached the Top 10 in the UK Singles Chart

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. Their second album, mostly written

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 by Gary Taylor, was not as successful.

Charles McCampbell now runs a music studio in Duncanville

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, Texas

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.

Derrick McCampbell l (D-Mac) now is the Worship Leader for "The Bridge" service at Stonebridge United Methodist Church in McKinney, Texas

McKinney, Texas

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. He also follows his basketball passion by leading his signature D-Mac Hoops Basketball camps across the Dallas metro area. The camps are focused on team building, basketball skills, and Christian values.

Members

• Ray McCampbell - vocals, saxophone
• Derrick McCampbell - vocals, flute
• Charles McCampbell - vocals
• Kelvin McCampbell - vocals
• Ray Flippin - bass
• Rodney Frazier - keyboards
• Mark Harper - guitar
• Sly Fuller - drums

Albums

• The Mac Band featuring the McCampbell Brothers (MCA Records
  MCA Records
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  , 1988) U.S. Billboard 200
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   #179, U.S. R&B
  Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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   #22
• Love U 2 the Limit (1990)
• The Real Deal (Unidisc
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  , 1991) U.S. R&B #78

Singles

• "Jealous" (1988)
• "Stuck" (1988)
• "Roses are Red" (1988) U.S. R&B
  Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
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   #1, UK
  UK Singles Chart
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  #6
• "Stalemate" (1988) UK #40
• "That's the Way I Look at Love" (1988)
• "Got to Get Over You" (1989)
• "Love U 2 the Limit" (1990) U.S. R&B #52
• "Someone to Love" (1990) U.S. R&B #27
• "Everythang" (1992) U.S. R&B #73