The Transitions were an R&B

Rhythm and blues

Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...

 group formed in the early 2000s in the USA. They were signed to the record label Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...

. The group was hand-picked by veteran R&B artist Michael Bivins

Michael Bivins

Michael Lamont Bivins, a.k.a. Biv , is the founder and member of the R&B group New Edition and the hip hop group Bell Biv DeVoe...

. Each member of the trio came to Bivins individually in hopes of a solo contract, but the producer had other plans, bringing the talents of the three together: Charles "Gator" Moore (from Detroit), Rashawn Worthen (from Harlem), and Balewa Muhammad (from Tampa). Bivins initially compared them to a youthful Temptations in early press releases, continually stressing the trio's classic soul approach. They released a full length album, Back in Da Days, on March 27, 2001. It was released on UMG's subsidiary Uptown Records

Uptown Records

Uptown Records was an American record label, founded by Andre Harrell in 1986. It went on to become one of the most popular Hip-Hop and R&B labels of the late 1980's and early 1990s. Featured on the roster were such luminaries as Guy, Heavy D & The Boyz, Jodeci, Mary J. Blige, and Soul for Real...

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