After 7 babyface songs
There are instrumentalists, two rhythm sections that are auditioned and are placed together and three stand up vocal groups, one mixed group with two guys, two girls, one all female group with four girls, and one all male group with five guys. So the IU Soul Review is comprised of forty something members. Well in that program I was one of five male vocalists that were in a stand-up male vocal group. So what kind of work did you partake in in that program? You mentioned this program, the Soul Review. It was not a real hip thing to be involved in plays and choral ensembles and things like that back when I was in high school.īut after I got to college and got exposed down at IU to this program which focused on performance and some of the business aspects of music in a class that you audition for, that's where I really developed the love and the desire to wanna be on stage. I really didn't pursue a music career in high school. Those were the things that he instilled in us.Īnd it was only after arriving at Indiana University and being exposed to one of the classes, the IU Soul Review, that I found another outlet to explore my talent singing that I had really developed in the church. My dad advocated getting your education, working hard, saving your money. But not really having just outright defined pursuit of a music career. I honed my skills in the Pentecostal Church as a seven year old and grew up in the church and sang in the choirs and was actively into music from that side of the business. So I was curious, with your love for music, what got you into the financial industry? I understand you worked for a few years as a financial planner and investment advisor before joining After 7. As a member of After 7, Keith Mitchell scored hits with tracks like "Ready or Not," "Baby I'm For Real," "Heat Of The Moment" and "Til You Do Me Right." Since then, Keith's gone on to do work as a manager and as a gospel singer. With me today is Keith Mitchell, former member of the group After 7.
In part one of the interview, you can hear Keith talk about After 7's beginning and end, and get a taste for what it was like being on the road with artists like MC Hammer and Whitney Houston. Keith recently sat down with R&B Haven for a two-part interview about his experience in After 7, what it felt like being the only non-Edmond's brother, the music industry today, and his work in gospel. Keith is currently working on a gospel album and has recorded several tracks which can be heard at Keith's MySpace. Since then, Keith Mitchell has opened a BBQ Restaurant in Atlanta and served as a manager for the artist Sarai. The group split after the album Reflections in 1995. The group went on to release two more albums, Takin My Time, and Reflections, which both went gold. Both of the singles went gold and helped the group's debut album, After 7, go platinum. Their singles "Ready or Not" and "Can't Stop" both topped the R&B charts and reached #7 and #6 on the Hot 100 respectively. Three songs from the LP reached the Top 10 of Billboard’s Adult R&B chart.As a member of After 7, Keith Mitchell scored seven top ten R&B hits and two Hot 100 hits. Melvin returned for the 2016 album Timeless. The group continued touring in later years with Melvin’s son taking his place.Melvin left After 7 following the group’s third album, 1995’s Reflections, which includes the Top 40 pop hit “’Til You Do Me Right.”.The album nevertheless went gold and spawned two Top 10 R&B singles, including a medley of The Originals’ “Baby, I’m Real” and Bloodstone’s “Natural High.” Reid played less of a role in creating After 7’s 1992 sophomore effort, Takin’ My Time. In 1997, After 7 scored another Top 40 hit with the Motown-esque “Nights Like This,” off the soundtrack for The Five Heartbeats.“Can’t Stop” earned the group a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group.1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Their self-titled 1989 debut album went platinum and yielded three Top 10 pop hits: “Heat of the Moment,” “Ready or Not,” and “Can’t Stop.” All three were written by Babyface and his creative partner L.A.The success of Babyface led to the trio becoming a proper group and signing with Virgin Records.They soon added Kevon’s older brother Melvin and began performing around Indianapolis. Kevon Edmonds began singing with Keith Mitchell while both were attending Indiana University.Featuring Melvin and Kevon Edmonds-brothers of superstar Babyface-the R&B trio After 7 notched five Top 40 pop hits from 1989 to 1995.