He just completely blew me away, said Calderon, who joined the choir that included bass vocalist Thornton. Calderon had heard about Abrams vocal prowess in Northwest Classens Cry-Slurs choir and challenged him. But whenever you explode all of a sudden like that, and the next seven years are slowing going back in the other direction, that takes its toll. Like anything else in life, when youre moving up and youre moving forward, everything is good because its relative to where you were before. Its a real challenge to maintain that kind of thing. I think the only reason we didnt make it long-term was because we kind of imploded from the inside, said Watters, now a successful record producer married to former ∺merican Idol finalist Tamyra Gray. If you dismiss the Grammy-nominated act as another pop-culture cast-off, consider this: The unforgettable single lampooned by ∻eavis and Butt-head lives on, recently appearing in the Adam Sandler film You Dont Mess with the Zohan. And Bryan Abrams mug makes the most post-Badd headlines, although theyre from the police blotter. Kevin Thornton, the Milli Vanilli lookalike, battled sex addiction and suicidal thoughts before Jesus told him to quit the group. Sam Watters, dogged by Kenny G comparisons, is haunted by the sax-y similarity to this day. Thrust into the pop-culture spotlight, the quartets members each had a celebrity lookalike: Mark Calderon, who serenaded the ∻everly Hills, 90210 crew at the Peach Pit, was a dead ringer for ex-Wham! singer George Michael. This is that group with George Michael and Kenny G and Snow, Butt-head said. 1 singles, a triple-platinum debut album and nine Top 40 hits before disbanding in 1998. Wearing brightly colored suits and gyrating to rehearsed choreography, the pop supernova exploded with two follow-up No. "It's time to start picking out some of the songs that we've been working on and come up with a concept for a new album.The MTV cartoon character was commenting on Color Me Badd, a band from Oklahoma Citys Northwest Classen High School hitting it big with I Wanna Sex You Up in 1991. Says Abrams: "We've always been writing songs over the years and we've been sending each other ideas for songs.
Their last studio album, Awakening, was released in 1998.
But no, I'm not ready to have the birds and the bees conversation with my daughters for a long, long time."Īs much as the band members relish their old music, they are quick to add that they are ready to start releasing a new album. He asks Abrams if he used the same approach with his 19-year-old son and two daughters aged seven and eight.Ībrams replies with a laugh: "My kids have definitely said, 'Oh daddy, I heard the 'S' word in that song'. That's how I taught my son sex education." Off the radio charts, it would seem that the song has found another purpose over the years - as a lead-in for the band members to talk about the birds and the bees with their kids.Ĭalderon, who has two children aged 16 and 19, says in jest: "My kids definitely know the lyrics to the song. On the Billboard Hot 100 chart, it peaked at No. The tune, released in 1991 as the first single from their album C.M.B., topped the UK singles chart and the Billboard R&B and dance charts. In Singapore and other Asian countries, the song was known as the more sanitised I Wanna Love You Up. I feel like we're 20 again."Īs a nod to their past, audiences can bet they will be singing their hit song I Wanna Sex You Up when they perform here. "It's been a long time and we're just a group of giggly brothers having a blast talking about it. Even after 20 years, people still want to hear us sing."Ībrams adds: "We don't mind at all being called retro because we're just so excited about this Singapore show. "But you know what's good about this? It shows that our music has stood the test of time.
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