4 the Cause were a 1990s Germany-based group from Oak Park, Illinois, near Chicago, United States.[1] The band consisted of the family members Shonna Edwards, Bennie Edwards, Reshonda Landfair and Jason Edwards.
4 the Cause | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Germany[1] |
| Genres | R&B, pop |
| Years active | 1993–2000, 2008 |
| Labels | RCA Records/BMG Records |
| Members | Shonna "Miss Lady" Edwards (b. May 10, 1981, in Chicago) Bennie "BJ" Edwards Jr. (b. September 26, 1984, in Chicago) |
| Website | www |
Background
editFounded in March 1993 under the name Young Warriors 4 the Cause, it took winning the Apollo Style talent contest at school in 1995 to land their first recording contract. In 1997, while under the management of Bell Miles and Robert Williams (management team for the Moffatts), the band decided to shorten their name to 4 the Cause.
Breakthrough
editThe group gained success in 1998 with their cover of Ben E. King's hit song "Stand by Me",[2] which was particularly successful in Europe, reaching the top 10 in eight countries. Later that year, their debut album of the same name, Stand by Me was released.[3] The group also had a minor hit with a cover of the Bill Withers song, "Ain't No Sunshine". They released two more singles before disbanding in 2000.
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [4] |
AUT [5] |
SWI [6] | ||
| Stand by Me[7] |
|
51 | 29 | 20 |
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [4] |
AUS [8][9] |
AUT [10] |
BEL [11] |
FRA [12] |
IRE [13] |
NED [14] |
NZ [15] |
SWE [16] |
SWI [17] |
UK [18] |
US [19] | |||
| 1998 | "Stand by Me" | 2 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 82 | Stand by Me |
| "Let Me Be" | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Ain't No Sunshine" | 52 | 73 | 27 | — | 64 | — | 20 | — | 28 | — | — | |||
| 1999 | "Everytime You Go Away" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2000 | "E-Mail" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
References
edit- ^ a b "Local Heros, Global Players". Billboard. 14 November 1998. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ^ "Stand By Me Single". Discogs. 30 March 1998. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- ^ "Stand By Me Album". Discogs. 1998. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- ^ a b "Offiziele Deutsche Charts:4 The Cause" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
- ^ "4 The Cause in der Österreichischen charts" (in German). austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ^ "Hitparade.ch: 4 The Cause" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ^ "Stand By Me Album". Discogs. 1998. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ^ "Australian Charts". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 107.
- ^ "austriancharts.at – Austrian charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
- ^ "Ultratop Belgian Charts". Ultratop.be. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- ^ "Lescharts.com: 4 The Cause (singles)". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- ^ "The Irish Charts". IRMA 2006–2008. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl – Dutch charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- ^ "charts.org.nz – New Zealand charts portal". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- ^ "Swedish Charts – Swedish charts portal". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- ^ "Hitparade.ch: 4 The Cause (singles)" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- ^ "Official Charts – 4 The Cause". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
- ^ "Billboard: 4 The Cause (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-07.