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Past 1980’s: O klahom a City.. High
School. ..N ig h t. .W hen harmonizing and
im aging them selves on stage in front o f
an audience, four best friends stumble
upon their ow n dynam ic blend o f earthy
harmonies and masterful lead vocals rerro-
niscent o f the Temptations and Stevie
W onder. So they form an unbreakable
bond based on a a camaraderie that
began from the age o f 8 as they sat in the
front row seats o f a Baptist church, hum­
m ing gospel music. N am ing themselves
C olor M e Badd, M ark Calderon, Bryan
A b ram s, S am W atters a n d K evin
Thornton vow to stay together and make
it to the top o fth e m usic business. With
tenacity second to none, they m anage to
open for B on Jovi and Huey Lewis & the
N ews. Finally Kool & the G ang gives
them their first break, introducing them
to their first manager.
Fast Forward 1991: C olor M e Badd
release the single “ I W anna Sex Y ou U p"
from the album “C .M .B .” selling over 3
million copies reachingN lonB illboard’s
h o t R & B S ingle C hart an d #2 on
Billboard’sH ot lOOChart The“CJM.B.”
album com m ands attention from the
charts, selling six million copies and
presenting two m ore# I singles,“ ! Adore
Bryan Adams
Mark Calderon
M i A m o r” a n d “ A ll 4 L o v e .”
Present Day l998:C olorM eB addm em -
bers have honored their bond and stayed
together for 14 years: they have also
reached the top o f die music business.
Experienced with the ebb and flow ofthe
music business. C M B now creates a new
beginning, an awakening if you will, with
songs written and produced w ith faith in
their inherent talent. Sitting in Mr.
" Y o u d o n o t c r itic iz e th is p la y in g .
You r e jo ic e in its e x is te n c e . "
— C h ic a g o S u n T im e s
C how ’s, a celebrity frequented restau­
rant in m idtow n N ew York, CM B dis­
cusses tlie songs from their new album
w ith R on Sweeney. President o f Epic
Thursday, September 17
at 7:00 pm
U rban Music
A lleyes w atch Tom m y Motto la as he
w alks toward their table. With a broad
grin on fas face, T om m y sings the full
chorus o f ‘Rem em ber W hen' ’ tn melodi­
ous tenor The group then and there
decides Remem ber W hen" will be the
first single release from their debut al­
bum on Epic Records.
The 12-sortgeffort isa lush soundscape
ofsmoldenng lead vocals and tight breezy
backgrounds encased in love mantras,
w icked bass lines, and C M B 's ow n sig­
nature sound— and effortless, passion­
ate display ofartistry extending “beyond
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