Bryan Abrams
| Color Me Badd | |
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| Also known as | C.M.B. |
| Origin | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States |
| Genres | R&B, new jack swing |
| Years active | 1987–1998 2011–present |
| Labels | Epic, Giant |
| Website | colormebaddmusic |
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Color Me Badd is an American contemporary R&B group that was formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The original members of the group were lead singer Bryan Abrams (born November 16, 1969), Mark Calderon (born September 27, 1970), Sam Watters (born July 23, 1970) and Kevin Thornton (born June 17, 1969) and later Martin Kember (born December 20, 1976).
Formed in 1989, the group built a fanbase through touring before releasing its breakthrough debut album C.M.B. in 1991, featuring the hit singles "I Wanna Sex You Up", "I Adore Mi Amor", and "All 4 Love". The group failed to duplicate the success of the debut with the following albums Time and Chance (1993) and Now and Forever (1996) despite receiving positive reviews from critics. Thornton left the group shortly after the release of the 1998 album Awakening, and in 2001, Color Me Badd disbanded with the members pursuing solo careers. In 2010, the group announced its reunion.
The group has sold 12 million records worldwide. The group has been on TV shows, commercials, their songs have been in movies such as New Jack City, No Strings Attached and Glee. The group has not only had songs in movies but has starred as themselves on top TV shows in the 1990s such as Beverly Hills, 90210.
The band's breakthrough started in Oklahoma 1989, when they met Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi at the Penn Square Mall Multiplex and were spontaneously hired to open for the band the following night after delivering an impromptu performance. They kept in contact with the band's management and moved to New York to record their first album when they turned 18.
Color Me Badd had five U.S. hit singles from their debut album C.M.B. throughout 1991 and 1992. These were "I Wanna Sex You Up" (U.S. #2), "I Adore Mi Amor" (U.S. #1), "All 4 Love" (U.S. #1), "Thinkin' Back" (U.S. #16) and "Slow Motion" (U.S. #18). "I Wanna Sex You Up" was also on the New Jack City soundtrack and hit number one in the United Kingdom.
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