TEAM RNS PRESENTS

TITLE: Platinum And Gold Collection

LABEL: BMG Heritage

RIPPER: Team RNS

208kbps avg - R&B
0hr 51min total- 80.5mb

RELEASE DATE: 2004-05-04
RIP DATE: 2004-05-04

02 I Still Love You               4:14

08 Your Love Is                   4:00
09 Stop, Drop & Roll              5:02
10 My Everything                  4:02
11 I'm Tryin' To What             4:23
12 Just Like That                 3:08

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA-based
hip-hop/R&B fusioneers Next were formed
in 1992 by brothers T-Low  and Tweety
alongside friend R.L. T-Low's godmother
Ann Nesby took the outfit in hand,
training and managing them during
their first years. They secured their
first breakthrough in 1994 when a
home-town show was watched by Prof. T and
Lance of Low Key? They brought the group
to Jimmy Jam And Terry Lewis' Flyte
Tyme Studio in Minneapolis. The
resulting demo tape caught the attention
of Kay Gee (from Naughty By Nature), who
saw Next as the perfect act to
spearhead his new Arista
Records-financed label, Divine Mill.
The completed album featured
collaborations with Naughty By Nature and
Adina Howard, among others. A degree of
critical carping ensued over the
innuendo-saturated lyrics on display.
Despite this, the trio saw the first
single to be taken from the album,
"Butta Love", become a million-seller,
peaking at number 16 in December 1997.
The trio subsequently appeared on
television shows including Soul Train,
Ricki Lake and Vibe as their popularity
soared. The follow-up, "Too Close",
topped the Billboard Hot 100 in April
1998 as they joined Mary J. Blige and
Usher on tour and gained rave reviews for
their polished live performances
(particularly their dancing talents).
"I Still Love You" climbed to US
number 14 in October. The success was
unexpected, and the band took their time
over the follow-up.