Ideal (group)
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "about". Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Ideal was an American R&B quartet from Houston, Texas. The group debuted in 1999 and was composed of brothers Maverick "Mav" and Cedrick "Swab" Cotton, their cousin Wayne "PZ" Perry, and high school friend Jay "J-Dante" Green,[1] all graduates of Lamar High School in Houston. The group is best known for the songs "Creep Inn", "Get Gone", and "Whatever".
Career
Ideal's eponymous debut album was released by Virgin Records on August 24, 1999. The album sold 615,000 units in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan,[2] and was certified Gold by the RIAA.[3] Allmusic's Heather Phares called Ideal's initial effort a "heartfelt first album" which showcased the "group's smooth, sensuous vocal styling and romantic songwriting".[4]
In 2004, the group signed with Neutral Ground/Universal Records and began work on their sophomore album, tentatively titled From Now On. Guest producers for the project were to include Bryan-Michael Cox, Rockwilder, Nisan Stewart, Mike City, and Battle Cat. The lead single was slated to be the Cee-Lo Green–featured "Makin' Time", however neither the single nor the album were released.[2]
Cedrick "Swab" Cotton (born on May 31, 1974, in Houston, Texas)[5] was fatally stabbed at a convenience store in Houston on February 9, 2021. He was 46.[6]
Discography and chart performance
Albums
| Year | Statistics |
|---|---|
| 1999 | Ideal
|
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | |||
| 1996 | "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" (featuring Lil' Bud & Tizone) | — | 94 | Original Gangstas |
| 1999 | "Get Gone" | 13 | 1 | Ideal |
| "Creep Inn" | — | 60 | ||
| 2000 | "Whatever" (featuring Lil' Mo) | 47 | 11 | |
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ a b Mitchell, Gail. "'Ideal' Time To Get Back In The Studio." Billboard. February 21, 2004: 25. Print.
- ↑ RIAA Gold and Platinum Searchable Database
- ↑ allmusic.com - Ideal - Review
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ allmusic.com - Ideal - Charts & Awards - Billboard Albums
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
External links
- Template:PAGENAMEBASE discography at Discogs
- Pages with script errors
- 1995 establishments in Texas
- 2004 disestablishments in Texas
- American contemporary R&B musical groups
- African-American musical quartets
- Musical groups from Houston
- American boy bands
- Virgin Records artists
- Universal Records artists
- Musical groups established in 1995
- Musical groups disestablished in 2004