SWV

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Female R&B trio featuring Cheryl “Coko” Gamble, Tamara “Taj” Johnson, and Leanne “Lelee” Lyons. The all-female new jack swing trio scored a string of Top Ten R&B hits that established them as one of the most popular urban R&B groups of the 90s and founder members of R&B.
SWV (their name is an acronym for Sisters With Voices) is comprised of three school friends: Coko (born Cheryl Gamble), Taj (born Tamara Johnson), and Lelee (born Leanne Lyons). All three vocalists sang in church as children, which is where they learned how to harmonize. A demo tape the group assembled caught the attention of producer Teddy Riley, a former member of Guy and arguably the father of new jack swing. Prior to SWV, Riley helped establish the careers of Jodeci and Mary J. Blige. Riley's luck didn't wear out with SWV -- he helped the group craft their debut, It's About Time, which went double platinum within its first year of release.
The breakthrough R&B hit for SWV was the smooth 1992 release "Right Here" this was soon to be followed up with "I'm So Into You", establishing the trio as a commercial force early in 1993. Then came two number one R&B singles in a row: "Weak" and "Right Here/Human Nature" - "Right Here" - a remix of their first single, that featured samples of Michael Jackson's "Human Nature" was an international success.
The funky joint "Anything," in which the trio feature with Wu-Tang Clan was also SWV's contribution to the Movie Soundtrack "Above the Rim" and became a Top Ten R&B hit in the spring of 1994.
In 1996, SWV returned with the album "New Beginning", which was preceded by the release & number one hit "You're The One". This period saw a shift in style and direction from the group, helping in pioneering the popular R&B Sound of the mid-late 1990s
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Albums

07863 66074-4, 07863-66074-4, 66074-4 It's About Time — SWV SWV It's About Time (Album) RCA 07863 66074-4, 07863-66074-4, 66074-4 Canada 1992 Sell This Version
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RJC 66235-2, RJC-66235-2 Going For The Gold — SWV SWV Going For The Gold(CD, Promo, Int) RCA, RCA RJC 66235-2, RJC-66235-2 US 1993 Sell This Version
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RCA 07863 66487-4 New Beginning — SWV SWV New Beginning (Album) RCA RCA 07863 66487-4 Malaysia 1996 Sell This Version
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07863 67539-4 A Special Christmas — SWV SWV A Special Christmas (Album) Peeps Republic, RCA, BMG 07863 67539-4 US 1997 Sell This Version
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07863 67525-2 Release Some Tension — SWV SWV Release Some Tension (Album) RCA 07863 67525-2 Australia 1997 Sell This Version
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none I Missed Us — SWV SWV I Missed Us (Album) Entertainment One, Mass Appeal Entertainment none 2012 Sell This Version
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EOM-CD-5260 Still — SWV SWV Still (Album) Mass Appeal Entertainment, eOne EOM-CD-5260 US 2016 Sell This Version
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Singles & EPs

RDJ 62450-2 I'm So Into You — SWV SWV I'm So Into You (Single, Maxi) RCA RDJ 62450-2 US 1992 Sell This Version
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RDJ 62354-2 Right Here — SWV SWV Right Here (Single, Maxi) RCA RDJ 62354-2 US 1992 Sell This Version
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07863-62738-4 Always On My Mind — SWV SWV Always On My Mind (Single, EP) RCA 07863-62738-4 US 1993 Sell This Version
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07863 62658-1 Downtown / Right Here (Human Nature) — SWV SWV Downtown / Right Here (Human Nature) (Single, Maxi, EP) RCA 07863 62658-1 US 1993 Sell This Version
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RCA 579100 Weak — SWV SWV Weak (Single, Maxi, EP) RCA RCA 579100 Jamaica 1993 Sell This Version
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07863 66401-2 The Remixes — SWV SWV The Remixes (EP) RCA 07863 66401-2 US 1994 Sell This Version
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74321 21221-4 Anything — SWV SWV Anything (Single, Maxi) RCA 74321 21221-4 UK 1994 Sell This Version
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PR 604 Touch Me Tease Me / You're The One — SWV Case / SWV Case / SWV - Touch Me Tease Me / You're The One(12") Hip Hop Remixes PR 604 US 1996 Sell This Version
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RDJ 66989-4 Spillin' Flava — SWV SWV Spillin' Flava BMG Records, RCA RDJ 66989-4 US 1996 Sell This Version
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RDJ 64669-2 Use Your Heart — SWV SWV Introducing Rome (3) SWV Introducing Rome (3) - Use Your Heart (Single, Maxi) RCA RDJ 64669-2 US 1996 Sell This Version
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PRO-CD-8080-R Slow Jams — SWV Quincy Jones Featuring SWV, Babyface, Portrait And Barry White Quincy Jones Featuring SWV, Babyface, Portrait And Barry White - Slow Jams(CD, Single, Promo) Qwest Records, Warner Bros. Records PRO-CD-8080-R US 1996 Sell This Version
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07863 64551-2 You're The One — SWV SWV You're The One (Single, Maxi) RCA, BMG 07863 64551-2 US 1996 Sell This Version
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RDJ 64697-2 It's All About U — SWV SWV It's All About U (Single) RCA RDJ 64697-2 US 1996 Sell This Version
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RDAB-64625-1 On & On — SWV SWV On & On(12", Promo) RCA RDAB-64625-1 US 1996 Sell This Version
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74321 53202 2 Lose My Cool — SWV SWV Featuring Redman SWV Featuring Redman - Lose My Cool (Maxi, Single) RCA 74321 53202 2 UK & Europe 1997 Sell This Version
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JIVE T 423 P Can We — SWV SWV Can We (Maxi, Single) Jive, Jive, Columbia Pictures JIVE T 423 P UK 1997 Sell This Version
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AZDPRO1 Hey AZ — SWV AZ Featuring SWV AZ Featuring SWV - Hey AZ (Single) EMI AZDPRO1 Europe 1997 Sell This Version
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74321 49370-2 Someone — SWV SWV Someone (Single) RCA, BMG 74321 49370-2 Europe 1997 Sell This Version