Full Force is an American music group of hip hop and R&B singers and

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Members

*B-Fine (Brian George) -

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, backing vocals *Shy Shy (Hugh Junior Clark) -

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, backing vocals *Paul Anthony (Paul Anthony George) - vocals *Bow-Legged Lou (Lucien George Jr.) - vocals *Curt-T-T (Curt Bedeau) -

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, backing vocals *Baby Gee (Gerry Charles) -

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s, backing vocals.

History

Production and songwriting

The group produced and wrote music for numerous artists including

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, The Force M.D.s,

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and

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. Full Force's breakthrough hit was UTFO's " Roxanne, Roxanne" (1984), a record that led to several answer records, most notably one by

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. Through the 80s the group produced a string of major hits for

, including " I Wonder If I Take You Home", " All Cried Out" and "

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". They also scored hits for

, including "

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" and R&B singer

including US R&B number one " Thanks for My Child". Their 1988 single " I'm Real" for

gave the legendary singer his biggest hit for 14 years, peaking at US R&B number two. Additionally, the group wrote and produced most of the singles from La Toya Jackson's fifth studio album '' La Toya'', including " You're Gonna Get Rocked!" and "

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," as well as

's track "I Got It Like That", for which they also provided prominent background vocals from her 1989 album '' Be Yourself''. Full Force also provided backing vocals on two

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songs recorded during sessions for ''

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'': "Death Is Not the End" (released on ''

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'' (1988) and "Tell Me" (released on ''

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''). Full Force's biggest hit from the 1990s was the Backstreet Boys' 1998 US top 5/UK number 2 hit single " All I Have to Give". Full Force also worked with

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's ex-wife Mayté on her 1995 album ''Child of the Sun'', however the tracks remain unreleased. Full Force also contributed to the production on

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's 2002 unreleased album, '' Blaque Out'' and

's 2003 release, ''

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'', on her song "Can't Fuck with Queen Bee." The group produced

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's "That La, La, La," which appears on her 2005 debut album ''

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''.

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' 2005 worldwide hit "

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" was also written as a collaboration between Full Force and

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of the Peas.

Recording

In addition to their production résumé, the group have also released their own albums and music. Their 1985 single "Alice, I Want You Just for Me!" became a Top 10 hit in the UK in January 1986. They placed several hit singles under their own name on the US ''

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'' R&B

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during the latter half of the 1980s. Tracks such as "Unselfish Lover" (from their self-titled debut) and "Temporary Love Thing" (from their follow-up album, ''Full Force Get Busy 1 Time!'') received substantial airplay. "All in My Mind" became the group's first and only single to date to reach the R&B Top Ten in 1988. In 2001

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, a label known for its freestyle compilations, released the group's first greatest hits compilation ''Ahead of Their Time! Full Force's Greatest Hits''. In 2007, on its Columbia release ''Legendary'', the group has a song dedicated to

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titled "We're Feeling You, Oprah." It was inspired by the related members' mother's love for Winfrey.

Acting

They appeared in the 1990 comedy film ''

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'' and its first sequel as the bullies of

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. (Although not included on ''House Partys official soundtrack album, Full Force's "Ain't My Type of Hype" was used in the film's dance-battle scene.) Bowlegged Lou also acted in ''

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'' (1993) and played Lord Primus in the 2013 sci-fi TV series ''Body Jumpers''.

Discography

Albums

Singles

As Producers

Filmography

* 1985: ''

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'' * 1990: ''

'' * 1991: ''

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'' * 1993: ''Who's the Man''

References

External links

Official Fullforce SiteOfficial FansiteFull Force Discography
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