''GROOVEssentials Volume One'' is a Canadian R&B

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, released in 1997 on Beat Factory Music, and distributed by

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. Three songs from the album—"

The Thing to Do "The Thing to Do" is an Contemporary R&B, R&B song by Glenn Lewis. It is his debut single, released in 1997, and is featured on the ''GROOVEssentials Volume One'' compilation album. The song was nominated for Juno Award for R&B/Soul Recording of ...

" by

Glenn Lewis Glennon Ricketts Jr. (born March 13, 1975), professionally known as Glenn Lewis, is a Canadian neo soul singer–songwriter. Lewis earned a Grammy Award nomination in 2004 and has also won a Juno Award out of a total of six nominations. Early li ...

, "Don't Leave Me Hangin" by Camille Douglas, and "How May I Do U" by Unique, were nominated for Best R&B/Soul Recording at the 1998 Juno Awards, while the song "I Just Want To Be Your Everything" by

The McAuley Boys The McAuley Boys are an R&B vocal quartet based in London, Ontario, Canada. The members include brothers Ronald (Gary) McAuley, George McAuley, Mark McAuley, and Randal (Randy) McAuley. They are most notable for their 1997 Juno Award nomination fo ...

was released on the

1997 Juno Awards The Juno Awards of 1997, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 9 March 1997 in Hamilton, Ontario at a ceremony in the Copps Coliseum. Jann Arden was host for the major ceremonies which were broad ...

nominated album In Another Lifetime in the same category.

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Canadian Music Week 2004About Ivan Berry
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