Voices was an American
R&B vocal
girl group
A girl group is a music act featuring several female singers who generally harmonize together. The term "girl group" is also used in a narrower sense in the United States to denote the wave of American female pop music singing groups, many of who ...
from
Los Angeles
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that was active during the late 1980s until the early 1990s. The group consisted of members Monique Wilson,
Arike Rice, sisters LaPetra and LaToya McMoore, and then unknown twins
Tia and
Tamera Mowry.
The group's only album, ''Just the Beginning...'' debuted in 1992 on
Zoo Entertainment. The album featured
Jo Marie Payton as a guest vocalist and
Berry Gordy, Jr. was among the composers. ''Just the Beginning...'' features songs such as "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!" (the group's most successful single), "M.M.D.R.N.F. (My Mama Didn't Raise No Fool)", and "Cloudy with a Chance of Tears". The album was commercially unsuccessful. Arike Rice became a member of the group
Before Dark eight years later. Tia and Tamera's mom Darlene removed the twins from the group after a disagreement with management. Voices and other urban acts on Zoo's roster were also overlooked in favor of its popular
alternative rock
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groups, who took up most of the label's focus.
Discography
Albums
Singles
References
African-American musical groups
American girl groups
American contemporary R&B musical groups
Musical groups established in 1992
Musical groups disestablished in 1993
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