D-Cru was a Canadian R&B music group formed in Vancouver, consisting of singers Nicole Hutton, Tito Chipman, Craig Smart,[1] Damien Kyles and Aimee Mackenzie.[2]
D-Cru | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genres | R&B, pop |
| Years active | 1998–early 2000s |
| Past members | Nicole Hutton Tito Chipman Craig Smart Damien Kyles Aimee Mackenzie |
Career edit
They released their self-titled debut album, D-Cru in 2000.[3][4] The album featured their biggest hit, the ballad "I Will Be Waiting",[5] a top-ten hit in Canada. The album's other main single on the Canadian charts (reaching number 11 and remaining on the charts for six months) was "Show Me",[6] which sampled the chorus from the song "Show Me the Way", which was originally a hit for Mackenzie's old group The West End Girls in 1991.
D-Cru band member Craig Smart later contributed back-up vocals on two tracks for Master P's album Game Face.[7]
They received a Juno Award nomination in 2001 for Best R&B/Soul Recording for "I Will Be Waiting".[8][9]
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
- The Outer World (1998)
- Into the Future (2002)
Singles edit
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [10][11] | ||||
| 1999 | "Show Me" | 11 | The Outer World | |
| 2000 | "I Will Be Waiting" | 9 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Canadian R&B hitmakers stop by Vernon". Vernon Morning Star, Apr 10th, 2013
- ^ Phares, Heather. "D-Cru Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "Popular Uprising". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 17 June 2000. pp. 28–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Larry LeBlanc (9 January 1999). "D-Cru attracts interest in the US". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 37–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary". RPM, Volume 71, No. 4 May 29, 2000
- ^ "New &Noteworthywork=Billboard". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 17 June 2000. pp. 31–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Canadian R&B hitmakers stop by Vernon". Vernon Morning Star. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "D-Cru Artist Summary". Juno Awards. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "The 2001 Juno nominees are:". Toronto Star - Toronto, Ont. Jan 25, 2001 Page: 02
- ^ D-Cru | Awards | Allmusic Allmusic.com
- ^ Search for Canadian peaks Archived 2015-09-26 at the Wayback Machine, RPM, via Library and Archives Canada
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