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After 7

After 7 is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Babyface, Jesse Johnson, Dallas Austin, Jon B. and The Originals. Those roots explain a lot about how After 7 arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Al B. Sure!, Ralph Tresvant, Boyz II Men, Tracie Spencer and Jon B., sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into I Want You, K-Ci & JoJo, Say You'll Be There and SWV, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around After 7, reaching back through Babyface and forward to I Want You. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

After 7 is an American R&B group founded in 1987 by brothers Melvin and Kevon Edmonds, and their friend Keith Mitchell. The Edmonds brothers are the older siblings of pop/R&B singer-songwriter and record producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, who named the group and helped them get a record deal with Virgin Records in 1988. After 7 released their platinum-selling self-titled debut album in 1989, which spawned three singles "Heat of the Moment", "Ready or Not" and "Can't Stop". "Ready or Not" and "Can't Stop" were No. 1 R&B hits and top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Their second album Takin' My Time, released in 1992, also went platinum and contained the R&B hit medley "Baby, I'm for Real/Natural High". After 7's Gold-selling 1995 album Reflections was their last album before the group disbanded in 1997. The album included the R&B hit "'Til You Do Me Right. Years later the group resumed touring with Jason Edmonds, son of Melvin Edmonds, replacing his father. Melvin rejoined the group for their successful 2016 comeback album Timeless, which featured 3 adult R&B top 10 hits "Runnin' Out", "I Want You" and "Let Me Know".

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After 7BabyfaceJesse JohnsonDallas AustinJon B.The OriginalsBloodstoneI Want YouK-Ci & JoJoSay You'll Be ThereSWVAl B. Sure!Ralph TresvantBoyz II MenTracie SpencerJon B.BlackstreetGerald LevertTroop

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After 7 connections

After 7 grew out of Babyface, Jesse Johnson, Dallas Austin and Jon B., shares an orbit with Al B. Sure!, Ralph Tresvant, Boyz II Men and Tracie Spencer, went on to shape I Want You, K-Ci & JoJo, Say You'll Be There and SWV. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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