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Troop is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Chuckii Booker, Dallas Austin, The Jackson 5, The Deele and Stevie Wonder. Those roots explain a lot about how Troop arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Al B. Sure!, Ralph Tresvant, Tracie Spencer, Kut Klose and SWV, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into 8701, Boyz II Men, Brian McKnight, Keith Sweat and Silk, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 38 connections around Troop, reaching back through Chuckii Booker and forward to 8701. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Troop is an American R&B group from Pasadena, California, United States. The group has had three number-one singles and ten top-ten singles on the Billboard R&B Singles chart. They have also completed five albums, which include three certified gold and one certified platinum album. TROOP is an acronym for "Total Respect of Other People". The group is most notable for a series of number-one R&B hits, including popular cover versions of the songs "All I Do Is Think of You", originally performed by The Jackson 5 and "Sweet November", originally performed by musical group The Deele. They also had a number-one hit with the original song "Spread My Wings".
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Troop connections
Troop grew out of Chuckii Booker, Dallas Austin, The Jackson 5 and The Deele, shares an orbit with Al B. Sure!, Ralph Tresvant, Tracie Spencer and Kut Klose, went on to shape 8701, Boyz II Men, Brian McKnight and Keith Sweat. 38 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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