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Brownstone (group)

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Genres
  
R&B

Genre
  
Contemporary R&B

Years active
  
1994–1997; 2000

Record labels
  
MJJ Music, Epic Records

Members of Brownstone, Nicci Gilbert, Charmayne Maxwell, and Mimi Doby with serious faces. Nicci with a boy cut hairstyle, wearing a black leather jacket and blue jeans, Charmayne with long dreadlocks hair, wearing a black leather jacket over a white crop top while Mimi wearing a black leather jacket over a white and black sleeveless top.

Origin
  
Los Angeles, California, United States

Associated acts
  
Michael JacksonCraig MackQuo

Past members
  
Monica "Mimi" DobyCharmayne "Maxee" MaxwellKina CosperRaquel RobertsKymberli WrightTeisha BrownNicci Gilbert

Albums
  
From the Bottom Up, Still Climbing, All for Love, Brownstone: Super Hits

Members
  
Charmayne Maxwell, Nicci Gilbert, Kina, Teisha Brown, Mimi Doby


Similar
  
Soulshock, Spragga Benz, Faith Evans

Profiles

Brownstone was an American female contemporary R&B group that was popular during the mid-1990s. They are best known for their 1995 hit single "If You Love Me", which was nominated for a Best R&B Performance Grammy Award. "Grapevyne" and "Pass the Lovin'" also brought them some success, as well as their rendition of "I Can't Tell You Why", a song originally recorded by The Eagles.

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Members of Brownstone, Charmayne Maxwell, Nicci Gilbert, and Mimi Doby are smiling, Mimi lying on the floor while Charmayne and Nicci sitting beside her, and wearing colorful dresses.

The three original members of Brownstone were Monica "Mimi" Doby, Charmayne Maxena "Maxee" Maxwell and Nichole "Nicci" Gilbert. Founded in Los Angeles, the singers met each other after attending various auditions around the city. They formed the group and were signed to Michael Jackson's MJJ Music record label less than a year later. The group soon recorded its debut album From the Bottom Up, which spawned the hit single "If You Love Me". In 1995, the group earned a Grammy Award nomination and a Billboard Music Award. After extensive touring around the globe, Doby left the group for health reasons; in an interview with BET Video Soul host Donnie Simpson, the problem was cited as bronchitis. The cause of her split from the group was later said (in radio interviews) to be internal strife with the other two members. She was replaced by Kina Cosper of Detroit; other members over the years includes Kymberli Wright of Detroit, Racquel Roberts of Los Angeles and current member Teisha Brown of Detroit.

After a difficult transition period, Brownstone released the song "5 Miles to Empty" from their sophomore album Still Climbing. In 1998, Brownstone was featured on the soundtrack for the film The Players Club with the song "Don't Play Me Wrong".

Members of Brownstone, Mimi Doby, Nicci Gilbert, and Charmayne Maxwell are smiling and wearing white polo shirts.

Charmayne Maxena "Maxee" Maxwell died on February 27, 2015 at age 46 following what has been reported publicly as an accidental fall.

Members of Brownstone, Mimi Doby, Nicci Gilbert, and Charmayne Maxwell are singing on the stage, holding microphones, wearing white jackets and black pants.

Brownstone On The First Time They Met Michael Jackson During Their 25th Anniversary


Compilation albums

  • All for Love (2000, Sony Music)
  • Super Hits (2009, Sony Music)
  • Songs

    If You Love MeFrom the Bottom Up · 1995
    GrapevyneFrom the Bottom Up · 1995
    5 Miles to EmptyStill Climbing · 1997

    References

    Brownstone (group) Wikipedia


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