4 the Cause
4 the Cause | |
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Genres | Pop music |
Years active | 1993-after 2000 |
Labels | RCA Records/BMG Records |
Website |
www |
Members |
Shonna "Miss Lady" Edwards (b. September 26, 1984 in Chicago) |
4 the Cause were a 1990s Germany based band from Oak Park, Illinois, near Chicago.[1] The band consists of the family members Shonna, Bennie, Reshona and Jason Edwards.
Background
Founded in March 1993 under the name Young Warriors 4 the Cause, it took winning The Apollo Style talent contest at school in 1995 to land their first record contract. In 1997, while under the management of Bell Miles and Robert Williams (management team for the successful band The Moffatts), the band decided to shorten their name to 4 the Cause.
Breakthrough
Finally, the band were catapulted into the charts with their cover of Ben E. King hit "Stand by Me."[2] The single was especially successful in Europe. Later that year came the album of the same name, Stand by Me.[3]
Discography
Albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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AUT [4] |
GER [5] |
SWI [6] | ||
Stand by Me[7] |
|
29 | 51 | 20 |
Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [8] |
AUS [9] |
AUT [10] |
BEL [11] |
FRA [12] |
GER [13] |
IRE [14] |
NED [15] |
NZ [16] |
SWE [17] |
SWI [18] |
UK [19] | |||
1998 | "Stand by Me" | 82 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | Stand by Me |
"Let Me Be" | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Ain't No Sunshine" | — | — | 27 | — | 64 | 52 | — | — | 20 | — | 28 | — | ||
1999 | "Everytime You Go Away" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2000 | "E-Mail" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
References
- ↑ ""Stand By Me" (1998)". br.de. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Stand By Me Single". Discogs. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- ↑ "Stand By Me Album". Discogs. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- ↑ "4 The Cause in der Österreichischen charts" (in German). austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ↑ "Charts.de:4 The Cause" (in German). Charts.de. Media Control. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ↑ "Hitparade.ch: 4 The Cause" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ↑ "Stand By Me Album". Discogs. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ↑ "4 The Cause – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
- ↑ "Australian Charts". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- ↑ "austriancharts.at – Austrian charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
- ↑ "Ultratop Belgian Charts". Ultratop.be. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com: 4 The Cause (singles)". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- ↑ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts – German Singles". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- ↑ "The Irish Charts". IRMA 2006–2008. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
- ↑ "dutchcharts.nl – Dutch charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- ↑ "charts.org.nz – New Zealand charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- ↑ "Swedish Charts – Swedish charts portal". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- ↑ "Hitparade.ch: 4 The Cause (singles)" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- ↑ "Chart Stats – 4 The Cause". chartstats.com. Retrieved 2013-11-11.