Artist:Rude Boys f/Gerald Levert
Song:Written All Over Your Face
Album:Rude Awakening
The 1990 single Written All Over Your Face topped the R&B charts and crossed over to the pop top twenty. It was the only big hit for the R&B band Rude Boys. They were from Cleveland and formed in 1987. Members were Larry Marcus, Melvin Sephus and brothers Edward Lee "Buddy" Banks and Joe Little III. They were discovered by Gerald Levert and he got them a record deal with Atlantic Records. Of course Levert was a Cleveland native and son of Eddie Levert of The O'Jays. Not only was he a successful recording artist but he had an eye for talent and liked to develop new artists. Rude Boys debut album Rude Awakening was released in 1990. Written All Over Your Face was the second single and it topped the R&B Singles chart and reached #18 on the Billboard Hot 100. The next single Are You Lonely for Me also topped the R&B charts. Billboard named Written All Over Your Face the top R&B single of 1990. Larry Marcus wrote and produced Written All Over Your Face and played guitar. Banks and Little sang lead. Levert made a guest appearance to give the song a boost. Marcus wrote half the songs on the album. That didn't seem to sit too well with Little. So for the 1992 album Rude House, he wrote more of the songs. But the album wasn't successful and Little left Rude Boys and released a solo album on Atlantic in 1994. Atlantic dropped Rude Boys but they released an album on the British label Warlock in 1997. And that was the end for Rude Boys. Here's the video for Written All Over Your Face by Rude Boys.
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