Shades (group)

American contemporary R&B group

Shades

Origin| Boston, Massachusetts, United States[1]
Genres| R&B
Years active| 1996 (1996)–1997 (1997), 2019 (2019)
Labels| Motown
Members|

* Danielle Andrews
* Tiffanie Cardwell
* Monique Peoples

Past members|

* Shannon Walker Williams

Shades is an American R&B group that was active in the mid 1990s. The group consisted of Danielle Andrews, Tiffanie Cardwell, Monique Peoples and Shannon Walker Williams.[1] who all met when they were students at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.[1][2]

The group released their eponymous debut album in 1997 on Motown Records.[3] The most successful single from the album was the lead single "Tell Me (I'll Be Around)", which peaked at #50 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] They reunited in 2019 and released a new single “This Ain’t Love”.[5]

## Discography

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### Albums

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* Shades (1997)

### Singles

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[6][7]

Year  | Song  | Peak chart positions[4] | Album

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U.S.
Hot 100 | U.S.
R&B | U.S.
Rhythmic | New Zealand
1996  | "Tell Me (I'll Be Around)"  | 50  | 34  | 19  | 8  | Shades
1997  | "Serenade"  | 88  | -- | 28  | 7
"I Believe"  | -- | -- | -- | --
2019  | "This Ain’t Love"  | -- | -- | -- | -- | Non-album single

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Shades - Biography - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
2. ^ Kyleigh (September 7, 2010). "Rare and Obscure Music: Shades". Rare and Obscure Music. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
3. ^ "Shades - Shades - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
4. ^ a b "Shades - Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
5. ^ Shades This Aint Love. YouTube. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021.
6. ^ "Shades (2) Discography at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
7. ^ https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Shades&titel=Tell+Me+(I'll+Be+Around)&cat=s

## External links

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* Shades at AllMusic

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* VIAF

National|

* United States

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