Silk - Always and Forever

This Atlanta bred foursome caught fire in the early '90s just as the R&B harmony craze was reaching a fever pitch; launching Keith Sweat's Keia label, Silk scored a monster hit in 1993 with "Freak Me" and hung throughout the decade with a handful of other memorable charting songs. Though the trend that fostered their success was long over, Silk was still around in the 2000s, though their albums were independently released and somewhat under the radar. Shanachie, a label noteworthy for great R&B influence, smooth jazz, and creating great old-school R&B cover albums, was the perfect home for the group to record Always And Forever, an ode to some of their favorite artists, some from before their time (Blue Magic) and others who scored hits during the same era (Al B. Sure!..... Read More