NASHVILLE |FROM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/TODD BRODGINSKI @ MSO (818-380-0400)
LAURA SWANSON/CHRIS CHAMBERS @ ARISTA RECORDS (212-830-2317)
ROB GOLDSTONE @ OUI2PR (212-541-5698)
TLC
TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM ‘3D‘
NOVEMBER 12 ON ARISTA RECORDS IN HONOR OF
LISA ‘LEFT EYE’ LOPES;
FIRST SINGLE ‘GIRL TALK’ TO IMPACT RADIO OCTOBER 21
TLCÑthe most successful, ground-breaking and acclaimed female group of all timeÑwill release their much-anticipated new album 3D November 12, it was announced today by Antonio “LA” Reid, president & CEO, Arista Records. As the follow-up to their 9* million selling FanMail album (1999), the new Arista album is a work that TIONNE “T-BOZ” WATKINS and ROZANDA “CHILLI” THOMAS are releasing as a loving tribute to their beloved friend and group member LISA “LEFT EYE” LOPES, who died in a car accident earlier this year.
T-BOZ and CHILLI felt it was important to go ahead and complete the album they recorded with LISA, who had come up with the title and blueprinted what will be the visuals for the project. T-BOZ and CHILLI recently announced the formation of a scholarship fund in LISA‘s honor at the MTV Video Music Awards, where LISA was remembered for her contributions.
The album features collaborations with producers Dallas Austin (on the title track and “Quickie”); Timbaland & Missy Elliott (“Dirty”); Rodney Jerkins (“Turntable); Babyface & Darryl Simmons (“Hands Up”); Edmund “Eddie Hustle” Clement (“Girl Talk”); The Neptunes (“In Your Arms Tonight”); and Organized Noize (“Give It To Me While It’s HOT”). The album’s first single, “Girl Talk,” will impact radio October 21.
The new project marks the fourth album from TLC, who have sold over 27 million albums and nine million singles worldwide, won five Grammy awards and six Soul Train awards as well as various American Music Awards, MTV Music Awards, Billboard Awards and a Brit Award.
TLC TLC blasted onto the music scene in 1993 with the quadruple-platinum album Oooooh…On The TLC Tip, which featured the hit singles “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg,” “Baby Baby Baby” and “What About Your Friends.” 1994’s CrazySexyCool album sold over 11 million copies in the U.S. and broke the group into the mainstream with the massive hit single and video “Waterfalls.” That album was highlighted by the smash hits “Creep,” “Red Light Special” and “Diggin’ On You.” Their most recent album FanMail entered the charts at #1 and stayed there for eight weeks and spun off back-to-back #1 singles “No Scrubs” and “Unpretty.”
Beyond the success, they’ve always been outspoken and forthright in their music and style, whether it be by promoting safe sex, setting fashion trends, or raising money for Sickle Cell Anemia. They’ve also been widely praised by critics, both for their recordings, live concerts and cultural contributions.
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