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Shai is an American vocal R&B/soul quartet, most popular in the 1990s.[1] The group met and formed on the campus of Howard University.

Shai
Origin	Washington, D.C., United States
Genres	R&B
Years active	1991–present
Labels	Gasoline Alley/MCA (1991–1996) Big Play (1998–1999) Shai Music (2003–2004) 9 World Wide (2007–2008) Fight 4 Mu (ALIVE) (2008–present)
Members	Darnell Van Rensalier Garfield A. Bright Carl Martin Marc Gay

Their most successful hit was "If I Ever Fall in Love", which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Music career

Shai released "If I Ever Fall in Love" as the first single from the debut album of the same title,[2] which peaked at No. 2 in the U.S.[3] The next two releases from the platinum album, "Comforter" and "Baby I'm Yours",[4] each peaked at No. 10 in the U.S. The group's next album release was Right Back at Cha,[5] a remix album that largely consisted of new versions of their previous hits, and a couple of new songs. A completely reworked version of their previous hit "Baby I'm Yours", simply titled "Yours", was released as a single (US No. 63).

In 1994, Shai released "The Place Where You Belong", from the Beverly Hills Cop III soundtrack. It was the group's final Top 40 single (No. 32 R&B). In late 1995, their follow-up album Blackface was released[6] (No. 42 Pop & No. 15 R&B). It featured their final R&B Top 20 single "Come with Me" (US No. 43). The 1996 remix, "I Don't Wanna Be Alone" (featuring Jay-Z), peaked at No. 89 in the U.S.[7] It was inspired by Belinda Carlisle's "Heaven Is a Place on Earth".^{[citation needed]}

"Song For You" by Rick Braun, featuring Shai, peaked at No. 39 on the R&B chart in 2001.[8]

Discography

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Albums and EPs

• ...If I Ever Fall in Love (1992) – US No. 6 & US R&B No. 3 (platinum)
• Right Back at Cha (1993) – US No. 127 & US R&B No. 42
• Blackface (1995) – US No. 42 & US R&B No. 15
• Destiny (1999)
• Back from the Mystery System: The Love Cycle (2004)
• Love Cycle: Back from the Mystery System (2007)
• Worldwide (as D-n-G of Shai) (2008)
• Musically Yours (2018)

Compilations

• 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Shai (2001)
• If I Ever Fall in Love: The Best Of (3 re-recorded tracks from the original album) (2011)
• If I Ever Fall in Love: Greatest Hits (same 3 tracks re-recorded with new members Dwayne Jones & George Spencer III) (2011)
• In Concert (2018)

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions								Album
		US [15]	US R&B HipHop [16]	AUS [17]	BEL (FL) [18]	GER [19]	NLD [20]	NZ [21]	UK [22]
"If I Ever Fall in Love"	1992	2	1	4	21	47	11	5	36	...If I Ever Fall in Love
"Comforter"	1993	10	4	—	—	—	—	24	—
"Baby I'm Yours"		10	16	70	—	—	—	40	—
"Together Forever"		—	89	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Yours"		63	56	—	—	—	—	—	—
"The Place Where You Belong"	1994	34	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	Beverly Hills Cop III
"Come with Me"	1995	43	15	91	—	—	—	25	—	Blackface
"I Don't Wanna Be Alone"		89	51	—	—	—	—	27	—
"Destiny" (promo only)	1998	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Destiny
"He's Doing You Wrong" (promo only)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Filmography

• Video Personification: Vol. 1 (1993)

References

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