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» SWV Info » Career
The career section is designed to bring out all of the important points of the sisters' career. I will try my best to stick with the timeline that is SWV.
1991 - SWV signs their deal with RCA records.
1992 - Released their first single, "Right Here".
1992 - Release of their debut album "It's About Time".
1993 - Second single "I'm So Into You" released. Certified GOLD.
1993 - Third single "Weak" released. Certified Double Platinum.
1993 - SWV was recorded as the first RCA artist of any gender, since Elvis Presley, to have two singles on "The Hot 100 Singles & Tracks" Charts & "The R&B Chart". On "The R&B Charts" "I'm So Into You" was at #6 and "Weak" was at #3. They are really the FIRST artist from RCA to have two singles in the top 10 on either R&B and Pop because Elvis Presley's singles were B-Sides to each other, which means that when you bought that one single, the other is on the back. So SWV is the FIRST artists in RCA to ever do that.
1993 - SWV become the very FIRST female group of ALL music genders (rock, pop, R&B, etc.), to ever grace the #1 spot on "The Hot 100" (POP) charts. Throughout the decade there have only been 7 female groups who have yet to grace that same chart. The top 5 out of 7 are as follows (in order of appearance):
SWV: "Weak"
TLC: "Creep"
Spice Girls: "Wanna Be"
Divine: "Lately"
Destiny's Child: "Bills, Bills, Bills"
1993 - It's About Time was the #1 best selling R&B album of the year and it was also the 2nd best selling Pop Album of the year.
1993 - SWV was Billboard's #2 Pop Act of the year.
1993 - SWV was the #1 Hot 100 Artists of the Year.
1993 - SWV was the #2 R&B Act of the year.
1994 - SWV's "Remix" LP struck Gold and the album was considered the best selling EP of the year.
1995 - SWV contributed an album that belonged to the R&B legend, Quincy Jones.
1995 - SWV also contributed to the critically acclaimed and 16x Platinum soundtrack, "Waiting To Exhale".
1996 - SWV came back with their #1 double platinum single, "You're The One".
1996 - SWV's executive produce their very first album... the double platinum "New Beginning", which debuted and peaked at #3 on the R&B Charts and #9 on the Pop charts.
1997 - SWV's #1 radio airplay hit "Can We" is featured on the Booty Call Soundtrack.
1997 - SWV releases their Gold bangin' single "Someone" and later on releases the cd "Release Some Tension".
1997 - "Release Some Tension" debuted at #5 on the R&B charts and debuted at #26 pop and peaked at #24 on the pop charts.
1997 - SWV releases their "A Special Christmas" lp... marvelous!
1998 - SWV's "Rain" propels "Release Some Tension" to Platinum status.
1998 - SWV & CoKo Appear on the HavPlenty Soundtrack with the song "I Wanna Be Where You Are".
1998 - SWV breaks up!
1999 - SWV's "Greatest Hits" was released.
2001 - SWV's "Best of SWV" was released.
2002 - SWV Reunites!
Since then...
Billboard has named SWV the #7 R&B Act of the decade.
SWV was the #2 Top Selling/Airplay R&B Female Group of the Decade.
SWV has managed to garner over 15 award nominations.
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