TGT (group)

TGT
OriginUnited States
GenresR&B
Years active2007–2015
LabelsAtlantic
Past members

TGT was an American supergroup that consisted of R&B singers Tyrese (Tyrese Gibson), Ginuwine (Elgin Baylor Lumpkin) and Tank (Durrell Babbs). TGT is named after the first letter of each of the trio's stage names (T for Tyrese, G for Ginuwine, and the other T for Tank). The three are close friends and Tyrese was best man at Ginuwine's wedding, but TGT represented their first collaboration.[1] Despite being together as a super group since its formation in 2007, it released its only album that debuted in August 2013 titled Three Kings on Atlantic Records.

Beginnings

Their first song in 2007 was a remix of Tank's "Please Don't Go" released as "Please Don't Go (The TGT Remix)".[2] The trio also appeared on Slim Thug's single "Let Me Grind".

In an interview, Tyrese said the group would be the "ultimate R&B fan experience. Me, Tank and Ginuwine been talking about this forever. The reason why this makes sense is that besides all of us being R&B singers, we're all good friends. Every time I see Tank, every time I see Ginuwine, we all had good energy regardless."[3]

The trio planned the Shirts Off Tour for late 2007,[1] with Avant as an opening act. As part of the tour, they planned to hold auditions for a fourth member of the group.[2][4] The tour faced delays, however, and was anticipated for early 2008.[5]

The group faced difficulties given that each member of the trio is signed to a different record label,[6] and on August 21, 2008, Ginuwine announced on his MySpace blog that due to label and legal issues they will not be able to release an official TGT album at the moment.

Comeback

On September 22, 2012, Tyrese revealed on his Twitter page that the group has been officially signed to Atlantic Records.[7] Although together on and off for many years, TGT released their debut album Three Kings on August 20, 2013, under Atlantic Records.

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
US
 US R&B
 UK
Three Kings 3 1 95

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US US R&B US Adult R&B
[9]
"Please Don't Go (The TGT Remix)" 2007 42 2 1 —
"Sex Never Felt Better" 2013 — 38 13 Three Kings
"I Need" — 29 5
"Next Time Around" 2014 — — 6

Awards/nominations

Notes

  1. ^ As of 2013

References

  1. ^ a b Brown, August (June 3, 2007). "A steamy time will be had by all Archived 2009-05-02 at the Wayback Machine", Los Angeles Times, p. F14.
  2. ^ a b Spivey, Lisa (May 31, 2007). "R & B's Newest Trio", Los Angeles Sentinel 72 (43): B7.
  3. ^ Haynes, Ebony (February 9, 2008). "Mix 'N' Match", Chicago Tribune, p. 30.
  4. ^ Slagle, Dana (June 11, 2007). "Tyrese, Ginuwine And Tank Form A Singing Group", Jet 111 (23): 33. Convenience link.
  5. ^ Concepcion, Muriel; Crosley, Hillary; and Mitchell, Gail (July 21, 2007). "Urban songwriters to watch", Billboard 119 (29): 33
  6. ^ no byline (October 11, 2007). "Tank is rollin' into town", The Daily Reflector.
  7. ^ #VisionImplementorVerified account (2012-09-22). "#VisionImplementor on Twitter: "@Tyrese @Ginuwine and @TheRealTank aka #TgT are officially signed to Atlantic Recordz Sending energy to our new home!! "". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  8. ^ "Luke Bryan Spends Second Week Atop Billboard 200 Followed by John Mayer, TGT Debuts". Billboard.com. 2013-08-28. Archived from the original on 2015-10-12. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  9. ^ [1][dead link‍]
  10. ^ "Awards Nominations & Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  11. ^ "Soul Train Awards Archives". Bet.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  12. ^ "Beyonce & Jay Z Lead 2014 BET Awards". Billboard. 2014-01-26. Retrieved 2014-05-14.