3LW
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| Background information
<tr><td>Origin</td><td colspan="2">New Jersey, United States</td></tr><tr><td>Genre(s)</td><td colspan="2">R&B, pop</td></tr><tr><td>Years active</td><td colspan="2">2000–present</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-right: 1em;">Label(s)</td><td colspan="2">Epic (2000–2003) |
3LW (short for "3 Little Women") is an American pop/R&B singing girl group that enjoyed a number of modest hits during the early 2000s. Its founding members, Naturi Naughton (born May 20, 1984 in East Orange, New Jersey), Adrienne Bailon (born October 24, 1983 in Manhattan, New York), and Kiely Williams (born July 9, 1986 in Alexandria, Virginia), signed with Epic Records, with Kiely's mother Michele Williams serving as manager.
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[edit] History
In late 2000 the original line up for 3LW was formed. Then a year later they had a platinum album.Their first single, "No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)", was released in late 2000. "No More" was a success and was followed by the second single, "Playas Gon' Play" in early 2001. The group's debut album, 3LW, released on December 5, 2000. The album went Platinum, selling 1.3 million copies in the US. In the summer of 2001, the group went on the MTV TRL tour along with Destiny's Child, Dream, Nelly, Eve, and Jessica Simpson.
3LW spent the first half of 2002 in the studio, recording an album tentatively titled Same Game, Different Rules. The album and its intended lead single "Uh Oh" were presented to the label, who felt it didn't have enough urban radio appeal. The tracks from Same Game, Different Rules were leaked to the Internet in MP3 format, and Epic considered dropping the girls. A fan support campaign for 3LW named 'Never Let Go Of 3LW' after their song 'Never Let Go' spread to the radio, and the act was retained on the label.
Recording a new set of tracks, 3LW returned in late summer of 2002 with the P. Diddy-produced single "I Do (Wanna Get Close To You)", featuring Loon. By August, the group was set to release its newest LP, A Girl Can Mack, when Naturi Naughton announced that she was no longer a member of the group. Naughton alleged that the other two girls and their manager forced her out of the group and that she left after Kiely Williams threw a piece fried chicken at her and got mashed potatoes in her hair.
Williams and Bailon continued as a duo, though still using the "3LW" name, leading the press to jokingly refer to them as "2LW". The ousting of Naturi would affect the group's popularity greatly. According to a cover story for the October 2002 issue of Sister 2 Sister magazine, Kiely & Adrienne said they would even receive death threats and that they would have to beef up security. The group departure of Naturi would affect album sales as well. A Girl Can Mack debuted at #15 on the Billboard 200 with a disappointing 53,000 copies sold in the first week. After the second single released off the album, "Neva Get Enuf" underperformed, auditions were held across the country for a new third member. Jessica Benson made the cut and officially joined 3LW in March 2003. Jessica's first performance was on Live with Regis & Kelly; the song was "Ain't No Maybe" and she also performed "I Need That (I Want That)" and "This Goes Out" on Soul Train with solo spots.
In fall 2003, 3LW departed from Epic, signing with Jermaine Dupri's So So Def label. The group's latest album, Phoenix Rising, now titled Point Of No Return, was originally slated for release later that same year.
Besides their singing work, 3LW has appeared as guest stars on Christina Vidal's Nickelodeon show Taina and in the film The Cheetah Girls, as well as Adrienne co-starring in the MTV straight to video/television movie All You've Got beside fellow R&B singer Ciara in 2006, and a small appearance in the movie Coach Carter in 2005.
Recently the Feelin' You video premiered on yahoo videos and is #9 on the top 100 videos. The single goes for adds at radio stations on July 11. The Album Point Of No Return was pushed back to a later 2006 release.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album Cover | Title | Chart Positions | Certifications | ||
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| The Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | UK | ||||
| 2000 | Image:3LW.jpg | 3LW | 22 | 19 | ? | Platinum |
| 2002 | Image:3lwAgirlcanmack.jpg | A Girl Can Mack | 15 | 12 | ? | |
| 2002 | Image:Naugthy or nice.jpg | Naughty Or Nice | — | — | — | |
| 2007 | Point Of No Return | — | — | — | ||
[edit] DVDs
| Year | Title |
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| 2002 | Live On Sunset |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions [1] | Album | ||
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| US Hot 100 | US R&B/Hip-Hop | UK Singles | |||
| 2000 | No More (Baby I'ma Do Right) | #23 | #22 | #6 | 3LW |
| 2001 | Playas Gon' Play | #81 | #56 | #21 | 3LW |
| 2002 | I Do (Wanna Get Close To You)
(feat. P.diddy & Loon) | #58 | — | — | A Girl Can Mack |
| 2002 | Neva Get Enuf (feat. Lil' Wayne) | — | — | — | A Girl Can Mack |
| 2006 | Feelin' You (feat. Jermaine Dupri) | TBA | TBA | TBA | Point Of No Return |
| 2007 | No Matter What | TBA | TBA | TBA | Point Of No Return |
[edit] Featured Singles
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Parents Just Don't Understand with Lil' Romeo & Nick Cannon |
| 2001 | "Get Up & Get It" with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony & Felecia |
| 2002 | "Feels Good (Don't Worry Bout A Thing)" with Naughty By Nature |
| 2004 | "Act Like You Know" with Raz-B |
| 2005 | The One with Frankie J |
| 2005 | No Me Digas Que No with Enemigo |
| 2006 | Bout It with Yung Joc |
[edit] Music Videos
| Year | Title | Peak Chart Positions | ||
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| BET | TRL | |||
| 2000 | No More (Baby I'ma Do Right) | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | Parents Just Don't Understand (With Lil' Romeo & Nick Cannon) | |||
| 2001 | Playas Gon' Play | 7 | 1 | |
| 2002 | Feels Good (Don't Worry Bout A Thing) (With Naughty By Nature) | 4 | 8 | |
| 2002 | I Do (Wanna Get Close To You)
(feat. P.Diddy & Loon) | 4 | 1 | |
| 2002 | Neva Get Enuf (feat. Lil' Wayne) | - | - | |
| 2006 | Feelin' You (feat. Jermaine Dupri) | - | - | |
[edit] 3LW Goes Hollywood
Two of the members of 3LW, Adrienne and Kiely, are also in the girl group The Cheetah Girls with Sabrina Bryan. Fans of both stars can now feast on all the albums they have released. Their first album released was a Christmas album, Cheetah-licious Christmas, which peaked at #55 in the U.S.. However, since "The Cheetah Girls" started out as a film and spawned a sequel, there are two soundtracks containing several songs by "The Cheetah Girls".
Adrienne and Kiely also filmed the sequel to The Cheetah Girls movie in March 2006 in Spain. The Disney Channel premiered the film on August 25. They also went on tour from September-January to promote the soundtrack and then in January 2007 will be recording tracks for their new album Cheetahs Gonna Get Down.
