Exposé (band)

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. Compilations. They appeared onstage together at an exclusive block party in New York City that month, hosted by Dave Chappelle. Albums. In September 2004, it was announced that The Fugees have settled their differences and are currently working on a new album. Bruno chose not to perform since their deal to use the name required the members to not promote their own music while doing so. Though the Fugees remain tight-lipped about the exact reasons, most fans believe that a serious personality conflict between Hill and Jean contributed to their breakup following The Score.

However, no further appearances have been scheduled. After each member found success in other ventures, the Fugees failed to reform. Currently, Curless, Jurado, and Moneymaker paid for permission to use the name. After 1997, the Fugees all began solo projects: Hill started work on her critically acclaimed The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Jean began producing for a number of artists (including Destiny's Child and Carlos Santana) and recorded his debut album The Carnival, and Michel, with Mya and Ol' Dirty Bastard, recorded the single "Ghetto Superstar" for the soundtrack to the Warren Beatty/Halle Berry film Bulworth. During the summer of 2003, the lineup of Curless, Jurado, and Moneymaker reunited briefly for a reunion concert. The Fugees won two 1997 Grammy Awards: The Score won for Best Rap Album, and "Killing Me Softly With His Song" won for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group. Her first album, Expose This, was released in the Spring of 2004. The album also included a re-interpretation of The Delfonics' "Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide From Love)" in their hit single "Ready or Not".

After a small stint with the band Wet, she worked on a solo career focused mostly on dance oriented material. The Fugees were known for their unusual choice of covers and sampling sources on both albums; The Score, for example, included covers of "No Woman No Cry" (Bob Marley & the Wailers) and "Killing Me Softly (With His Song)" (Roberta Flack), which was their first and only #1 pop hit. In 1995, Bruno fully recovered from her throat tumor and began singing again. Despite the relative failure of their first album, The Score became one of the biggest hits of 1996 and was one of the first hip hop albums to incorporate reggae in a major way. Jurado ended up doing work with Jazz artists; Kelly Moneymaker has released a few albums (Like a Blackbird and Through these Basement Walls); while Curless has done a few low-key projects. The trio released their first LP, Blunted on Reality, after a long period of performing, but the album failed to live up the expectations of fans who attended their concerts. At the beginning of 1996, Arista dropped the group, and the members disbanded to pursue their own projects. Hill and Jean each went on to successful solo recording careers, while Michel focused mainly on soundtrack recordings and film acting.

In 1995, they recorded the Diane Warren-penned song "I'll Say Good-Bye for the Two of Us" for the soundtrack of the film Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home; that same year, the song was issued on Greatest Hits. Deriving their name from the term "refugee", the group is noted for the integration of soul and reggae into their work, and recorded two albums--one of which, The Score, was a multi-platinum and Grammy-winning success--before going their separate ways after 1997. Despite the disappointment, they managed to have two US Top 40 hits from the album: "I Wish the Phone Would Ring" and the #1 adult-contemporary smash "I'll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me". Both Jean and Michel are of Haitian heritage; Hill is an African American native of South Orange, New Jersey. The album was not as commercially successful as their previous albums, and two singles from the album failed to make the US Top 40. The members of the group are leader/rapper/producer Wyclef Jean, rapper/singer Lauryn Hill, and rapper Pras Michel. That same year, the group released their self-explanatory third album, which leaned more to an adult-contemporary style. The Fugees are an American music group, popular during the mid-1990s, whose repertoire includes primarily hip hop, with elements of soul, and Carribean music (particularly reggae).

But her health only worsened, and she was finally replaced by Kelly Moneymaker in 1992. Fugees Lyrics (http://www.lyricscafe.com/f/fugees.htm). The group took a little bit of time off from their schedule in hopes that she would recover. Fugees Fansite (http://user.aol.com/Snicka/fugee2.htm). In the middle of 1990, Bruno began having throat problems which soon turned out to be a benign tumor in her vocal cords. 1996: "Ready or Not". Their second album, What You Don't Know (1989), went gold and proved to be almost as much of a success as their debut. 1996: "Killing Me Softly (With His Song)" (US #1).

In 1987, a rerecorded version of "Point of No Return" was released; while the first few thousand copies of Exposure contained the original version of that song, the rest of the copies contained the new version. 1995: "Fu-Gee-La" (US #29). This album proved to be one of the most successful dance albums ever released, going multi-platinum. 1994: "Vocab". Toward the end of 1986, the group released their debut album Exposure (which still consisted of background vocals done by the original members). 1994: "Nappy Heads" (US #49). Before the album's completion, Miller left the group due to personal and business problems and began a solo career; she was replaced by Ann Curless. 1996: The Score.

But shortly thereafter, Casanas was fired, and Lorenzo quit to pursue other ambitions; they were replaced by Jeanette Jurado and Gioia Bruno. 1994: Blunted on Reality. This led to their signing with Arista Records. The next year, they recorded and released another dance single entitled "Exposed to Love". That same year, they recorded "Point of No Return" which became a dance hit.

Record producer and songwriter Lewis Martineé formed an all-female vocal trio called Exposé in 1985; he hired Sandra Casanas ("Sandeé"), Aléjandra Lorenzo ("Alé"), and Laurie Miller to be in the group's lineup. Exposé is a Latin freestyle pop-dance trio of the 1980s. 1994: "In Walked Love" (US #84; lead vocals by Ann Curless, from the album Exposé). 1993: "As Long as I Can Dream" (US #56; lead vocals by Ann Curless, from the album Exposé).

1993: "I'll Never Get Over You (Getting Over Me)" (US #8; lead vocals by Jeanette Jurado, from the album Exposé). 1992: "I Wish the Phone Would Ring" (US #28; lead vocals by Jeanette Jurado, from the album Exposé). 1990: "Your Baby Never Looked Good in Blue" (US #17; lead vocals by Jeanette Jurado, from the album What You Don't Know). 1989: "Tell Me Why" (US #9; lead vocals by Gioia Bruno, from the album What You Don't Know).

1989: "When I Looked at Him" (US #10; lead vocals by Jeanette Jurado, from the album What You Don't Know). 1989: "What You Don't Know" (US #8; lead vocals by Gioia Bruno, from the album What You Don't Know). 1987: "Seasons Change" (US #1; lead vocals by Jeanette Jurado, from the album Exposure). 1987: "Let Me Be the One" (US #7; lead vocals by Gioia Bruno, from the album Exposure).

1987: "Point of No Return" (US #5; rerecording of their 1985 hit; lead vocals by Jeanette Jurado, from the album Exposure). 1987: "Come Go With Me" (US #5; lead vocals by Jeanette Jurado, from the album Exposure). 1986: "Exposed to Love" (lead vocals by Aléjandra Lorenzo, from the album Exposure). 1985: "Point of No Return" (lead vocals by Aléjandra Lorenzo).

2002: Exposé's Greatest Dance Mixes. 2001: The Encore Collection: Seasons Change. 1999: Master Hits. 1995: Greatest Hits.

1992: Exposé. 1989: What You Don't Know. 1987: Exposure.