The band released their first album issued self-titled debut in autumn 1989, which included the hits, "Sayanora", "Heat of the Moment", "Can't Stop" and the quiet storm staple, "Ready or Not". After promoting the album and seeing it go to platinum, they scored a hit with the Motown-influenced "Nights Like This" on the 1991 soundtrack to The Five Heartbeats. The trio returned with 1992's Takin' My Time, which included the hit cover of The Originals' "Baby I'm For Real". The trio released their last album, with Reflections, in 1995, which included the hit, "'Til You Do Me Right". After Mitchell split from After 7 in 1997, the Edmonds brothers continued performing, releasing the cover of Hall & Oates' "Sara Smile" before silently disbanding that year.
The brothers continue to perform in venues for reunions. Both Kevon and Melvin Edmonds appear with Babyface in the film Soul Food, as members of the R&B group Milestone and performing the song "I Care About You". In 1999, Kevon Edmonds released a solo LP, which included the single "24/7." In 2006 they appeared on the New Jack Reunion Tour.
What U R 2 Me
After 7 Lyrics
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Girl, I could go on all night telling you why it'll be true
Let's stretch out on my leather couch under our 18 by 22
I cannot try to explain it
Baby how can say it to you
Girl you're the rest of my life and all
And you come whenever I call
I thank you from the bottom of my heart
That's why
[Chorus]
Baby, what you are to me
No one else can be
Oh, and I think I'm in love baby
Oh oh, baby just can't stop this feeling
From taking over and over
And I know I can't stop it girl, you're mine
You're mine, yeah
I can understand how you want your space
Give it all some time to let it soak into your mind
Searching all my life for a woman like you
Gonna do exactly what my precious heart tells me to
Oh girl, you're the rest of my life and all
And you come whenever I call, girl
And baby I just wanna say it
I thank you from the bottom of my heart
[Chorus]
I know that you've been hurt before
By men who swear it all
But I just wanna say
Wanna take it day by day
I'm gonna pick you up whenever you
Pick you up whenever you fall
[Chorus: x3]
Vamp out
In the song "What U R To Me," After 7 uses a sequence of beautiful lyrics to declare their love for someone special. The song is a love ballad that expresses how the singer feels about their partner. The opening line of the chorus "Baby, what you are to me, no one else can be" is a clear indication of the extent of the person's love. The songwriter uses the rest of the song to describe the different ways the person they love is essential to them, and the singer expresses how they feel it's impossible to explain it all to the person they love; they carry a depth that words cannot contain.
The song's lyrics convey a sense of vulnerability, trust, and commitment, and the singer acknowledges that their loved one has been hurt before. They reassure their partner by telling them they will be there for them and pick them up whenever they fall. The song's overall message is one of love, reassurance, and dedication.
Interesting Facts About What U R To Me by After 7:
- The song was released in 1992 and was the fourth single from their eponymous debut album.
- The album was produced by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and L.A. Reid.
- The song peaked at number 23 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart and number 92 on the Billboard Hot 100.
- The song's music video features the band in a live performance setting with clips of couples in love.
- The group After 7 was formed in 1987 and included Kevon and Melvin Edmonds, and Keith Mitchell. The group's name was inspired by the fact that all three members were born after the '70s.
- Kevon and Melvin Edmonds were brothers of the famed performer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.
- What U R To Me was After 7's highest-charting single.
- The song was co-written by Babyface, Kevon, and Keith Mitchell.
- After 7 won the Soul Train Music Award for Best New R&B/Soul Group in 1990.
- The group After 7 disbanded in 1997 but reformed in 2015 and continues to make music today.
Chords for What U R To Me by After 7:
Verse:
Bbmaj7, Bm6, F#7, G#m7, Ebm7, Abm7
Chorus:
Eb6(add9), Ebmaj7, F(maj7), G7sus, Eb6(add9)
Line by Line Meaning
A thousand words for why I love you
I have a million reasons to love you and I could go on forever telling you why they are true
Girl, I could go on all night telling you why it'll be true
I could spend hours relaying to you all the reasons why my love for you is genuine and real
Let's stretch out on my leather couch under our 18 by 22
Let's relax and spend some quality time together in our shared home
I cannot try to explain it
Baby how can say it to you
Although I cannot fully express my love for you, I want you to know how much you mean to me
Girl you're the rest of my life and all
And you come whenever I call
You are my life-long partner and I can always count on you to be there for me
I thank you from the bottom of my heart
That's why
I am incredibly grateful for you and that is why I am expressing my love for you
Baby, what you are to me
No one else can be
No one can replace or replicate the special place you hold in my heart
Oh, and I think I'm in love baby
Oh oh, baby just can't stop this feeling
From taking over and over
And I know I can't stop it girl, you're mine
You're mine, yeah
My love for you is so strong that it consumes me and I cannot help but feel that you belong to me and me alone
I can understand how you want your space
Give it all some time to let it soak into your mind
I respect your need for personal space and understand that you need time to process things on your own
Searching all my life for a woman like you
Gonna do exactly what my precious heart tells me to
I have been looking for someone like you my whole life and I am willing to follow my heart and do whatever it takes to make you happy
I know that you've been hurt before
By men who swear it all
But I just wanna say
Wanna take it day by day
I'm gonna pick you up whenever you
Pick you up whenever you fall
I am aware that you have been hurt in the past, but I want to assure you that I am different and I will be there for you every step of the way
Vamp out
End of the song
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: BUCK
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fabulosot
A thousand words for why I love you
Girl, I could go on all night telling you why it'll be true
Let's stretch out on my leather couch under our 18 by 22
I cannot try to explain it
Baby how can say it to you
Girl you're the rest of my life and all
And you come whenever I call
Girl I just wanna say it
I thank you from the bottom of my heart
That's why
Baby, what you are to me
No one else can be
Oh, and I think I'm in love baby
Oh oh, baby just can't stop this feeling
From taking over and over
And I know I can't stop it girl, you're mine
You're mine, yeah
I can understand how you want your space
Give it all some time to let it soak into your mind
Searching all my life for a woman like you
Gonna do exactly what my precious heart tells me to
Oh girl, you're the rest of my life and all
And you come whenever I call, girl
And baby I just wanna say it
I thank you from the bottom of my heart
Baby, what you are to me
No one else can be
Oh, and I think I'm in love baby
Oh oh, baby just can't stop this feeling
From taking over and over
And I know I can't stop it girl, you're mine
You're mine, yeah
I know that you've been hurt before
By men who swear it all
But I just wanna say
Wanna take it day by day
I'm gonna pick you up whenever you
Pick you up whenever you fall
Baby, what you are to me
No one else can be
Oh, and I think I'm in love baby
Oh oh, baby just can't stop this feeling
From taking over and over
And I know I can't stop it girl, you're mine
You're mine, yeah
Baby, what you are to me
No one else can be
Oh, and I think I'm in love baby
Oh oh, baby just can't stop this feeling
From taking over and over
And I know I can't stop it girl, you're mine
You're mine, yeah
Baby, what you are to me
No one else can be
Oh, and I think I'm in love baby
Oh oh, baby just can't stop this feeling
From taking over and over
And I know I can't stop it girl, you're mine
You're mine, yeah
Vamp out
L ANGEL LOVE
"AFTER 7" IS SO GENUINE AND SOUND SO HEAVENLY DIVINE
THAT ALSO MAKES THEM SO
TRUE AND DEDICATED TO THEIR
CRAFT VERY OUTSTANDING HARMONY AND "ONE OF A KIND"
AND THE SONGS, WITH GREAT QUALITY OF SHOWMANSHIP ALONG WITH THEIR MUSIC MAKES THEM
"TRULY SOMETHING SPECIAL"
EVERY TIME I HEAR THEIR
AMAZING VOICES WHEN THEY
SING SO VERY ENTERTAINING
WITH GREAT MELODY AND
UNFORGETTABLE MOMENTS
WITH OUTSTANDING HARMONY
AND VERY CLASSY
SOPHISTICATED GENTS
D.TIERRA AYERS
I FORGET JON B. FOR THIS 1
BECAUSE I STILL SEE IT AS
ANOTHER #1 COME BACK,
ALONG WITH BABYFACE &
ALL THE OTHER GREAT
MUSIC PRODUCERS THAT
PUT "AFTER 7 CD
"REFLECTIONS" TOGETHER
AND I GOT LUCKY ENOUGH
FIND IT & SEND TO ME
Lesley Love
NOW I WAS SO RUDELY STOP ABOUT
AFTER 7 YOUR NEW RECORDING ARTIST IS TRULY SINCERE AND GENUINE TO BE
ONE OF KIND AND TO CLEAR UP A BIG
MISUNDERSTANDING YOUR NEW ARTIST
SHOWERS HIS WOMAN'S WITH GIFTS ALONG
LOVE AND AFFECTION AND LIKE A TRUE
GENTLEMAN I HEAR YOU ALL WITH
PERFECT HARMONY SINGING SO
GRACIOUSLY ABOUT THE QUEEN OF YOUR
LIFETIME AND HER KING TO RESIDE BY YOU ALL SOPHISTICATED GENTLEMEN. KEEP
DOING WHAT YOU ALL DO BEST SINGING
PRODUCING AND DELIVERING THOSE AMAZING LYRICS, IN YOUR SONGS TO PERFECTION AND
HEALING TO CAPTURE ANY WOMAN'S HEART OF A LIFETIME. NOW I CANNOT
FORGET THE PERFECT GENUIS AND MUSIC
PRODUCER THAT COLLABORATED ON THIS CD BABYFACE THAT GLAZED IT ALL WITH
PURE HONEY TO FINALIZE IT WITH AN
ELOQUENT TOUCH OF MAGIC AND I KNOW
THE FACTS AS A TRUE CUSTOMER THAT
BUY YOUR MUSIC WHEN IT'S RELEASE FOR
SALE. WHAT MORE CAN I SAY. YOU'RE
FABULOUS AND GENUINE CLASSIC BEYOND COMPARED, BUT YOU DO REMIND ME OF
"THE WHISPERS AND THEY ARE TRULY
UNFORGETTABLE AND LOVE THE PERFECT
HARMONY OF THOSE TWINS THAT'S BEEN
AROUND FOR MANY YEARS AND DECADES
DOMONIQUE AYERS
BABYFACE & JON B. MADE THIS BEAUTIFUL SONG 2 GREAT MASTERS CREATIVELY
DESIGN TO SUCCEED AT
ANY LEVEL IN OCTIVES
VOCAL ARRANGEMENT
ALONG WITH ANOTHER
BEST FRIEND & PROTEGE'
EL DEBARGE & THE ARE
TWO GREAT AMAZING
DUO SINGING
"WALKING ON AIR" IN
THE MUSIC INDUSTRY & DELIVERING THOSE
LYRICS LIKE 2 SOPHISTICATED GENTS
SINGING TO
THAT VERY SPECIAL LADY IN THEIR LIFE ON A NATURAL HIGH
THAT REMINDS
ME OF SOME ,1 I USE 2
KNOW
HE AND HIS TWIN
"BABYFACE" SOUND
SO MUCH ALIKE,
BUT NEVERTHELESS
THEY ARE THE BEST
DOMONIQUE AYERS
JON B. MADE THIS BEAUTIFUL SONG IF
I'M NOT MISTAKEN OR
HE AND HIS TWIN
JUST LOL BUT, THEY DO
SOUND ALIKE,
WHO KNOWS MAYBE THE PRODUCED IT BABY-FACE MAY
HAVE PRODUCED IT TOGETHER,
BUT NEVERTHELESS
THEY ARE
LESLEY LOVE
THIS SONG AND LYRICS ARE
MADE TO PERFECTION AND
TAKEN TO THE NEXT LEVEL
OF GRATENESS.
LaShanna S
Still my favorite song on this Album
Jon B Smooth
+LaShanna S Same here. Lyrically amazing. Delivery amazing. The squeal of the sax. The bassliine. Immaculate track, one of their best.
captain marvel
LaShanna S You're pretty to me.
Morris Pitts
You know I don't care what anyone says they absolutely Kill this song it's one of my all-time favorite songs by them, I love the way two brothers trade off they just kill it. Another R&B group that didn't get their props, damn shame!... I also wonder what happened to Melvin.
Jon B Smooth
+Morris Pitts It's in my top 5 of theirs. #1 Truly Something Special #2 Ready or Not #3 One Night #4 Nights Like This and #5 What U R 2 Me. Soooo underrated, they are my ATF r&b group.
mrssmith6479
You are sooo right! I am just saddened to see that music won't be timeless like this any longer. Thankfully, they are still touring (awesome live), but Melvin had a bout with drugs and left him unable to tour. His son has stepped in. While he is good, he is NOT his daddy! LOL! Their new album is great, but some people think that it is a "Kevon" album, but we all know that drugs have their affects and they were not able to capture that play off one another that they normally have.
Jon B Smooth
The new album is pretty damn good I have to say. It's not as good as their previous work (you can't replace Melvin's sound) but it does contain some of their signature sound.
FlipStar26
I see Spice Girls borrowed their cadence on "Say You'll Be There" from this here joint....
After 7 ... beautiful beautiful
L ANGEL LOVE
THIS SONG AND ALBUM IS A
PERFECT 10 "AFTER 7"