The group is comprised of Tony Borowiak, Jamie Jones, Delious Kennedy, and Alfred Nevarez. All of them were from the Mojave, California City, and Hesperia areas of California. As stated before, they are best known for "I Swear", which was also nominated for Song Of The Year at the Grammys (as was the single "I Can Love You Like That", another remake of a Montgomery country song, the following year). All-4-One almost became transatlantic chart toppers, blocked only by Wet Wet Wet's cover "Love Is All Around" (originally by The Troggs) for the soundtrack to the 1994 film 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' (that cover spent 15 weeks at number one in the U.K. Singles Chart).
Many people often mistake All-4-One songs for those done by Boyz II Men, another popular 90s R&B group. This is due to their very similar music style as well as the fact that both artists had the height of their popularity in around 1994 or so. At any rate, All-4-One achieved considerable airplay for years afterwards.
However, declining sales led to the group leaving the Atlantic Records label after the release of the album 'On and On' in 1999. Still, even the shift in labels did not help shore up the group's flagging popularity, as the follow-up album, 'A41', and its lead single "Not Ready 4 Goodbye" both failed to chart in the U.S. (although their next single, "Beautiful As You", was a minor Adult Contemporary hit). Their 2004 album, titled 'Split Personality', was given an Asia-only release.
All-4-One later signed a new record deal with the label Peak Concord. Their seventh album (and, to date, their latest), titled 'No Regrets', came out in September 2009. That release is perhaps best known for featuring the song "Key to Your Heart". As well, the group's iconic singles "I Swear" and "I Can Love You Like That" have continued to receive airplay and praise over the years.
Website: http://www.all-4-one.com/
Skillz
All-4-One Lyrics
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She's got skills
Watch her slippin and a slidin' working booty left to right
She's got skills
She can work it to the left
Work it to the right
She wants to get a little freaky tonight
[Chorus:]
She's got the potion in the motion
To cure my ills
She's got skills
She shimmie's up my jimmy and she'll do me all night long
She's got skills
In the mornin' when I'm yawnin' she gives me a sticky bun
She's got skills
[Pre-chorus:]
Yum yum eat 'em up think I'm in luck because
She wants to lick me like a lollipop
[Chorus]
Skills
Girl has it goin' on
She's got skills
Work her booty all night long
She's got skills
Makes me wanna scooby doo
She's got skills
Makes me want to zoom zoom zoom
[Chorus]
[Pre-chorus]
Little rump shaker got the flavor that i like
She's got skills
Little cutie with that booty, think I'll take her home tonight
She's got skills
The lyrics to All-4-One's song "Skillz" is a narrative about a woman who has all the moves, and she's not afraid to flaunt them. The chorus emphasizes how the woman has the "potion in the motion" to cure the singer's ills, and he repeats that "She's got skillz" throughout the song to emphasize his point. The lyrics are straightforward and are a nod to the club scene from the 90s, which celebrated dance and party culture.
The verses take the listener through the singer's experience with the woman's dance moves. He watches her "slippin and slidin'" across the dancefloor before she moves her hips left and right to show off her skillset. The chorus emphasizes how the woman can cure his ails, and he talks about how she can "shimmie" up his "jimmy" all night long. The verses and chorus combined reflect the experience of being in a club and meeting someone who has an innate talent for dancing and responding to music.
Line by Line Meaning
Little rump shaker she can really shake and bake
A woman who can dance provocatively and seductively
She's got skills
She is talented and skilled in her dancing
Watch her slippin and a slidin' working booty left to right
She moves her body sensually from left to right
She can work it to the left
She knows how to move her body in this direction seductively
Work it to the right
She knows how to move her body in this direction seductively
She wants to get a little freaky tonight
She is seeking to engage in sexual activities tonight
She's got the potion in the motion
She possesses something that can fix her partner's issues
To cure my ills
To cure my problems
She shimmie's up my jimmy and she'll do me all night long
She seduces her partner and engages in sexual activities with him all through the night
In the mornin' when I'm yawnin' she gives me a sticky bun
She rewards her partner with a pastry when he wakes up
Yum yum eat 'em up think I'm in luck because
The singer is pleased because the woman wants to perform oral sex on him
She wants to lick me like a lollipop
She desires to use her mouth on her partner sexually
Girl has it goin' on
The woman is attractive and desirable
Work her booty all night long
Dancing sensually all through the night
Makes me wanna scooby doo
Makes the singer have a strong sexual urge
Makes me want to zoom zoom zoom
Evokes a strong desire in the singer to engage in sexual activities
Little rump shaker got the flavor that i like
The woman possesses traits that are attractive to the singer
Little cutie with that booty, think I'll take her home tonight
The singer finds the woman attractive and desires to take her home tonight
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Gary St Clair, Timothy O Brien
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@beemocha
Family Matters brought me here 😌😌😙💕💕 good ol 90’s music 🎶
@babygfeva
Family Matters and a Pringles commercial I think.... They performed multiple times on Family Matters. That was awesome.
@freshdagoon8308
Family matters and the movie nothing to lose is why I'm here
@twintwr2
nothing to lose is what i remember
@Tim_Raths
This song was my jam when I was in 8th grade and I still listen to it.
@sheilaannsanders2619
❤ 2024, this makes me feel like showin' y'all my Skillz!
@statoncarter7682
I Remember this on Family Matters!! LMBO!!! Can't believe this song is almost 30 years old! Damn, time flies!!
@ynwdollazgaming7594
I have that episode on my YouTube channel check it it’s YNW dollaz
@olmardymard767
You remember that too 😅
@nackydmoose
That's where i was introduced to them too