The seeds for Skyy were sown in Brooklyn, New York in 1973, when sisters De… Read Full Bio ↴The seeds for Skyy were sown in Brooklyn, New York in 1973, when sisters Denise, Delores, and Bonne Dunning first met musician Solomon Roberts, Jr.. Noted record producer/keyboardist Randy Muller (who was also a member Brass Construction and an arranger for B.T. Express) soon became involved with the project. By 1976, the Skyy lineup of the three Dunning sisters as vocalists, Roberts as the male vocalist/guitarist, Anibal Anthony Sierra on guitars and keyboards, Larry Greenberg on keyboards, Gerald Lebon on bass, and Tommy McConnell on drums had solidified.

In the late 1970s, Skyy signed to Salsoul Records. After several albums that saw moderate success in the R&B market, the group crossed over to the mainstream in a big way with the release of the Skyy Line album in late 1981. Featured on this album was the single "Call Me," which gave the group their first (and only, to date) top 40 hit on the pop charts, peaking at #26 in 1982. It also became the first of several #1 R&B hits for Skyy. Meanwhile, the group continued to record for the Salsoul label up through the release of their 1984 Inner City album (Salsoul would fold in 1985), scoring several additional hits on the R&B chart during that time.

In the mid-1980s, the group signed with Capitol Records and released their next album, From the Left Side in 1986. Apart from the top ten R&B single, "Givin' It (to You)," the album saw limited success, and the group left Capitol soon thereafter.

Things were looking rather bleak for the band by the late 1980s. However, after signing to Atlantic Records, Skyy launched a major comeback in 1989 with the release of their extremely successful Start of a Romance album. This release spun off two consecutive #1 R&B singles, with both the title track ("Start of a Romance") and the Quiet Storm classic, "Real Love" claiming the top spot. "Real Love" also became the group's second and final crossover pop hit peaking at #47 on the Top 50 Billboard charts in early 1990. The first single released from the album, "Love All the Way" had also cracked the R&B top 50. Unfortunately, by the release of the Nearer to You album in 1992, the hits had again dried up, and the band has not released a new studio album since then.

Get It Up
Skyy Lyrics

Today I crossed a line that I never thought I'd ever cross
Had to align my spine, spill my guts, fuck what it will cost
Get the sauce, fuck a loss, off my radar watch
If you wanna become the boss then you just gotta add it up
Add it up, add it up
You gotta add it up
Add it up, add it up
You gotta
Put them doubts to the side, see one sign at a time
Who is down when I ride, we gon' slide when I slide it's on sight

Ayy, it's on sight, ayy
Now I'm gonna get what should already be mine
Now I'm finna act we could already be fine
You don't want no smoke but you still wanna smoke with me
Takin' no days off and then I work it I'm a prodigy
Invaders must die everytime that's the policy
If we change the title of this paper it's because of me
Comin' fresh out a dry spell
To get right back to tracks and packs that I sell
I come back bring the stacks and racks where I dwell
Is it really worth the cracks in Jack's next fly tale (Let the time tell)
I been married to the game
My first bitch that ain't got lame
Wasn't ready when I came
Steady workin' on my aim
Me and you we're not the same
You still askin' who to blame
Man I think I went insane
While I'm spittin' all these flames
I can't change
Nah, I can't change, nah
Bite me, fight me
They tryna wipe me, indict me
While I'm rappin' on a type beat
I'm unbothered by this shit
Search for cover off the grid
Took the top off of this bitch
And another wrist is slit
I am trouble you can quit
When I double it gets lit
And another one to hit
Ain't no other one would fit

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Written by: Peter Podolsky

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