Champaign

Champaign
Born: Jan 1, 1981 in Champaign, IL
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Genre: Adult Contemporary R&B
Styles: Adult Contemporary, Soul, Urban, Quiet Storm
Biography: Champaign took its name from its home city of Champaign, IL. The group was an interracial septet comprising singers Pauli Carman and Rena Jones, guitarist Howard Reeder, keyboardists Michael Day and Dana Walden, bassist Michael Reed, and percussionist Rocky Maffitt. They hit a commercial peak with their ...Read full biography
Champaign IV
Released: 1991
Label: Malaco
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Champaign had huge hits with 1981's "How About Us" and 1983's "Try Again," but by the late 1980s, the Illinois group was struggling. So Champaign turned to the same Jackson, MS-based label that had been ...Read full review
How 'Bout Us
Released: 1981
Label: Oldgol/Imp
Critics' Rating:
Smooth, well-crafted pop-R&B topped by the creamy vocals of Pauli Carman and Rena Jones. This debut is a pop hybrid that sounds very promising, although the group never followed through adequately. ~ William ...Read full review
More Champaign albums: Main Albums (5), Compilations (1)
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