Search - For Real :: It's a Natural Thang

For Real Was For Real

retro_styled_crooner | Tustin, CA USA | 09/12/2003

(3 out of 5 stars)

"For Real formed in 1993, releasing their first album, It's a Natural Thang, one year later on A&M Records. This female R&B quartet struggled to hit it big; "You Don't Know Nothin'," hit no. 88 on the billboard hot 100, no. 80 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, and hit no. 21 on the Rhythmic Top 40; "Easy To Love," hit no. 65 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart; and "You Don't Wanna Miss," struggled as well. But this shouldn't destroy these singles credibilty, For Real have wonderful old-school vocal harmonies, which lift the album. For Real was just another female quartet that got lost in the New Jack Swing, Club/Dance, Urban mix, and suffered from lack of promotion like most groups did in the early to mid-90s."

Right there with Envoge

Hicpala | Brooklyn NY | 03/11/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This group For Real ...was in a class of Envoge..their vocal styles were beyond touching..like Envoge....trying to match such vocals would and is hard these days...lack of promo's killed this group..but their vocals will live on ...wonder where they are?"

Born to sing.

Hicpala | 01/14/1999

(3 out of 5 stars)

"though they entered the market at a time when girl groups were a dime a dozen and poor promotion was a death sentence, for real is definitely the real deal. covering musical styles from zhané to the jackson 5 to miki howard, necia, t, josina and wendi exhibit exception skills and harmonies that easily put them in a class with en vogue and brownstone. one listen to the acapella "you don't know nothin'" leaves no doubt that for real's lack of recognition is through no fault of their own. thoguh this album doesn't have any real stand-out tracks, it makes for pleasant listening."