![]() ![]() ![]() At that time, there just multiracial groups. The record labels, when they saw we were a multiracial group, they really didn’t have anything to do with us. … Our manager at the time, he said “You guys’ name is Color Me Badd.” We were sold because we had multiracial members in the group. … we still weren’t for sure who we wanted to be, but we had to come up with a name because we had graduated high school. It was all about singing, music and trying to get the girls. Me, being Mexican-American Bryan, who’s white Indian-Native American Sam, who is a white boy, and Kevin, he was African-American - but we were all buddies in high school and we never looked at the color thing at all. RM: Where did the name Color Me Badd come from?Ĭalderon: There was something that we never realized as a group : we had different cultures in the group. … Everyone is just a little older, I guess, and that’s really all that is different. ![]() … Take, for instance, last night: York, Pennsylvania. We’re going to areas that we’ve never been before. Mark Calderon: It’s been really great, just going to different places all around the country. Richmond magazine: You are on a whirlwind of a tour how is that going? We talked with original member Mark Calderon, who breaks down the origin of the group’s name and its unlikely collaboration with Insane Clown Posse. 4 at the Richmond Coliseum in a stop on the “I Love the ‘90s” tour. "It's time to start picking out some of the songs that we've been working on and come up with a concept for a new album.Color Me Badd, the R&B crooners from Oklahoma City known for “I Wanna Sex You Up” and “I Adore Mi Amour,” perform Nov. Says Abrams: "We've always been writing songs over the years and we've been sending each other ideas for songs. Their last studio album, Awakening, was released in 1998. But no, I'm not ready to have the birds and the bees conversation with my daughters for a long, long time."Īs much as the band members relish their old music, they are quick to add that they are ready to start releasing a new album. He asks Abrams if he used the same approach with his 19-year-old son and two daughters aged seven and eight.Ībrams replies with a laugh: "My kids have definitely said, 'Oh daddy, I heard the 'S' word in that song'. That's how I taught my son sex education." Off the radio charts, it would seem that the song has found another purpose over the years - as a lead-in for the band members to talk about the birds and the bees with their kids.Ĭalderon, who has two children aged 16 and 19, says in jest: "My kids definitely know the lyrics to the song. On the Billboard Hot 100 chart, it peaked at No. The tune, released in 1991 as the first single from their album C.M.B., topped the UK singles chart and the Billboard R&B and dance charts. In Singapore and other Asian countries, the song was known as the more sanitised I Wanna Love You Up. I feel like we're 20 again."Īs a nod to their past, audiences can bet they will be singing their hit song I Wanna Sex You Up when they perform here. "It's been a long time and we're just a group of giggly brothers having a blast talking about it. Even after 20 years, people still want to hear us sing."Ībrams adds: "We don't mind at all being called retro because we're just so excited about this Singapore show. "But you know what's good about this? It shows that our music has stood the test of time. ![]()
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