SWV

SWV are an American all-female new jill swing trio comprised of three school friends, Coko (Cheryl Gamble), Taj (Tamara Johnson), and Lelee (Leanne Lyons). Their name is an acronym for Sisters With Voices. They are best known for the version of "Right here" mixed with Michael Jackson's "Right here". "Right here" was actually their debut release in 1992 and was semi-hit in the States reaching the top 20 on the R&B chart and the Hot 100 singles chart. "I'm so into you" gave them international success as well reaching #6 in states. The follow-up "Weak" gave SWV their first and only US chart topper. The second vesion of "Right Here/Human Nature" reached #2 in the states but was their biggest UK hit, reaching #3. "Anything" featured on the movie soundtrack for "Above the Rim" in 1994. In 1996, SWV returned with the album "New Beginning", which was preceded by the release of the US R&B number one hit "You're The One".

90 Hits (Discography):

Date	   UK	Song
May 1993   17	I'm So Into You
Jun 1993   33	Weak
Aug 1993    3	Right Here
Feb 1994   19	Downtown
Jun 1994   24	Anything
May 1996   13	You're The One
Dec 1996   36	It's All About U
Apr 1997   18	Can We
Sep 1997   34	Someone	(featuring Puff Daddy)

What happened next?
In 2017, SWV collaborated with Bell Biv DeVoe on the song "Finally" which was released as the second single off their album Three Stripes. They were awarded the "Lady of Soul Award" at the 2017 Soul Train Music Awards. In 2019, SWV partnered with hip-hop trio Salt-N-Pepa in the creation of the reality series called 'Ladies Night'.