D-Cru

D-Cru
D-Cru
Origin	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres	R&B, pop
Years active	1998–early 2000s
Past members	Nicole Hutton; Tito Chipman; Craig Smart; Damien Kyles; Aimee Mackenzie; Troy "Golden Child" Samson

D-Cru was a Canadian R&B music group formed in Vancouver, consisting of singers Nicole Hutton, Tito Chipman, Craig Smart,^[1] Troy "Golden Child" Samson,^[2] Damien Kyles and Aimee Mackenzie.^[3]

Career

They released their self-titled debut album, D-Cru in 2000.^[4]^[2] The album featured their biggest hit, the ballad "I Will Be Waiting",^[5] a top-ten hit in Canada. The album's other main single on the Canadian charts (reaching number 11 and remaining on the charts for six months) was "Show Me",^[6] which sampled the chorus from the song "Show Me the Way", which was originally a hit for Mackenzie's old group The West End Girls in 1991.

D-Cru band member Craig Smart later contributed back-up vocals on two tracks for Master P's album Game Face.^[7]

They received a Juno Award nomination in 2001 for Best R&B/Soul Recording for "I Will Be Waiting".^[8]^[9]

Discography

Studio albums

The Outer World (1998)
Into the Future (2002)

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions	Album
Year	Single	CAN ^[10]^[11]	Album
1999	"Show Me"	11	The Outer World
2000	"I Will Be Waiting"	9	The Outer World
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

^ "Canadian R&B hitmakers stop by Vernon". Vernon Morning Star, Apr 10th, 2013
^ ^a ^b Larry LeBlanc (9 January 1999). "D-Cru attracts interest in the US". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 37–. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ Phares, Heather. "D-Cru Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
^ "Popular Uprising". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 17 June 2000. pp. 28–. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ "Adult Contemporary". RPM, Volume 71, No. 4 May 29, 2000
^ "New &Noteworthywork=Billboard". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 17 June 2000. pp. 31–. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ "Canadian R&B hitmakers stop by Vernon". Vernon Morning Star. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
^ "D-Cru Artist Summary". Juno Awards. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
^ "The 2001 Juno nominees are:". Toronto Star - Toronto, Ont. Jan 25, 2001 Page: 02
^ D-Cru | Awards | Allmusic Allmusic.com
^ Search for Canadian peaks Archived 2015-09-26 at the Wayback Machine, RPM, via Library and Archives Canada

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[1] "Canadian R&B hitmakers stop by Vernon". Vernon Morning Star, Apr 10th, 2013

[Inc.1999-2] Larry LeBlanc (9 January 1999). "D-Cru attracts interest in the US". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 37–. ISSN 0006-2510.

[3] Phares, Heather. "D-Cru Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 November 2013.

[Inc.2000a-4] "Popular Uprising". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 17 June 2000. pp. 28–. ISSN 0006-2510.

[5] "Adult Contemporary". RPM, Volume 71, No. 4 May 29, 2000

[Inc.2000-6] "New &Noteworthywork=Billboard". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 17 June 2000. pp. 31–. ISSN 0006-2510.

[7] "Canadian R&B hitmakers stop by Vernon". Vernon Morning Star. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.

[8] "D-Cru Artist Summary". Juno Awards. Retrieved 17 November 2013.

[9] "The 2001 Juno nominees are:". Toronto Star - Toronto, Ont. Jan 25, 2001 Page: 02

[10] D-Cru | Awards | Allmusic Allmusic.com

[11] Search for Canadian peaks Archived 2015-09-26 at the Wayback Machine, RPM, via Library and Archives Canada

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