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Title: The Groups Biggest Hit
Review: Cleveland, OH's, Rude Boys racked up their biggest hit, "Written All over Your Face" in 1991 (no. 16 pop). The number has a Philly Soul groove (reminiscent to the O'Jays' "Use Ta Be My Girl") and seductive vocal harmonies. Like most late-'80s and early-'90s R&B, the track is set to a modified hip-hop beat, but the quartet's delivery nearly outshines the bouncy groove. Banks and Little convey an emotional testimony. Nothing else the foursome touched entered Billboard's pop 100, let alone the Top 40. The now-defunct quartet is billed as one of New Jack's finest one-hit wonder bands, but the entire group seemed too good for their own careers.
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