Gospel | Joi Marshall: Life After Jade
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The early 90s were the golden days of R&B music, with female groups dominating the charts. Between 1990 and 1993, the world was introduced to many hot new female groups including SWV, Xscape, and En Vogue.
One of the groups that stood out from the rest was Jade, comprised of members Tonya Kelly, Joi Marshall and Di Reed. The girls had talent and enthusiasm, and upon the release of their debut album, Jade To The Max, a platinum selling album.
In the girls’ two album run, they scored many hits, with the group’s biggest number, “Don’t Walk Away” reaching #4 on the Hot 100 and going gold. Many people may also recognize the group for such popular songs as “Looking For Mr. Do Right,” “One Woman,” “5-4-3-2 (Yo! Time IS Up)” and “Every Day Of The Week.”
mind, Body & Soul
In their two album career, Jade had a platinum album, 3 top 20 hits on the Hot 100, and 6 top 20 hits on the R&B charts.
Unfortunately, the group called it quits after their album “Mind, Body & Song” in 1994, tired of their label’s abuse and its mismanagement of their funds.
I was able to get in touch with Joi, who kindly agreed to do an interview about her time in the group Jade, as well as to provide us with updates on the going-ons of the other girls.
Since the group’s split, Joi has written a book about the music industry. Titled “Answers to the 20 Most Asked Questions about the Music Business,” the book is Joi’s effort to prevent young artists from making the same mistakes that Jade had made.
In addition, Joi has an album in the works, expected to come out later this year. Blending
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