City High
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City High were an American hip-hop and R&B trio composed of Ryan Toby, Robbie Pardlo, and Claudette Ortiz. The group's biggest hit, the Wyclef Jean-produced 2001 single and MTV-staple, "What Would You Do?", peaked within the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards. Released in May of that year, the trio's sole studio album, City High (2001), earned critical praise, moderately entered the Billboard 200, and spawned the Billboard Hot 100-top 20 single "Caramel" (featuring Eve). Despite its relative success, City High disbanded shortly after.
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Origin
Willingboro Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres
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Years active
1999–2003
Labels
InterscopeBooga BasementTrackmasters
Past members
Ryan Toby Robbie Pardlo Claudette Ortiz
Tables
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications · Discography › Albums
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City High
City High
Title
City High
Album details
Released: May 22, 2001
Labels: Booga Basement, Interscope
Formats: CD, digital download, LP
Peak chart positions
34
Peak chart positions
23
Peak chart positions
55
Peak chart positions
82
Peak chart positions
11
Peak chart positions
89
Peak chart positions
14
Certifications
RIAA: Gold
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
| US | USR&B | CAN | GER | NZ | UK | UKR&B | |||
| City High | Released: May 22, 2001 Labels: Booga Basement, Interscope Formats: CD, digital download, LP | 34 | 23 | 55 | 82 | 11 | 89 | 14 | RIAA: Gold |
List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name · Discography › Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
| US | USR&B | USRhyth. | AUS | CAN | GER | NZ | SWI | UK | |||||
| "What Would You Do?" | 2001 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 3 | ARIA: Gold BPI: Platinum | City High | |
| "Caramel"(featuring Eve) | 18 | 9 | 3 | 47 | — | 70 | — | 72 | 9 | ||||
| "City High Anthem" | 2002 | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
References
- www.grammy.comhttps://www.grammy.com/artists/city-high/7137
- The Music Soundhttps://books.google.com/books?id=kXyFAwAAQBAJ&dq=%22city+high%22+wyclef&pg=PT1061
- Billboardhttps://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/city-highs-robby-pardlo-faces-intervention-on-ae-959605/
- MTVhttps://web.archive.org/web/20120204192448/http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/city_high/artist.jhtml
- Dimewarshttps://web.archive.org/web/20110710132137/http://dimewars.com/Blog/ViewBlogArticle.aspx?vn=Claudette+Ortiz+From+City+High+Defends+Herself+From+Wily+Temptress+Accusations&BlogID=dca44def-a324-43d4-bf6c-716e85fb98d9
- Huffpost.comhttps://www.huffpost.com/voices/black-voices
- "Ryan Toby Interview"https://web.archive.org/web/20120510060455/http://randb.about.com/od/artistinterviews/a/RyanTobyArticle.htm
- You Know I Got Soulhttps://youknowigotsoul.com/ryan-toby-interview-solo-career-city-high-debut-album-writing-behind-the-scenes
- Icecreamconvos.comhttps://icecreamconvos.com/robbie-pardlo-former-city-high-singer-passes-away-at-46/
- Billboardhttps://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2001-06-09/
- Billboardhttps://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-albums/2001-06-09/
- Jam!https://web.archive.org/web/20041210193421/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicCharts/prev_071201_ALBUMS.html
- GfK Entertainmenthttps://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artistId=City+High
- charts.nzhttps://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=City+High
- Official Charts Companyhttps://www.officialcharts.com/artist/10637/city-high/
- "American certifications – City High"https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=City+High&ti=&format=&type=#search_section
- Billboardhttps://web.archive.org/web/20190414142848/https://www.billboard.com/music/City-High/chart-history/hot-100
- Billboardhttps://web.archive.org/web/20190415141322/https://www.billboard.com/music/City-High/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-songs
- Billboardhttps://web.archive.org/web/20190423232512/https://www.billboard.com/music/City-High/chart-history/rhythmic-40
- australian-charts.comhttps://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=City+High
- Billboardhttps://web.archive.org/web/20190423050222/https://www.billboard.com/music/City-High/chart-history/hot-canada-digital-song-sales
- hitparade.chhttps://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=City+High#charts
- "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Singles"https://www.dropbox.com/sh/k9o2q7p7o4awhqx/AADhw4ljwWQtLQiu3AKHh2fEa/2001%20Accreds.pdf
- "British certifications – City High"https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified/