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His career dictated that he complete his high school education through the services of a tutor.

Gill, the only member of New Edition who is not from Boston, was raised in Washington DC where he attended Kimball Elementary and Sousa Junior High. The following year, he collaborated with Gerald Levert and Keith Sweat to form the supergroup LSG (LevertSweatGill) which resulted in the multi platinum debut album, Levert-Sweat-Gill, and a follow-up album entitled LSG2. Gill also released Lets Get the Mood Right in 1996, which included the title song, Love In an Elevator, and Maybe. In 1993, Gill released another solo project, Provocative, which included the songs Quiet Time to Play, A Cute, Sweet, Love Addiction, and a gospel song, I Know Where I Stand. On this album, Gill played guitar, bass, bongos, and drums in addition to performing his lead and background vocals. The hits from his self entitled 1990 album include My, My, My, Rub You the Right Way, Fairweather Friend and Wrap My Body Tight. Heartbreak, and the Johnny Gill lead Boys To Men.ĭuring a hiatus from New Edition, Johnny embarked on a solo career. With Gill as one of the lead singers, the group developed a more mature, adult sound, hitting the charts with songs such as Can You Stand The Rain, N.E. Gills big break came in 1987, when he replaced Bobby Brown in New Edition, a 1980s pop group. Then, Johnny teamed up with Stacy for a duet album, which featured their first together, Perfect Combination, a second album on Atlantic Records, Chemistry, yielded the song Half Crazy. The demo he recorded fell into the hands of the president of Atlantic Records, and his self-titled debut album was released shortly thereafter.