Hip-hop/urban soul supergroup
Lucy Pearl was formed in the summer of 1999 as the brainchild of Tony! Toni! Toné multi-instrumentalist and vocalist
Raphael Saadiq (formerly known as
Raphael Wiggins), who left the band he co-founded with his brother D'Wayne in 1998.
Saadiq first contacted DJ
Ali Shaheed Muhammad of
A Tribe Called Quest, which had disbanded after their 1998 LP The Love Movement, and then ex-
En Vogue member
Dawn Robinson, who had originally departed that group for a solo career in 1997 but jumped at the chance to work with
Saadiq and
Muhammad. Relying a great deal on live instrumentation in addition to samples and turntable work (
Muhammad even plays bass and guitar),
Lucy Pearl issued its self-titled debut album in the spring of 2000. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide
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Lucy Pearl