Johnny Gil

Gill was born on May 22, 1966 in Washington, D.C, his mother had four boys and his father was a minister. He started singing at the age of five singing along in church in a family gospel group called Little Johnny and “Wings Faith” which included his brothers Bobby, Jeff, and Randy Gill (himself a solo recording artist and member of the group II D Extreme).[clarification needed] Gill attended Kimball Elementary, Sousa Junior High, and Duke Ellington School of the Arts. His career dictated that he complete his high-school education through the services of a tutor. Gill planned to attend college to pursue a degree in electrical engineering, but decided instead to focus on his singing career. He is the sixth and final member of the R&B group New Edition, and was also a member of the supergroup called LSG; with Gerald Levert and Keith Sweat. He is currently in the new group Heads of State with New Edition members Bobby Brown and Ralph Tresvant touring.Johnny Gill (Johnny Gill Jr. born May 22, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. He is the sixth and final member of the R&B group New Edition, and was also a member of the supergroup called LSG; with Gerald Levert and Keith Sweat. He is currently in the new group Heads of State with New Edition members Bobby Brown and Ralph Tresvant touring.Gill began a new chapter in his career in 1987, when he was recruited by Michael Bivins to join New Edition. Bobby Brown had been voted out the group and Gill was brought in to replace lead singer Ralph Tresvant, who was rumored at the time to be leaving to pursue a solo career. Gill became the only member of New Edition who was not from Boston.

With Gill, the oldest member, as one of the lead singers (along with Tresvant, who ended up staying with New Edition and delaying the launch of his solo career) on the album Heart Break, the group developed a more mature, adult sound, hitting the charts with songs such as “Can You Stand The Rain”, “N.E. Heartbreak”, “If It Isn’t Love”, and the Gill-led “Boys To Men”.Continuing his role as a romantic balladeer while emerging as a new jack swing star, he released a second self-titled album in 1990, which included the hits “My, My, My”, “Rub You the Right Way”, “Fairweather Friend”, and “Wrap My Body Tight”. In 1991, he was featured in Perri “Pebbles” Reid’s hit single “Always” from the album of the same name, along with Pebbles’ cousin, R&B singer Cherrelle. The single made the R&B Top 20 shortly after its release.[citation needed]

In 1993, Gill released another solo project, Provocative, which included the songs “Quiet Time to Play”, “A Cute, Sweet, Love Addiction”, and the gospel song, “I Know Where I Stand”.

 

In 1995, Gill also released Let’s Get the Mood Right, which included the title song, “Love In an Elevator”, and “Maybe” – which is considered by many to be one of his greatest vocal performances.[citation needed] In 1996, Johnny reunited with New Edition reunion and recorded Home Again.

In 1997, he collaborated with Gerald Levert and Keith Sweat to form the supergroup LSG (Levert/Sweat/Gill), which yielded the multi- platinum debut album, Levert.Sweat.Gill, and a follow-up album in 2003 titled LSG2.
On September 27, 2008, the days Johnny Gill was back on the road singing on his own he began touring with New Edition bandmates Ralph Tresvant and Bobby Brown in a new group named Heads of State.

In July 2010, Notifi Records, based out of St. Louis, MO, signed Gill to a recording contract. On October 11, 2011- 16 years after recording his last solo album- he released his recent studio album Still Winning.