After a hiatus, Feloney Davis, Glenn Wright, and Mar-K Shaw, with the return of Ace Watkins, the group began working on an expected follow-up album.
In 2005, the group released their fourth album When the Smoke Clears on their own label, Boss Entertainment, through Fontana Music/ Universal Records. Mar-K is the youngest member of the group and also the only member that is not from Chicago.Ģ005–present: When the Smoke Clears In 2004, Feloney returned to the group, Ace was replaced by current member Mar-K Shaw, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio. Īfter being let go by RCA Records, Feloney left the group to pursue a solo career with a single "I Don't Mind", shortly thereafter followed by Ace. After that, "John Doe" was re-released and went on to enter the Hot 100 at number 95.Īnother single named "Man Ain't Supposed To Cry" was a top forty R&B/Hip-Hop hit. It was a moderate success entering number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100. A few months later, in 2000, a new lead single called " Mamacita" was released. In 1999, a new song called "John Doe", from their album Don't Hold Back on Epic was released and was a minor R&B/Hip-Hop hit, which led to the album release being delayed. Gray was replaced with Chicago native Ace Watkins, signed with RCA Records and started work on their next album Don't Hold Back. Shortly after touring, Euclid Gray left the group after the tour was over to pursue a gospel career and the group was dropped from A&M Records. After only a few years of being signed, they were dropped again. Though having only one single hitting the Billboard charts, the album was a top twenty success on the R&B/Hip-Hop charts.
This album featured Feloney Davis taking over the lead vocals. In 1998, they scored their first and only top five hit without Kelly, named " Body Bumpin' (Yippie-Yi-Yo)" released on February 3, 1998, which peaked at No. In 1997, they eventually scored a record deal with A&M Records and started working on their sophomore and solo debut album All Work, No Play. Original member Earl Robinson recruited Chicago natives Feloney Davis, Glenn Wright, and Euclid Gray as new members of Public Announcement in 1996 and Davis took over as the lead singer. According to his Myspace page, Boykins is currently a songwriter and producer at the Chocolate Factory studio in Chicago he often tours with Kelly, and has been featured in many of Kelly's videos such as "I Wish", " When a Woman's Fed Up", and " Contagious" by The Isley Brothers to name a few. Boykins also continues to work closely with R. Boykins and Big Mel worked on music together and individual careers. They released a single "Take Advantage Of Me" but an album never materialized and Andre, Rick, and Big Mel left the group. With Earl, Rick, Andre, and Mel, the group signed with Atlantic Records. Public Announcement brought in a new member Big Mel. After a successful tour ended in 1993, Kelly parted ways with Public Announcement to begin a solo career, The group suddenly left the music industry after his departure. Kelly and Public Announcement essentially making the group backup members for Kelly rather than a cohesive unit. 1 on the R&B chart during Public Announcement's tenure.) The group was billed as R. (Overall, "Honey Love" and "Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)" all of which was led by Kelly, eventually leading to the album reaching a million copies domestically and going platinum. One of the last albums to be released during the new jack swing period of the early 1990s, the album included the hits "She's Got That Vibe", " Honey Love", " Dedicated", and " Slow Dance (Hey Mr. Kelly and Public Announcement released their collaboration album, Born into the 90's in January 1992. Kelly backed up by Earl Robinson, Andre Boykins, and Ricky Webster. Kelly met the members from Public Announcement and auditioned them to be his backup singers and dancers. The group signed with Jive Records in 1991 after R.