Hi-Five

Released: September 25, 1990

Songwriter: Bernard Belle Teddy Riley

Producer: Bernard Belle Teddy Riley

[Intro]:
(Tony)
Her smile
She was beautiful
The way she held me in her arms
Made me feel so young

(Marcus)
Yo, what you doin' man?
You are young, man
Yo T, you hear this man?
What is he talking about?
This girl got him strung out again, man
She's too old for you, man
She's 25 years old
You're only 16, man
What you trying to do?
Come over here and sing this, man...

Bridge: (Tony)
Cutie tried to flip me
She tried to blow my mind
I was only 16
She was 25
I was walking to school
When she caught my eye
Surely looking good...

Chorus:
She was so fine
She had that funky walk
Her smile
Make me wanna hear her talk
(She said)
She said she would do anything just so she could hear me scream

Just can't handle it
(What am i gonna do?)
Just can't handle it
(What excuse could I use?)
Just can't handle it
(She's got me so confused)

Bridge: (Tony)
Thought she was bluffing
Just messing with my head
So i forgot about school
Went to her place instead
She started to undress
As i looked at her thighs
I can't pass this test 'cause this girl is sooo fine

Chorus:

(Break Down)

Chorus:

Hi-Five is an R&B group from Waco, Texas, originally consisting of lead singer Tony Thompson, Russell Neal, Roderick Clark, Marcus Sanders, and Toriano Easley, who was later replaced by Treston Irby. They released their self-titled debut album in 1990, which peaked at #1 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart and was certified Platinum. This album featured the #1 R&B/Top 10 Pop hit “I Can’t Wait Another Minute,” and “I Just Can’t Handle It,” which peaked at #3 on the R&B Singles chart, as well as their biggest hit, the Teddy Riley-produced “I Like the Way (The Kissing Game),” which hit #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B Singles chart.

Their follow-up album Keep It Goin' On was released in 1992 and featured the hit songs “She’s Playing Hard To Get,” which peaked at #2 on the R&B Singles chart and #5 on the Pop chart, as well as the R. Kelly-produced single “Quality Time,” which peaked at #3 on the R&B Singles chart. Their third album Faithful was released in 1993 and contained the hit singles “Unconditional Love” and “Never Should’ve Let You Go”, which were also featured on the soundtracks to Menace II Society and Sister Act 2, respectively.

The group disbanded in 1994 and Tony Thompson went on to release his solo album Sexsational in 1995. Thompson re-formed Hi-Five with four new members and released the album The Return independently in 2005 but he was issued a cease-and-desist order by the original members of the group to halt sales of the album. As discussions of putting the original group back together were taking place, Tony Thompson passed away on June 1, 2007 in his hometown of Waco, Texas. Treston Irby and Marcus Sanders have carried on with the Hi-Five name, continuing to make music and tour.

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Greatest Hits (1994)

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