Mint Condition is an American R&B band from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The band is focused on diverse genres such as jazz, hip hop, funk and dance. Mint Condition has also been nominated for one Grammy and three Soul Train Awards.
The group is credited with being one of the last major funk bands to chart before hip-hop and new jack swing dominated black music in the 1990s.
After a six-year hiatus, the group resurfaced as a quintet as Lewis left the group to produce for other artists including his ex-wife and singer Toni Braxton. Lewis then joined the entertainment division at Santa Fe Station Casino. In 2005, they released Livin' the Luxury Brown on their independent label Caged Bird Records. The album hit #1 on the Independent Album Charts and in 2006, the group released Live from the 9:30 Club, a live album recorded at the 9:30 club in Washington, D.C..
In 2008, they released E-Life, debuting at #8 on the Billboard R&B album chart and spawned two singles, "Baby Boy, Baby Girl" and "Nothing Left To Say". The latter became the band's first Top 30 R&B single in almost a decade (#27 R&B) as well as a Top 5 Billboard Urban Adult Contemporary hit, peaking at #3.
In September 2012, the group released Music at the Speed of Life. That December, Mint Condition was entered into the Soul Music Hall of Fame.
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Members:
Stokley Williams
Ricky Kinchen
Homer O'Dell
Larry Waddell
Jeffrey Allen
PAST MEMBERS-
Keri Lewis
Roger Lynch
Ray Coleman
Kenny Young
From: St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Genre(s):
R&B,
soul,
funk,
new jack,
swing,
neo soul,
rock,
jazz
Instrument(s):
Vocals,
Guitars,
Bass,
Drums,
Keyboards,
Saxophone
Active From: 1985-present