After a 20-year recording hiatus, the legendary R&B group Jodeci has finally returned to the album charts. The quartet’s new LP, The Past, The Present, The Future, takes a bow on the April 18 tallies, making a mark with its first new studio set since 1995.
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The new album, released on Sphinx/Epic, bows at No. 2 on R&B Albums (27,000 copies sold in the week ending April 5, according to Nielsen Music) and No. 23 on the Billboard 200 (bowing with 28,000 equivalent-album units).
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On the Adult R&B airplay chart, lead single “Nobody Wins” zips 6-3 (up 18 percent in plays). It’s the group’s second-highest-charting single on the list, behind only “Cry for You” (No. 2 for three works in 1994).
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The album’s release spurred big social gains for Jodeci: It gained 142 percent more Instagram followers in the week ending April 7 (according to Next Big Sound), and its Twitter mentions grew by 46 percent.