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Entouch

Entouch was an American male Alternative R&B group, composed of Eric McCaine and Eric Smith, also known as Free. They were signed to Elektra Entertainment during the height of the new jack swing era. The duo's 1989 debut album was called All Nite and featured two singles, "II Hype" and "All Nite". Entouch was previously a house music quartet with members Gordon "Commissioner Gordon" Williams and Sean Varo. They released their lone album - the 1987 debut, Without You. The single "II Hype", released in 1989, peaked at No 18 on the Billboard R&B chart. In 1990, the single "All Nite" entered the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peaked at No. 71 (R&B No. 7). The group released a self-titled second album in 1991. Soon after, Entouch disbanded, and McCaine went on to work in music production with other artists such as Keith Sweat, Jadakiss, Eve, Mista, Swizz Beatz, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Kut Klose and Lorenzo. Former Touch member Gordon Williams later became a recording and mixing engineer.

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Entouch was an American male Alternative R&B group, composed of Eric McCaine and Eric Smith, also known as Free. They were signed to Elektra Entertainment during the height of the new jack swing era. The duo's 1989 debut album was called All Nite and featured two singles, "II Hype" and "All Nite". Entouch was previously a house music quartet with members Gordon "Commissioner Gordon" Williams and Sean Varo. They released their lone album - the 1987 debut, Without You. The single "II Hype", released in 1989, peaked at No 18 on the Billboard R&B chart. In 1990, the single "All Nite" entered the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peaked at No. 71 (R&B No. 7). The group released a self-titled second album in 1991. Soon after, Entouch disbanded, and McCaine went on to work in music production with other artists such as Keith Sweat, Jadakiss, Eve, Mista, Swizz Beatz, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Kut Klose and Lorenzo. Former Touch member Gordon Williams later became a recording and mixing engineer.

Key claims

  1. release date: 1987 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 1989 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 1991 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. release date: 1989-06-19 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "1987". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "1989". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "1991". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the release date is "1989-06-19". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  7. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363964936

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