Magnum Force - Private Party

Published in New Music Reviews

We've got a hot R&B group, Magnum Force, that is climbing our charts, with their latest hit, "Private Party" on ESize Entertainment.

Magnum Force Private Party cover 300x300 BIO - Chicago group, Magnum Force, best known for the steppers' classic "Share My Love" and the house classic "Cool Out," has been around since 1982. Originally known as Seville, the group had a reputation for giving exciting live shows.
The original lineup for Magnum Force were brothers Rick Sizemore, Rory Sizemore, Nate Williams, Stan Winfield, Myron Robinson, Marc Vines, Dwayne Liddell and Carl Comer. The brothers handled the song writing, arrangements and record production.

Like most soul groups, the roots of Magnum Force can be traced back to the church. In 1979, the Sizemore brothers were playing and singing in a gospel choir when they met Nate Williams. After months of jamming together, the group started doing shows. Two years later, Magnum Force had expanded to an eight-piece band including a horn section. Motivated by other groups and fans, the group decided to go into the recording studio to lay down some original songs. One of those demos was a tune written by Rick and Rory, "Share My Love."

Shopping their demos, they ran into the inevitable rejections until one day a family friend put them in contact with Chi-Lite’s producers Ottis Leville and Carl Davis. Released on Davis' Chi-Sound Records subsidiary label Kelli-Arts in late 1981, "Share My Love" reached Number 1 on the charts in the Chicago land area in 1982 and received airplay in other markets.

In 1984, the group started their own record company, Now Sound Records, and released "Say I Do," selling over 10,000 locally. The following year, Magnum Force plugged into the then up-and-coming Chicago-born house music style, giving them their biggest selling record to date. "Cool Out," released on Jewel Records, which sold close to 250,000 copies. Additionally, several other songs, such as, Girl You’re too Cool, A Touch of Funk and Fly received airplay in the European market in the late 80’s and early 90’s.

In the mid 90’s, there was a period of inactivity for the group; however, the Sizemore brothers continued to write and produce for other Artists, receiving a production deal from Universal Records, while other band members got involved in gospel, blues and rock music. In 2015, Magnum Force has reemerged on the scene with their music being “Reloaded”, releasing a hot, new stepper’s song titled, “Private Party”.

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