Talent was an R&B group from Kansas City, Missouri, consisting of Earnest "Bishop" Dixon, Keith "Castor Troy" Murrell, and Marlon "Casino" Hatcher, and they were signed to Rockland Records by R. Kelly after hearing them sing a rendition of Boyz II Men's 'End Of The Road'. When they left their native Kansas City to work with R. Kelly in Chicago, they expected to stay only two weeks, but that eventually became two years. The end result was their debut album 'Bull's Eye', which was slated for release 13 March 2000, and which was mostly written and produced by Kelly. 'Celebrity' was released as a single, but could only reach number 90 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart. The album features a generous helping of melodic ballads, and a mix of upbeat, hip-hop-inflected songs such as 'Breakin’ Up', 'Everywhere I Go' and the Trackmasters/Kelly collaboration 'All Up In His Ride' add an edge to an otherwise silky-smooth debut. At the time the trio signed with Kelly, none of them were established songwriters, but since then Dixon has written Profyle’s No. 1 R&B Motown single 'Liar' and Joe's forthcoming single 'Stutter', both produced by Teddy Riley. Promo discs of the album were sent out, but the final release was eventually cancelled and it remains unreleased, so here it is for us to judge if that cancellation was the right decision.
Track listing
01 All Up In This Ride
02 Breakin' Up
03 Celebrity
04 Every Which Way
05 Everywhere I Go
06 I Belong
07 My Heart Will Go On
08 Description Of Love
09 Til The Angels Sing
10 Together We Stand
11 Turn To Lies
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