4 the Cause

4 the Cause were an R&B group from Oak Park, Illinois, United States, who were later based in Germany.^[1] The band consisted of the family members Shonna Edwards, Bennie Edwards, Reshonda Landfair and Jason Edwards.

4 the Cause
Origin	Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.[1]
Genres	R&B, pop
Years active	1993–2000, 2008
Labels	RCA Records/BMG Records
Members	Shonna "Miss Lady" Edwards (b. May 10, 1981, in Chicago) Bennie "BJ" Edwards Jr. (b. August 13, 1982, in Chicago) Jason "J-Man" Edwards (b. July 2, 1982, in Chicago) Reshonda "Shorty" Edwards (b. September 26, 1984, in Chicago)
Website	www.myspace.com/four4thecause

Background

Founded in March 1993 under the name Young Warriors 4 the Cause, it took winning the Apollo Style talent contest at school in 1995 to land their first recording contract. In 1997, while under the management of Bell Miles and Robert Williams (management team for the Moffatts), the band decided to shorten their name to 4 the Cause.

Breakthrough

The group gained success in 1998 with their cover of Ben E. King's hit song "Stand by Me",^[2] which was particularly successful in Europe, reaching the top 10 in eight countries. Later that year, their debut album of the same name, Stand by Me was released.^[3] The group also had a minor hit with a cover of the Bill Withers song, "Ain't No Sunshine". They released two more singles before disbanding in 2000.

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		GER [4]	AUT [5]	SWI [6]
Stand by Me[7]	Released: 1998 Label: RCA Records/BMG Records	51	29	20

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions												Album
		GER [4]	AUS [8][9]	AUT [10]	BEL [11]	FRA [12]	IRE [13]	NED [14]	NZ [15]	SWE [16]	SWI [17]	UK [18]	US [19]
1998	"Stand by Me"	2	28	2	6	14	2	6	3	6	1	12	82	Stand by Me
	"Let Me Be"	82	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Ain't No Sunshine"	52	73	27	—	64	—	20	—	28	—	—
1999	"Everytime You Go Away"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	"E-Mail"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—