Whistle (band)

American hip hop group

Whistle was an American 1980s hip hop and contemporary R&B group that was composed of Jazzy Jazz, Kool Doobie, and DJ Silver Spinner. The group later brought in Kraze and then Terk after Kool Doobie left the group to go solo. Their biggest hit single as a hip hop group was "(Nothing Serious) Just Buggin'" in 1986.

The group's first two albums, Whistle (released in 1986) and Transformation (released in 1988) were produced by the Kangol Kid from UTFO and DJ Howie Tee. Kangol and Howie brought in keyboardist/sound wizard Gary Pozner (who had already become a staff producer at Select Records) to handle the sound sampling and help with beat creation. Whistle's third album, Always and Forever, was released in 1990 and was also produced by Kangol Kid. A fourth album, Get the Love, was released in 1992. After the release of their second album, the group gave up rapping in favor of a contemporary R&B sound ("Barbara's Bedroom" (1987), "Bad Habit" (1990) and love ballads, including "Chance for Our Love" (1986), "Please Love Me" (1986), "Still My Girl" (1987) and "Right Next to Me" (1988). The group's biggest R&B hit single was a cover version of Heatwave's "Always and Forever" (1990).

Year Song US Billboard UK R&B Dance1986 "(Nothing Serious) Just Buggin'" — 17 18 7 Whistle "Santa Is a B Boy" — — — — Live at the North Pole "Please Love Me" — — — 91 Whistle 1987 "Barbara's Bedroom" — 31 — — 1988 "Falling in Love" — 41 — — Transformation "Still My Girl" — 95 — — 1989 "Transformation" — — — — "Right Next to Me" 60 52 — — 1990 "Bad Habit" — 40 13 — Always and Forever "Always and Forever" 35 9 — — 1991 "Do You Care?" — 69 — — 1992 "I Am" — 92 — — Get the Love "If You Don't Say" — 53 — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.