Don’t go chasing waterfalls,
Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you’re used to…
Indeed, the lyrics to one of our all-time favourite R&B tracks, released back in ’94 by TLC, has seen us through some tough times.
Now, TLC has announced the release date of their final album, 30 June, after pulling off a successful crowdfunding campaign. Along with the announcement, the first single, ‘Way Back’ is as gloriously 90s as their best selling album, CrazySexyLove.
Featuring Snoop Dogg, remaining members T-Boz and Chilli sing about “kickin’ it with friends and James Brown and Michael Jackson records,” explains NPR.
Listen:
The girls also announced that this is the first album TLC has released that doesn’t have any vocals from deceased member Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes.
In her honour, here’s a little throwback which includes Left Eye’s self-written rap verse:
Babe.
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