Force MDs
The Force MDs most memorable hit “Tender Love,” was featured in the 1985 feature film and soundtrack Krush Groove. The single proved to be a huge success, peaking at #10 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming an instant R&B classic after it stayed on the chart for 19 weeks. “Tender Love,” written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, is a ballad that was WAY off the beaten path of the funk laced rhythmic percussion the producing duo was more known for. It was also one of the tracks that helped Jam & Lewis garner a Grammy Award for Producer of the Year.The Force M.D.’s finally scored its first R&B #1 hit in 1987, “Love is a House,” from the group’s third album, Touch & Go. However, the group’s popularity began to wane the following year. Tragedy struck the group three times with the passing of three of its members: Charles “Mercury” Nelson suffered a fatal heart attack in 1995; Antoine “T.C.D.” Lundy died of Lou Gehrig’s disease in 1998, and DJ Dr. Rock died under unknown circumstances.The Remaining MDs returned with a comeback album titled The Reunion in 2000 and appeared with a new line-up on the recently canceled Monique Show on BET.
