NEXT-TOO CLOSE-Ladies Night Out Live in Washington State (DC Productions)

ARTISTS: NEXT.
(C) 1997 Arista Records, Inc. (Official Live Performance Video HD).
GROUP MEMBERS: RL, T-LOW & TWEET.
SONGS: Too Close, Just in Case. You Can have Anything, Rain Drops Medley.
VIDEO DIRECTOR: Davies Chirwa.
VIDEO PRODUCERS: DC Productions.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Ocean Records & Musica.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS: Steve O, Tony B, Jeff, Tim Brown & Davies Chirwa.
VENUE: Showare Center.
LOCATION: Kent, Washington State.
All Rights Reserved.

HISTORY:
Fronted by founding members RL Huggar, brothers Terry Brown and Raphael Brown, the group was founded together by the Brown family's uncle, who was a local gospel choir director. They began performing under the name "Straight4ward." For commercial appeal, the name "straight4ward" was changed to "Next" with the assistance of producer Lance "LA" Alexander. The group trained under and was managed for a time by Ann Nesby from the gospel group Sounds of Blackness. Next was introduced in their home town of Minneapolis, Minnesota to producer and DJ artist KayGee from Naughty By Nature. They, subsequently, signed with KayGee's newly formed Divine Mill record label, which at the time was distributed through Arista Records.