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Slot may refer to:

• A narrow opening through which an object can pass, for example in a:
  • Mail slot
  • Slot machine, a type of casino game
  • Vending machine slot
• Slot, a space for a container on a ship, usually expressed as a 20' or 40' slot (i.e. 20 or 40 feet)
• Slot (car racing), a slot in the track on which slot cars race in and are guided by
• Slot (ice hockey), the area on the hockey rink directly ahead of the goaltender between the faceoff circles on each side
• Orbital slot, allotted position for a satellite in a "crowded" orbit

Technology[link]

• Groove (engineering), a feature cut into a hard material to provide a location for another component
  • Tongue and groove
• Slot (computer architecture), the operation issue and data path machinery associated with a single execute pipeline in a CPU
  • Edge connector socket ("slot"), any type of female electrical connector for use with printed circuit boards having matching edge connectors
  • Slot 1, the physical and electrical specification for the connector used by some of Intel's microprocessors
  • Slot 2, the physical and electrical specification for the connector used by some of Intel's microprocessors
  • Slot A, the physical and electrical specification for the edge-connector used by early versions of AMD's Athlon processor
• Leading edge slot, an aerodynamic device used on fixed wing aircraft
• Slot antenna, a directional antenna consisting of a slot in a piece of metal
• Kensington Security Slot, small hole found on almost all recent small or portable computer and electronics equipment used for attaching a lock

Other[link]

• Dance slot, an imaginary narrow rectangle along which a follower moves back and forth with respect to the leader
• Landing slot, right allocated to an airline by an airport or government agency to schedule a landing or departure at a specific time
• "Slot", the Danish and Dutch word for castle or fortified place, and can refer to several places, e.g.
  • Søborg Slot
• "The Slot", a name for New Georgia Sound, used by the Tokyo Express to supply the Japanese garrison on Guadalcanal in World War II
• Slot (band), a Russian alternative/nu metal band
• Slots, common Internet-slang for the popular Warcraft III video game modification, Defense of the Ancients
• Slot canyon, a type of narrow canyon formed by the wear of water rushing through sandstone
• Slot time, the time it takes for an electronic pulse to travel the length between two nodes

See also[link]

• All pages beginning with "Slot"
• All pages with titles containing "Slot"
• Hole (disambiguation)
• Slat (disambiguation)
• Slet
• Slit (disambiguation)
• Slut (disambiguation)

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For Real was an American R&B and soul quartet, that formed in 1993.^[1] In the latter part of that decade they were nominated for a Grammy, Billboard Music Award, and Soul Train Music Award.

Biography[link]

For Real secured their recording contract by accident. "We were picking up our manager from the airport. So we decided to greet him with an acappella song. Someone from A&M Records just happened to be in the airport and heard them perform. Not long after, they were signed," said Latanyia Baldwin.^[2]

The band released their debut album, It's a Natural Thang, with production from Brian McKnight on A&M Records in 1994, and it became a critical success, including a rare four stars from Rolling Stone magazine.^[3] Their first single, "You Don't Wanna Miss" hit #28 on the Billboard chart, courtesy of a danceable new jack swing remix by Steve "Silk" Hurley, which was featured in the song's video. A second single, "Easy to Love", peaked at #65 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The album scored another chart hit with the a cappella love song, "You Don't Know Nothin'", which was written and produced by Mervyn Warren, and which peaked at #27. The song peaked at #54 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1995.^[4] The album sold over one million copies worldwide, and peaked at #80 on the Billboard 200.

In 1995, the band appeared in Italian Vogue, modeling men's suits. They toured alongside Stevie Wonder,^[5] and lent their voices to the Martin Scorsese film project Grace of My Heart. The foursome also forayed into acting with appearances in the film Shake, Rattle and Rock! starring Renée Zellweger and Howie Mandel^[6] on Showtime.

They also hit the US Top 20 with the single "Freedom (Theme from Panther)" featuring Aaliyah, TLC, En Vogue, BlackGirl, SWV, and Vanessa Williams from the film Panther. They also recorded a duet with Stevie Wonder called "Stubborn Kind of Fellow", which appeared on the Marvin Gaye tribute album, Inner City Blues: The Music of Marvin Gaye.^[7] For Real also recorded songs for the soundtracks of the films Waiting to Exhale and Fled.

After a label change from A&M to Dallas Austin's Arista imprint Rowdy Records in 1996, For Real struck again with the Austin-produced, 60s-leaning single "Like I Do", from their second album Free. "Like I Do" hit #10 on the Billboard singles chart. The video also earned a Billboard nomination for Best R&B Clip; the album made the Top 100, and sold nearly 400,000 copies in the US. The album's next and last single was the Diane Warren-penned pop ballad "The Saddest Song I Ever Heard" which hit #65 on the Top 100 singles chart. The band performed "Saddest Song" on the TV series All That. Free included production from top R&B/pop producers like Babyface, Mario Winans, and Jon B..

The band also recorded three songs ("I Do", "Born to Love That Boy" and "Unwanted Number") and appeared in the critically acclaimed film Grace of My Heart. The film's soundstrack won a Satellite Award in 1997.^[9][10]

In January 1997, the band won an American Music Award for their work on the Waiting to Exhale soundtrack, in Summer 1997, the group earned a Soul Train Award nomination for Album of the Year (By a Group, Band or Duo) for Free.

In 1999, Wendi Williams lent her voice to the Emmy-winning film Introducing Dorothy Dandridge with Halle Berry, in which Berry plays a singer but Williams is behind her singing voice.^[11]

In 2002, their song "Love Will Be Waiting at Home" appeared in the film Two Can Play That Game, which starred Vivica A. Fox and Morris Chestnut.

In 2009, CoryLavel began to work with Josina Elder on her new album.

Discography[link]

• It's a Natural Thang (1994)
• Free (1996)

Awards and nominations[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• SingingFool.com Streaming music videos for "Like I Do" and "The Saddest Song I Ever Heard"
• Allmusic^{[dead link]} Discography, biographies, and pictures
• IUMA Group photos, lyrics, message board, audio streams, and biography
• Google Album info, photos, and lyrics