MINT CONDITION

Mint Condition is an R&B band formed in the late ‘80s, comprising of lead singer Stokley Williams, bassist Ricky Kinchen, guitarist Homer O’Dell, pianist Larry Waddell and keyboardist/saxophonist Jeffrey Allen. The group is well-known for its highly diverse musical style, and its famous song, “Breakin’ My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes).”

From their debut album Meant to be Mint, in 1991, “Breakin’ My Heart” stayed on the charts for 34 weeks, hitting #3 in the R&B Top 5 and #6 in the Pop Top 10 charts. A couple of years later, they released their second platinum album, From The Mint Factory, with immediately success coming in the form of the second hit, “U Send Me Swingin’”.

With several other songs hitting the charts, such as “What Kind of Man Would I Be”, #2 on the R&B charts, the released their greatest hits compilation in 1998. At the turn of the 21st century, Mint Condition was the ONLY R&B/Funk band signed to a major record label.

After a six year hiatus, they surfaced with another chart-topping album, Living The Luxury Brown, on their independent label Caged Bird Records. The album hit #1 on the Independent Album Charts.