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TLC set album release date, but still can’t think of a title

By Andy Malt | Published on Friday 7 April 2017

Back in February, TLC’s “last and final” album was “tentatively scheduled to be released at the end of June”. But what about now that were here in April? Well “the album date is firm”. Firmly set for 30 Jun. I probably built too much drama into that, didn’t I? Made you think there was some new controversial delay. But what will the record be called? NO ONE KNOWS! Dun, dun daaaaaaah. There’s your drama.

As previously reported, the surviving members of the group, Tionne ‘T-Boz’ Watkins and Rozonda ‘Chilli’ Thomas, raised over $400,000 on Kickstarter for the album back 2015, with plans to release it later that year. As you’ve probably guessed, that didn’t happen. But finally this year the planets aligned and the big comeback/finale for the group was set in motion.

The duo’s manager, Brian Diggins, revealed the news of the definite release date in an update on Kickstarter. He also added that various bits of good fortune – including Ed Sheeran handing over a cut of publishing rights in ‘Shape Of You’ to the writers of ‘No Scrubs’ and TLC’s upcoming London show selling out – meant that “it was a blessed month for us and we finally feel a little wind at our back”.

Yeah, same for me. I think I drank a bit too much beer last month, and that always plays havoc with my guts. But hey, now all’s fine and nothing more needs to be done. Oh, besides settling on a name for that bloody album.

“We need your help – let’s hear your suggestions for the album title”, writes Diggins. “Tionne and Chilli are still undecided so [are] looking to you for inspiration”.

Uh, okay. How about we call it ‘A Little Wind’?