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...graduated with a chemistry degree in 1979. That same year, he married Spivey, a fellow student he had met while working as night auditor at a local hotel. After living in Atlanta, where Barton tested cleaning compounds, they moved to Texarkana, Texas. In 1988 he became president of TLC Manufacturing, a company he founded with some friends. He made about $86,000 a year...
Then, in 1990, he had a mysterious parting of ways with his company. "Officially, I was fired," Barton said in his deposition, explaining that it was a way for the company to save face and not scare off suppliers. But after his last day at TLC, someone broke into the offices, stole secret formulas and erased computer files. Police went to Barton's home and arrested him on a burglary charge. However, according to a report at the time, a detective investigating the case believed the burglary "was not intended for the theft of the product formula but to hide...
...TLC eventually negotiated a more lucrative deal with LaFace. The issue now is, Can TLC win back its fans? With the success of such packaged pop acts as the Spice Girls, LaFace has high hopes for Fan Mail. Thomas, for her part, thinks the Spice Girls have copied some of TLC's style. "I've never been a Spice Girl fan," says Thomas. "I'm not like down on them; there's enough room for everybody. But I have to say that one of the girls, I think it's Scary Spice, bit off of us. It's cool though...
...Mail may set some trends of its own. Executive-produced by the all-star team of Antonio ("L.A.") Reid, Kenneth ("Babyface") Edmonds, Dallas Austin and TLC, the album is a savvy blend of bouncy pop-rap, sharp R. and B., and smooth balladry. The lyrics are playful but blunt: on Silly Ho, the group puts down gold diggers; on No Scrubs, it upbraids unambitious men. The album shows signs of artistic growth: on Unpretty, Watkins sings movingly about the way in which society's beauty myths can destroy one's self-esteem. It's a more introspective song than...
...other people's hands. A lot of times if you get deeply involved in the money side of music, you can lose your passion for the artistic side. It's a struggle--but you have to know your business." If they want to stay on top this time around, TLC will have to look after its bottom line...