The Five Heartbeats

The Five Heartbeats is a 1991 film produced and directed by Robert Townsend, who also stars in the film with Leon, Harry J. Lennix, Tico Wells, Michael Wright, Harold Nicholas of The Nicholas Brothers, and Diahann Carroll.

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1991 - Film - Robert Townsend - Leon - Harry J. Lennix - Tico Wells - Michael Wright - Harold Nicholas - The Nicholas Brothers - Diahann Carroll

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The film depicts, through the eyes of singer Donald "Duck" Matthews (Townsend), the rise and fall of a Motown-esque ficticious soul music quintet, from their beginnings as a doo wop group in New York City in 1965, to their rise to the top of the music scene in the late-1960s, to their demise in 1972. It was released to theatres by 20th Century Fox. Duck serves as the group's songwriter; its other members include lead singer Eddie King, Jr. (Wright), Duck's brother J.T. Matthews (Leon), high tenor Anthony "Choirboy" Stone (Wells), and bass singer Terrance "Dresser" Williams (Lennix).

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Donald "Duck" - Motown - Ficticious - Soul music - Quintet - Doo wop - New York City - 1965 - 1960s - 1972 - 20th Century Fox - Songwriter - Tenor - Bass

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Since The Five Heartbeats is about a musical group, the film features a significant amount of original music, including songs such as "The Heart is a House for Love", "We Haven't Finished Yet" (written and sung by Duck and his sister in their bedroom), and the Heartbeats' signature song, "Nothing But Love". "The Heart is a House for Love" was recorded as a single for the film's soundtrack by The Dells, who served as consultants on the film and provided memoirs for Townsend to adapt for The Heartbeats. The single version of "The Heart is a House for Love" reached #13 on the R&B charts in the United States in 1991.

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The Dells - R&B - United States - 1991

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