Tabu Records

Band ("Take Your Time (Do It Right)," 1980) Jazz singer Sharon Ridley (Full Moon), pianist Manfredo Fest.

The duo was scheduled to perform as a part of the Time in San Antonio at the Hemisfair Arena that night but couldn't make it.

The duo stayed in Los Angeles and became songwriter-producers for artists like New Edition, Boyz II Men and most notably, Janet Jackson.

In 1985, Cherrelle and Alexander O'Neal dueted on "Saturday Love," which was a hit in the UK but caught on later with American radio.

In 1991, Alexander O'Neal's All True Man was the last album Tabu Records released under the new Sony regime.

Avant was hired to run Motown (another PolyGram label), and, in August 1993, he brought Tabu Records under its aegis.

[1] The company announced the news on Facebook on Valentine's Day 2013[2][3] and released a trailer of the label's return on YouTube.

Band, Cherelle, and Alexander O’Neal were released through Universal Music, as part of its Icon series, during 2012.