Suns of Light

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{{Infobox musical artist|

|name = Suns of Light

|background = group_or_band

|image =

|caption =

|alias =

|origin = Carson, California, U.S.

|genre = R&B, new jack swing

|years_active = 1984–1995 (as the Boys)
1999–present (as Suns of Light)

|label = Motown, HAK Productions

|associated_acts = Earth, Wind & Fire, Shanice, MC Trouble, Jason Weaver, Classic Example

|current_members = Khiry Abdulsamad
Hakeem Abdulsamad
Tajh Abdulsamad
Bilal Abdulsamad}}

Suns of Light are an American R&B boy band, originally known as the Boys.

Biography

Their grandmother taught them singing, dancing, and acting. In the summer of 1984, ages 5 to 10 as "The Boys," the group began busking at the Venice Beach boardwalk. Their first single, "Dial My Heart" became a hit, charting at #1.Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 73.

Members

Khiry "Khiry the King" Abdulsamad (born November 10, 1973)
Hakeem "Hak/Hakim" Abdulsamad (born March 26, 1975) - starred in Ernest Goes to Camp", "Wildcats and voiced Franklin in This Is America, Charlie Brown.
Tajh "TJ" Abdulsamad (born December 8, 1976)
Bilal "Baby B" Abdulsamad (born April 17, 1979)

{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0008265/|title=Hakeem Abdulsamad|website=imdb.com}}

Discography

=Albums =

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!Year

!Album

!US

1988

|Messages from the Boys

|32

1990

|The Boys

|108

1992

|The Saga Continues...

|191

=Singles=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"\| Year ! rowspan="2"\| Single ! colspan="3"\| Peak chart positions ! ! rowspan="2"\| Albums{{cite web\|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-boys-mn0002444397\|title=The Boys\|website=Allmusic.com}}
style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="35"\| US Hot 100 {{cite web\|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/the-boys/chart-history/hot-100\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716094104/https://www.billboard.com/music/the-boys/chart-history/hot-100\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=July 16, 2018\|title=The Boys: Hot 100\|website=Billboard.com}} ! width="35"\| US Hot R&B {{cite web\|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/the-boys/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-songs\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710054414/https://www.billboard.com/music/the-boys/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-songs\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=July 10, 2018\|title=The Boys: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs\|website=Billboard.com}} ! width="35"\| AUS{{cite book\|last=Ryan\|first=Gavin\|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010\|year=2011\|publisher=Moonlight Publishing\|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia\|edition=pdf}} !UK {{Cite web \|title=BOYS {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company \|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/25155/boys/ \|access-date=2022-07-08 \|website=www.officialcharts.com}}
rowspan="1"\|1988 \| align="left"\|"Dial My Heart" \| 13 \| 1 \| — \|61 \| rowspan="4"\|Messages from the Boys
rowspan="3"\|1989 \| align="left"\|"Lucky Charm" \| — \| 1 \| — \|94
align="left"\|"Happy" \| — \| 57 \| — \|—
align="left"\| "A Little Romance" \| — \| 13 \| — \|—
rowspan="2"\|1990 \| align="left"\|"Crazy" \| 29 \| 1 \| 65 \|57 \| The Boys
align="left"\|"Heritage" with Earth, Wind & Fire \| — \| 5 \| — \|— \| Heritage
rowspan="2"\|1991 \| align="left"\|"Thing Called Love" \| — \| 14 \| — \|— \| rowspan="2"\|The Boys
align="left"\| "Thanx 4 the Funk" \| — \| 8 \| — \|—
rowspan="3"\|1992 \| align="left"\| "The Saga Continues" \| — \| 15 \| — \|— \| rowspan="3"\|The Saga Continues...
align="left"\| "Tonite" \| — \| — \| — \|—
align="left"\| "Doin' It with the B" \| — \| — \| — \|—

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rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Single

! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Albums{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-boys-mn0002444397|title=The Boys|website=Allmusic.com}}

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="35"| US Hot 100
{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/the-boys/chart-history/hot-100|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716094104/https://www.billboard.com/music/the-boys/chart-history/hot-100|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 16, 2018|title=The Boys: Hot 100|website=Billboard.com}}

! width="35"| US Hot R&B
{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/the-boys/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-songs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710054414/https://www.billboard.com/music/the-boys/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-songs|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 10, 2018|title=The Boys: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|website=Billboard.com}}

! width="35"| AUS{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=pdf}}

!UK

{{Cite web |title=BOYS {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/25155/boys/ |access-date=2022-07-08 |website=www.officialcharts.com}}

rowspan="1"|1988

| align="left"|"Dial My Heart"

| 13

| 1

| —

|61

| rowspan="4"|Messages from the Boys

rowspan="3"|1989

| align="left"|"Lucky Charm"

| —

| 1

| —