{{short description|American contemporary R&B group}} {{About|the R&B trio|the 1978 film|Perfect Gentlemen (film)}} {{blpsources|date=January 2021}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | name = Perfect Gentlemen | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = Boston, Massachusetts, United States | instrument = | genre = R&B, hip hop, new jack swing | occupation = | years_active = 1988–1993 | label = Columbia Records<br>Warner Bros. Records | associated_acts = | website = | current_members = | past_members = Corey Blakely<br/>Maurice Starr Jr.<br/>Miles 'Masspike' Wheeler<br/>Stephen Reeves<br/>Tyrone Sutton }}
'''Perfect Gentlemen''' were an American trio of teen R&B vocalists formed under the direction of Maurice Starr, who discovered New Edition and New Kids on the Block.
Starr put the group together in Boston in 1988, and had them tour the US opening for New Kids on the Block.<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p13928|pure_url=yes}} Biography], AllMusic</ref> An album and a video followed, and the group scored a hit single with "Ooh La La (I Can't Get over You)" (1990), which peaked at No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 12 on the R&B/Hip Hop charts.<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p13928|pure_url=yes}} Billboard Singles], AllMusic</ref>
==Members== *Corey Blakely *Maurice Starr Jr. *Tyrone Sutton (on ''Rated PG'') *Miles "Masspike Miles" Wheeler (on ''The Perfect Gentlemen'') *Stephen Reeves (on ''The Perfect Gentlemen'')
==Discography== *''Rated PG'' (Columbia Records, 1990) U.S. Billboard Top 200 peak No. 72, U.S. R&B peak No. 39<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p13928|pure_url=yes}} Billboard], AllMusic</ref> *''The Perfect Gentlemen'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1993)
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