BlackGirl released their debut single "Krazy" in 1993, which was one of four consecutive top forty singles on the
Billboard chart, "Krazy" (No. 37), "
90's Girl" (No. 13), "Where Did We Go Wrong" (No. 39) and "
Let's Do It Again" (No. 25). Their debut album,
Treat U Right, was released in 1994 to positive reviews; it debuted within the top 20 of the
Billboard charts. Warren Marshall of the
Columbus Times remarked: "Blackgirl -- the ultimate definition of today's `90's girls." Singles “Krazy” and “90's Girl” ranked among
Radio & Records’ top-performing songs of 1994. “Where Did We Go Wrong” placed at No. 9 on
Adweek’s Best Singles of 1994 list and became the most-added song at radio following its release. The song also received praise from
Network magazine, which described it as the ballad that would break the band, while
Cashbox named it a “track to watch” on the charts.
Hits compared it to
Karyn White’s “
Superwoman,” suggesting it could achieve similar success. “Let’s Do It Again” debuted at No. 30 on the Urban radio chart, becoming the most-added song at radio in its first week and the group’s second-biggest R&B hit. By the time “90’s Girl” was released, the album had sold over 500,000 copies in the United States and nearly three million copies worldwide, including both singles and albums. By the end of 1994, BlackGirl had completed a six-week tour of the
United States with
R. Kelly, appeared on
Soul Train, and appeared in a
Chrysler television commercial. The group also released the holiday single “Give Love On Christmas Day”/“Christmas Time.” During this period, BlackGirl collaborated with
Aaliyah,
En Vogue,
Mary J. Blige,
Vanessa Williams,
For Real, and
SWV on the single “Freedom,” recorded for the soundtrack to the film
Panther. The song became the group’s fifth Top 40 hit, peaking at No. 18. The remainder of the year was marked by several high-profile award-show appearances. These included a performance of their hit single “Where Did We Go Wrong” at the
UNCF’s An Evening of Stars awards ceremony, as well as appearances at the Soul Train Music Awards and the Lady of Soul Awards. The group also performed at the Georgia Hall of Fame gala, where BlackGirl received the Georgy Award for performance and was inducted into the Georgia Hall of Fame. The group also headlined a concert at
Eliza Howell Park that drew more than 55,000 attendees, participated in a
USO tour throughout the Far East and Europe and headlined shows with
War and
Patra. As 1995 approached, BlackGirl received two
Soul Train Award nominations: Single of the Year (By a Group, Band or Duo) for "Let’s Do It Again" and Album of the Year (By a Group, Band or Duo) for
Treat U Right. The group subsequently released "90’s Girl" in the
UK, where it became a top-ten hit. Despite the group’s continued success, during the early recording sessions for their second album—which was ultimately never released—Rochelle chose to step away in order to focus on her spiritual life, leading to the group’s quiet disbandment in 1996. ==Humanitarian work==