Nelson attended the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts, in Pennsylvania. There, he and his friend Nathan Morris, joined later by Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, and Michael McCary, formed the singing group Unique Attraction. After hearing New Edition\'s song "Boys to Men" on the radio one evening, the group changed their name to Boyz II Men. In 1989, the group met Michael Bivins and began making arrangements to sign the group to a major label and begin recording. In the interim, the group encountered delays in recording their album. Nelson grew impatient and left the group and began recording his debut solo project.[citation needed]\n', '

After signing a solo deal with Capitol Records, Nelson scored a hit with a cover of Marvin Gaye\'s "I Want You", which hit #26 on the R&B charts.[citation needed][when?] His follow-up, "Count On Me", reached #48 on the R&B charts.[citation needed][when?] Nelson released his solo album, I Want You, in 1991.[citation needed]\n', '

Following the release of his solo album, Nelson began concentrating his talents as a songwriter. Drawing the attention of Babyface, Nelson wrote for artists like Toni Braxton, Brandy, Tamia, Tyrese, and Jon B. Through Babyface, Nelson met the four members of the group Az Yet and was added to the line-up as second lead vocalist; the group was signed to LaFace Records.[citation needed]\n', '

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