Guy (band)  Guy is an American hip hop, R&B and soul group founded in 1987 by Teddy Riley, Aaron Hall, and Timmy Gatling. Hall's younger brother Damion Hall replaced Gatling after the recording of the group's self-titled debut album. Guy was formed in Harlem, New York, in 1987. Teddy Riley and Timmy Gatling were childhood friends who had previously collaborated in the band Kids at Work. Hall was recruited by Gatling to join what would become Guy. As well as writing songs for their own group, Riley and Hall collaborated on other songwriting and production projects, including Bobby Brown's "My Prerogative" and Johnny Kemp's "Just Got Paid." Under the guidance of manager Gene Griffin, the trio signed to Andre Harrell's Uptown Records and released "Guy" in June 1988. Gatling departed the group after the album was completed and was replaced by Hall's younger brother Damion Hall. Gatling released his solo debut, "Help", in 1989 on Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records and wrote and produced songs such as "Promises, Promises" for Christopher Williams and "When Will I See You Smile Again?" for Bell Biv DeVoe. Five singles were released from "Guy", only one of which, "I Like," charted on the "Billboard" Hot 100. However, four of the album's singles became significant "Billboard" R&B chart hits: "Groove Me" (#4), "Teddy's Jam" (#5), "I Like" (#2), and "Spend the Night" (#15) helped propel the album to double platinum status. In addition, "'Round and 'Round (Merry Go 'Round of Love)" reached #24 on the R&B chart, and "Piece of My Love" also received some airplay on R&B stations. "Guy" reached #1 on the "Billboard" R&B album chart and, more impressively, climbed to #27 on the [[Billboard 200|"Billboard" 200] album chart without a major pop hit. The band contributed the song "My Fantasy" to the soundtrack to [[Spike Lee]]'s film "[[Do the Right Thing]]" in 1989. Riley and Gene Griffin also worked with [[Boy George]], producing his R&B hit "Don't Take My Mind on a Trip." However, that same year Guy split acrimoniously from Griffin.