Press Archive

"C.M.B" era (1991-92)

"Color Me Badd Finding Success"
by Clytie Bunyan; The Daily Oklahoman; July 14, 1991

"Color Me Badd: Chilly Me Badd"
by Peter Stanton; Number One magazine (UK); Winter 1991

"We'd Like a Badd Christmas"
from BIG! Magazine (UK); December, 1991

"Badd, Garth, Reba Snare Music Awards"
The Daily Oklahoman; January 28, 1992

"Doo-wop's Back Big With New Crop Of Hip-hop Contenders"
by James T. Jones, II; USA Today; March 03, 1992

"Year of the Newcomer at Soul Train"
by Dennis Hunt; Los Angeles Times; March 12, 1992

"Beyond the Bubble Gum: Kevin Thornton Insists That There's More to Color Me Badd Than Meets the Ear"
by Janice Page, "OCLive!" [entertainment section], The Los Angeles Times, June 25 - July 02, 1992 issue

"Color Me Badd is Keeping the Faith"
from Big Bopper magazine's September, 1992 issue (published in June)

"Time and Chance" era (1993-94)

"Making Good on Badd's promise: Giant sets up CMB's sophomore album"
by David Nathan; Billboard; December 4, 1993

"Now & Forever" era (1996)

Nothing yet

"Awakening" (1998)

"Badd Boys to Good Dads"/"Tribute to Bombing Victims"
Author unknown; The Straits Times [Singapore]; April 24, 1998

"Warm-Hearted Band Helps Hometown"
by Patricia L. Martin; Sacramento City College Express; April 23, 1998

"Color Me laid Finds New Shades Of Success With Mature 'Remember'"
by Chuck Taylor; Billboard; August 22, 1998

Post-CMB

What Happened to... Color Me Badd?
I believe this is from 2002. I found it floating around the Internet, so I don't know the author. They interviewed Sam, and put together a "where are they now?" type of piece.

"Kevin Thornton: from 'I Wanna Sex You Up' to 'Full Armor of God'"
by Tony Cummings; Cross Rhythms; June 19, 2009