Tony Thompson, lead singer of the platinum R&B group Hi-Five, went on to record his debut solo album Sexsational for Giant Records in 1994 shortly after the group disbanded and released the album on June 23, 1995. The first single “I Wanna Love Like That”, which peaked at #14 on the U.S. R&B chart, was written by Babyface and featured production from Teddy Riley.
The album featured contributions from a number of R&B stars including Mary J. Blige, Faith Evans, Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs, Al B. Sure!, Dave Hollister, Missy Elliott and DeVante Swing of Jodeci. The album peaked at #17 on the U.S. R&B Albums chart.