years_active label article_title past_members background genre image origin name
1983 & ndash ; 1994 1999 salsoul columbia surface -lrb- band -rrb-
 bernard jackson david conley david townsend group_or_band pop storm , r & b , post-disco , quiet surface columbia.jpg new jersey connecticut united states surface
surface -lrb- band -rrb-

surface was an american music group , active from 1983 to 1994 , and best known for its # 1 pop and r&b hit `` the first time '' .
