Dawn Robinson
Encyclopedia
Dawn Robinson is an American R&B
/soul
/Dance-pop
singer best known for her work as a member of hit Urban
/Dance-pop group, En Vogue
.
Robinson was born in New London, Connecticut
. Following her departure from En Vogue in 1997, Robinson joined Lucy Pearl
to record the only Lucy Pearl album released to date. After touring with Lucy Pearl, Dawn claimed she found out she was out of the group upon seeing the groups final video. The song featured Robinson's vocals but with new member Joi lip syncing Robinson's part. Robinson was then signed with Dr. Dre
's Aftermath Records, and gave guest vocals on The Firm's hit song "Firm Biz" which sampled Teena Marie's classic single "Square Biz." After appearing on a few soundtracks, Robinson released a solo
album
entitled Dawn
, released by Atlantic Records
on 29 January 2002. The single
"Envious
" received moderate airplay on radio and video outlets. According to Sister2Sister magazine, Robinson said the album "tanked" due to "poor promotion." In 2005, Robinson returned sporadically to En Vogue who toured nationally while attempting to negotiate a new recording contract
with The Firm Management for the original En Vogue. 2009 Robinson recorded and released two new songs made available on her official Myspace page, "Johnny Walker Get Up Again" and "I Like Boyz." 2010, all four members appeared on the cover of Jet magazine to promote their reunion tour, yet again failed to reach an agreement, and Robinson decided not to record on the new En Vogue album due in the fall of 2011, but has reached an agreement to continue touring with the group in 2012.
On September 26, 2011, Ellis, Jones & Herron released their first single "I'll Cry Later" from their upcoming album.
s:
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
/soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
/Dance-pop
Dance-pop
Dance-pop is dance-oriented pop music that originated in the early 1980s. Developing from post-disco, it is generally up-tempo music intended for clubs with the intention of being danceable or merely dancey...
singer best known for her work as a member of hit Urban
Urban contemporary
Urban contemporary is a music radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. Urban contemporary radio stations feature a playlist made up entirely of hip hop/rap, contemporary R&B, pop, electronica such as dubstep and drum and bass and Caribbean music...
/Dance-pop group, En Vogue
En Vogue
En Vogue is an American female R&B vocal group from Oakland, California assembled by music producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy.The group has won more MTV Video Music Awards than any other female group in MTV history, a total of seven, along with four Soul Train Awards, six American Music...
.
Robinson was born in New London, Connecticut
New London, Connecticut
New London is a seaport city and a port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States.It is located at the mouth of the Thames River in New London County, southeastern Connecticut....
. Following her departure from En Vogue in 1997, Robinson joined Lucy Pearl
Lucy Pearl
Lucy Pearl was an R&B supergroup formed in 1999, as the brainchild of former Tony! Toni! Toné! member Raphael Saadiq and D'Angelo. However, D'Angelo backed out of the group due to scheduling conflicts. The other members of Lucy Pearl were Dawn Robinson and Ali Shaheed Muhammad...
to record the only Lucy Pearl album released to date. After touring with Lucy Pearl, Dawn claimed she found out she was out of the group upon seeing the groups final video. The song featured Robinson's vocals but with new member Joi lip syncing Robinson's part. Robinson was then signed with Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre
Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records...
's Aftermath Records, and gave guest vocals on The Firm's hit song "Firm Biz" which sampled Teena Marie's classic single "Square Biz." After appearing on a few soundtracks, Robinson released a solo
Solo (music)
In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
entitled Dawn
Dawn (Dawn Robinson album)
Dawn is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Dawn Robinson, it was released on January 29, 2002 by Atlantic Records and "LeftSide Entertainment". The album was released 6 years after her departure from En Vogue and roughly a year after leaving Lucy Pearl...
, released by Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
on 29 January 2002. The single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
"Envious
Envious (Dawn Robinson single)
"Envious" was the debut single from American singer–songwriter Dawn Robinson's debut album, Dawn . It was released in late 2001. The single is a Hip Hop/R&B song...
" received moderate airplay on radio and video outlets. According to Sister2Sister magazine, Robinson said the album "tanked" due to "poor promotion." In 2005, Robinson returned sporadically to En Vogue who toured nationally while attempting to negotiate a new recording contract
Recording contract
A recording contract is a legal agreement between a record label and a recording artist , where the artist makes a record for the label to sell and promote...
with The Firm Management for the original En Vogue. 2009 Robinson recorded and released two new songs made available on her official Myspace page, "Johnny Walker Get Up Again" and "I Like Boyz." 2010, all four members appeared on the cover of Jet magazine to promote their reunion tour, yet again failed to reach an agreement, and Robinson decided not to record on the new En Vogue album due in the fall of 2011, but has reached an agreement to continue touring with the group in 2012.
On September 26, 2011, Ellis, Jones & Herron released their first single "I'll Cry Later" from their upcoming album.
Lead songs/shared leads
- 1990- "LiesLies (En Vogue song)"Lies" is the second single from Born to Sing, the debut album from R&B/pop quartet En Vogue. Written and produced by Thomas McElroy and Denzil Foster, it became the group's second single to top the Billboard R&B singles chart...
" - 1992- "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)"My Lovin' " is the first single from musical group En Vogue's second album, Funky Divas. It has been certified gold by the RIAA for shipments of over 500,000 units. The song features Maxine Jones and Dawn Robinson on lead vocals...
" - 1992- "Giving Him Something He Can FeelGiving Him Something He Can Feel"Something He Can Feel" is a song composed by Curtis Mayfield for the soundtrack to the 1976 motion picture Sparkle. The song, a love ballad in a Supremes/Motown-esque style, became a number-one hit on the Billboard's R&B singles chart in the United States twice with two separate recordings: a 1976...
" - 1992- "Free Your Mind"
- 1993- "Whatta ManWhatta Man"Whatta Man" is a 1994 single by Salt-n-Pepa and En Vogue from Salt-N-Pepa's 1993 album Very Necessary. It was issued by Next Plateau/London Records and produced by Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor. It also appears on En Vogue's Runaway Love EP...
" - 1993- "Runaway LoveRunaway Love (En Vogue song)"Runaway Love" was the first single from En Vogue's EP, Runaway Love. After the huge success of Funky Divas, the single was released. The single was released to radio in late August 1993 and was immediately added to airplay rotation, debuting on the airplay chart at #31 the week of September 4, 1993...
" - 1996- "Don't Let Go (Love)Don't Let Go (Love)"Don't Let Go " is a 1996 Grammy-nominated single by En Vogue from the Set It Off soundtrack, also appearing on the group's third album, EV3. It has been certified platinum by the RIAA for shipments of over 1,000,000 units. The song was the last single by En Vogue to feature former band member Dawn...
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Albums
| Year | Album | US | US R&B | UK | US Sales | World Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Born to Sing Born to Sing -Album:-Singles:"—" denotes releases that did not chart.-Personnel:Information taken from Allmusic.*arranging – Denzil Foster, Thomas McElroy*art direction – Bob Defrin... |
21 | 3 | 23 | 1.0m | - |
| 1991 | Remix to Sing Remix to Sing Remix to Sing was En Vogue's first remix album which was released on November 26, 1991.-Track listing:... |
- | - | 57 | 150k | - |
| 1992 | Funky Divas Funky Divas Funky Divas is the second album by the U.S. female vocal group En Vogue. Released in 1992, it became their highest selling album to date and one of the top selling albums of the year, shifting over 5 million copies worldwide.-Background:... |
8 | 1 | 4 | 3.2m | 6.5m |
| 1993 | Runaway Love Runaway Love (EP) Runaway Love is a 1993 EP by En Vogue's, and followed their breakthrough Funky Divas album from the year before. The EP contained the title track, as well as En Vogue's hit collaboration with Salt-N-Pepa, Whatta Man.... EP Extended play An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact... |
49 | 16 | - | 250k | - |
| 1997 | EV3 EV3 EV3 is the third studio album by En Vogue. Originally called "Friendship" It was their first project that wasn't fully produced by Thomas McElroy & Denzil Foster, the then quartet called on hitmakers Babyface, David Foster, Diane Warren, and Ivan Matias among others to provide the group with a new... |
8 | 8 | 9 | 1.0m | - |
| 1998 | Best of En Vogue Best of En Vogue Best Of En Vogue was the first greatest hits compilation album released by En Vogue.- Track listing :# "My Lovin' "# "Hold On"# "Whatta Man" # "Free Your Mind"# "Don't Let Go "... |
- | - | 39 | 200k | 500k |
| 2001 | Very Best of En Vogue Very Best of En Vogue Very Best of En Vogue is a 2001 greatest hits album by En Vogue featuring hits from their four studio albums, Born To Sing, Funky Divas, Runaway Love and EV3... |
- | - | - | - | - |
With Lucy Pearl
Only one album was released, the self-titled Lucy Pearl. Two singles, "Dance Tonight" and "Don't Mess with My Man" went top 40 and sold over 500,000 copies certifying the album gold. The last single released "YOU" and also featured on the soundtrack "Save The Last Dance" did feature Dawn Robinson's vocals but the video featured new Lucy Pearl member Joi, as Robinson was no longer in the group.Soundtrack works
She has featured several songs in some successful soundtrackSoundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
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- Love & Basketball (2000) (writer: "Dance Tonight")
- Life (1999/I) (performer: "Drop Me Off in HarlemDrop Me Off in Harlem"Drop Me Off in Harlem" is a 1933 song composed by Duke Ellington, with lyrics written by Nick Kenny.A.H. Lawrence writes that the song originated from an off the cuff remark from Ellington. Nick Kenny had hailed a taxi, and offered to share it with Ellington. Kenny asked "Where to, Duke?", and...
") - The Rugrats MovieThe Rugrats MovieThe Rugrats Movie is a 1998 American animated film, produced by Klasky Csupo and Nickelodeon Movies. The film was distributed by Paramount Pictures and first released in theaters in the United States on November 20, 1998....
(1998) (performer: "This World is Something New to Me") - Doctor DolittleDoctor DolittleDoctor John Dolittle is the central character of a series of children's books by Hugh Lofting starting with the 1920 The Story of Doctor Dolittle. He is a doctor who shuns human patients in favour of animals, with whom he can speak in their own languages...
(1998) (performer: "Rock Steady") - BulworthBulworthBulworth is a 1998 American film co-written, co-produced and directed by the film's star, Warren Beatty. It was loosely based on the life of Beatty's friend, Tennessee political figure John Jay Hooker. It co-stars Halle Berry, Oliver Platt, Don Cheadle, Paul Sorvino, Jack Warden, and Isaiah...
(1998) (performer: "Firm Biz")
Solo career
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
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| 2002 | Dawn Dawn (Dawn Robinson album) Dawn is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Dawn Robinson, it was released on January 29, 2002 by Atlantic Records and "LeftSide Entertainment". The album was released 6 years after her departure from En Vogue and roughly a year after leaving Lucy Pearl...
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | |||
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| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
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| "Envious Envious (Dawn Robinson single) "Envious" was the debut single from American singer–songwriter Dawn Robinson's debut album, Dawn . It was released in late 2001. The single is a Hip Hop/R&B song... " |
2002 | — | — | 99 | |
| "Better Without You Better Without You (Dawn Robinson song) "Better Without You" is the second single from American singer-songwriter Dawn Robinson. It is from her forthcoming second album. The song was released in 2010 and is the lead single from her new album.-Release:"Better Without You" was released in late 2010... " |
2010 | — | — | — | |
External links
- Dawn Robinson's Official Website
- http://web.archive.org/web/20091027030837/http://geocities.com/funkydawnrobinson/