Houston is an American R&B

Contemporary R&B

Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...

 singer

Singing

Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...

, best known for the hit single

Hit single

A hit single is a recorded song or instrumental released as a single that has become very popular. Although it is sometimes used to describe any widely-played or big-selling song, the term "hit" is usually reserved for a single that has appeared in an official music chart through repeated radio...

 "I Like That

I Like That

"I Like That" is the first single from Houston's debut album It's Already Written. It features Chingy, Nate Dogg, and I-20. Released in 2004, the track peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart. It was featured in a...

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Background

Summers attended Hamilton High School and Academy of Music in Los Angeles. He would regularly be invited to participate in activities taking place in the school's music academy. His management team recorded a videotape of Summers's performances, which they hoped would help the singer land a recording contract

Recording contract

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. He was signed to Capitol Records

Capitol Records

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He started with Harold Dixon and Robert Reynolds rapping when he realized he could sing. Me met Harold and Robert while attending Hamilton High and trio wrote songs night after night until one day in the studio Houston began to sing and "BINGO" he had a record deal.

Suicide attempt/self-injury

Before a 2005 London show, Summers suffered an emotional breakdown and reportedly tried to commit suicide

Suicide

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 by jumping from a window while under the influence of PCP

Phencyclidine

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. When people in his entourage stopped him, he was restrained and locked in a first floor room. While in that room, Summers gouged his left eye out with a plastic fork. After the incident, Summers was arrested by London police and was put in rehab for 2 weeks. After the rehab, Houston Summers went home to Los Angeles and apologizes for the incident. He is now on the verge of starting his musical career back, looking for new management. In July 15, 2006 Houston was undergoing eye surgery

Eye surgery

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Albums

Album information
It's Already Written It's Already Written It's Already Written is the debut album of R&B singer Houston. It was released on August 10, 2004, and reached #14 on the Billboard 200. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA.-Track listing:#"It's Already Written Part I"... Released: August 10, 2004 Chart positions: #14 U.S. Billboard 200 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... Last RIAA certification RIAA certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards... : Gold Singles: "I Like That", "Ain't Nothing Wrong"

Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions			Album
		U.S. 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...	U.S. 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,...	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 ...
2004	"I Like That I Like That "I Like That" is the first single from Houston's debut album It's Already Written. It features Chingy, Nate Dogg, and I-20. Released in 2004, the track peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart. It was featured in a...  (featuring Chingy Chingy Howard Bailey, Jr. , better known by his stage name Chingy, is an American rapper.Chingy grew up in the Walnut Park section of St. Louis and began rapping in earnest in his late teens... , Nate Dogg Nate Dogg Nathaniel Dwayne Hale , better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, was an American musician. He is noted for his membership of rap trio 213 and his solo career in which he collaborated with Dr. Dre, Warren G, Tupac and Snoop Dogg on many hit releases. Nate Dogg released three solo albums, G-Funk... , and I-20 I-20 (rapper) Bobby Sandimanie, better known by his stage name I-20, is an American rapper. He was originally known as Infamous 2-0 , but changed his name to reflect the interstate route that runs through the Southeastern United States. He was discovered by Ludacris, who signed him to the Disturbing tha Peace... )"	11	14	11	It's Already Written
	"Ain't Nothing Wrong"	—	70	33

External links

• Official website
• Houston at MTV.com
• [ Houston at Allmusic.com]
• Houston at Billboard.com
• Houston In Satire