Rich Harrison
Encyclopedia
Rich Harrison is a Grammy Award
-winning record producer
and songwriter
from Washington, D.C.
. He is primarily an R&B
/Hip-Hop
producer. He is well-known for producing hits like "Get Right
" (by Jennifer Lopez
) and "Crazy in Love" (by Beyoncé Knowles
featuring Jay-Z
).
in Washington, D.C. and graduated with degrees in history and communications in 1997.
on "Beautiful One" for her album Mary. In 2001, he created his own production company, Richcraft Inc., and immediately wrote and produced Amerie
's debut album, All I Have
. In 2004 he won a Grammy Award
for Beyoncé Knowles
' "Crazy in Love" and a nomination for his work on Usher
's Confessions
album.
Harrison was back in the spotlight early in 2005 to work with Amerie, and produced Amerie's "1 Thing", from her album Touch
, known for its infectious breakbeats and Amerie's unconventional vocals. A similar beat was used by Harrison for Toni Braxton
's "Take This Ring
" from her 2005 album Libra both tracks include elements of go-go (mainly in the strong, funk
y drumming with added percussion). New York Times call him "one of R&B's most exciting producers".
, Tweet
, Missy Elliott
, Eve
, Brandy
, Young Steff
and Dawn Robinson
, and is still assisting the South Korean pop sensation Seven
with his first U.S. album assisted by his producer Lionell Davis.
Harrison has been approched by many artists to assist with album productions, but it appears he is now focusing his time on his own artists, such as Yonug Steff and girl group RichGirl
. There is a possibility that he may be appearing on Toni Braxton
's forthcoming album.
Other works include tracks for Claudette Ortiz
's solo album, 3LW
's latest and as yet unreleased album and tracks that may appear on 50 Cent
's next album. It was reported that Rich Harrison is working once again with Jennifer Lopez.
– Mary
– All I Have
Kelly Rowland
- Simply Deep
Beyoncé Knowles
– Dangerously in Love
– Confessions
Destiny's Child
– Destiny Fulfilled
– Rebirth
Christina Milian
– Be Cool
soundtrack
Amerie – Touch
Missy Elliott
- The Cookbook
Pussycat Dolls
- PCD
Toni Braxton
- Libra
- So Amazin'
Christina Aguilera
- Back to Basics
Beyoncé - B'Day
Diddy
– Press Play
Mos Def
– Tru3 Magic
– Late Nights & Early Mornings
Jennifer Hudson
– I Remember Me
Eric Roberson
- Mister Nice Guy
RichGirl
– RichGirl
Amerie
Cynthia Lissette
Gwen Stefani
Janet Jackson
Mary J. Blige
Natasha Ramos
Se7en
Usher
Young Steff
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
-winning record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
from Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
. He is primarily an R&B
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...
/Hip-Hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
producer. He is well-known for producing hits like "Get Right
Get Right
"Get Right" is a song recorded by American recording artist and actress Jennifer Lopez, taken from her fourth studio album, Rebirth...
" (by Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
) and "Crazy in Love" (by Beyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child...
featuring Jay-Z
Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...
).
Biography
A classically trained pianist and trumpet player, from an early age Harrison demonstrated an exceptional ability to play anything he heard on the radio. He attended Howard UniversityHoward University
Howard University is a federally chartered, non-profit, private, coeducational, nonsectarian, historically black university located in Washington, D.C., United States...
in Washington, D.C. and graduated with degrees in history and communications in 1997.
Career
His first big deal came in 1999 when Harrison worked with Mary J. BligeMary J. Blige
Mary Jane Blige is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B. Blige has...
on "Beautiful One" for her album Mary. In 2001, he created his own production company, Richcraft Inc., and immediately wrote and produced Amerie
Amerie
Amerie Mi Marie Rogers , known professionally as Amerie or Ameriie, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She debuted in 2002 with the album All I Have, primarily co-written and produced by Rich Harrison, and was well-received in the urban market...
's debut album, All I Have
All I Have (album)
All I Have is the debut album of American R&B singer-songwriter Amerie, released July 30, 2002 on Columbia Records in the United States. It debuted and peaked at number 9 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart in August 2002, remaining in the top twenty for two weeks only and dropping off the top one...
. In 2004 he won a Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
for Beyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child...
' "Crazy in Love" and a nomination for his work on Usher
Usher (entertainer)
Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100...
's Confessions
Confessions (Usher album)
Confessions is the fourth studio album by American R&B recording artist Usher, released March 23, 2004, on Arista-imprint label LaFace Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2003 to 2004 with production by Jermaine Dupri, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, and Lil Jon...
album.
Harrison was back in the spotlight early in 2005 to work with Amerie, and produced Amerie's "1 Thing", from her album Touch
Touch (Amerie album)
Touch is the second studio album by American R&B singer–songwriter Amerie, released in the United States on April 26, 2005 by Columbia Records and Sony Urban Music. It spawned two singles: the number-one R&B hit "1 Thing" and the Lil Jon-produced "Touch"...
, known for its infectious breakbeats and Amerie's unconventional vocals. A similar beat was used by Harrison for Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton
Toni Michelle Braxton is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Braxton has won six Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, and five Billboard Music Awards and has sold over 60 million records worldwide...
's "Take This Ring
Take This Ring
"Take This Ring" is a song by American R&B singer–songwriter Toni Braxton from her fifth studio album, Libra . Written and produced by Rich Harrison and released as the album's third and final single in December 2005, the track contains a sample from The Meters' 1969 song "Here Comes the Meter...
" from her 2005 album Libra both tracks include elements of go-go (mainly in the strong, funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
y drumming with added percussion). New York Times call him "one of R&B's most exciting producers".
Current activities
Harrison is currently involved in projects with 50 Cent50 Cent
Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin and The Massacre . Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified eight times platinum by...
, Tweet
Tweet (singer)
Tweet is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter.-Early years:The youngest child of Tom and Shirley Keys, Tweet was born in Rochester, New York on January 21, 1972, and grew up singing in the church along with her parents and her four older siblings...
, Missy Elliott
Missy Elliott
Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott , is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actressA five-time Grammy Award winner, Elliott, with record sales of over seven million in the United States, is the only female rapper to have five albums certified platinum by the RIAA, including one...
, Eve
Eve (rapper)
Eve Jihan Jeffers , is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer and actress. Her first three albums have reached a total of over 8 million albums sold worldwide. She has also achieved success in fashion as she started a clothing line titled "Fetish." She won a Grammy Award in 2002 for the...
, Brandy
Brandy Norwood
Brandy Rayana Norwood , known professionally as Brandy, is an American singer-songwriter, producer, actress, and dancer. In 2009, she introduced her rap alter-ego Bran'Nu....
, Young Steff
Young Steff
Stephen Goldsboro , better known by his stage name Young Steff, is an American R&B, Hip Hop, and Pop singer-songwriter currently signed to Richcraft/Atlantic Records and managed by Larock Artists. Steff was born in Vineland, New Jersey. His father was a member of the gospel group Spirit, and his...
and Dawn Robinson
Dawn Robinson
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....
, and is still assisting the South Korean pop sensation Seven
Seven (South Korean singer)
Choi Dong-wook , better known by his stage name Se7en, is a South Korean singer from YG Entertainment. He has released songs in South Korea, Japan, China and the United States.-2003: Debut:...
with his first U.S. album assisted by his producer Lionell Davis.
Harrison has been approched by many artists to assist with album productions, but it appears he is now focusing his time on his own artists, such as Yonug Steff and girl group RichGirl
RichGirl
RichGirl was an American R&B girl group consisting of four members, Audra, Brave, Lyndriette and SeVen. The group was formed with the help of record producer Rich Harrison, and is managed by Tina Davis...
. There is a possibility that he may be appearing on Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton
Toni Michelle Braxton is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Braxton has won six Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, and five Billboard Music Awards and has sold over 60 million records worldwide...
's forthcoming album.
Other works include tracks for Claudette Ortiz
Claudette Ortiz
Claudette Ortiz is an American singer and model, most famous as the female in the R&B group City High.-Early life:Ortiz was born in Willingboro, New Jersey to Puerto Rican parents....
's solo album, 3LW
3LW
3LW was an American hip hop soul and R&B girl group that enjoyed a number of modest hits during the early 2000s. Its founding members were Naturi Naughton, Adrienne Bailon, and Kiely Williams. Jessica Benson later replaced Naughton after she left the group in 2002...
's latest and as yet unreleased album and tracks that may appear on 50 Cent
50 Cent
Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin and The Massacre . Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified eight times platinum by...
's next album. It was reported that Rich Harrison is working once again with Jennifer Lopez.
1999
Mary J. BligeMary J. Blige
Mary Jane Blige is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B. Blige has...
– Mary
- 04. Beautiful Ones (co-produced along with Chucky ThompsonChucky ThompsonCarl E. "Chucky" Thompson is a hip hop/R&B record producer. Thompson was a member of Bad Boy Entertainment's "Hitmen" team of in-house producers during the 1990s, and worked with Bad Boy mogul Sean Combs on material for artists such as The Notorious B.I.G. and Mase. He was responsible for album...
)
2002
AmerieAmerie
Amerie Mi Marie Rogers , known professionally as Amerie or Ameriie, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She debuted in 2002 with the album All I Have, primarily co-written and produced by Rich Harrison, and was well-received in the urban market...
– All I Have
All I Have (album)
All I Have is the debut album of American R&B singer-songwriter Amerie, released July 30, 2002 on Columbia Records in the United States. It debuted and peaked at number 9 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart in August 2002, remaining in the top twenty for two weeks only and dropping off the top one...
- 01. "Why Don't We Fall In LoveWhy Don't We Fall in Love"Why Don't We Fall in Love" is song written and produced by Rich Harrison for American R&B singer Amerie's debut album, All I Have . Released as the album's lead single in the United Kingdom in October 2002 and in the United States in July 2003, the song reached number twenty-three on the Billboard...
" - 02. "Talkin' to MeTalkin' To Me"Talkin' to Me" is a song by American R&B singer Amerie from her debut album, All I Have . Written and produced by Rich Harrison, it was released in 2003 as the album's second and final single solely in the United States, thus not being able to make the charts elsewhere...
" - 03. "Nothing Like Loving You"
- 04. "Can't Let Go"
- 05. "Need You Tonight"
- 06. "Got to Be There"
- 07. "I Just Died"
- 08. "Hatin' on You"
- 09. "Float"
- 10. "Show Me"
- 11. "All I Have"
- 12. "Outro"
- 13. "Just What I Needed to See" (Japanese bonus track)
Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland
Kelendria Trene "Kelly" Rowland is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and television personality. She rose to fame as one of the founding members of the American girl group Destiny's Child...
- Simply Deep
Simply Deep
Simply Deep is the debut solo album by American singer Kelly Rowland, first released by Columbia Records on October 28, 2002 in North America, and by February 3, 2003 throughout most international territories...
- 04. "Can't NobodyCan't Nobody"Can't Nobody" is an R&B song performed by American singer Kelly Rowland. Penned and produced by Rich Harrison for Rowland's solo debut album Simply Deep , it incorporates elements of Trouble Funk's 1982 record "Let's Get Small", written by band members Robert "Syke Dyke" Reed and Tony Fisher.The...
"
2003
Tha Rayne – Reign Supreme- 02. "Didn't You KnowDidn't You Know"Didn't You Know" is an R&B song written and produced by Rich Harrison. It was recorded by Tha' Rayne in 2002 when the group was Yummy Bingham and Quana but released after DJ Qi joined...
"
Beyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child...
– Dangerously in Love
Dangerously in Love
Dangerously in Love is the debut solo album of American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles, released on June 22, 2003, by Columbia Records. Recording sessions for the album took place in 2002 to 2003 at several studios, during the hiatus of her then-group Destiny's Child...
- 01. "Crazy in Love" (featuring Jay-ZJay-ZShawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...
)- Sample credit: The Chi-LitesThe Chi-LitesThe Chi-Lites are a Chicago-based smooth soul vocal quartet from the early 1970s, one of the few from the period not to come from Memphis or Philadelphia...
– "Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)"
- Sample credit: The Chi-Lites
- 05. "Be with You"
- Sample credits: The Brothers Johnson – "Strawberry Letter 23Strawberry Letter 23"Strawberry Letter 23" is a song written by Shuggie Otis, although known most prominently by the version recorded by The Brothers Johnson. Otis wrote the song for a girlfriend who used strawberry-scented paper when she wrote letters to him. George Johnson of The Brothers Johnson was dating one of...
", Bootsy's Rubber Band – I'd Rather Be with You
- Sample credits: The Brothers Johnson – "Strawberry Letter 23
2004
UsherUsher (entertainer)
Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100...
– Confessions
Confessions (Usher album)
Confessions is the fourth studio album by American R&B recording artist Usher, released March 23, 2004, on Arista-imprint label LaFace Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2003 to 2004 with production by Jermaine Dupri, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, and Lil Jon...
- 11. "Take Your Hand"
- Sample credit: Harold Melvin & The Blue NotesHarold Melvin & the Blue NotesHarold Melvin & the Blue Notes were an American singing group, one of the most popular Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. The group's repertoire included soul, R&B, doo-wop, and disco...
– "Is There a Place for Me"
- Sample credit: Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
– Destiny Fulfilled
Destiny Fulfilled
Destiny Fulfilled is the fourth and final studio album by American R&B trio Destiny's Child, first released in North America on November 16, 2004. It marked the return of Destiny's Child after it went into hiatus, which allowed each member to release solo albums...
- 02. "Soldier" (featuring T.I.T.I.Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr. , better known by his stage name T.I., is an American rap artist, film and music producer, actor and author. He is also the founder and co-chief executive officer of Grand Hustle Records....
and Lil WayneLil WayneDwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included...
)
2005
Jennifer LopezJennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
– Rebirth
Rebirth (Jennifer Lopez album)
"Rebirth" received an aggregate score of 52/100 from Metacritic, denoting "Mixed or average reviews". Allmusic gave the album four stars and stated that "Since it doesn't deviate from the blueprint she's followed on her first three albums, it's hard to call this record a literal creative rebirth,...
- 01. "Get RightGet Right"Get Right" is a song recorded by American recording artist and actress Jennifer Lopez, taken from her fourth studio album, Rebirth...
"- Sample credit: Maceo & the Macks – "Soul PowerSoul Power"Soul Power" is a song by James Brown. Recorded in 1971 with the original J.B.'s and released as a three-part single, it was a Top Ten R&B hit. The song also appeared on the 1972 album Soul Classics...
"
- Sample credit: Maceo & the Macks – "Soul Power
- 04. "Whatever You Wanna Do"
- Sample credit: The Nite-Liters – "Con-Funk-Shun"
Christina Milian
Christina Milian
Christine Flores , better known by her stage name Christina Milian , is an American singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, and model....
– Be Cool
Be Cool
Be Cool is a 2005 crime-comedy film adapted from Elmore Leonard's 1999 novel of the same name and the sequel to Leonard's 1990 novel Get Shorty about mobster Chili Palmer's entrance into the film industry.The film adaptation of Be Cool began production in 2003. It was directed by F...
soundtrack
- 08. "Ain't No Reason"
Amerie – Touch
Touch (Amerie album)
Touch is the second studio album by American R&B singer–songwriter Amerie, released in the United States on April 26, 2005 by Columbia Records and Sony Urban Music. It spawned two singles: the number-one R&B hit "1 Thing" and the Lil Jon-produced "Touch"...
- 01. "1 Thing1 Thing"1 Thing" is a song written by American R&B singer-songwriter Amerie and Rich Harrison for Amerie's second studio album, Touch . The song is influenced by go-go rhythms and features a prominent sample of The Meters' 1970 funk recording of "Oh, Calcutta!", written by Stanley Walden...
" - 02. "All I Need"
- 05. "Like It Used to Be"
- 06. "Talkin' AboutTalkin' About"Talkin' About" is a song written by Amerie and Rich Harrison, and produced by Harrison for Amerie's second album, Touch . According to Amerie, it is one of her "really personal" songs and may be her favorite track on the album. Released as a promotional single, "Talkin' About peaked at number two...
" - 07. "Come with Me"
- 08. "Rolling Down My Face"
- 13. "Why Don't We Fall In LoveWhy Don't We Fall in Love"Why Don't We Fall in Love" is song written and produced by Rich Harrison for American R&B singer Amerie's debut album, All I Have . Released as the album's lead single in the United Kingdom in October 2002 and in the United States in July 2003, the song reached number twenty-three on the Billboard...
" (Richcraft Remix)
Missy Elliott
Missy Elliott
Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott , is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actressA five-time Grammy Award winner, Elliott, with record sales of over seven million in the United States, is the only female rapper to have five albums certified platinum by the RIAA, including one...
- The Cookbook
The Cookbook
The Cookbook is the sixth studio album by American rapper Missy Elliott, released by The Goldmind Inc. and Atlantic Records on July 5, 2005, in the United States...
- 10. "Can't Stop"
Pussycat Dolls
Pussycat Dolls
The Pussycat Dolls are an American pop girl group and dance ensemble based in Los Angeles; currently consisting of Lauren Bennett, Vanessa Curry, Kristal "Lyndriette" Smith, Tiffany "Taz" Zavala, Kia Hampton and Paula Van Oppen. The Pussycat Dolls were founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995...
- PCD
PCD (album)
PCD is the debut album by American girl group the Pussycat Dolls, released on September 13, 2005 in the United States, by A&M Records. After recruiting Melody Thornton and Nicole Scherzinger and releasing two singles, they released this album...
- 06. "I Don't Need a ManI Don't Need a Man"I Don't Need a Man" is the fifth single released from the Pussycat Dolls' debut album, PCD . The European and Canadian release date for the single was September 25, 2006, and the release date in Australia was October 21. In the United States, the video premiered on April 18, 2007 on MTV's show...
"
Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton
Toni Michelle Braxton is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Braxton has won six Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, and five Billboard Music Awards and has sold over 60 million records worldwide...
- Libra
- 04. "Take This RingTake This Ring"Take This Ring" is a song by American R&B singer–songwriter Toni Braxton from her fifth studio album, Libra . Written and produced by Rich Harrison and released as the album's third and final single in December 2005, the track contains a sample from The Meters' 1969 song "Here Comes the Meter...
"- Sample credit: The MetersThe MetersThe Meters are an American funk band based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Meters performed and recorded their own music from the late 1960s until 1977...
– "Here Comes the Meter Man"
- Sample credit: The Meters
2006
Christina MilianChristina Milian
Christine Flores , better known by her stage name Christina Milian , is an American singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, and model....
- So Amazin'
So Amazin'
So Amazin' is the third studio album by American singer Christina Milian. The album, her first studio release since 2004's It's About Time, was released by Island Records on May 16, 2006 in the United States. Unlike previous records, which had contributions from many producers, Milian wrote and...
- 11. "Wind You Up"
Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera
Christina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994...
- Back to Basics
Back to Basics (Christina Aguilera album)
Back to Basics is the third studio album by American recording artist Christina Aguilera, first released on August 10, 2006 by RCA Records...
- 02. "Makes Me Wanna Pray" (featuring Steve WinwoodSteve WinwoodStephen Lawrence "Steve" Winwood is an English international recording artist whose career spans nearly 50 years. He is a songwriter and a musician whose genres include soul music , R&B, rock, blues-rock, pop-rock, and jazz...
)- Sample credit: TrafficTraffic (band)Traffic were an English rock band whose members came from the West Midlands. The group formed in April 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason...
– "GladGlad (song)"Glad" is a song composed by Steve Winwood and performed by Traffic. It is the opening track on the band's fourth album, John Barleycorn Must Die, which was released in 1970. It is an instrumental running 6 minutes, 59 seconds and is heavily influenced by jazz, especially in its instrumentation and...
"
- Sample credit: Traffic
Beyoncé - B'Day
B'Day
B'Day is the second studio album by American R&B recording artist Beyoncé Knowles, released on September 4, 2006 by Columbia Records in collaboration with Music World Music and Sony Urban Music. It was released to coincide with Knowles' twenty-fifth birthday. The album was originally planned for a...
- 03. "Suga MamaSuga Mama"Suga Mama" is a song performed by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles for her second studio album, B'Day . It was written by Knowles, Rich Harrison, and Makeba Riddick, and produced by Harrison and Knowles. "Suga Mama" is influenced by 1970s funk and contains limited elements of 1980s go-go...
"- Sample credit: Jake Wade and the Soul SearchersJake Wade and the Soul SearchersJake Wade and the Soul Searchers was an American funk band, signed to Ubiquity Records. They toured with Stoney Murphy and Meat Loaf in the early 1970s. Their song, "Searching for Soul", was sampled in the 2006 Beyoncé song, "Suga Mama"....
– "Searching for Soul"
- Sample credit: Jake Wade and the Soul Searchers
- 07. "Freakum DressFreakum Dress"Freakum Dress" is a song recorded by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles for her second studio album, B'Day . It was composed by Knowles, Rich Harrison, and Makeba Riddick. "Freakum Dress" is similar to songs that Destiny's Child used to record in the 1990s. The song draws from the genres from...
" - 11. "Creole" (Japanese bonus track)
Diddy
Sean Combs
Sean John Combs , also known by his stage names Diddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. He was originally...
– Press Play
- 18. "Making It Hard" (featuring Mary J. BligeMary J. BligeMary Jane Blige is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B. Blige has...
)
Mos Def
Mos Def
Dante Terrell Smith is an American actor and Emcee known by the stage names Mos Def and Yasiin Bey. He started his hip hop career in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics, after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. With Talib Kweli, he formed the duo Black Star, which...
– Tru3 Magic
- 02. "Undeniable"
- Sample credit: The TemptationsThe TemptationsThe Temptations is an American vocal group having achieved fame as one of the most successful acts to record for Motown Records. The group's repertoire has included, at various times during its five-decade career, R&B, doo-wop, funk, disco, soul, and adult contemporary music.Formed in Detroit,...
– "Message From a Black Man", Run-DMC – "Sucker MC's"
- Sample credit: The Temptations
2011
Marsha AmbrosiusMarsha Ambrosius
Marsha Ambrosius or Marsha is an English singer/songwriter. A former member of the English Soul/R&B duo Floetry, she released her first solo album Late Nights & Early Mornings on March 1, 2011.-Early career with Floetry:...
– Late Nights & Early Mornings
Late Nights & Early Mornings
Late Nights & Early Mornings is the debut studio album by English recording artist and previous Floetry member Marsha Ambrosius. It was released by J Records on March 1, 2011. This was Ambrosius' only album with J Records...
- 03. "Late Nights & Early Mornings"
- Sample credit: PrincePrince (musician)Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...
– "The Beautiful OnesThe Beautiful Ones"The Beautiful Ones" is the third track on Prince and The Revolution's soundtrack album Purple Rain. Produced, arranged, composed, and performed by Prince, the song was recorded at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles by Peggy Mac and David Leonard in early September 1983."The Beautiful Ones" is a haunting...
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- Sample credit: Prince
Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Kate Hudson is an American recording artist, actress and spokesperson. She came to prominence in 2004 as one of the finalists on the third season of American Idol coming in seventh place...
– I Remember Me
I Remember Me (album)
I Remember Me is the second studio album by American recording artist Jennifer Hudson, released March 22, 2011, on Arista Records. Hudson worked with a variety of producers and writers on the album, including Alicia Keys, Rich Harrison, Ne-Yo, R.Kelly, Harvey Mason, Jr., Ryan Tedder, Diane Warren,...
- 01. "No One Gonna Love YouNo One Gonna Love You"No One Gonna Love You" is a song recorded by R&B singer and actress Jennifer Hudson. It was written by Rich Harrison who also produced the song. It is the second US single from her second album I Remember Me...
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Eric Roberson
Eric Roberson
Eric Roberson is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter from Rahway, New Jersey, United States. He is sometimes referred to simply as Erro....
- Mister Nice Guy
- 01. Mister Nice Guy
RichGirl
RichGirl
RichGirl was an American R&B girl group consisting of four members, Audra, Brave, Lyndriette and SeVen. The group was formed with the help of record producer Rich Harrison, and is managed by Tina Davis...
– RichGirl
- "24's24's (RichGirl song)"24's" is a song performed by R&B girl group RichGirl. The song was produced by Rich Harrison, and was released as a promotional single from their self-titled debut album on February 6, 2009 on iTunes. A remix to the song featuring Bun B...
" - "Itty Bitty"
- "He Ain't Wit Me Now (Tho)He Ain't wit Me Now (Tho)"He Ain't wit Me Now " is a song by R&B girl group RichGirl. The song serves as the official first single off of the girls self-titled debut album, RichGirl. The single was produced by Rich Harrison, who has additionally worked with Beyoncé on her chart-topping "Crazy in Love" and Amerie on "1...
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Unreleased
3LW3LW
3LW was an American hip hop soul and R&B girl group that enjoyed a number of modest hits during the early 2000s. Its founding members were Naturi Naughton, Adrienne Bailon, and Kiely Williams. Jessica Benson later replaced Naughton after she left the group in 2002...
- "Do Ya"
- "No Matter What"
- "Senses"
Amerie
- "Love's Off the Chain"
Cynthia Lissette
- "Don't Wanna Go"
- "What U Say"
Gwen Stefani
Gwen Stefani
Gwen Renée Stefani is an American singer-songwriter and fashion designer. Stefani is the lead vocalist for the rock and ska band No Doubt. Stefani recorded her first solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. in 2004. The album was inspired by music of the 1980s, and was a success with sales of over...
- "Parental Advisory"
Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...
- "Clap Your Hands"
- "Pops Up"
- "Speed It Up (Put It On Me)"
- "What Can I Say"
Mary J. Blige
- "Outta My Head"
Natasha Ramos
- "Here I Am"
Se7en
- "This is My Year" (featuring FabolousFabolousJohn David Jackson , better known by his stage name Fabolous, is an American rapper of African American and Dominican descent. He grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Part of his early popularity arose from his hit single "Can't Deny It" in 2001, from his debut...
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Usher
Usher (entertainer)
Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100...
- "Dat Girl Right There" (featuring LudacrisLudacrisChristopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...
) - "Ride"
- "Whatever I Want" (featuring Mike JonesMike Jones (rapper)Michael "Mike" Jones is an American southern rap artist, who initially was affiliated with the record label Swishahouse, then left to be the owner of Ice Age Entertainment....
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Young Steff
- "Dat Gurl Right"
- "Don't Trip"
- "Put That on Everything"