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Calvin Richardson
Calvin Richardson
Calvin Richardson Background information Born Genre(s) Occupation(s) Years active Label(s) Monroe, North Carolina, United States R&B, soul, neo soul Singer-songwriter 1999–present Reele Soul, Uptown, Universal, Hollywood, Shanachie www.iamcalvinrichardson.com
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Calvin Richardson (born in Monroe, North Carolina)[1] is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter. In 1999 he released his debut solo album Country Boy.
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 2003 Grammy Awards. The album also included hits such as "Keep on Pushin’" and "You Got Me High" featuring Slum Village. The album was produced by The Underdogs, Jake & Trevor, Young RJ, and Raphael Saadiq. Richardson then co-wrote and performed on the track "Excuse Me", from Saadiq’s 2002 Grammy Award-nominated album Instant Vintage. According to Richardson’s official website, he is set to release his third album, When Love Comes, on May 27, 2008, following a new single, "Sang No More".
Relationship to K-Ci and JoJo
Richardson is the half-brother of K-Ci and JoJo.
Background
Richardson was signed to Tommy Boy Records in the early ’90s. He was the lead singer of the R&B group Undacova, whose song "Love Slave" appeared on the soundtrack to the 1995 film New Jersey Drive. An album by the group never surfaced. In the mid-’90s Richardson went solo and signed with Uptown Records/Universal Records. His debut album, Country Boy, was released on August 24, 1999, selling 100,000 units. Due to poor sales, he was dropped by Universal. Shortly thereafter, he signed a contract with Hollywood Records. On September 16, 2003, he released his second album, 2:35 PM. The album was given that name because that was the time when Richardson’s child was born. The reason that Richardson named the album as such was because his wife gave birth to their son, Souljah, while Richardson was working on completing the album. With the events intertwined, the title seemed fitting for his new album. It featured the minor R&B hit "More Than a Woman", a duet with Angie Stone which originally appeared on her 2001 album Mahogany Soul. An alternate version of the song, which replaces Richardson’s vocals with new ones from Joe, was nominated for
Discography
Albums
• 1999: Country Boy (Uptown/Universal) • 2003: 2:35 PM (Hollywood) • 2008: When Love Comes (Shanachie)
Singles
• 1999: "True Love" (featuring Chico DeBarge) • 2000: "I’ll Take Her" (featuring Cedric "KCi" Hailey) • 2002: "More Than a Woman" (with Angie Stone) • 2003: "Keep on Pushin’" • 2003: "Not Like This" • 2003: "I’ve Got to Move" • 2008: "Sang No More"
Other appearances
• 2001: "More Than a Woman" (with Angie Stone) — Mahogany Soul • 2002: "Excuse Me" (Raphael Saadiq featuring Angie Stone and Calvin Richardson) — Instant Vintage
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• 2002: "More Than a Woman" — Deliver Us from Eva soundtrack • 2003: "Next to You" — Bringing Down the House soundtrack • 2003: "I Put a Spell on You" — The Haunted Mansion soundtrack • 2004: "If You Don’t Know Me by Now" (with Claudette Ortiz) — Mr. 3000 soundtrack
Calvin Richardson
http://www.justsoul.net/artists/ calvinrichardson.htm. Retrieved on 2009-01-03.
External links
• Official website • Calvin Richardson at Allmusic • Calvin Richardson at the Internet Movie Database
References
[1] Balestrino, Claudio. "Just Soul – Calvin Richardson". Just Soul.
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