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Tawatha Agee
Tawatha Agee (born November 14, 1954) is an American backing vocalist and songwriter. Her voice has been described in ''The New York Times'' as an "acrobatic, gospel-charged soprano." She was the lead singer of funk and soul band Mtume; her soulful lead vocals are featured on their 1983 R&B hit "Juicy Fruit". Agee has worked consistently as a backing vocalist from the mid-1970s to the present day, predominantly with James Mtume, who produced her one solo studio album, ''Welcome to My Dream'', for Epic Records in 1987. She is also a part of "the Lovely Ladies" trio, who tour with the Dave Matthews Band. Early life and education Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and raised in Newark, New Jersey, Agee attended Newark Arts High School and Howard University. Career Mtume and backup singing Agee sang on James Mtume's second studio album, ''Rebirth Cycle'' (1977), and on the Mtume album, ''Kiss This World Goodbye'' (1978), which features "The Closer I Get to You" (originally sung by Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Western Pennsylvania, the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, second-most populous city in Pennsylvania behind Philadelphia, and the List of United States cities by population, 68th-largest city in the U.S. with a population of 302,971 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city anchors the Pittsburgh metropolitan area of Western Pennsylvania; its population of 2.37 million is the largest in both the Ohio Valley and Appalachia, the Pennsylvania metropolitan areas, second-largest in Pennsylvania, and the List of metropolitan statistical areas, 27th-largest in the U.S. It is the principal city of the greater Pittsburgh–New Castle–Weirton combined statistical area that extends into Ohio and West Virginia. Pitts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Western Pennsylvania, the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, second-most populous city in Pennsylvania behind Philadelphia, and the List of United States cities by population, 68th-largest city in the U.S. with a population of 302,971 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city anchors the Pittsburgh metropolitan area of Western Pennsylvania; its population of 2.37 million is the largest in both the Ohio Valley and Appalachia, the Pennsylvania metropolitan areas, second-largest in Pennsylvania, and the List of metropolitan statistical areas, 27th-largest in the U.S. It is the principal city of the greater Pittsburgh–New Castle–Weirton combined statistical area that extends into Ohio and West Virginia. Pitts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Sensation (Stephanie Mills Album)
''Sweet Sensation'' is the fourth album by American R&B and soul singer Stephanie Mills. Released in 1980, produced by James Mtume and Reggie Lucas. The album features her biggest hit, " Never Knew Love Like This Before" which peaked within the top ten of the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and won two Grammy Awards for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female and Best R&B Song, the former becoming her first career Grammy win. ''Sweet Sensation'' received gold status by the Recording Industry Association of America for sells over 500,000 copies. Track listing *All songs written by James Mtume and Reggie Lucas except where indicated. Personnel * Stephanie Mills – vocals * Hubert Eaves III – keyboards * James Mtume – keyboards, percussion, backing vocals, rhythm arrangements, vocal arrangements, producer * Ed Walsh – synthesizer programming * Reggie Lucas – guitars, backing vocals, rhythm arrangements, vocal arrangements, producer * Ed Moore – guitars * Basil Fearington – b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Cha' Gonna Do With My Lovin'
''What Cha Gonna Do with My Lovin is the third album by Stephanie Mills. Released in 1979 and produced by James Mtume and Reggie Lucas. Track listing *All songs written by James Mtume and Reggie Lucas except where indicated. Personnel *Stephanie Mills – lead vocals, backing vocals *Howard T. King – drums *Ed "Tree" Moore, Reggie Lucas – electric bass *Basil Fearington – bass guitar *Joe Caro – acoustic guitar *Harry Whitaker, Hubert Eaves III – keyboards *Ed Walsh – synthesizer programming *Bashiri Johnson, James Mtume – percussion *Brenda White King, Gwen Guthrie, Lani Groves, Tawatha Agee, Louise Bethune, Mary Johnson, John Simmons, James Mtume, Reggie Lucas, Howard King – backing vocals *Wade Marcus Wade Marcus was a music producer and arranger associated with the Motown sound during the 1970s. He composed the music to the film ''The Final Comedown'' with Grant Green. He also produced albums by The Blackbyrds, Gary Bartz, A Taste of Honey, The ... – str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Mills
Stephanie Dorthea Mills (born March 22, 1957) is an American singer and songwriter. She rose to stardom as "Dorothy" in the original seven-time Tony Award winning Broadway run of the musical ''The Wiz'' from 1974 to 1979. The song " Home" from the show later became a Number 1 U.S. R&B hit and her signature song. During the 1980s, she had five Number 1 R&B hits, including " Home", " I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love", " I Feel Good All Over", " (You're Puttin') A Rush on Me" and " Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel)". She won two Grammy Awards for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for her song " Never Knew Love Like This Before" in 1981. Her albums '' What Cha Gonna Do with My Lovin'', '' Sweet Sensation'' and ''Stephanie'' went gold or platinum, all through 20th Century Fox Records. Biography Early life and career Born Stephanie Dorthea Mills to Joseph and Christine Mills and raised in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, Mills sang gospel music as a child at Brooklyn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Search Of The Rainbow Seekers
''In Search Of The Rainbow Seekers'' is a 1980 album by R&B group Mtume. This was their second album on the Epic Records label. Track listing All tracks composed by James Mtume and Reggie Lucas; except where noted. #"Give It on Up (If You Want To)" (Howard King, Ed "Tree" Moore, Tawatha Agee) - 6:40 #"You Can't Wait for Love" - 4:52 #"She's a Rainbow Dancer" - 4:56 #"We're Gonna Make It This Time" - 4:56 #"Dance Around My Navel (Doesn't Have to Make Sense, Just Cents)" (Basil Fearrington, Howard King, D. Spence) - 1:59 #"So You Wanna Be a Star" (James Mtume, Reggie Lucas, Basil Fearrington) - 5:16 #"Spirit of the Dance" (Hubert Eaves, Tawatha Agee) - 4:18 #"Anticipatin'" - 4:22 #"Everything Good to Me" - 4:08 #"Mrs. Sippi" (James Mtume, Reggie Lucas, Ed "Tree" Moore) - 3:41 Personnel ;Mtume *Mtume - backing vocals *James Mtume - lead vocals, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals *Tawatha Agee - lead vocals, backing vocals, percussion *Howard King - drums *Ed "Tree" Moore, Reggi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Lights In The Basement
''Blue Lights in the Basement'' is the sixth studio album by American singer Roberta Flack released by Atlantic on December 13, 1977. The album was a commercial success, peaking at number eight on the US ''Billboard'' 200, becoming her third top-ten album on the chart and reaching number five on the R&B albums chart. On February 27, 1978, the album received a Gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments over 500,000 copies. The album features the single "The Closer I Get to You", a duet with best friend and fellow soul musician Donny Hathaway, which became the biggest hit from the album, peaking at #2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and reaching #1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. The collaboration with Hathaway would be one of his final singles released in his lifetime before his death in 1979. The ''Blue Lights in the Basement'' track "After You" (a song released originally by Diana Ross in 1976) would be the first of several Mich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donny Hathaway
Donny Edward Hathaway (October 1, 1945 – January 13, 1979) was an American soul singer, keyboardist, songwriter, and arranger whom ''Rolling Stone'' described as a "soul legend". His most popular songs include " The Ghetto", "This Christmas", "Someday We'll All Be Free", and "Little Ghetto Boy". Hathaway is also renowned for his renditions of " A Song for You", "For All We Know", and "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know", along with "Where Is the Love" and "The Closer I Get to You", two of many collaborations with Roberta Flack. He has been inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame and won one Grammy Award from four nominations. Hathaway was also posthumously honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019. Dutch director David Kleijwegt made a documentary called ''Mister Soul – A Story About Donny Hathaway'', which premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam on January 28, 2020. Early life Hathaway, the son of Drusella Huntley, was born in Chicago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberta Flack
Roberta Cleopatra Flack (born February 10, 1937) is a retired American singer. She topped the Billboard Magazine, ''Billboard'' charts with the No. 1 singles "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Killing Me Softly with His Song", "Feel Like Makin' Love (Roberta Flack song), Feel Like Makin' Love", "Where Is the Love (Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway song), Where Is the Love" and "The Closer I Get to You", the latter two duets with Donny Hathaway. Flack is also noted for her influence on the subgenre of contemporary R&B called quiet storm, along with her interpretations of songs by various songwriters, such as Leonard Cohen and members of the Beatles. Flack was the first artist to win the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in two consecutive years: "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" won in 15th Annual Grammy Awards, 1973 and "Killing Me Softly with His Song" won in 16th Annual Grammy Awards, 1974. Early life Flack was born in Black Mountain, North Carolina, to parents Laro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Closer I Get To You
"The Closer I Get to You" is a romantic ballad performed by singer-songwriter Roberta Flack and soul musician Donny Hathaway. The song was written by James Mtume and Reggie Lucas, two former members of Miles Davis's band, who were members of Flack's band at the time. Produced by Atlantic Records, the song was released on Flack's 1977 album ''Blue Lights in the Basement'', and as a single in 1978. It became a major crossover hit, becoming Flack's biggest commercial hit after her success with her 1973 solo single, "Killing Me Softly with His Song". Originally set as a solo single, Flack's manager, David Franklin, suggested a duet with Hathaway, which resulted in the finished work. "The Closer I Get to You" spent two weeks as number one on the Hot Soul Singles chart in April 1978, and peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 behind Yvonne Elliman's " If I Can't Have You" and Wings' "With a Little Luck". The song charted in the top ten spots for fourteen weeks in Canada and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiss This World Goodbye
''Kiss This World Goodbye'' is a 1978 album by R&B group Mtume. This was their debut album on the Epic Records label as well as the first album featuring vocals by Tawatha Agee. Track listing All songs written by Reggie Lucas and James Mtume except where noted. #"Theme (for the People) pening (Tawatha Agee, Lucas, Mtume) – 1:30 #"Just Funnin'" (Howard King, Lucas, Mtume) – 5:20 #"Kiss This World Goodbye" – 3:58 #"Insert" – 0:30 #"The Closer I Get to You" – 3:58 #"Love Lock" – 4:56 #"Funky Constellation" – 4:05 #"Closer to the End" – 4:32 #"Metal Flake Mind" – 3:30 #"Phase I" (Mtume; subtitled "40 Seconds dedicated to all Conga Players") – 0:42 #"Day of the Reggin" – 3:31 #"This Is Your World" – 3:28 #"Theme (for the People) xit (Agee, Lucas, Mtume) – 0:48 Personnel ;Mtume *James Mtume - lead and backing vocals, congas, percussion *Tawatha Agee - lead vocals, backing vocals *Reggie Lucas Reginald Grant Lucas (February 25, 1953 – May 19, 2018) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebirth Cycle
''Rebirth Cycle'' is the second studio album by American musician James Mtume. It was produced by Mtume himself, and released on the Third Street Records label. It is one of a number of contemporary albums described as "some of the most compelling artifacts of the Black Power-Black music nexus", with "explicit endorsements of radical nationalist principles" and "of a very high artistic level and featuring some of the best musicians". After Mtume's death in 2022, ''The Guardian'', in a retrospective, remarked on the album: "Just as his career as a R&B songwriter and producer was taking off, Mtume put out one final burst of spiritual, Afrocentric jazz, the album ''Rebirth Cycle''. Never reissued legally and unavailable on streaming services, a bootleg or YouTube are your only real options, but it's worth checking out: the lengthy version of 'Sais' is great, and the collection of shorter, soul-influenced tracks on side two – including Umoja – are fabulous, complete with vocals fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
