Anthony David Harrington (born December 4, 1971) is an American R&B singer-songwriter. He is best known for his 2006 song "

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", a duet with

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singer

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Biography

Anthony David was born in

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, but got involved in the music business in

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. There, he met

, an R&B singer from Atlanta, and have since become friends. David's first song written for Arie was entitled "Part of My Life" for Arie's 7x Grammy nominated album '' Acoustic Soul''. David also toured with Arie in support of her album. In 2004, he released his first independent album ''Three Chords & The Truth''. Alongside India.Arie, he opened up for her shows with songs from his album, thereby getting more fame. Then eventually in 2006, he released his second independent album ''The Red Clay Chronicles'', of which also garnered attention from opening for India.Arie's shows. After touring with Arie, David teamed up with her once again to co-write and produce "There's Hope" for Arie's third studio album. His third release, 2008's '' Acey Duecy'', is a combination of both R&B and

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. The album, with the release of its first single "

", a duet with Arie, has given the album more attention. Anthony's fourth album, released on February 22, 2011, was entitled ''As Above So Below'' and finds him teaming up with a new production partner – Nashville, Tennessee's

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– in addition to such guest vocalists as upcoming Atlanta songstress Algebra; rapper Phonte from Little Brother; plus cousin

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. The first single from the album, "4Evermore" featuring Algebra and Phonte, became David's first top 20 R&B hit in the US charts where it has peaked at #18. In 2018, he released "Hello Like Before: The Songs of Bill Withers" which pays tribute to the late great Bill Withers. The album was produced by Eddie "Gypsy" Stokes. Anthony's crooning, soulful sound brings to life the work of Bill Withers, again.

Discography

Singles

*"Something About You" (2006) *"

" (2006) US R&B #53 *"4Evermore" (2011) US R&B #18 *"Can't Look Down" (2012) *"Sweet Pain" (2012) *"Beautiful Problems" (2016)

Awards and nominations

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...

**2009, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals: "Words" (Nominated) *

NAACP Image Award The NAACP Image Awards is an annual awards ceremony presented by the U.S.-based National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to honor outstanding performances in film, television, theatre, music, and literature. Similar to ...

**2009, Outstanding New Artist (Nominated) **2009, Outstanding Duo or Group/Collaboration (Nominated)

Beliefs

David is a self-described secular humanist and atheist. In 2011, he released a song and accompanying music video entitled ''God Said''. The song criticizes how religionists try to justify

bigotry Discrimination is the act of making unjustified distinctions between people based on the groups, classes, or other categories to which they belong or are perceived to belong. People may be discriminated on the basis of race, gender, age, relig ...

and

violence Violence is the use of physical force so as to injure, abuse, damage, or destroy. Other definitions are also used, such as the World Health Organization's definition of violence as "the intentional use of physical force or Power (social and p ...

by invoking God and quoting scripture.Howard, Jacinta (March 22, 2011)
The new truth about Anthony David's old soul
, ''Creative Loafing''. Retrieved May 12, 2021

References

External links

Official website
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