Eric Roberson (born September 27, 1976) is an American singer, songwriter, former rapper and music producer. He is sometimes referred to simply as Erro, the name which he later used as part of his label Blue Erro Soul. His first single, "Represent", was released through Warner Bros. Records in 1994 and he recorded an album for that label which remains unreleased.

Career

Raised in

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, Roberson attended Rahway High School. He subsequently returned to

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to complete his studies in Musical Theatre. After performing in a number of musicals and plays, he landed a songwriting deal through the EMI label, and went on to collaborate with

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-based artists such as

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, Musiq Soulchild, and most extensively,

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. As a member of Jeff's ''A Touch of Jazz'' production company, Roberson made contributions to Jeff's debut album, ''

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'' in 2002. He continued songwriting work as well as releasing his own material through his Blue Erro Soul imprint. He also appeared on DJ Spinna's ''Intergalactic Soul'' LP in 2006. Roberson was nominated for two

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s in the Best Urban/Alternative Performance category. He was nominated for two songs from his 2009 album '' Music Fan First''- "A Tale of Two" in 2010 and "Still" in the same category a year later. Roberson's "I Have A Song" was chosen to be the fundraising single, produced by Jak Beula and released in February 2016, to enable the permanent installation of the first dedicated Commonwealth war memorial in the UK to African and Caribbean service men and women of both World Wars.

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Selected discography

* 112 – '' Room 112'' (1998), "Funny Feelings" (writer) *

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(1999), Tra-Knox "Lucky Day" (writer),

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featuring

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"I'm Wanted" (background vocals), Neutral "Chocolate Form" (writer) * Gina Thompson – '' If You Only Knew'' (1999), "

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" (writer), "Take My Number Down" (writer, background vocals) *

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– '' Willennium'' (1999), "I'm Comin'" (vocal production) *

– '' Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1'' (2000), "Getting In The Way" (background vocals) * Musiq Soulchild – '' Aijuswanaseing'' (2000), "Mary Go Round" (writer, vocal arrangements) *

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– ''All the Man You Need'' (2000), "Thinkin' About You" (writer, background vocals) *

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– ''

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'' (2001), "Driving" (writer, background vocals), "Love Of My Life" (writer), "Wishful Thinking" (writer) * Vivian Green – '' A Love Story'' (2002), "What Is Love?" (writer, background vocals), " Emotional Rollercoaster" (writer, background vocals), "Ain't Nothing But Love" (writer, background vocals) * Musiq Soulchild – '' Juslisen'' (2002), "Previouscats" (writer, background vocals) * Cam'ron – '' Come Home with Me'' (2002), "Tomorrow" (writer, uncredited background vocals) * Dwele – ''

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'' (2003), "Hold On" (writer, background vocals, vocal production) * Carl Thomas – ''

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'' (2004), "Rebound" (writer, producer) *

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– '' Charlie, Last Name Wilson'' (2005), "Thru It All" (writer) * Phonte – ''

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'' (2011), "Who Loves You More" (vocals) * The Foreign Exchange – ''Love in Flying Colors'' (2013), "Better" (vocals) * Robert Glasper – ''

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'' (2013), "Big Girl Body" (vocals) *

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– ''Recovery'' (2014), "Mystery" (writer) *Lil' John Roberts – ''The Heartbeat''"The Heartbeat — Lil' John Roberts"
at iTunes. (2014), "Space" (vocals) *

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– ''Twenty Sixty Four'' (2017), "Heaven Is Right Here" (writer), "Twenty Sixty Four" (writer) *Phonte – ''No News Is Good News'' (2018), "Find That Love Again" (vocals) *Brandon Williams – ''The Love Factor'' (2019) "Don't Give Up on Love" (vocals) *Zo! – ''FourFront'' (2019) – "Love Up" (vocals) * Nao Yoshioka – ''Undeniable'' (2019) – "Invest in Me feat. Carolyn Malachi" (producer)

Compilations

*"Couldn't Hear Me" appears on the compilation ''Gilles Peterson Worldwide Exclusives 3'' (2004) Talking Loud.

Career

Studio albums

Live albums

Selected discography

Compilations

Awards and nominations

References

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