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 Jill Scott,

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, 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, '' The Magnificent'' in 2002. He continued songwriting work as well as releasing his own material through his Blue Erro Soul imprint. He also appeared on

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'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.

Studio albums

Live albums

Selected discography

* 112 – ''

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

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– '' Willennium'' (1999), "I'm Comin'" (vocal production) * Jill Scott – '' Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1'' (2000), "Getting In The Way" (background vocals) *

– ''

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'' (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) *

– '' Juslisen'' (2002), "Previouscats" (writer, background vocals) *

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– '' Come Home with Me'' (2002), "Tomorrow" (writer, uncredited background vocals) * Dwele – '' Subject'' (2003), "Hold On" (writer, background vocals, vocal production) * Carl Thomas – ''

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'' (2004), "Rebound" (writer, producer) * Charlie Wilson – ''

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'' (2005), "Thru It All" (writer) *

Phonte Phonte Lyshod Coleman, known mononymously as Phonte (born December 28, 1978), is an American rapper, singer, and producer. He is currently of the North Carolina hip-hop trio/duo Little Brother (revived in 2019 without producer 9th Wonder) and ...

– '' Charity Starts at Home'' (2011), "Who Loves You More" (vocals) *

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– ''Love in Flying Colors'' (2013), "Better" (vocals) *

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– '' Black Radio 2'' (2013), "Big Girl Body" (vocals) * Algebra Blessett – ''Recovery'' (2014), "Mystery" (writer) *Lil' John Roberts – ''The Heartbeat''"The Heartbeat — Lil' John Roberts"
at iTunes. (2014), "Space" (vocals) * AverySunshine – ''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) *

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– ''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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