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who had a hit in 1979 with the disco funk hit "

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". He had a national hit with "

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" in 1984. He also co-wrote and produced the song " Talk to Me" for

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which was a hit in 1986. He has composed and produced hits for various artists and has worked with Gina Go-Go,

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and Paul Fox. His compositions have been used in mainstream films.

Background

Along with his cousins, Tyrone, Menelick, Tony, and Joanna Beck, he and another cousin Donny Wilson became

. He was the lead singer for the group. In 1979, they had success with "

" which got to no. 43 on the ''

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chart, no. 37 on the ''

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'' Top 100 Black Contemporary singles chart, no. 47 on the ''

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chart, and no. 137 on the ''Record World'' Singles 101 - 150 chart. It also made it to no. 25 on the ''

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'' Disco Playlist chart. In the 1980s, when

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took their world tour, Mundy was the musical director. In the 1990s, he was in a musical partnership with Gina Gomez aka Gina Go-Go. As a composer or producer, has also worked with

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, Gina Go Go Gomez,

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, Jeremy Jordan,

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, Motion & Tony Terry, Judy Mowatt,

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, Alexander O’Neill,

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, Carl Thomas, and Wild Orchid & Fergie. His music has been used in the films, ''

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'' (1991), ''

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'' (1992) and ''

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'' (1993). Mundy has also recorded

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Career

Solo

In 1981, his single, "Jam with Us" backed with the instrumental version was released on the Double Cross label. His single, "

" entered the ''Billboard'' Hot Black Singles chart at no. 89 on December 22, peaking at no. 89 and staying in the chart until Jan 19, 1985. His album ''Your Kinda Guy'' was released on Warner Brothers in Spring, 1988. Also that year, his single, "Trade Him In" was released on Warner Bros. In 2008, Mundy's ''Just Songs'' album was released on CD containing thirteen tracks. It was reviewed by Howard Dukes of Soul Tracks. Making note of Mundy's vocal range which went from a husky tenor to a falsetto, Dukes called him an interesting singer. He said that the album started off slow "but rewards listeners to stick around with some good jazz influenced R&B". The songs included "Is it the Way", "Adorable", "Oh, What A Day", and "Happy in My Own Space". Around 2018, Mundy recorded some

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influenced songs, "Oh What a Day", "B Free Performed Live Inside My Head", "Im Not Coming Home Tonight", "I like My Coffee in the Country" and "Yodalhootenanny". In April 2023, he released the single, "Show Me A Sign".

Composer, producer

With

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and Donnell Spencer, Mundy co-wrote the 1986 hit, " Oops, Oh No!" that was recorded by Cerrone and

. It made no. 89 on the R&B chart. Along with

and Paul Fox, he co-wrote " Talk to Me" for

. He also played guitar and some of the drums on the song as well Synthesizer and providing backing vocals. "Talk to Me" peaked at no. 21 on the sales section and no. 20 in the airplay of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Sales & Airplay chart on the week ending February 21, 1987. He co-wrote and produced the single, "I Can't Face the Fact" for Gina Go-Go. The single got to no. 77 on the ''Cash Box'' Top 100 singles chart in 1989. Also that year,

had his single "Personality" released. It was composed by Mundy and "Gina Go Go" Gomez. Mundy also co-produced and co-arranged it with Kashif. ''Cash Box'' noted in the December 9 issue that it was at the top of the charts at no. 11, having reached no. 6 the week before. It actually had been holding the number 6 position for three weeks. With Antonina Armato and Gina Go-Go, he co-wrote "

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" for

. He also co-produced the single with Denny Diante. It turned out to be a hit for Easton. It got to no. 19 on the ''Billboard'' chart. He produced the single, "Let's Get to It" for

. The single was released on MCA MCA5P-2258 in 1992. It spent seven weeks in the ''Billboard'' R&B chart, peaking at no. 64. He wrote " Try My Love" which was recorded by Jeremy Jordan in 1993. It was used in the 1993 film, ''

'' which was directed by Rob Bowman and starred Shane McDermott, Seth Green, and Brittney Powell. With Maria Christina, Mundy co-wrote the sing "Grind" which was a hit for

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Background

Career

Solo

Composer, producer

See also

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