Samuelle Prater, known simply as Samuelle, is an American
R&B singer who is a former member of the R&B group
Club Nouveau
Club Nouveau is an American R&B group formed by record producer/performer Jay King in 1986 in Sacramento, California, following the breakup of the Timex Social Club. The group's name ( French for "New Club") was changed from its original inca ...
.
[Wynn, Ron]
Club Nouveau Biography
, Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databa ...
, retrieved 2011-07-17 He was the lead singer on Club Nouveau's #1
Pop and Dance and #2 R&B hit remake of the
Bill Withers
William Harrison Withers Jr. (July 4, 1938 – March 30, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He had several hits over a career spanning 18 years, including " Ain't No Sunshine" (1971), " Grandma's Hands" (1971), " Use Me" (197 ...
classic, "
Lean on Me".
He released his first and only solo album entitled, ''
Living in Black Paradise'' on October 30, 1990 on
Atlantic Records, which reached number 37 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart.
[Samuelle Charts & Awards]
, Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databa ...
, retrieved 2011-07-17 This album featured his biggest solo hit, "
So You Like What You See "So You Like What You See" is new jack swing song by Samuelle from his 1990 album ''Living in Black Paradise''. The hit song spent two weeks at number-one on the US R&B chart, but did not place on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The mu ...
", which was accompanied by a music video featuring
Tyra Banks
Tyra Lynne Banks (born December 4, 1973), also known as BanX, is an American television personality, model, producer, writer, and actress. Born in Inglewood, California, she began her career as a model at the age of 15, and was the first Africa ...
. In October 2004, "So You Like What You See" appeared on the popular videogame ''
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'', playing on
new jack swing radio station
CSR 103.9.
References
Living people
American contemporary R&B singers
Year of birth missing (living people)
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