Troy Johnson is an American

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and

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singer. He got his first break with a track on the ''

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'' soundtrack in 1984, and signed to

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, where he released his first album. He scored a hit in 1986 with "It's You", which peaked at number 65 on ''

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''′s Hot R&B Singles chart. After a religious conversion, Johnson began recording gospel music. He put his career on hiatus in the late 1990s to focus on spiritual matters, but returned with his own label, SA Entertainment, on which he has released his most recent, secular, album, which featured a new version of "It's You" - again charting, this time peaking at number 40 on ''Billboard''′s Adult Contemporary chart in 2005.

Discography

*''Getting a Grip on Love'' (

, 1986) *''The Way It Is'' (

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, 1989) #87

Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums *''Plain and Simple'' (

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, 1993) *''I Will'' (

, 1998) *''Troy Johnson'' (Sought After Entertainment, 2005)

References

* Troy Johnsonat Allmusic.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Troy American gospel singers American soul musicians Living people Year of birth missing (living people)