James Ingram
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| James Ingram | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Born | February 16, 1956 | |
| Origin | Akron, Ohio, United States  |
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| Genre(s) | Soul | |
James Ingram (born February 16, 1956 in Akron, Ohio) is an American soul musician, famous for his vocal performance. He is also a producer and songwriter.
As a self-taught musician who plays piano, guitar, bass, drums and synthesizer, Ingram began his career in the 70's as part of the band Revelation Funk.
During this time, Ingram developed a reputation in the Los Angeles area as a session vocalist, and came to the attention of ex-Motown songwriter and producer Lamont Dozier. Dozier invited Ingram to contribute vocals to some material; one such song, "Love's Calling," garnered some airplay. The remainder of the material surfaced in 1980 on an album entitled Zingara.
In 1980, Ingram provided the vocals to "Just Once" and "One Hundred Ways" on Quincy Jones's album The Dude. He won a Grammy award for best R&B vocal performance for his work on Jones' album, "The Dude." Ingram's debut album, It’s Your Night, appeared in 1983, including the ballad "There’s No Easy Way." He also worked with other great musical artists such as Ray Charles, Michael McDonald, Patti Austin, Nancy Wilson, Natalie Cole, and Kenny Rogers.
Ingram was featured on "Somewhere Out There," a duet with Linda Ronstadt on the soundtrack to the 1986 film An American Tail. He also won a 1985 Grammy Award for "Yah Mo B There," a duet with Michael McDonald. He also co-wrote "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" that was recorded by Michael Jackson on his blockbuster Thriller.
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[edit] Singles
1981:
- "Just Once" [with Quincy Jones] - US #17
1982:
- "One Hundred Ways" [with Quincy Jones] - US #14
1983:
- "Baby, Come To Me" [with Patti Austin] - US #1 for 2 weeks, UK #11
- "How Do You Keep The Music Playing?" - US #45
- "Party Animal"
1984:
- "She Loves Me (The Best That I Can Be)"
- "There's No Easy Way" - US #58
- "What About Me" [with Kim Carnes and Kenny Rogers] - US #15, UK #92
- "Yah Mo B There" [with Michael McDonald] - US #19, UK #12
- "It's Your Night" - UK #82
1986:
- "Always"
- "Never Felt So Good"
1987:
- "Somewhere Out There" [with Linda Ronstadt] - US #2, UK #8
1989:
- "A Natural Man (You Make Me Feel Like)"
- "It's Real" - UK #83
- "I Wanna Come Back"
1990:
- "I Don't Have The Heart" - #1 for 1 week
- "Secret Garden" (with Quincy Jones, Al B Sure, El DeBarge and Barry White) - UK #67
1991:
- "Get Ready"
- "When Was The Last Time The Music Made You Cry?"
- "Where Did My Heart Go"
1994:
- "The Day I Fall In Love" (with Dolly Parton) - UK #64
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- It's Your Night (1983)
- Never Felt So Good (1986)
- It's Real (1989)
- The Power of Great Music (greatest hits disc; 1991)
- Always You (1993)
- Forever More: The Best of James Ingram (1999)
