Miki Howard
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Miki Howard (born Alicia Michelle Howard in Chicago, Illinois) is an African-American singer and actress who had a string of top ten hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The daughter of gospel singer Josephine Howard of the legendary group The Caravans, Miki was discovered by R & B group Side Effect at age 16. About 1985 Miki decided she was ready to embark on a more meaningful career. A demo in the right hands landed a recording contract at Atlantic Records.
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[edit] Career
Her first hit for Atlantic was the Billboard R&B top ten single "Come Share My Love". She followed that with a remake of Glenn Miller's 1940 tune "Imagination". Her success continued with two more top ten singles, "Baby Be Mine" and "That's What Love Is". The latter was a duet with hit-making R&B crooner Gerald Levert, and was the result of the creative union Howard formed with Levert. The pair later became romantically involved, and that romance spawned one of Howard's biggest hits, "Love Under New Management". The song was written during their brief love affair, but was released after their romance had dissolved.
In 1992 Howard portrayed Billie Holiday in Spike Lee's Malcolm X , followed by a featured role in John Singleton's Poetic Justice with pop icon Janet Jackson.
[edit] Discography
- Come Share My Love 1986, Atlantic
- Love Confessions 1987, Atlantic
- Miki Howard 1989, Atlantic
- Femme Fatale 1992, Giant
- Miki Sings Billie 1994, Giant
- Live Plus 1996, Warlock
- Can't Count Me Out 1997, Abili / Hush Entertainment
- Three Wishes 2001, Peak / Concord
- The Very Best Of Miki Howard 2001, Atlantic / Rhino
- Pillow Talk: Miki Sings The Classics 2006, Shanachie Records
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Album | US Pop | US R&B | US AC | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | "Come Share My Love" | Come Share My Love | - | 5 | 38 | - |
| 1987 | "Imagination" | Come Share My Love | - | 13 | - | - |
| 1987 | "Come Back to Me Lover" | Come Share My Love | - | 33 | - | - |
| 1987 | "Baby Be Mine" | Love Confessions | - | 5 | - | - |
| 1988 | "That's What Love Is" (Feat. Gerald Levert) | Love Confessions | - | 4 | - | - |
| 1988 | "Crazy" | Love Confessions | - | 38 | - | - |
| 1989 | "Ain't Nuthin' In The World" | Miki Howard | - | 1 | - | - |
| 1990 | "Love Under New Management" | Miki Howard | - | 2 | - | - |
| 1990 | "Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" | Miki Howard | - | 3 | - | 67 |
| 1990 | "Come Home To Me" | Miki Howard | - | 53 | - | - |
| 1992 | "Ain't Nobody Like You" | Femme Fatale | 84 | 1 | - | - |
| 1992 | "Release Me" | Femme Fatale | - | 43 | - | - |
[edit] Awards & nominations
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 1989 | Soul Train Music Award Win for Best New Artist |
| 1990 | American Music Award nomination for Favorite Female Artist - Soul / Rhythm & Blues. |
| 2002 | Grammy Award nomination for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Album (Three Wishes) |
