Mary Jane Blige is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She started her career as a backing singer on Uptown Records in 1989. She has released 13 studio albums, eight of which have achieved multi-platinum worldwide sales. Blige has sold over 80 million records, has won nine Grammy Awards, four American Music Awards, ten Billboard Music Awards and has also received three Golden Globe Award nominations, including one for her supporting role in the film Mudbound (2017) and another for its second original song "Mighty River" for Mudbound; she also received a nomination for the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Song, becoming the first person nominated for acting and songwriting in the same year.
Confessions is the fourth studio album by American singer Usher. It was released on March 23, 2004, by Arista Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2003 to 2004, with its production handled by his longtime collaborator Jermaine Dupri, along with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and Lil Jon, among others. Primarily an R&B album, Confessions showcases Usher as a crooner through a mixture of ballads and up-tempos, incorporating musical genres of dance-pop, hip hop and crunk. The album's themes generated controversy about Usher's personal relationships; however, the album's primary producer Jermaine Dupri claimed the album reflects Dupri's own personal story.
Jill Scott is an American singer-songwriter, model, poet and actress. Her 2000 debut, Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1, went platinum, and the follow-ups Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 (2004) and The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3 (2007) both achieved gold status. She made her cinematic debut in the films Hounddog and Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? in 2007.
"Until You Come Back to Me " is a song written by Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul, and Stevie Wonder. The song was originally recorded by Stevie Wonder in 1967, but his version was not released as a single and did not appear on an album until 1977's anthology Looking Back. The most well-known version of this song is the 1973 release by Aretha Franklin, who had a million-selling top 10 hit on Billboard charts. The song reached no. 1 on the R&B chart and no. 3 on the Hot 100 chart in 1974. It became an RIAA gold record.
"Imagination" is a popular song with music written by Jimmy Van Heusen and the lyrics by Johnny Burke. The song was first published in 1940. The two best-selling versions were recorded by the orchestras of Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey in 1940.
"Ain't Nobody Like You" is a 1992 song by R&B singer/actress Miki Howard. The lead single from her album, Femme Fatale and her second number-one R&B song. The song spent one week at No. 1 on Billboards R&B Singles chart. "Ain't Nobody Like You was Miki Howard's only entry on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it peaked at No. 84.
"Lowdown" is a song originally recorded in 1976 by Boz Scaggs for his album Silk Degrees. The song was co-written by Scaggs and keyboardist David Paich. Paich, along with fellow "Lowdown" session musicians bassist David Hungate and drummer Jeff Porcaro, would later go on to help form the band Toto.
Come Share My Love is the debut studio album by American R&B singer, Miki Howard. Released on November 19, 1986 under Atlantic Records label, the album peaked at #171 on the Billboard 200 and #19 on the Billboard R&B Albums Chart. Howard scored her first hit song off debut album when "Come Share My Love" peaked to #5 on Billboard's Hot Black Singles Chart in 1986.
Femme Fatale is the fourth studio album by American R&B/jazz singer Miki Howard. Released in 1992 under Giant Records, the album peaked at No. 110 on Billboard 200 and No. 7 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart. The first single from the album, "Ain't Nobody Like You", reached No. 1 on the R&B Singles chart, her second number one on the chart.
Miki Howard is the third studio album by American R&B singer Miki Howard, released in 1989 on Atlantic Records. The album peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. Howard scored her first number-one song with the lead single released from the album, "Ain't Nuthin' in the World", on the Billboard R&B Singles chart.
Miki Sings Billie: A Tribute to Billie Holiday is a studio album by American R&B singer Miki Howard. Released in 1993 by Giant Records, the album peaked at No. 72 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart. The album is a tribute to jazz singer Billie Holiday, Howard covers some of her favorite songs recorded by Holiday.
"Come Share My Love" is a song by American R&B singer Miki Howard. It is the lead single from her debut studio album of the same name. The hit song peaked to No. 5 on Billboard's Hot Black Singles chart in 1986. Although it failed to even bubble under the Billboard Hot 100, it did reach #38 on the Adult Contemporary chart, becoming Howard's only charted single there. Howard become a known name in R&B music, by early 1987 another track from the album, "Love Will Find A Way" was receiving modest airplay on U.S. R&B radio stations.
"Love Under New Management" is the second single released from the 1989 self-titled album by American R&B singer Miki Howard. The song reached its peak of No. 2 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart on March 24, 1990. The song held that position for two weeks and propelled the album to No. 4 on the Top R&B Albums chart, Howard's highest charting album. The song reached #89 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.
"That's What Love Is" is a song by American R&B artist Miki Howard. Performed as a duet with Gerald Levert lead singer of R&B trio LeVert and son of The O'Jays lead singer, Eddie Levert. Released in 1988, the song was the follow-up single after "Baby, Be Mine" from Howard's album Love Confessions. "That's What Love Is" became Howard's highest-charting song at that point, peaking at #4 on the R&B singles chart.
Private Collection is the ninth studio album by R&B singer Miki Howard that was released in 2008 by her label.
"Crazy" is a song by American R&B/soul singer Miki Howard. Released in 1988, as the third single from Love Confessions. "Crazy" peaked to #38 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart. The song was written and produced by Marc Gordon and Gerald Levert, of R&B group LeVert.
"Come Back to Me Lover" is a song by American R&B singer Miki Howard. Released as the third single from Howard's debut album, Come Share My Love, the single peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard's R&B Singles chart in 1987. "Come Back to Me Lover" was Howard's third top 40 hit on the U.S. R&B chart.
LeMuel Nigel Humes is an American songwriter and producer. He has written several songs including Miki Howard’s "Love Will Find A Way", The Pointer Sisters "He Turned Me Out", and Ray Charles "Let Me Take Over".
