Quincy Patrick | |
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| Also known as | Quincy "Q" Patrick |
| Born | Quincy Patrick Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1990s–present |
| Labels | QwiLite Entertainment. QwiLite Music Group |
Quincy Patrick is an American songwriter, record producer, and composer. He is best known for writing and producing Clive Davis' J Records' first two artists, O-town's Liquid Dreams and Olivia's Bizounce. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
He is known for his work in launching the J Records label and for writing and producing for artists including Usher, Alicia Keys, Luther Vandross, and The Temptations. [6]
Patrick contributed to The Temptations' album Ear-Resistible which won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance. [7] [8] [9] [10]
Patrick was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey. He is the son of a Pentecostal pastor and began his musical journey in the church as a gospel singer. [7] He later became a bassist and guitarist in his congregation's worship bands, performing on several television shows as a gospel performer, before transitioning into a recording artist. His debut single Stone Love reached number one in Jamaica, and his album Lovin' Touch (1989) peaked at #2 in Australia. [7] [11] He later shifted his focus from performing to production and songwriting. During this transition period, he worked with musicians including Stu Gardner, the musical director for The Cosby Show , and drummer Lenny White. His early songwriting success came through collaborations with R&B stars Maxwell and Howard Hewett. [7]
Patrick began his secular musical career in the late 1990s with a song featured on the soundtrack for Malcolm Lee's film The Best Man.[9] He achieved his first gold record with "When The Shades Go Down" by the R&B group Allure. [7]
Patrick played a crucial role in the launch of J Records, writing and producing the label's first two major releases. In 2000, he co-wrote Liquid Dreams, O-Town's pop single from their self-titled debut album. [2] The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 in Canada. [12] [13] Patrick co-wrote and co-produced Bizounce (2001), the debut single by R&B singer Olivia. The track peaked at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Both songs reached gold status and were #1 on Billboard’s Top 100 Pop and R&B sales charts. [14] [15] Following his success with J Records, Patrick worked with numerous artists across multiple genres. He collaborated with Babyface, who recorded Patrick's composition Reason for Breathing on his album Babyface: A Collection of His Greatest Hits . [7] [16]
In 2001, Patrick contributed to Luther Vandross on his double platinum, American Music Award winning album Luther and The Temptations' Grammy Award-winning album Ear-Resistible (originally titled Irresistible), which won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance. [7] [8] [9] [10]
In 2006, Patrick founded QwiLite Entertainment, an independent record label based in New Jersey. [1] [7] [17] [18] The label's first two promoted artists were Ranjini (Jini June), a Virginia-born R&B singer of Indian ancestry [18] and Hyphen One, a rapper, DJ, and graffiti artist. Additional artists signed to the label included rapper The Wheelz and Dominican-born singer Yahaira. [7]
| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Role | Peak positions | |||||
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| US | BEL | BEL | GER [20] | SPN | SWI [21] | |||||
| 1998 | Howard Hewitt | Living Just To Love You | songwriter | |||||||
| 1999 | Allure | The Best Man | songwriter/co-producer | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Ideal | Ideal | co-producer | ||||||||
| 2000 | Alicia Keys | Songs In A Minor | songwriter/producer | |||||||
| Babyface | Babyface | songwriter | 11 | – | 23 | – | – | 72 | ||
| 2001 | Michael Jackson | Invincible | songwriter-producer | |||||||
| O-town | O-Town | songwriter/co-producer | 3 | – | 9 | – | – | – | ||
| Olivia | Olivia | songwriter/co-producer | 1 | – | 27 | – | – | – | ||
| Joe | My Name Is Joe | songwriter | 2 | 95 | 6 | – | 42 | 22 | ||
| 2002 | Kenny Lattimore | Kenny Lattimore | songwriter/co-producer | |||||||
| Luther Vandross | Luther | songwriter | 1 | – | 7 | 98 | 97 | 61 | ||
| Joe | Better Days | songwriter | ||||||||
| Trey Lorenz | Lonely For A Roni | songwriter/producer | ||||||||
| Az Yet | Til The Neighbors | songwriter/producer | ||||||||
| Usher | 8701 | songwriter | ||||||||
| Carl Thomas | Slice Of Paradice | songwriter | ||||||||
| Allure | Topcat | songwriter/producer | ||||||||
| The Temptations | Ear-Resistible | co-producer | 38 | – | 54 [22] | – | – | – | ||
| 2003 | Jon B | Pleasure U Like | songwriter/co-producer | 3 | 107 | 6 | – | – | 17 | |
| Her Sanity | Exclusive | songwriter/producer | ||||||||
| Usher | Deliver Us From Eva | songwriter | 19 | 174 | 12 | – | – | – | ||
| 2004 | Sparkle | Sparkle | songwriter | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 7 | |
| Lil Mo f/Carl Thomas | Grand Prix | songwriter | 1 | 110 | 1 | – | – | 3 | ||
| 2005 | George Benson | Ear-replaceable | songwriter | 3 | 129 | 1 | – | – | 12 | |
| 2007 | Stephanie Mills | Born For This | songwriter | |||||||
| Born For This | Stephanie Mills | songwriter | ||||||||
| 2009 | Ranjini | Instant Message | songwriter/producer | |||||||
| 2010 | Michael Jackson Tribute | 6/25 | songwriter/producer | |||||||
| 2012 | Victoria Beckham | Me Without You | producer | |||||||
| 2013 | Britt & Alex | Sleepless | producer | |||||||
| 2016 | Chris Brown | Grass Ain't Greener (remix) | producer | |||||||
| Ranjini | Could It Be feat. Driicky Graham | songwriter/producer | ||||||||
| 2023 | Jini June | Christmas Without U | songwriter/producer | |||||||
| 2024 | Pleasure Island | songwriter/producer | ||||||||
| 2025 | Feel Like Makin’ Love | producer | ||||||||