Sharon Bryant (singer)

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Sharon Bryant
Birth nameSharon Bryant
Born (1956-08-14) August 14, 1956 (age 68) [1]
Greenburgh, Westchester County, New York
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrumentvocals
Years active1976–present
Labels A&M
Polydor
Wing

Sharon Bryant (born August 14, 1956, Greenburgh, Westchester County, New York) [1] is an American R&B singer. She began her career as the lead singer of the R&B group Atlantic Starr in 1976. [2]

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Career

Bryant sang lead on songs such as "When Love Calls" and "Circles". She left the group in pursuit of a solo career in 1984, and had moderate solo success with that effort. [2] She would not achieve success on her own again until five years later, when the ballad "Foolish Heart" reached the top ten on Billboard's R&B chart. Another major R&B hit from the accompanying self-titled album, "Let Go" was also a moderate pop hit, cracking the top 40 on the pop charts (at #34) [3] and charting at No. 37 on Radio & Records Magazine's Top 100.

In 2013, Bryant appeared as a background vocalist on Empire of the Sun's second album Ice on the Dune on the song "Keep a Watch". [4]

Discography,

Albums

YearAlbumPeak chart positions
US
[5]
US R&B
[5]
1989Here I Am13927

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positions
US Pop
[3]
US R&B
[3]
1989"Here I Am"
"Let Go"342
"Foolish Heart"907
1990"Body Talk"38
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

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References

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