Tasha Holiday

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Tasha Holiday
Born1977/1978(age 43–44) [1]
Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States [2]
Genres R&B
Years active1990s
Labels MCA

Tasha Holiday is an American contemporary R&B singer who was signed to MCA Records in the 1990s. [3] Her biggest success [4] was with the single "Just the Way You Like It" which peaked in the top thirty of the Billboard R&B singles chart, and became one of BET's most played music videos. [5] Billboard Magazine called her album Just the Way You Like It "a promising debut". [6] She also sang vocals on the single "Don't You Worry" by reggae artist Ruffa. [7]

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In 2006, she appeared on the track "Life So Real" (with Da Unknown) on the Lil' O album Neva Lay Down Vol. 1 [Explicit]. [8]

In 2011, she worked with producer Mike Nitty and a single, "I Used To Love You" was released on YouTube on June 22, 2011. [9] They also premiered a song "They Want Me to Stop" earlier that year. [10]

In 2014, two more collaborations between Nitty and Holiday were released ("Stop Playin'" [11] and "Can't Stop Runnin'" [12] ) on Nitty's SoundCloud account. The following year, she collaborated with Nookie on the song "Dreams." [13]

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

EPs

  • The Acapellas (EP) (1996) [15]

Singles

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Billboard Hot 100
1996"Just the Way You Like It"2693Just the Way You Like It
1997"So Real, So Right" / "Just One Night"100

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References

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  13. ""DREAMS" NOOKIE FT. TASHA HOLIDAY"". Soundcloud.com. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
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