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| Origin | San Bernardino, California, United States |
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| Years active | 1989– |
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The Avila Brothers, composed of Bobby "Ahvlah" Ross Avila and Issiah "Iz" J. Avila, are an American R&B producing and songwriting duo best known for their numerous contributions to Usher projects, including 2004 album Confessions . [1] The brothers later won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album for their contributions to Chaka Khan album Funk This .
In 1989 at the age of 12, Bobby Ross Avila signed a record deal with RCA Records, releasing his eponymous debut solo album later that same year and achieving a minor R&B hit with "Music Man". This project was followed by mature R&B album My Destiny (1993), which paired Avila with notable R&B producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis as they had recently signed Avila to their label Perspective Records. [2] The album scored Avila his biggest single to date with Hot 100-charting "La La Love". Additional albums Que Pasa? (1994), and Into My Life (1995) would be released on other record labels, before Avila and his brother Issiah would become in-house producers and instrumentalists for Jam & Lewis' subsequent label Flyte Tyme Records. [2] This opportunity resulted in contributions to Usher, Mya, Yolanda Adams, Gwen Stefani, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Janet Jackson projects, among others, as well as playing instruments for various songs on The Fighting Temptations Soundtrack executive-produced by Jam & Lewis.
After contributing 5 songs to Usher's diamond-certified album Confessions ("Truth Hurts", "Simple Things", "Bad Girl", "That's What It's Made For", and bonus track "Seduction") and several to Janet Jackson's 2004 studio album Damita Jo , the brothers next worked alongside Jam & Lewis, as well as notable R&B producer James "Big Jim" Wright to co-write five songs for inclusion on Chaka Khan's eleventh studio album Funk This in 2007. [3] [4] [5] This included minor R&B hit "One for All Time".
In 2017, the duo were credited for all instrument accompaniment on "Banana Clip" from Miguel's 2017 album War & Leisure . They would later reunite with longtime Usher collaborators Lil Jon and Sean Garrett in 2023 to co-write single "Glu", which climbed to number one on the Billboard Adult R&B Airplay chart. [6] [7] The pair also produced "Horas Y Horas", the Spanish version of Muni Long's R&B sleeper hit "Hrs and Hrs" for an exclusive Spotify release. [8] [9]
Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Spotify, and AllMusic.
| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
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| "Darling Girl" | 2001 | Yolanda Adams | Believe |
| "Jesus for a Day" | 2003 | Macy Gray | The Trouble with Being Myself |
| "Anatomy 1On1" | Mya | Moodring | |
| "Late" | |||
| "Things That Lovers Do" | Kenny Lattimore & Chanté Moore | Things That Lovers Do | |
| "Loveable (From Your Head to Your Toes)" (#19 US Adult R&B) | |||
| "Truth Hurts" | 2004 | Usher | Confessions |
| "Simple Things" | |||
| "Bad Girl" (#106 US R&B) | |||
| "That's What It's Made For" (#53 US R&B/Hip-Hop) | |||
| "Seduction" (#68 US R&B/Hip-Hop) | |||
| "Sweet Kind of Life" | Cheryl Lynn | Shark Tale OST | |
| "Harajuku Girls" | Gwen Stefani | Love. Angel. Music. Baby. | |
| "Damita Jo" | Janet Jackson | Damita Jo | |
| "Spending Time with You" | |||
| "Like You Don't Love Me" | |||
| "Moist" | |||
| "Baggage" (#104 US R&B/Hip-Hop) | 2005 | Mary J. Blige | The Breakthrough |
| "Can't Get Enough" | |||
| "4 My Man" (Featuring Fantasia) | Missy Elliott | The Cookbook | |
| "Music" (#26 US Adult R&B, #33 US Dance/Club Charts) | Leela James | A Change Is Gonna Come | |
| "Pure Gold" (#15 US Adult R&B, #23 US Adult Contemporary) | Earth, Wind & Fire | Illumination | |
| "Alwaysness" | Yolanda Adams | Day by Day | |
| "Enjoy" | 2006 | Janet Jackson | 20 Y.O. |
| "Back in the Day" | 2007 | Chaka Khan | Funk This |
| "One for All Time" (#35 R&B) | |||
| "Will You Love Me?" | |||
| "Disrespectful" (Featuring Mary J. Blige) (#1 US Dance/Club Charts) | |||
| "Hail to the Wrong" | |||
| "Point Of It All" (#109 US, #19 US R&B) | 2008 | Anthony Hamilton | The Point of It All |
| "On The Hood" | Sean Garrett | Turbo 919 | |
| "One Day" | |||
| "Beautiful U R" (#1 Dance/Club Charts, #10 CAN) | Deborah Cox | The Promise | |
| "Down 4 U" | |||
| "Monstar" (#107 US) | 2010 | Usher | Raymond v. Raymond |
| "Mars vs Venus" | |||
| "Pro Lover" | |||
| "Lingerie" | Versus (EP) | ||
| "How Can You Love Me" | El DeBarge | Second Chance | |
| "Christmas Without You" | |||
| "Heart Full of Love" | |||
| "I'll Wait (To Fall in Love)" | 2011 | Anthony Hamilton | Back to Love |
| "Hey Lover" | 2015 | Charlie Wilson | Forever Charlie |
| "Me and You Forever" | |||
| "Do It Yourself" (with Usher) | 2021 | Jam and Lewis | Jam & Lewis: Volume One |
| "Glu" (#1 US Adult R&B) | 2023 | Usher | Non-album single |
| "530" | 2024 | ¥$ | Vultures 2 |
| Year | Ceremony | Award | Result | Ref |
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| 2005 | 47th Annual Grammy Awards | Grammy Award for Album of the Year ( Confessions ) | Nominated | [10] [11] |
| 2008 | 50th Annual Grammy Awards | Grammy Award for Best R&B Album ( Funk This ) | Won | [10] [11] |
| 2024 | ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards | Most Performed R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ("Glu") | Won | [12] |