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Biography
Use mdy dates|date=April 2012BLP sources|date=April 2010Infobox musical artist|image= || name = Al B. Sure| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Albert Jason Brown III| alias =| birth_date = birth date and age|mf=y|1968|6|4| death_date =| origin = Boston, Massachusetts, United States| instrument = Vocals, keyboard| genre = Urban contemporary|Urban , New Jack Swing , Quiet Storm , Contemporary R& B|R& B | occupation = Singer, songwriter, record producer, musician, disc jockey| years_active = 1987present| label = Warner Bros. Records , Hidden Beach Records | associated_acts = Quincy Jones , Heavy D. , Keith Sweat | website =| current_members =| past_members =| notable_instruments = Albert Jason Brown III (born June 4, 1968, Boston, Massachusetts) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He grew up in Leonia, New Jersey , and Mount Vernon, New York|Mount Vernon , New York.Holden, Stephen. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html? res=9C0CE7D6113DF932A05753C1A966958260 "The Pop Life", The New York Times , October 31, 1990. Accessed March 30, 2011. "The singer, who lives in northern New Jersey, was born in Boston, lived in Leonia, N.J., for several years, then moved to Goshen, N.Y., and went to high school in Mount Vernon, N.Y." During the late 1980s under the stage name Al B. Sure! , he enjoyed a brief run as one of New Jack Swing 's most popular romantic singerscite web|url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p50835|pure_url=yes|title=Biography: Al B. Sure!|last=Huey|first=Steve|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=April 10, 2010 and producers.
Music career
Brown was a star football quarterback at Mount Vernon High School (New York)|Mount Vernon High School in New York, who rejected an athletic scholarship to the University of Iowa to pursue a music career. In 1987, Quincy Jones selected Brown as the first winner of the Sony Innovators Talent Search. Subsequently, Brown went on to work with Jones on several projects, most notably the platinum single " The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite) " from Jones' double-platinum-certified album Back on the Block . On this sound recording and reproduction|recording , Brown was one of a quartet with Barry White , El DeBarge , and James Ingram .
His debut album from 1988, In Effect Mode , sold more than two million copies, topping the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Songs|R& B record chart|chart for seven straight weeks. The album included the single " Nite and Day ," which topped the R& B chart and reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 . He received numerous Grammy and American Music Award (AMA) nominations, and won an AMA for Best New R& B Artist. He also received several Soul Train|Soul Train Award nominations, and won the award for Best New Artist. He also won several New York Music Awards. In addition, his 900 phone line was third in generating revenue, following those for New Kids on the Block and Run-D.M.C.
As a writer and producer, Brown introduced the multi-platinum group Jodeci and teen R& B performer Tevin Campbell (also one of Quincy Jones's former protιgιs), as well as Faith Evans , Dave Hollister , Case (singer)|Case , and Usher (entertainer)|Usher to the music industry .
In 2009, Brown signed with Hidden Beach Recordings . His first single for the label, "I Love It (Papi Aye, Aye, Aye)," entered the Radio & Records Urban AC chart at No. 33 in one week. The album '' Honey I'm Home (album)|Honey, I'm Home was released on June 23, 2009.
Other work
In 1991, Sure& #33; co-starred with Martin Lawrence in a television pilot titled Private Times . Other cast members included '' ER (TV series)|ER's Michael Michele and The Five Heartbeats|The Five Heartbeats' '' Michael Wright (actor)|Michael Wright . Sure!'s various talk show appearances include The Oprah Winfrey Show , Late Night with David Letterman , The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992 TV series)|The Tonight Show with Jay Leno , Good Morning America , The Arsenio Hall Show , Rolanda , and The Phil Donahue Show|Donahue . Sure!'s television and acting performances include Showtime at the Apollo , Soul Train and Soul Train Music Awards|The Soul Train Music Awards , the Grammys, the American Music Awards, Will Smith 's Fresh Prince of Bel Air , and American Broadcasting Company|ABC 's Magic Johnson Special from Hawaii . He also hosted MTV Jams .
In 2000, Sure!'s ABS Entertainment launched a television development division, and he served as co-executive producer of the HBO|HBO Comedy Special starring Jamie Foxx , filmed at the Paramount Theater (Oakland, California)|Paramount Theater in Oakland, California|Oakland , California.
Recently, Sure& #33; teamed with the ABC Radio Network to produce a romantic nighttime show, The Secret Garden , hosted by him and featuring a blend of music and celebrity guests.
Sure& #33; participated in the Bless the Children Foundation celebrity auction along with NFL stars Charles Woodson and Anthony Dorsett . He was presented with the key to the city of Oakland by city council member Laurence E. Reid in recognition of the work of Sure!'s ABS Ken-Struk-Shen in refurbishing parts of the city. Reid proclaimed October 19 Al B Sure& #33; Day.
Sure& #33; was a DJ on the Los Angeles radio station KHHT , and played old-school hip hop and R& B. He was one of 590 Clear Channel employees downsized in April 2009.
One of his three sons, known as Li'l B. Sure!, was featured on MTV series Rock the Cradle .
In 2010, Sure& #33; appeared as one of the 12 contestants on the TV One (US TV network)|TV One reality television dating game show The Ultimate Merger . http://www.blackamericaweb.com/? q=articles/entertainment/blak_music_month/19534 "Al B. Sure& #33; Among Competitors for Omarosa's Love.", BlackAmericaWeb.com, June 17, 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2010. The series was produced by Donald Trump and starred former The Apprentice (U.S. TV series)|Apprentice contestant Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth , whom Sure& #33; dated previously.cite web |url= http://www.bvnewswire.com/2010/06/14/omarosa-new-realty-show-love-ultimate-merger/ |title=Omarosa Says New Reality Show Isn't Run-of-the-Mill 'Love' Fare |author=Bland, Bridget |date = June 14, 2010 |publisher= AOL Black Voices |accessdate=July 14, 2010
Personal life
Sure& #33; has three sons: Quincy Brown (born June 4, 1991), with Kimberly Porter (Who also made an appearance on Keeping Up with the Kardashians ); Albert Brown IV (who is an aspiring singer with the stage name Li'l B. Sure!); and Devin, who resides in Atlanta , Georgia. He also has a goddaughter, Paige Hurd .
Discography
Studio albums
Year
Album
Peak chart positions
Certifications
U.S.
U.S. R& B
1988
In Effect Mode
Released: May 3, 1988
Label: Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.
20
1
Recording Industry Association of America|US : 3Χ Platinum
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http://www.albsure.net Al B. Sure& #33; Official Artist Web Site
http://www.AlBSureLove.com Al B. Sure& #33; Web Site
http://www.SecretGardenRendezvous.com Secret Garden Rendezvous "Grown & Sexy Tour" featuring Bobby Brown, Al B. Sure!, and Christopher Williams Web Site
http://theloop21.com/entertainment/al-b-sure-the-ultimate-merger-interview TheLoop21.com Interview with Al B. Sure!
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