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Biography
BLP sources|date=March 2011Infobox musical artist | name = Calvin Richardson| image =| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name =| alias =| Born = Monroe, North Carolina|Monroe , North Carolina , United States | death_date =| origin =| genre = contemporary R& B|R& B , soul music|soul , neo soul | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = 1999–present| label = Reele Soul, Uptown Records|Uptown , Universal Records|Universal , Hollywood Records|Hollywood , Shanachie Records|Shanachie | associated_acts =| website = http://www.iamcalvinrichardson.com/ www.iamcalvinrichardson.com Calvin Richardson (born in Monroe, North Carolina|Monroe , North Carolina )cite web |url= http://www.justsoul.net/artists/calvinrichardson.htm |title=Just Soul – Calvin Richardson |accessdate=2009-01-03 |last=Balestrino |first=Claudio |work=Just Soul is an United States|American contemporary R& B|R& B and soul music|soul singer-songwriter . In 1999 he released his debut solo album Country Boy .
Background
He is the cousin of K-Ci and Jo-Jo and Fantasia Barrino . Richardson was signed to Tommy Boy Entertainment|Tommy Boy Records in the early 1990s. He was the lead singer of the R& B group Undacova, whose song "Love Slave" appeared on the soundtrack to the 1995 film New Jersey Drive .
In the mid 1990s, Richardson went solo and signed with Uptown Records / Universal Records . His debut album, Country Boy , was released on August 24, 1999, selling 100,000 units. Despite this he was dropped by Universal. Shortly thereafter, he signed a contract with Hollywood Records .
On September 16, 2003, he released his second album, 2:35 PM . The album was given that name because Richardson's child was born at that time, just before completing the album. It featured the minor R& B hit "More Than a Woman", a duet with Angie Stone which originally appeared on her 2001 album Mahogany Soul . An alternate version of the song, which replaces Richardson's vocals with new ones from Joe (singer)|Joe , was nominated for Grammy Award for Best R& B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best R& B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 45th Grammy Awards|2003 Grammy Awards . The album also included hits such as "Keep on Pushin'" and "You Got Me High" featuring Slum Village. The album was produced by The Underdogs (duo)|The Underdogs , Jake & Trevor, Young RJ, and Raphael Saadiq .
Richardson then co-wrote and performed on the track "Excuse Me", from Saadiq's 2002 Grammy Award nominated album Instant Vintage , as well as Co-Writing The Charlie Wilson Smash "There Goes My Baby"
Richardson released his third album, When Love Comes , on May 27, 2008. In 2009, he moved to Shanachie Records, and was chosen to record a tribute album to Bobby Womack , which coincided with Womack being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . The Grammy nominated album was entitled, Facts Of Life/The Soul Of Bobby Womack . On August 31, 2010, Richardson released his fifth album, Americas Most Wanted . The lead single was "You're So Amazing".
2000: "I'll Take Her" (featuring K-Ci and JoJo|Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey )
2002: "More Than a Woman"
2003: "Keep on Pushin'"
2003: "Not Like This"
2003: "I've Got to Move"
2008: "Sang No More"
2010: "You're So Amazing" (US R& B #73)
Other appearances
2001: "More Than a Woman" (with Angie Stone) — Mahogany Soul
2002: "Excuse Me" ( Raphael Saadiq featuring Angie Stone and Calvin Richardson) — Instant Vintage
2002: "More Than a Woman" — Deliver Us from Eva soundtrack
2003: "Next to You" — Bringing Down the House (film)|Bringing Down the House soundtrack
2003: " I Put a Spell on You " — The Haunted Mansion (film)|The Haunted Mansion soundtrack
2004: "If You Don't Know Me by Now" (with Claudette Ortiz ) — Mr. 3000 soundtrack
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.iamcalvinrichardson.com Official website
http://calvinrichardsonsrss.ning.com Fan/Supporter Website with up-to-date info
Allmusic|class=artist|id=p373759
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