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refimproveBLP|date=June 2011 Horace Brown was born in Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte , North Carolina and is the son of a Baptist Minister (Christianity)|minister .cite web|url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/horace-brown-p59983/biography|title=Horace Brown|last=Seida|first=Linda|publisher= Allmusic |accessdate=20 August 2011 Despite singing in the church as a child, Brown never believed he would have a singing career and instead dreamed of one day being a professional basketball player. However, a knee injury ruined these plans.
Brown played a variety of musical instrument|instruments in his school's marching band and got a break when DeVante Swing of Jodeci heard one of his demo (music)|demos . He then earned spots doing backing vocalist|background vocals for Christopher Williams (singer)|Christopher Williams and some songwriter|writing and record producer|producing . ( Terri & Monica 's Systa album ) He then managed to get a recording contract with Uptown Records after president Andre Harrell saw him in a sound recording and reproduction|recording session.
In 1994, while on Uptown Records, Brown spurred controversy his single (music)|single "Taste Your Love" was released. The single was an ode to oral sex and was banned in parts of the South . Despite the press around the single, it failed to perform well on the record chart|charts and caused Brown's album to be shelved.
When Andre Harrell of Uptown moved to Motown , he brought Brown with him. Motown promoted the album by releasing two more singles and in 1996, released his self-titled debut album. The album featured Sean "Puffy" Combs and Faith Evans and his remix es featured Foxy Brown (rapper)|Foxy Brown and Jay-Z . In July 2007 he appeared on German R& B artist Lisha 's Album "Nice to Meet You" with the track "I Want That".
Singles chart positions
Year
Song
Chart positions
US
US R& B
Sales
1994
Taste Your Love
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38
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1996
One for the Money
62
14
12
1996
Things We Do for Love
95
40
13
1996
How Can We Stop (feat. Faith Evans )
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77
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2001
Shake It Up
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2008
You Are
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http://www.rnbhaven.com/artist.php? artistid=149 Horace Brown Bio
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