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Infobox musical artist | name = Tony Terry| image = | caption =| image_size = | background = solo_singer| birth_name = Tony Terry| alias =| birth_date = birth date and age|1964|03|12|mf=y|birth_place = Pinehurst, North Carolina|Pinehurst , North Carolina , United States | death_date =| origin =| instrument = Human voice|Vocals | genre = Soul music|Soul , Contemporary R& B|R& B , new jack swing | occupation = Singing|Singer | years_active = 1984–present| label = Epic Records|Epic , Virgin Records|Virgin | associated_acts =| website =| notable_instruments = Tony Terry (born March 12, 1964, Pinehurst, North Carolina|Pinehurst , North Carolina , United States cite web |first= |last= |url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p5619/biography|pure_url=yes |title=Biography by Steve Huey |publisher=Allmusic.com |accessdate=6 February 2009) is an United States|American soul music|soul / new jack swing singing|singer from Washington, D.C. , who had several Contemporary R& B|R& B hit record|hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Biography
Singing
Terry is a graduate at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington. He landed backing vocalist jobs for the R& B/ pop music|pop musical ensemble|group , Sweet Sensation , and hip hop music|hip-hop group The Boogie Boys . In 1987, he signed a recording contract with Epic Records|Epic / CBS Records . Terry's first single (music)|single , "She's Fly", was released the same year, and peaked at number 10 on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Songs|R& B singles chart .Allmusic|class=artist|id=p5619/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes Allmusic - Charts & Awards - singles Forever Yours , Terry's debut album for Epic, was released in 1988, and reached the Top 40 of Billboard s Top R& B/Hip-Hop Albums|R& B albums chart .Allmusic|class=artist|id=p5619/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes Allmusic - Charts & Awards - albums The follow-up single, "Lovey Dovey", reached number four on the R& B charts, and "Forever Yours" climbed into the R& B Top 20.
Terry's second album, a self-titled release, included the single "With You" (his biggest hit) which reached the Top 20 of the United States|U.S. Billboard Hot 100 , as well as the Top 10 on the R& B chart. "Everlasting Love", was a number-six R& B hit. After leaving Epic, Terry moved over to Virgin Records . His debut album for that record label|label was 1994's Heart Of A Man . The single, "When A Man Cries", just managed the R& B Top 40, but the album was a commercial failure. The following year, Terry contributed background human voice|vocals on the single " Gotta Have Love ", from Yolanda Adams 's album More Than a Melody . He also appeared in the music video|video . Terry has performed on the soundtrack s to Gladiator (1992 film)|Gladiator starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. , Tap (film)|Tap starring Gregory Hines and '' King's Ransom starring Anthony Anderson . In 1991, Terry earned two Soul Train Music Award nominations: Soul Train Music Award for Best R& B/Soul Single, Male|Single of the Year and Artist of the Year for "With You".
His video for "With You" was produced by the legendary singer, Anita Baker and directed by Blair Underwood, who made a cameo appearance.
Terry is currently working on a new independent CD to be released in early 2012.
Acting
Terry was featured in Sisterella , co-produced by Michael Jackson ; Mama, I Want To Sing ' David E. Talbert 's His Woman, His Wife , co-starring Stephanie Mills ; and more recently the national tour of Tall Dark and Handsome . The Wiz National Tour as the Tin Man Currently Mr. Terry is touring in the hilarious stage production "Cheezecake Boyz and The Diva". Mr Terry has also been seen in http://www.lavariousslaughter.com Lavarious A. Slaughter's Love Unbreakable which will begin it's national tour in February 2012.
Discography
Chart singles
Title
Release date
R& B Singles
U.S. Billboard Hot 100
"She's Fly"
1987
1
80
"Forever Yours"
1988
16
80
"Lovey Dovey"
1988
4
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"Young Love"
1988
88
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"Head Over Heels"
1990
13
-
"Everlasting Love"
1991
6
81
"That Kind of Guy"
1991
38
-
"With You"
1991
1
14
"When a Man Cries"
1994
32
-
"Heart of a Man"
1995
86
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Chart albums
Title
Release date
R& B Albums
U.S. Billboard 200
Forever Yours
1987
27
151
Tony Terry
1991
35
184
Heart of a Man
1994
47
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Changed!
2006
54
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See also
List of New Jack Swing artists
List of 1990s one-hit wonders in the United States
Hi-top fade
References
reflist
External links
http://www.emgtalent.com EMGtalent.com
Persondata | NAME = Terry, Tony | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = March 12, 1964 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Pinehurst, North Carolina|Pinehurst , North Carolina , United States | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Terry, Tony Category:1964 births Category:Living people Category:People from Pinehurst, North Carolina Category:Musicians from North Carolina Category:African American musicians Category:American rhythm and blues musicians Category:American male singers
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