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James Ingram
Born: February 16, 1952
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Biography
James Edward Ingram (born February 16, 1952) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and instrumentalist. He is a two-time Grammy Award-winner and a two-time Academy Award nominee for Best Original Song. Since beginning his career in 1973, Ingram has charted eight Top 40 hits on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart from the early 1980s until the early 1990s, as well as thirteen top 40 hits on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In addition, he charted 20 hits on the Adult Contemporary chart (including two number-ones). He had two number-one singles on the Hot 100: the first, a duet with fellow R&B artist Patti Austin, 1982's "Baby, Come to Me" topped the U.S. pop chart in 1983; "I Don't Have the Heart", which became his second number-one in 1990 was his only number-one as a solo artist. In between these hits he also recorded the song "Somewhere Out There" with fellow recording artist Linda Ronstadt for the animated film An American Tail. The song and the music video both became gigantic hits. Ingram co-wrote "The Day I Fall in Love", from the motion picture Beethoven's 2nd (1993), and singer Patty Smyth's "Look What Love Has Done", from the motion picture Junior (1994), which earned him nominations for Best Original Song from the Oscars, Golden Globe, and Grammy Awards in 1994 and 1995.
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Biography
Early life
Born in Akron, Ohio, Ingram lived with his mother and father until he was 10 years old, then moved in with his grandmother. He later moved to Los Angeles and played with the band Revelation Funk, which made an appearance in the Rudy Ray Moore film Dolemite. He also later played keyboards for Ray Charles before becoming famous. Meanwhile, his younger brother, Phillip Ingram, became prominent as a member of the Motown group, Switch.
Career
In 1981, Ingram provided the vocals to "Just Once" and "One Hundred Ways" on Quincy Jones's album The Dude, which earned him triple Grammy nominations, including Best New Artist. "One Hundred Ways" won him the Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for his work. On December 11, 1981, Ingram appeared as a guest on the Canadian comedy series SCTV (aired on NBC), singing "Just Once". Ingram's debut album, It's Your Night, appeared in 1983, including the ballad "There's No Easy Way". He also worked with other notable artists such as Donna Summer, Ray Charles, Anita Baker, Viktor Lazlo, Nancy Wilson, Natalie Cole, and Kenny Rogers. In October 1990, he scored a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with the love ballad "I Don't Have the Heart", from his It's Real album.
In 1984, Ingram received three Grammy nominations: "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" (his second duet with recording artist Patti Austin), for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals; the US Top 10 single, "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" for Michael Jackson which he and Quincy Jones co-wrote, for Best R&B Song; and the track "Party Animal" for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. In early 1985, he was again triple nominated, for his debut album for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, and its single, "Yah Mo B There" (a duet with fellow R&B musician Michael McDonald), for Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group, winning the latter.
Ingram is perhaps best known for his hit collaborations with other vocalists. He went to No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart in February 1983 with Patti Austin on "Baby, Come to Me", a song made popular on TV's General Hospital. A second Austin-Ingram duet, "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?", was featured in the movie Best Friends and earned an Oscar nomination. A few years later, he won a 1985 Grammy Award for "Yah Mo B There", a duet with Michael McDonald. And he teamed up with Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes for the Top 40 ballad "What About Me?" in 1984. In 1985, he participated in the charity single "We Are the World".
Ingram teamed with American vocalist Linda Ronstadt and had a top ten hit in the U.S. and the U.K. in 1987 with "Somewhere Out There", the theme from the animated feature film An American Tail. The song was awarded the 1987 Grammy Award for Song of the Year. It also received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations. It was one of the last million-selling Gold-certified 45 RPM singles to be issued by the RIAA.
In the 1990s, his highest-profile team-up came again with Quincy Jones, on the song "The Secret Garden". This song also featured vocals by Barry White, El Debarge, and Al B. Sure!.
Soundtrack songs were popular for Ingram in the 1990s. From the movie Sarafina! came "One More Time", and from City Slickers came "Where Did My Heart Go?". In 1991, he and Melissa Manchester did the song The Brightest Star on the cartoon Christmas movie Precious Moments Timmy's Gift. In 1993, he and Melissa Manchester did the song The Brightest Star again another cartoon Christmas movie Precious Moments Timmy's Special Delivery. His 1994 composition "The Day I Fall in Love", a duet with Dolly Parton, was the theme song for the movie Beethoven's 2nd and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song. Ingram and Parton performed the song live on the Oscar broadcast. In 1997, he collaborated with Carnie Wilson, writing the song "Our Time Has Come", and lent it to the animated film Cats Don't Dance.
During the summer of 2004, Ingram participated in the U.S. television reality show Celebrity Duets as a duet partner. The show combined professional vocalists, of different musical genre, with entertainers of different backgrounds in a weekly elimination competition. In 2006, he and neo-soul singer Angie Stone teamed up on "My People".
In 2011, Ingram joined Cliff Richard's list of special guest performers on his Soulicious Tour performing at various UK venues during November. He sang two songs from the album with Richard, as well a solo of "Just Once".
In 2012, Ingram appeared as himself in the ABC television show Suburgatory, in the episode entitled "The Motherload". Also in 2012, he was a guest vocalist at Debbie Allen's October 13 live show at the corner of Crenshaw Blvd. and Martin Luther King Blvd. celebrating the arrival of the Space Shuttle Endeavour, singing R. Kelly's I Believe I Can Fly.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | U.S. certifications |
Record label | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Gospel |
UK | ||||
| 1983 | It's Your Night | 46 | 10 | — | 25 | Gold | Qwest/Warner Bros. |
| 1986 | Never Felt So Good | 123 | 37 | — | 72 | — | |
| 1989 | It's Real | 117 | 44 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | Always You | — | 74 | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | Stand | — | 63 | 18 | — | — | Intering |
Compilation albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | U.S. certifications |
Record label | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
||||||
| 1991 | Greatest Hits: The Power of Great Music | 168 | — | Gold | Qwest/Warner Bros. | ||
| 1999 | Forever More (Love Songs, Hits & Duets) | 165 | 94 | — | Private Music | ||
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US A/C |
UK | |||
| 1981 | "Just Once" | 17 | 11 | 7 | — | The Dude |
| "One Hundred Ways" | 14 | 10 | 5 | — | ||
| 1982 | "Baby, Come to Me" | 73 | 37 | — | 11 | Every Home Should Have One |
| "Baby, Come to Me" | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | ||
| 1983 | "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" | 45 | 6 | 5 | — | It's Your Night |
| "Party Animal" | 101 | 21 | — | — | ||
| "Yah Mo B There" | 19 | 5 | — | 12 | ||
| 1984 | "There's No Easy Way" | 58 | 14 | 7 | — | |
| "She Loves Me (The Best That I Can)" | — | 59 | 19 | — | ||
| "What About Me?" | 15 | 57 | 1 | 92 | What About Me? | |
| 1985 | "It's Your Night" | — | — | — | 25 | It's Your Night |
| 1985 | "America (The Dream Goes On)" | — | — | — | — | Boston Pops: America, The Dream Goes On |
| 1986 | "Always" | — | 27 | — | — | Never Felt So Good |
| "I Just Can't Let Go" | — | — | 13 | — | Anywhere You Go | |
| "Never Felt So Good" | — | 86 | — | — | Never Felt So Good | |
| "Somewhere Out There" | 2 | — | 4 | 8 | An American Tail | |
| 1987 | "Better Way" | — | 66 | — | — | Beverly Hills Cop II |
| 1989 | "It's Real" | — | 8 | — | 83 | It's Real |
| "I Wanna Come Back" | — | 18 | — | — | ||
| "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Man" | — | 30 | — | — | ||
| 1990 | "The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)" | 31 | 1 | 26 | 67 | Back on the Block |
| "I Don't Have the Heart" | 1 | 53 | 2 | — | It's Real | |
| "When Was the Last Time the Music Made You Cry" | — | 81 | 29 | — | ||
| 1991 | "Where Did My Heart Go" | — | — | 23 | — | City Slickers |
| "Get Ready" | — | 59 | — | — | The Greatest Hits: The Power of Great Music | |
| 1993 | "Someone Like You" | — | — | 34 | — | Always You |
| 1994 | "The Day I Fall in Love" | — | — | 36 | 64 | Beethoven's 2nd |
| "I Don't Want to Be Alone for Christmas (Unless I'm Alone with You)" | — | — | — | — | A Very Merry Chipmunk | |
| 1995 | "When You Love Someone" | 111 | 71 | 39 | — | Forget Paris |
| 1998 | "Give Me Forever (I Do)" | 66 | — | 5 | — | Pure Movies |
| 1999 | "Forever More (I'll Be the One)" | — | — | 12 | — | One World |
Other appearances
| Year | Song | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | "Mystery of Love" | Donna Summer | Donna Summer |
| 1985 | "We Are the World" | We Are the World | USA for Africa |
| 1994 | "Just Once" | Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume III | |
| 1997 | "Wish You Were Here" | If I Had My Way | Nancy Wilson |
| 1997 | "Our Time Has Come" | Cats Don't Dance | with Carnie Wilson |
| 1999 | "What U Give U Get Back" | Eye II Eye | Scorpions |
| 2000 | "What About Me?" | Kenny Rogers & Friends | Kenny Rogers |
| 2001 | "One Gift" | In the Spirit: A Christmas Album | Michael McDonald |
| 2001 | "If You Really Need Me Now" | On the Way to Love | Patti Austin |
Filmography
- 1997: The Fearless Four as Buster (voice - English version)
- 2012: Suburgatory; himself (episode: "The Motherload")
- 2016: Search The Next Tawag Ng Tanghalan on It's Showtime (as
host)
- 2003: Search For A Star For A Night; himself - winner
Awards and nominations
Grammy Awards
Concerts
- James Ingram Live In Manila 2012
- James Ingram Live In Cebu
- The Love Concert 2015
- James Ingram Live In Manila 2015
- James Ingram Live In Davao
Ingram has won two Grammy Awards out of fourteen nominations.
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | James Ingram | Best New Artist | Nominated |
| "Just Once" | Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | Nominated | |
| "One Hundred Ways" | Best Male R&B Vocal Performance | Won | |
| 1984 | "How You Do Keep the Music Playing?" | Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals | Nominated |
| "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" | Best R&B Song | Nominated | |
| "Party Animal" | Best Male R&B Vocal Performance | Nominated | |
| 1985 | "Yah Mo B There" | Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals | Won |
| Best R&B Song | Nominated | ||
| It's Your Night | Best Male R&B Vocal Performance | Nominated | |
| 1988 | "Somewhere Out There" | Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals | Nominated |
| 1991 | "I Don't Have the Heart" | Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | Nominated |
| "The Secret Garden" | Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals | Nominated | |
| 1995 | "The Day I Fall in Love" | Best Song Written for Visual Media | Nominated |
| 1996 | "When You Love Someone" | Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals | Nominated |
Academy Award nominations
- 1994: Best Original Song for "The Day I Fall in Love"
- 1995: Best Original Song for "Look What Love Has Done"
Golden Globe Award nominations
- 1994: Best Original Song for "The Day I Fall in Love"
- 1995: Best Original Song for "Look What Love Has Done"
[ Source: Wikipedia ]
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