1 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart with the strength of songs like the seductive “Sandwich and a Soda”.
It’s carried her well into 21st-century success, with her 2015 album, Love Life, hitting No.
But it’s Tamia’s powerful mezzo-soprano-an instrument she honed in the gospel choirs of her youth-that has always been at the forefront of her music, a gift that conjures conviction in ride-or-die odes (“Still”), falling-in-love songs (“So Into You”) and venomous kiss-offs (“Single”). It's so hard having a long distance loveIt seems like
Well, it just seems like he's so far away
And when I call him and he doesn't answer
Well, it seems like the world won't turn
I just wanna pick up the phone just to hear his voice
I call him and let it ring and ring until.
Both releases had no trouble peaking in the Top 10 of Billboard's R&B chart, however, and the title track from the latter one, Beautiful Surprise, was nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best R&B Song. A love ballad about a man's desire to marry his love, the song spent weeks at the top of the US R&B chart in 2000. 'Let's Get Married' was a single released by contemporary R&B group Jagged Edge, from their album 'J.E Heartbreak'. In 2000, she released A Nu Day, establishing a more modern sound with crisper, poppier production and collabs with artists like Missy Elliott and Dallas Austin. During the decade that followed her split from major-label Elektra, Tamia recorded only two independent albums. Here is a list of 20 of the best R&B love songs from the past 20 or so years. 'Stuck with Me' is a silky, romantic R&B slow jam in which the singer professes her undying love for her significant other. It was written by Rachel Assil, Kesia Hollins and Jamal Jones for her sixth studio album Love Life (2015), while production was helmed by Jones under his production moniker Polow da Don. That song-which nabbed her a Grammy nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance-gave her the momentum to jump-start her solo career with 1998’s Tamia, collecting two more Grammy nominations in the years between. 'Stuck with Me' is a song by Canadian recording artist Tamia. Born in Ontario, Canada in 1975, she got her first taste of the big leagues when the legendary Quincy Jones tapped her to sing on “You Put a Move On My Heart”, the lead single from his 1995 album, Q’s Jook Joint. Sure along with group member DeVante Swing. The 1991 hit was written and produced by Al B. Tamia’s smooth and smoky voice, coupled with a soulful and deeply romantic debut album, carved out a space just for her in the landscape of late ‘90s R&B and beyond. When it came to love songs, Jodeci was on the airwaves, especially with Forever My Lady.
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