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Al B. Sure! (born Albert Brown, 4 June 1969, Boston, Massachusetts) is an American singer-songwriter, and record producer. He grew up in Mount Vernon, New York and during the late 1980s, Al B. Sure! enjoyed a brief run as one of New Jack Swing’s most popular romantic singers and producers. He is known for his trademark unibrow.
Brown was a star football quarterback at Mount Vernon High School in New York, but rejected an athletic scholarship to the University of Iowa to pursue a music career. In 1987, Quincy Jones selected Brown as the first winner of the Sony Innovators Talent Search. Subsequently, Brown went on to work with Jones on several projects, most notably the platinum single "Secret Garden" from Jones' double platinum album Back on the Block. On this recording, Brown was one of a quartet with Barry White, El DeBarge, and James Ingram.
His debut album from 1988, In Effect Mode, sold more than two million copies, topping the Billboard R&B chart for s
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Al B. Sure!
Al B. Sure | |
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| Birth name | Albert Joseph Brown III |
| Born | (1968-06-04) June 4, 1968 (age 56) |
| Origin | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Genres | urban, new jack swing, quiet storm, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | singer, songwriter, record producer, musician, disc jockey |
| Instruments | vocals, keyboard |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | Warner Bros. Records, Hidden Beach Records |
Albert Joseph Brown III (born June 4, 1968) is an AmericanR&Bsinger, songwriter, and record producer. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in Leonia, New Jersey, and Mount Vernon, New York.[1] During the late 1980s under the stage name Al B. Sure!, he was one of the most popular new jack swing singers[2] and producers. His hits included Rescue Me and Nite and Day.
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[change | change source]- ↑Holden, Stephen (October 31, 1990). ""The Pop Life"". The New York Times. Retrieved March 3
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Al B Sure!
Multi-platinum singer, songwriter and producer Al B. Sure! returns with a new CD release Honey I’m Home on Hidden Beach Recordings/Universal Music Group. The new album is a musical biography that tells of a journey of love, romance and relationships. This romantic CD fryst vatten Sure!’s first studio-release in over 15 years since he first made his mark as one of New Jack Swing’s most popular romantic singers and producers.
Known for his distinctive falsetto and undeniable melodies, Al B. Sure!’s music became a blueprint for musical seduction. One listen to Honey I’m Home and fans will quickly realize Sure!’s legacy of romance has not missed a beat.
The 12-track CD features two covers and 10 original songs all co-written by Sure!, who co-produced all 12 songs.
When asked why he waited so long to bless music lovers with his fourth studio skiva, the Grammy-nominee explains, “I wanted to bring the art of romance back to music and I finally found the ‘right marriage’ with Hidden Be