There’s more to contributing to R&B than cranking out singles every six months, you know. Lord knows many of ’em could use the insight. The world isn’t aching for that third Chuckii album – I’d rather see him continue to pass on his gifts to a new generation of R&B artists. Should He Record Another Album?: Chuckii has given so much to R&B behind the scenes that I don’t feel like he has anything to prove. Should He Come Back?: Chuckii never really “left” so I guess it’s more accurate to say… Blige and Keyshia Cole in more recent years.Īnd his production roster looks like a Vh1 Soul playlist – Lalah Hathaway, Kool and the Gang, En Vogue, Angela Winbush, Diana Ross, Lionel Richie and many, many more that I’m just too lazy to type. Chuckii went on to head the tours of TLC, Faith Evans and New Edition in the 90s and Mary J. Though he backed away from the solo spotlight, he was hustling even harder behind the scenes. Now if you only pay attention to music videos and album releases, Chuckii just vanished from R&B forever after Niice n’ Wiild, never to be heard from again.īut don’t worry, Chuckii never went anywhere, he was hiding in plain sight. It’s truly one of the unsung albums of the ’90s. 13 on the R&B charts, but man, this album deserved more love. The follow-up, the smoky “I Should Have Loved You,” was very strong too. Niice n’ Wiild gave us “Games,” Chuckii’s signature hit and yet another No. In 1992, Chuckii dropped his sophomore effort, Niice n’ Wiild.Ĭhuckii, you’re killing my spell-check playa. That alone is enough to land him in the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame. Most notably, give Chuckii props for producing two of your favorite R&B joints EVER – Troop’s “Spread My Wings” and “All I Do Is Think of You.” He served as the musical director for Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation tour and produced tracks for artists from Vanessa Williams to Godfather Barry. “Touch” got some radio play around my way as well.Īlong with maintaining his own solo career, Chuckii was the go-to-guy for many R&B acts in the late 80s. 1 on the R&B charts, and “(Don’t U Know) I Love U” rose to No. While the album itself didn’t make much noise, the singles themselves were great performers.

That oversight became his blessing – Chuckii was soon signed to Atlantic Records and he began work on his first album.Ĭhuckii’s debut album, entitled, um, Chuckii, dropped in 1989 and quickly made him a player in the New Jack Swing arena. He passed a demo tape to the manager of renowned saxophonist Gerald Albright to check out his work, forgetting that the demo also featured Chuckii singing original song with his own vocals. By 1986, he was featured as a keyboard artist for the band Tease and contributed to their 1986 debut album.īut Chuckii wouldn’t be a piano man for long.

How many R&B stars do you know who made The Simpsons?īarry was instrumental into breaking Chuckii into the music business, signing him to his production company in 1984. Oh, and you’ve probably heard of his godfather – Barry White. His mother Selestine Booker has performed with many gospel heavyweights, his grandmother is a gospel pianist and his uncle is a jazz flautist. Chuckii Booker is already spell-check’s least favorite R&B singer.Ĭhuckii is the product of a prolific musical family. OK, I promise to chill on the double ‘I’ thing. What, y’all don’t remember Chuckii? Well, friiend, ii’ll remiind you. Many times, there’s more money to be made behind the scenes than in front of the cameras anyway. I know many fans get frustrated when their favorite artists slink away from the spotlight, but just because they aren’t up in our faces doesn’t mean they aren’t grinding away in the background. Chorus Why you wanna play (Why you wanna) Hoo (play your games on me) Those silly games (Why you wanna) Oh (play your games on me) Why you wanna play (Why you wanna) Hoo (play your games on me. Well, the Earth has flown ’round the entire sun since then and still no album. 3 No.Remember last year this time when my girl Missy Elliott re-emerged out of thin air and blessed us with that blazing-hot “WTF (Where They From)” single? Lennox Lewis Presents Fight Night Ģ0th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Vanessa Williams Guest Artist, Main Personnel, Vocals, Keyboards, Musical Director, Musical Direction, Group Member Guest Artist, Producer, Main Personnel, Vocals, Strings, Piano, Fender Rhodes, Keyboards, Programming, Vocals (Background), Musical Direction, Group Member, Composer, Programmer Memphis Rockabillies, Hillbillies & Honky Tonkers Vol. Producer, Engineer, Multi Instruments, Composer, Keyboards

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