Angie Stone
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Angie Stone (born Angela Laverne Brown in 1961 in Columbia, South Carolina) is a Grammy Award-nominated American R&B, hip-hop, and neo soul singer and actress. Stone's music possesses a clear old school soul music influence, and her singing vocals recall those of Aretha Franklin.
Stone currently appears on the fourth season of the VH1 reality show Celebrity Fit Club which began on August 6, 2006.
In the early 1980s, Stone (as 'Angie B'), was a member of The Sequence, the first major female hip-hop group. They had a hit in 1980 with "Funk You Up." She then worked with Mantronix, before teaming up and performing vocals and saxophone for Lenny Kravitz.
Stone emerged during the 1990s as part of hip-hop/R&B trio Vertical Hold which released the popular single "Seems You're Much Too Busy" as well as two albums: A Matter Of Time (June 1993) and Head First (1995).
In 1996, she teamed up with Gerry Devaux (Lenny Kravitz's brother) and together with Charlie Mole they formed Devox. One album received a Japanese-only release including Stone-penned or co-written material.
Stone shared songwriting credits on D'Angelo's first two studio album's (1995 Brown Sugar and 2000 Voodoo) as well as providing backing vocals on tour with him.
She released her first solo album, Black Diamond, released on 28 September, 1999 via Arista Records. She has since also released, via Clive Davis' J-Records, Mahogany Soul on October 16, 2001 and Stone Love on July 6, 2004.
Much of Stone's solo material has a significant hip-hop influence and features notable samples. For example, her first solo single, 1999's "No More Rain (In This Cloud)" samples Gladys Knight & the Pips' 1972 "Neither One Of Us (Want To Be The First To Say Goodbye)", and 2002 "Wish I Didn't Miss You" samples The O'Jays' 1972 "Back Stabbers".
Stone sings the theme song for the UPN sitcom Girlfriends. She has two children, a daughter and a son. The son is the child of neo soul singer D'Angelo, whom Stone dated during the 1990s.
2006 - current
Angie has recently finished a successful stand up theatre play tour entitled, "Issues: We've Got Them All" in which she had a classic leading role. Angie also appears to no longer be signed to J-Records, her official site is frozen and she is no longer a listed artist at http://www.jrecords.com
No one knows what's next for Angie, she is now appearing in VH1's Celebrity Fit Club for the third season. and has various Summer Festival dates lined up across America and also 3 headlining American shows in June and another two in Holland in August.
Angie has also booked a August 19th concert date in the United Kingdom, the one off date presented by Soul Searching entertainment sees' her and follow soul superstar Anthony Hamilton take to the stage together, tickets can be brought here http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/artist/772163
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | U.S. | U.S. R&B | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Black Diamond | 46 | 9 | 47 |
| 2001 | Mahogany Soul | 22 | 4 | - |
| 2004 | Stone Love | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| 2005 | Stone Hits: The Very Best Of Angie Stone | - | 50 | - |
Singles
| Year | Song | U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop | UK Singles | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "No More Rain (In This Cloud)" | 56 | 9 | - | Black Diamond |
| 2000 | "Life Story" | - | - | 22 | Black Diamond |
| 2000 | "Everyday" | - | 52 | - | Black Diamond |
| 2000 | "Keep Your Worries" (Guru featuring Angie Stone) | - | 99 | 57 | Streetsoul |
| 2001 | "U Make My Sun Shine" (with Prince) | 59 | 108 | - | - |
| 2001 | "Brotha" / "Brotha Part II" (featuring Alicia Keys & Eve) |
52 | 13 | 32 | Mahogany Soul |
| 2002 | "Wish I Didn't Miss You" | 79 | 31 | 30 | Mahogany Soul |
| 2002 | "More Than A Woman" (featuring Calvin Richardson) | - | 63 | - | Mahogany Soul |
| 2003 | "Bottles & Cans" | - | - | - | Mahogany Soul |
| 2003 | "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (Blue featuring Stevie Wonder & Angie Stone) | - | - | 11 | Guilty |
| 2004 | "I Wanna Thank Ya" (featuring Snoop Dogg) | - | 61 | 31 | Stone Love |
| 2004 | "Stay For A While" (featuring Anthony Hamilton) | - | 70 | - | Stone Love |
| 2004 | "U-Haul" | - | 68 | - | Stone Love |
| 2005 | "I Wasn't Kidding" | - | - | - | Stone Hits: The Very Best Of Angie Stone |
Other musical appearances
- Song writing collaboration and vocals on The Sequence's 1980 album Sugar Hill Presents The Sequence
- Song writing collaboration and vocals on The Sequence's 1982 album The Sequence
- Song writing collaboration and vocals on The Sequence's 1983 album The Sequence Party
- Song writing collaboration and vocals on Vertical Hold's 1993 album A Matter Of Time
- Song writing collaboration on Jill Jones' "Baby Cries (Ay-Yah)" song (B-side to 1987 single "G-Spot")
- Vocals on 1989 "Got To Have Your Love" by Mantronix
- Vocals on 1990 "Take Your Time" by Mantronix
- Vocals on "The Midnight Special" and "Hey Joe" on Buckwheat Zydeco's 1992 album On Track
- Song writing collaboration and vocals on Vertical Hold's 1995 album Head First
- "Jonz In My Bonz" songwriting collaboration on D'Angelo's 1995 album Brown Sugar
- Song writing collaboration and vocals on Devox's 1996 album Devox Featuring Angie B Stone album (Japan only)
- Backing vocals on D'Angelo's 1996 album Live At The Jazz Cafe, London
- Backing vocals on Lenny Kravitz's 1998 album 5
- Song writing collaboration and vocals on 1999 album Soul Degrees - The Music Of Gerry Devaux (subsequently withdrawn for contractual reasons)
- "Playa, Playa", "Send It On", "Greatdayndamornin'" and "Africa" songwriting collaborations on D'Angelo's 2000 album Voodoo
- "Slippery Shoes" on 2000 Bamboozled soundtrack
- "Be Thankful For What You Got" collaboration on Omar's 2001 album Best By Far
- "My Nutmeg Fantasy" collaboration on Macy Gray's 2001 album The Id
- "Makin' Me Feel" on 2001 Dr. Dolittle 2 soundtrack
- "Doing What I Can" (backing vocals) and "Excuse Me" (duet) on Raphael Saadiq's 2002 album Instant Vintage
- "The Prayer" collaboration on Josh Groban's 2002 album Josh Groban In Concert
- "Bring Your Heart" on 2002 Brown Sugar soundtrack
- Background vocals on Joss Stone's 2003 album The Soul Sessions
- "Miracle Of Love" collaboration with BeBe Winans on 2004 The Passion of the Christ soundtrack
- Fender Rhodes on Joss Stone's 2004 album Mind, Body & Soul
- "Since I Lost My Baby" on 2005 tribute album So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute To Luther Vandross
- "All I Want To Do" collaboration on Ray Charles' 2005 album Genius & Friends
- "Come Together Now" collaboration on 2005 album Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now
Selected filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2003 | The Fighting Temptations | Alma |
| 2002 | The Hot Chick | Madame Mambuza |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
| 2004 | One on One | Herself | "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Hip Hop World" (episode 14, season 3) |
| 2002 | Girlfriends | Darla Mason | "Blinded by the Lights" (episode 51, season 3) |
| 2000 | Moesha | Herself | "D-Money Loses His Patience" (episode 22, season 5) |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2003 | Chicago | Big Mama Morton |
Awards and nominations
- 2000: Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards - won Best R&B/Soul Single, Solo for "No More Rain (In This Cloud)" and Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist, Solo
- 2003: Grammy Awards - nominated for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for "More Than A Woman" (shared with Calvin Richardson)
- 2004: Grammy Awards - nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "U-Haul"
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart
External links
- 1961 births
- Living people
- African-American actors
- African American musicians
- American actor-singers
- American female singers
- American film actors
- American hip hop musicians
- American musical theatre actors
- American rhythm and blues singers
- American soul musicians
- American television actors
- Celebrity Fit Club contestants
- Grammy Award nominees
- Neo soul singers
- People from South Carolina
- South Carolina musicians