Search - Artist/Band: James Ingram

• Name: James Ingram
• Birthday: 02/16/1956
• Birth Place: Akron, OH
• Decades Active: 1980,1990
• Genre: Rhythm & Blues
• Styles: Adult Contemporary, Quiet Storm, Urban, Adult Contemporary R&B
• Moods: Dreamy, Restrained, Romantic, Intimate, Relaxed, Sensual

Title	Release
Stand (In the Light) W	10/14/2008
Forever More (Love Songs, Hits & Duets)	04/13/1999
Always You	05/25/1993
The Greatest Hits: The Power of Great Music	09/24/1991
It's Real	05/23/1989
Never Felt So Good	1986
It's Your Night W	1983
America, The Dream Goes On

James Ingram began performing with the band Revelation Funk in the early '70s, moving from Akron, OH, to Los Angeles in 1973. During the '70s, Ingram supported Ray Charles on the road with backup vocals and piano, played keyboards behind the Coasters on Dick Clark's oldies revues, and was Leon Haywood's musical director. After hearing a demo of him singing "Just Once," Quincy Jones asked Ingram to perform on his new album. Released in 1980 on The Dude, the number 17 "Just Once" was Ingram's first success, resulting in three Grammy nominations -- Best New Artist, Best pop Male Vocal, and Best r&b Vocal -- winning in the two latter categories. Throughout the '80s, Ingram had steady popular success singing duets, but all of his solo albums failed to make a dent in the charts; in 1990 he scored his first solo hit, "I Don't Have the Heart." ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide