JANICE'S BLUES ALLEY PRESENTS
KENNY LATTIMORE
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Kenny Lattimore has been known primarily for smooth, low-key R&B ballads throughout a career spanning three decades, highlighted by his 1996 breakthrough single "Never Too Busy," Grammy recognition, and several Top 20 R&B albums. The singer and songwriter, born and raised in Washington, D.C., grew up in a musical family. Before he reached his teens, he won talent shows at his junior high school, and throughout high school performed material ranging from classical to R&B. Despite his love for music, he pursued architecture and city planning when he enrolled at nearby Howard University. Even though he wasn't majoring in music, he hadn't given it up, and joined the vocal group Maniquin during his freshman year. Maniquin signed with Epic in 1987 and two years later released an album featuring production from Charlie Wilson and Ronnie Wilson (of the Gap Band) and Charlie Singleton (of Cameo). After a year of touring with Maniquin, Lattimore left and wrote songs recorded by Glenn Jones and Jon Lucien. He also sang on a demo by Dem Twinzz, which attracted the interest of major labels, but he opted to seek success alone. Shortly thereafter, a solo demo led to a recording contract with Columbia. From the Soul of ManLattimore's 1996 self-titled debut album, featuring production by Kenneth and Keith Crouch, Kipper Jones, and Dave Hall, among others, included six songs he co-wrote. Supported by the number 19 R&B/hip-hop hit "Never Too Busy" and Grammy-nominated number six R&B/hip-hop hit "For You," it was a steady seller over the next year, eventually certified gold by the RIAA. The 1998 follow-up From the Soul of Man offered even more original songs as well as a few covers, including a sensual version of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." Lattimore then moved to the Arista label, where he released Weekend in 2001 and then teamed up with wife Chanté Moore for the 2003 Top Five R&B/hip-hop hit Things That Lovers Do, on which the couple offered covers and a pair of originals. Co-released by LaFace and Verity, the 2006 double album Uncovered/Covered likewise combined interpretations with originals and alternated between secular love songs and contemporary gospel. TimelessLattimore returned as a solo artist on Verve in 2008, when he released the all-covers Timeless. Songs by Stevie Wonder, the Beatles, Jeff Buckley, and Eddie Floyd were among among the source material. After five years away from the recording studio -- a period during which he and Moore divorced -- Lattimore returned in 2013 with the originals-oriented Back 2 Cool. Given a low-profile release, it was subsequently reworked into 2015's wider-distributed Anatomy of a Love Song, which featured all ten of its songs plus four new tracks. After he recorded a seasonal album for Motown Gospel, A Kenny Lattimore Christmas, Lattimore went independent in 2017 with Vulnerable. Andy Kellman of All Music Guide |
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1996 Kenny Lattimore | |||
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01. Never Too Busy 02. Just What It Takes 03. I Won't Let You Down 04. All I Want 05. Forever 06. For You |
07. Joy 08. Where Did Love Go 09. Forgiveness 10. Always Remember 11. Climb The Mountain 12. I Won't Forget (Whose I Am) | ||
1998 From The Soul Of Man | |||
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01. Days Like This 02. Trial Separation 03. If I Lose My Woman 04. Make Believe 05. Just Can't Get Over You 06. I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know 07. Destiny |
08. Tomorrow 09. While My Guitar Gently Weeps 10. Heaven And Earth 11. All My Tomorrows 12. Interlude: Introspective Mood 13. Well Done 14. Love Will Find A Way (From Disney's The Lion King II: Simba's Pride) | ||
2001 Weekend | |||
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01. Weekend 02. Baby You're The One 03. Come To Me 04. Can You Feel Me 05. If Love Is What You Want 06. Lately |
07. Don't Deserve 08. Right Down To It 09. The Things I'll Do 10. Who 11. Healing | ||
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2003 Kenny Lattimore & Chanté Moore - Things That Lovers Do | |||
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01. Things That Lovers Do 02. You Don't Have To Cry 03. With You I'm Born Again 04. Love Saw It 05. Loveable (From Your Head To Your Toes) 06. You're All I Need To Get By |
07. When I Said I Do 08. Close The Door 09. Here We Go 10. Is It Still Good To You 11. Make It Last Forever 12. Still | ||
2006 Kenny Lattimore & Chanté Moore - Uncovered / Covered | |||
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01. ncovered (Intro) 02. Love Ballad 03. The Good Life 04. I Got You Babe 05. No Ordinary Love 06. Figure It Out 07. Live With You 08. Here On Earth 09. Just A Dream 10. Tonight (2 Step) 11. Everytime You Go 12. Beautiful Distraction |
13. Vocal Booth 14. To Me, You're Everything 15. Rejoice (Clap Your Hands) 16. Make Me Like The Moon 17. Your Name 18. I Give You My Praise 19. I Do Love You 20. Mine All Mine 21. No Limit 22. Never Alone 23. I Just Love To Praise You 24. No Limit- Remix | ||
2008 Timeless | |||
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01. Something 02. Everybody Here Wants You 03. You Are My Starship 04. And I Love Her 05. Come Down In Time 06. Ain't No Way |
07. That's The Way Love Is 08. It Ain't No Use 09. I Love You More Than Words Can Say 10. Undeniably 11. Giving Up | ||
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2013 Back To Cool | |||
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01. Beautiful Nowheres 02. What Must I Do 03. Blood Sweat & Tears 04. Back 2 Cool 05. Find A Way |
06. Nothing Like You 07. You're My Girl 08. Still Good 09. You Have My Heart 10. Built To Last | ||
2015 BAnatomy Of A Love Song | |||
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01 Love Me Back 02 Remix This Heart 03 Heart Stops 04 Still Good 05 Find A Way 06 You Have My Heart 07 Nothing Like You |
08 You're My Girl 09 Look Of Love 10 What Must I Do 11 Blood, Sweat & Tears 12 Back 2 Cool 13 Built To Last 14 Beautiful Nowheres | ||
2016 A Kenny Lattimore Christmas | |||
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01 Real Love This Christmas 02 Everybody Love Somebody 03 Home For The Holidays 04 I'll Be Home for Christmas 05 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 06 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas |
07 O' Holy Night 08 I Cry Holy 09 Reason To Celebrate 10 We Want To See You 11 The Christmas Song | ||
2017 Vulnerable | |||
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1 Vulnerable 02 Push 03 Stay On My Mind 04 Perfection 05 Curtains Closed 06 Priceless |
07 Deserve 08 Falling For You 09 One More Night 10 More Than Life 11 Never Too Busy (Live) | ||
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