Canadian singer and songwriter Tamia has released nine albums (including seven studio albums, one extended play, and one compilation albums), and twenty-six singles (including four as a featured artist and one charity singles). She began her career in 1995 as a protégé of musician Quincy Jones, who offered her the chance to appear on his album Q's Jook Joint (1995).[1] Selected as the album's first single, their collaboration "You Put a Move on My Heart" became a top 20 success on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[2] The song, along with their second collaboration "Slow Jams" and "Missing You", a song she recorded with Brandy, Gladys Knight, and Chaka Khan for the soundtrack of the 1996 motion picture Set It Off, was later nominated for a Grammy Award.[3]
| Tamia discography | |
|---|---|
 Tamia in 1998 | |
| Studio albums | 7 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Singles | 25 |
Signed to Jones's Qwest Records, Tamia's self-titled debut album was released in 1998. The album took her work further into the contemporary R&B and hip hop genres but became a moderate commercial success, peaking at number sixty-seven on the US Billboard 200 chart and entered the top twenty of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[4] From the five singles that were released from the album, "Imagination" and "So into You" reached the top forty of Billboard Hot 100. The album was certified gold in Japan in June 1998 for 100,000 copies shipped to stores.[5] In the United States, Tamia sold 416,000 copies in total.[6] After a transition to Elektra Records, Tamia released her second album A Nu Day in 2000. Chiefly produced by Shep Crawford and Missy Elliott, the album entered the top ten on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[4] It included the singles "Can't Go for That" and "Stranger in My House," the latter of which reached number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it her highest-charting single to date.[4] Her strongest seller yet, A Nu Day sold over 665,000 copies in the United States and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[6]
Tamia released her long-delayed third album, More, following her diagnosis with multiple sclerosis in mid-2004. Pushed by the top five success of "Into You", an updated version of her 1998 single "So into You", which rapper Fabolous recorded for his album Street Dreams, More became her highest-charting album yet, debuting and peaking at number 17 on Billboard 200.[4] The album spawned three singles.[4] Feeling restricted by record label obligations, Tamia later split from Elektra to go independent with her own company, Plus One Music Group. Her first project with the label was Between Friends.[7] Her second album with the rooster, Beautiful Surprise, was released in 2012 after a nearly six-year absence in which she had devoted herself to the education of her two children with retired basketball player Grant Hill.[7] It debuted at number six on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and also garnered two Grammy Award nominations.[8] In 2014, Tamia entered a joint venture with Def Jam Recordings to release her sixth album Love Life. Released in June 2015, it debuted at number 24 on the US Billboard 200, while reaching the top of Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart and number two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, becoming her highest-charting album ever on both charts.[9] Passion Like Fire, her seventh studio album, was released in September 2018.[10]
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [11] |
US R&B | JPN [12] | |||
| Tamia |
|
67 | 18 | 25 | |
| A Nu Day |
|
46 | 8 | — | |
| More |
|
17 | 4 | 106 | |
| Between Friends |
|
66 | 9 | 81 | |
| Beautiful Surprise |
|
23 | 6 | — |
|
| Love Life |
|
24 | 2 | — | |
| Passion Like Fire |
|
145 | — | — | |
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Greatest Hits |
EPs
edit| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| A Gift Between Friends |
|
Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Albums | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [14] |
US R&B [15] |
US Dance [16] |
NZ [17] |
NL [18] |
UK [19] | ||||||||
| "Missing You" (with Brandy, Gladys Knight and Chaka Khan) |
1996 | 25 | 10 | — | 2 | — | — | Set It Off soundtrack | |||||
| "Imagination" (featuring Jermaine Dupri) |
1998 | 37 | 12 | — | 30 | 90 | — | Tamia | |||||
| "So Into You" | 30 | 7 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Falling for You" | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Loving You Still" | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Careless Whisper" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Can't Go for That" | 2000 | 84 | 23 | — | — | — | — | A Nu Day | |||||
| "Stranger in My House" | 2001 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 128 | ||||||
| "Tell Me Who" | — | 63 | 2 | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Officially Missing You" | 2003 | 83 | 31 | 4 | — | — | — | More | |||||
| "Questions" | 2004 | —[A] | 40 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Still" | — | 83 | 34 | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Can't Get Enough" | 2006 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | Between Friends | |||||
| "Me" | 2007 | — | 29 | 11 | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Almost" | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Beautiful Surprise" | 2012 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | Beautiful Surprise | |||||
| "Give Me You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Sandwich and a Soda" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Love Life | |||||
| "Stuck with Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Love Falls Over Me" | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Leave It Smokin'" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Passion Like Fire | |||||
| "Today I Do" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "It's Yours" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||||||
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Albums | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [14] |
US R&B [15] |
AUS [21] |
NZ [17] |
NL [18] |
UK [19] | |||
| "You Put a Move on My Heart" (with Quincy Jones) |
1994 | 98 | 16 | — | — | — | — | Q's Jook Joint |
| "Slow Jams" (with Quincy Jones, Babyface, Portrait & Barry White) |
1995 | 68 | 19 | — | 2 | — | — | |
| "Love Shouldn't Hurt" (with All-Star Group) |
1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Love Shouldn't Hurt |
| "Spend My Life with You" (with Eric Benét) |
1999 | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | — | A Day in the Life |
| "Into You" (Fabolous featuring Tamia or Ashanti) |
2003 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | 37 | 18 | Street Dreams |
| "Three Little Words" (Louis York featuring Tamia) |
2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
Promotional singles
edit| Title | Year | Albums |
|---|---|---|
| "Make Tonight Beautiful" | 1997 | Speed 2: Cruise Control |
| "Tomorrow"[22] | 2004 | More |
| "Questions"[23] |
Appearances
editAlbums
edit| Song | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Don't Be Late, Don't Come Too Soon" | 1997 | LL Cool J featuring Tamia | Phenomenon |
| "The Christmas Song" | 1998 | Tamia, Jermaine Dupri | 12 Soulful Nights of Christmas |
| "Into You" | 2003 | Fabolous featuring Tamia | Street Dreams |
| "(They Long to Be) Close to You" | 2003 | Gerald Levert featuring Tamia | Stroke of Genius |
| "Sunshine (Remix)" | 2016 | Eric Benét featuring Tamia | Eric Benét |
Soundtracks
edit| Song | Year | Artist(s) | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Missing You"[24] | 1995 | Tamia, Brandy, Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight | Set It Off |
| "Keep Hope Alive"[25] | 1996 | Tamia | The Associate |
| "Make Tonight Beautiful"[26] | 1998 | Speed 2: Cruise Control | |
| "Careless Whisper"[27] | A Night at the Roxbury | ||
| "Be Alright"[28] | 2002 | The Transporter | |
| "It's a Party"[29] | 2003 | Honey | |
| "Officially Missing You"[30] | A Man Apart | ||
| "Dance My Dream"[31] | 2004 | First Daughter | |
| "Things I Collected"[32] | 2005 | Diary of a Mad Black Woman |
Music video
edit| Title | Year | Director(s) | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| "You Put a Move on My Heart" | 1995 | Matthew Rolston[33] | Quincy Jones feat. Tamia |
| "Slow Jams" | 1995 | Matthew Rolston[33] | Quincy Jones feat. Tamia, Babyface, Portrait & Barry White |
| "Missing You" | 1996 | F. Gary Gray[33] | Tamia with Brandy, Gladys Knight & Chaka Khan |
| "Keep Hope Alive" | 1996 | Unknown[33] | Tamia |
| "Make Tonight Beautiful" | 1997 | Paul Hunter[33] | Tamia |
| "Imagination" | 1998 | Paul Hunter[33] | Tamia feat. Jermaine Dupri |
| "So into You" | 1998 | Harvey White[33] | Tamia |
| "Spend My Life with You" | 1999 | Jesse Vaughn[33] | Eric Benét feat. Tamia |
| "Can't Go for That" | 2000 | Chris Hafner[33] | Tamia |
| "Can't Go for That" (Remix) | 2000 | Chris Hafner[33] | Tamia feat. 213 |
| "Stranger in My House" | 2000 | Paul Hunter[33] | Tamia |
| "Into You" | 2003 | Erik White[33] | Fabolous feat. Tamia |
| "Officially Missing You" | 2003 | Paul Hunter[33] | Tamia |
| "Questions" | 2004 | Darren Grant[8] | Tamia |
| "Can't Get Enough" | 2006 | Darren Grant[34] | Tamia |
| "Me" | 2007 | Margaret Malandruccolo[35] | Tamia |
| "Almost" | 2007 | Margaret Malandruccolo[35] | Tamia |
| "Beautiful Surprise" | 2012 | Ryan Pallotta[36] | Tamia |
| "Sandwich and a Soda" | 2015 | Ryan Pallotta[37] | Tamia |
| "Leave It Smokin'" | 2018 | Aaron A[38] | Tamia |
| "Today I Do" | 2018 | Unknown[39] | Tamia |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ "Questions" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 12 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[20]
References
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- ^ "Quincy Jones Introduces Singer Tamia On New Album". Jet. 1995-11-13. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
- ^ "The Complete List of Nominees". Los Angeles Times. 1998-01-08. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
- ^ a b c d e "allmusic ((( Tamia > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
- ^ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1998年6月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. June 1998 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 465. Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan: 9. August 10, 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 25, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ a b Caulfield, Keith (2003-10-29). "Ask Billboard". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
- ^ a b "That Grape Juice Interviews Tamia". ThatGrapeJuice.net. Townsquare Music. 2012-08-31. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
- ^ a b Mitchell, Gail (March 27, 2004). "After Setbacks, Tamia Tries Again". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
- ^ Mendizabal, Amaya (2015-06-18). "Tamia Scores Her Highest-Charting Album Ever With 'Love Life'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
- ^ "New Video: Tamia – Leave It Smokin + Announces Sept. 7th Release Date for Upcoming Album "Passion Like Fire"". YouKnowIGotSoul.com. May 15, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
- ^ "Tamia Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- ^ "タミアのリリース一覧" [A Look at Tamia's Releases]. Oricon. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - May 01, 2015". riaa.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2010.
- ^ a b "Tamia Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "Tamia Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
- ^ "Tamia Chart History: Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "charts.nz - Discography Tamia". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ^ a b "dutchcharts.nl - Discografie Tamia". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ^ a b Tamia UK chart positions:
- "Stranger in My House": "Chart Log UK (1994–2010): DJ T – Tzant". zobbel.de. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- "Into You" (Fabolous featuring Tamia): "Chart Log UK (1994–2010): Adam F – FYA". zobbel.de. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ^ "Tamia Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
- ^ "australian-charts.com - Discography Tamia". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ^ "Spotify". Spotify.
- ^ "Spotify". Spotify.
- ^ Set It Off (liner). Various Artists. Uni Records (Universal Music Group). 1995.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ The Associate (liner). Various Artists. Virgin Records (Universal Music Group). 1996.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Speed 2: Cruise Control (liner). Various Artists. Uni Records (Universal Music Group). 1998.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ A Night at the Roxbury (liner). Various Artists. Virgin Records (Universal Music Group). 1998.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ The Transporter (liner). Various Artists. Virgin Records (Universal Music Group). 2002.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Honey (liner). Various Artists. Elektra Records (Universal Music Group). 2003.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ A Man Apart (liner). Various Artists. Elektra Records (Universal Music Group). 2003.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ First Daughter (liner). Various Artists. Elektra Records (Universal Music Group). 2004.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Diary of a Mad Black Woman (liner). Various Artists. Elektra Records (Universal Music Group). 2005.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Artist Videography". mvdbase.com. ASG. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ^ "Tamia – Can't Get Enough". MTV Networks. Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ^ a b Gottlieb, Steven. "SHOT: Tamia - Margaret Malandruccolo, director". VideoStatic.com. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ^ "Video: Tamia – 'Beautiful Surprise'". Rap-Up. Townsquare Music. June 26, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ^ "Tamia Interview at The Breakfast Club Power 105.1 (5/7/2015)". YouTube.com. May 7, 2015. Archived from the original on April 22, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ^ "New Video". realtamiaworld@Twitter. June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ "Tamia - Today I Do". realtamiaworld@YouTube. June 15, 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved July 25, 2018.