| Angie Stone |
|
| Background information |
| Birth name |
Angela Laverne Brown |
| Born |
January 30, 1961 (1961-01-30) (age 47)citation needed
Columbia, South Carolina, United States |
| Genre(s) |
R&B, soul, neo soul, alternative hip hop |
| Occupation(s) |
Singer-songwriter, keyboardist, record producer, actress |
| Instrument(s) |
Singing, keyboards |
| Years active |
1979βpresent |
| Label(s) |
Arista/BMG Records
J/SBMG Records
Stax/Concord Records |
| Associated acts |
The Sequence
Vertical Hold
Kurtis Mantronik
Devox
Joss Stone
Anthony Hamilton |
| Website |
www.angiestoneonline.net |
Angie Stone (born Angela Laverne Brown on January 30, 1961citation needed) is an American R&B, soul, and neo soul singer-songwriter, keyboardist, record producer, and occasional actress. She was nominated for the 2008 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for her duet with Betty Wright from the hit single "Baby".
Biography
Stone was born in Columbia, South Carolina, where she began singing gospel music at First Nazareth Baptist Church, under the leadership of Reverend Blakely N. Scott.
She has two children, a daughter (b. 1989) and son Michael (b. 1998). Michael is her son with soul music singer D'Angelo, whom Stone dated during the 1990s. Her daughter contributes background vocals to her 2007 song "Baby".
Stone sings the theme song for the UPN/CW's sitcom Girlfriends.
She is engaged to Ashanti, an airline auditor with two kids of his own 1.
Musical Career
In the early 1980s, Stone (then known as Angie B.) was a member of The Sequence, a major female hip hop/funk trio. They had a hit in 1980 with "Funk You Up", which reached number fifteen on the U.S. Top Black Singles chart and a minor hit with "Monster Jam" featuring rapper Spoonie Gee. She then worked with Mantronix, before singing background for Lenny Kravitz's fifth studio album 5.
Stone emerged during the 1990s as part of the 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 (1993) and Head First (1995).
In 1996, she teamed up with Gerry DeVaux (Lenny Kravitz's cousin) and together with Charlie Mole they formed Devox. They recorded one album, Devox Featuring Angie B. Stone, released in Japan only on Toshiba-EMI, including Stone-penned material.
Stone shared songwriting credits on D'Angelo's first two studio albums, Brown Sugar (1995) and Voodoo (2000), as well as providing backing vocals on tour with him.
Her solo debut album, Black Diamond, was released on September 28, 1999 on Arista Records; the album would eventually go gold. She has since also released, on Clive Davis' J Records, Mahogany Soul on October 16, 2001 (which also went gold), and Stone Love on July 6, 2004.
Much of Stone's solo material has significant hip hop and soul influences and features notable samples. For example, her first solo single, "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 "Wish I Didn't Miss You" samples The O'Jays' 1972 "Back Stabbers".
2006βcurrent
Stone recently finished a stand-up theatre play tour entitled Issues: We've Got Them All in which she had a leading role. She appeared on the VH1's reality television series Celebrity Fit Club for the fourth season, which began on August 6, 2006. While on the show, Stone lost eighteen pounds, the second lowest loss in the history of the show.
During an interview to BBC 1Xtra on August 27, 2006, Stone announced that she had signed to the reworked Stax Records2. Her fourth studio album The Art of Love & War was released on October 15, 2007. The lead single is "Baby" and features Betty Wright. The music video has comedian Mike Epps and ANTM winner Eva Pigford.
Stone has had various Summer Festival dates lined up across America and also three headlining American shows in June and another two in the Netherlands in August. Stone toured with Sisters in the Spirit in 2007; toured in Europe in May/June 2008; toured on various Summer Festivals in the US in summer 2008( including 3 headlining June shows); and two in the Netherlands in August 2008.
Discography
Albums
Singles
| Year |
Single |
Chart positions |
Album |
| U.S. |
U.S. R&B |
U.S. dance |
UK |
AUS |
| 1999 |
"No More Rain (In This Cloud)" |
56 |
9 |
β |
β |
β |
Black Diamond |
| 2000 |
"Life Story" |
β |
β |
β |
22 |
β |
| "Everyday" |
β |
52 |
β |
β |
β |
| "Keep Your Worries" (Guru featuring Angie Stone) |
β |
99 |
β |
57 |
β |
Streetsoul |
| 2001 |
"U Make My Sun Shine" (with Prince) |
59 |
108 |
β |
β |
β |
β |
| "Brotha Part II" (featuring Alicia Keys and Eve) |
52 |
13 |
β |
37 |
β |
Mahogany Soul |
| 2002 |
"Wish I Didn't Miss You" |
79 |
31 |
1 |
30 |
7 |
| "More Than a Woman" (with Calvin Richardson) |
β |
63 |
β |
β |
β |
| 2003 |
"Bottles & Cans" |
β |
β |
18 |
β |
β |
"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"
(Blue featuring Stevie Wonder and Angie Stone) |
β |
β |
β |
11 |
31 |
Guilty |
| 2004 |
"I Wanna Thank Ya" (featuring Snoop Dogg) |
β |
61 |
1 |
31 |
β |
Stone Love |
| "Stay for a While" (featuring Anthony Hamilton) |
β |
70 |
β |
β |
β |
| "U-Haul" |
β |
68 |
β |
β |
β |
| 2005 |
"I Wasn't Kidding" |
β |
β |
17 |
β |
β |
Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone |
| 2007 |
"Baby" (featuring Betty Wright) |
103 |
22 |
3 |
β |
β |
The Art of Love & War |
| 2008 |
"Sometimes" |
β |
26 |
β |
β |
β |
| "Pop Pop" |
β |
β |
β |
β |
β |
Album appearances
Other collaborations
Soundtracks
Filmography
Films
Television
| Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
| 2000 |
Moesha |
Herself |
"D-Money Loses His Patience" (episode 22, season 5) |
| 2002 |
Girlfriends |
Darla Mason |
"Blinded by the Lights" (episode 51, season 3) |
| 2004 |
One on One |
Herself |
"It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Hip Hop World" (episode 14, season 3) |
| 2008 |
Lincoln Heights |
Octavia |
|
Theatre
| Year |
Title |
Role |
| 2003 |
Chicago |
Big Mama Morton |
Awards and nominations
Wins
Nominations
References
External links
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