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Tawatha Agee (born November 14, 1954) is an American vocalist and songwriter. Her voice has been described in The New York Times as an "acrobatic, gospel-charged soprano." [1] She was the lead singer of funk and soul band Mtume; her soulful lead vocals are featured on their 1983 R&B hit "Juicy Fruit".
Mtume's 1984 album You, Me, and He also proved to be a success with the title song reaching number 2 on the R&B chart. [5] Their final R&B top ten hit was "Breathless" [5] (1986) from their final album Theater of the Mind. Mtume continued recording with Epic Records until the late 1980s. Group member Tawatha Agee subsequently went solo in 1987. [2]
James Forman (January 3, 1946 – January 9, 2022), [2] known professionally as Mtume or James Mtume, was an American jazz and R&B musician, songwriter, record producer, activist, and radio personality.
At a coming-home party the night after his release from Lewisburg Penitentiary, he met his eventual wife, Mona Brown, whom he married in 1960; they had two children, Roslyn and Jeffrey. [10] Heath was the father of R&B songwriter/musician James Mtume. [11] In 2010 his autobiography I Walked With Giants was published by the Temple University ...
All tracks composed by James Mtume and Reggie Lucas; except where noted. "Give It on Up (If You Want To)" (Howard King, Ed "Tree" Moore, Tawatha Agee ) - 6:40 "You Can't Wait for Love" - 4:52
The song "Juicy Fruit" is a staple hip-hop sample.It is sampled in the following songs: "Juicy" by Wrecks-N-Effect "Juicy" by Next "Do You See" by Warren G "This D.J." by Warren G
All songs written by Reggie Lucas and James Mtume except where noted. "Theme (for the People) [Opening]" (Tawatha Agee, Lucas, Mtume) – 1:30 "Just Funnin'" (Howard King, Lucas, Mtume) – 5:20 "Kiss This World Goodbye" – 3:58 "Insert" – 0:30 "The Closer I Get to You" – 3:58 "Love Lock" – 4:56 "Funky Constellation" – 4:05
You, Me and He is a 1984 album by R&B group Mtume. This was their fourth album released on the Epic Records label. The title track was interpolated by Aaliyah for her remixes of her cover of "(At Your Best) You Are Love", originally by The Isley Brothers