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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]
A global, multilingual list of rhythm and blues and contemporary R&B musicians recognized via popular R&B genres as songwriters, instrumentalists, vocalists, mixing engineers, and for musical composition and record production.
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".
James Mtume, legendary jazz musician who formed R&B group Mtume, has died. Mtume was best known for his Notorious B.I.G.-sampled hit "Juicy Fruit."
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.
James Mtume, the R&B and jazz percussionist, recording artist and producer best known for the 1983 smash “Juicy Fruit” and his work with Miles Davis and other top jazz musicians, has died at ...
The album featured an answer record to the Mtume song "Juicy Fruit" called "Sugar Free". [5] It peaked at #13 on the Billboard R&B chart and #45 on the UK Singles Chart. [6] Another moderately successful single from the album include "Nobody but You", reaching number 59 on the R&B chart. [7]
totals are counted from the start of the stay at No. 1 - for example, a hit which reached No. 1 in November 1945 and stayed there 11 weeks is included in the 1945 list but not 1946. As well as the R&B best sellers (BS) chart, between 1948 and 1957 there was also an R&B juke box (JB) chart, and from 1955 to 1958 there was an R&B airplay (JY ...