Eamon (singer)
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Eamon Jonathan Doyle, professionally known as Eamon, is an American R&B
singer-songwriter
. He is known for his hit single, "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)
".
Some of the songs written by Eamon are in the style called Ho-Wop, which blends the smoothness of R&B with the grittiness of hip-hop. Eamon's songs are typically soft ballads mixed with aggressive lyrics in the theme of infidelity.
, New York City
. He is of Italian and Irish
descent. His father is a counselor with a private practice and his mother is a nurse. His father was a member of a doo-wop
group. He began singing at age nine and touring and performing with his father's group at the same age. At fifteen, while working in a music studio, he caught the attention of songwr iter/producer Milk Dee, who had worked with musicians such as MC Lyte
, Janet Jackson
, and Mary J. Blige
. Dee and his co-producer Mark Passy helped refine Eamon's sound. Eamon was eventually signed to Jive Records
.
" immediately caught the attention of urban, rhythmic, pop radio stations when it was released in the U.S. in late 2003. Jive fast-tracked the release of a music video
for the song and commissioned an album for release in early 2004. The single reached the top twenty of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100
, and the popularity of the song helped his album, I Don't Want You Back
, debut in the top ten of the U.S. Billboard 200
. The success of the song prompted Jive
to release the song internationally where it reached number one in the United Kingdom
, the Netherlands
, and Sweden
. In Italy his single was such a big hit that he sang an Italian
version, called "Solo". The success of the single and the controversial nature of its lyrics prompted production of an answer single
, "F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)
", by unknown female singer Frankee
who had claimed to be Eamon's ex-girlfriend (which later turned out to be a lie). The song also earned Eamon a Guinness World Record for "the most expletives in a #1 song".
After the success of "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)", Eamon released a second single, "I Love Them Ho's (Ho-Wop)". The song performed well on the charts but did not match the success of its predecessor. "I Love Them Ho's (Ho-Wop)" also had a remix and video featuring fellow Staten Island resident Wu-Tang Clan
's Ghostface Killah
. In return Eamon appeared on Ghostface's album More Fish
.
Eamon was to be the opening act for the second North American leg of Britney Spears
's Onyx Hotel Tour from June to August 2004. But Spears injured herself during the making of her music video Outrageous
, and cancelled her tour.
Eamon's second album, Love & Pain
, was initially scheduled to be released in the United States on August 1, 2006, but the domestic release was canceled for reasons not disclosed by Jive Records.
Eamon is currently in the studio recording a new album due out in 2012 for SMC Entertainment http://smc-entertainment.com/
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
. He is known for his hit single, "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)
Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)
"Fuck It " is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American R&B singer Eamon. It was released in November 2003 as the lead single from the album, I Don't Want You Back....
".
Some of the songs written by Eamon are in the style called Ho-Wop, which blends the smoothness of R&B with the grittiness of hip-hop. Eamon's songs are typically soft ballads mixed with aggressive lyrics in the theme of infidelity.
Early years
Eamon was born in Staten IslandStaten Island
Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...
, New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. He is of Italian and Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
descent. His father is a counselor with a private practice and his mother is a nurse. His father was a member of a doo-wop
Doo-wop
The name Doo-wop is given to a style of vocal-based rhythm and blues music that developed in African American communities in the 1940s and achieved mainstream popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s. It emerged from New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore, Newark, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and...
group. He began singing at age nine and touring and performing with his father's group at the same age. At fifteen, while working in a music studio, he caught the attention of songwr iter/producer Milk Dee, who had worked with musicians such as MC Lyte
MC Lyte
MC Lyte is an American rapper who first gained fame in the late-1980s becoming the first solo female rapper to release a full album with 1988's critically acclaimed Lyte as a Rock.-Early life:...
, Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...
, and Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
Mary Jane Blige is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B. Blige has...
. Dee and his co-producer Mark Passy helped refine Eamon's sound. Eamon was eventually signed to Jive Records
Jive Records
Jive Records was a record label based in New York City, operating under RCA Music Group. Jive was primarily known for a string of successes with hip hop artists in the 1980s, and in teen pop and boy bands in the late 1990s. The word "jive" was inspired by Township Jive, a form of South African...
.
Music career
Eamon's debut single, "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)
"Fuck It " is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American R&B singer Eamon. It was released in November 2003 as the lead single from the album, I Don't Want You Back....
" immediately caught the attention of urban, rhythmic, pop radio stations when it was released in the U.S. in late 2003. Jive fast-tracked the release of a music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for the song and commissioned an album for release in early 2004. The single reached the top twenty of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, and the popularity of the song helped his album, I Don't Want You Back
I Don't Want You Back
I Don't Want You Back is the debut album by American R&B singer Eamon, released in the United States on February 17, 2004. The album features his hit single, "Fuck It ."-Track listing:#"Intro" - 0:15...
, debut in the top ten of the U.S. Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
. The success of the song prompted Jive
Jive Records
Jive Records was a record label based in New York City, operating under RCA Music Group. Jive was primarily known for a string of successes with hip hop artists in the 1980s, and in teen pop and boy bands in the late 1990s. The word "jive" was inspired by Township Jive, a form of South African...
to release the song internationally where it reached number one in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, and Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. In Italy his single was such a big hit that he sang an Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
version, called "Solo". The success of the single and the controversial nature of its lyrics prompted production of an answer single
Answer song
An answer song is, as the name suggests, a song made in answer to a previous song, normally by another artist. It is also known as a response song. The concept became widespread in blues and R&B recorded music in the 1930s through 1950s...
, "F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)
F.U.R.B. (Fuck You Right Back)
"F.U.R.B. " is a song by Frankee from her debut studio album, The Good, the Bad, the Ugly. It was released as the lead single from the album in March 2004. The song was released as a response to Eamon's song "Fuck It ", which had been number-one in the United Kingdom for the previous four weeks...
", by unknown female singer Frankee
Frankee
Nicole Francine Aiello is an American singer-songwriter, known by her stage name, Frankee. She grew up with her parents, Matthew and Francine, and her two siblings, elder brother Matthew Jr. and younger sister Monique...
who had claimed to be Eamon's ex-girlfriend (which later turned out to be a lie). The song also earned Eamon a Guinness World Record for "the most expletives in a #1 song".
After the success of "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)", Eamon released a second single, "I Love Them Ho's (Ho-Wop)". The song performed well on the charts but did not match the success of its predecessor. "I Love Them Ho's (Ho-Wop)" also had a remix and video featuring fellow Staten Island resident Wu-Tang Clan
Wu-Tang Clan
The Wu-Tang Clan is a hip-hop group from Staten Island that consists of RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard. They are frequently joined by fellow childhood friend Cappadonna, a quasi member of the group...
's Ghostface Killah
Ghostface Killah
Dennis Coles , better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and prominent member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of Enter the Wu-Tang , the members went on to pursue solo careers to varying levels of success...
. In return Eamon appeared on Ghostface's album More Fish
More Fish
More Fish is the sixth studio album by rapper Ghostface Killah, released on December 12, 2006 through the Def Jam label.The album's name derives from Ghostface's earlier 2006 release, Fishscale. The track "Good", featuring Ghostface's fellow Theodore Unit member Trife Da God and Mr. Maygreen, and...
.
Eamon was to be the opening act for the second North American leg of Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
's Onyx Hotel Tour from June to August 2004. But Spears injured herself during the making of her music video Outrageous
Outrageous
"Outrageous" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears from her fourth album, In the Zone. It was released on July 13, 2004 by Jive Records as the fourth and final single from the album. It was written and produced by R. Kelly...
, and cancelled her tour.
Eamon's second album, Love & Pain
Love & Pain
Love & Pain is the second album by American R&B singer Eamon.The album was initially scheduled to be released in the United States on August 1, 2006, but the domestic release was postponed indefinitely for reasons not disclosed by Eamon's label, Jive Records. The album remains available in the...
, was initially scheduled to be released in the United States on August 1, 2006, but the domestic release was canceled for reasons not disclosed by Jive Records.
Eamon is currently in the studio recording a new album due out in 2012 for SMC Entertainment http://smc-entertainment.com/
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
USR&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
AUS | NZ | UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
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| 2004 | I Don't Want You Back I Don't Want You Back I Don't Want You Back is the debut album by American R&B singer Eamon, released in the United States on February 17, 2004. The album features his hit single, "Fuck It ."-Track listing:#"Intro" - 0:15...
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7 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 6 |
Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... : Gold |
| 2006 | Love & Pain Love & Pain Love & Pain is the second album by American R&B singer Eamon.The album was initially scheduled to be released in the United States on August 1, 2006, but the domestic release was postponed indefinitely for reasons not disclosed by Eamon's label, Jive Records. The album remains available in the... Jive Records Jive Records was a record label based in New York City, operating under RCA Music Group. Jive was primarily known for a string of successes with hip hop artists in the 1980s, and in teen pop and boy bands in the late 1990s. The word "jive" was inspired by Township Jive, a form of South African... |
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| 2012 | untitled Untitled The word "untitled" refers to something that has no title. Documents, works of art, musical works, and other works can be untitled. Generally, an untitled work is the result of a conscious choice by the artist or creator not to apply a title... |
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Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
AUS | AUT | DEN | ITA | NLD Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
NZ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
SWE | SWI | UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 2003 | "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back) Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back) "Fuck It " is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American R&B singer Eamon. It was released in November 2003 as the lead single from the album, I Don't Want You Back.... " |
16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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I Don't Want You Back |
| 2004 | "I Love Them Ho's (Ho-Wop)" | — | 24 | 51 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 27 | ||
| 2006 | "(How Could You) Bring Him Home" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | Love & Pain | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or receive certification. | |||||||||||||