Kenny Lattimore
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Kenny Lattimore is an American R&B
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...

 singer. Among his most popular hits were "Never Too Busy" and "For You".

Early career

Lattimore first developed his interest for music in the high school band program at Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, Maryland)
Eleanor Roosevelt High School , is a Maryland public magnet high school specializing in science, mathematics, technology, and engineering. The school was established in 1978 at its current location in Greenbelt, Maryland and is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools system...

 in Greenbelt, Maryland
Greenbelt, Maryland
Greenbelt is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Contained within today's City of Greenbelt is the historic planned community now known locally as "Old Greenbelt" and designated as the Greenbelt Historic District...

. He often acknowledges Dr. Baker for setting him on his current path. Lattimore spoke at the 2005 Eleanor Roosevelt High School Graduation. He is also a graduate of Howard University in Washington, DC.

A stint as session vocalist for R&B group Maniquin led to an official place in the group as lead singer. The group released a lone self-titled album for Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...

 in 1989. Its lead single "I Wanna Ride" was an answer to the hit single "Mercedes Boy
Mercedes Boy
"Mercedes Boy" is a 1988 single by Pebbles from her self-titled debut album. It reached #2 on the Hot 100 and #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. It was performed on Soul Train where it was predicted to become a top ten hit. "Mercedes Boy" also peaked at number two for two weeks on...

" by Pebbles in both sound and lyric. Both artists' singles were produced and co-written by Charlie Wilson
Charlie Wilson (musician)
Charles Kent "Charlie" Wilson is an American R&B singer-songwriter-producer and the former lead vocalist for the Gap Band. As a solo artist he has been nominated for four Grammy awards, received a 2009 Soul Train Icon Award, and a recipient of a BMI Icon Award in 2005...

 of Gap Band
Gap Band
The Gap Band was an American funk band, who rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s. Comprising brothers Charlie, Ronnie and Robert Wilson, the band first formed as the Greenwood, Archer and Pine Street Band in 1967 in their hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The group shortened its name to The Gap Band...

 fame. Lattimore soon left Maniquin to pursue a solo career, after which time the group disbanded.

A solo debut

His own debut album
Kenny Lattimore
Kenny Lattimore (album)
-Biography:Upon its release, critics hailed Kenny Lattimore as an album that hearkened back to the time of Donny Hathaway and Marvin Gaye when "R&B had more soul" The set was bolstered by the success of singles "Never Too Busy," "Just What It Takes," and the now-signature song and perennial wedding...

 finally materialized on Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...

 in 1996 to much fanfare. That set boasted a pair of Top 20 hits "Never Too Busy" and the perennial wedding favorite "For You" written by fellow Eleanor Roosevelt High School Alumni, Kenny Lerum. The huge success of the album earned Lattimore a win for Best New Artist at the NAACP Image Awards in 1996, and eventually achieved Gold sales status.

He followed his debut up with another critically acclaimed set of smouldering soul music when From the Soul of Man
From the Soul of Man
- Biography :Critics uniformly lauded this album as a great leap from his debut on the scene 2 years prior to this largely mature effort. The album opens with the first single "Days Like This," an introspective midtempo R&B track with avant garde electronic inflections...

was released in 1998, yielding the hits "Days Like This" and "If I Lose My Woman". After a short hiatus, the singer re-emerged with a new album and a new label. Arista Records
Arista Records
Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...

 would be the new home for Weekend whose title track was a radio favorite on both sides of the Atlantic.

Stage persona

In keeping with the lover man image that came to the forefront with the hits that launched his career, Lattimore is known for his dramatic stage shows, vocal agility, and romantic ambiance. The New York Times hailed him as a "modern soul man" on stage. The singer has long established in interviews his personal mission to show the "strong, but sensitive and caring side of Black men."

Career as a married duo

He married R&B singer Chanté Moore
Chanté Moore
Chanté Moore is an American R&B and jazz singer.-Biography:Born to a gospel minister, she grew up singing in the church and was heavily influenced by the music of George Duke and Lee Ritenour. While in high school, she decided to make a career of singing...

 on January 1, 2002. In 2003, he and his wife recorded a duet
Duet (music)
A duet is a musical composition for two performers. In classical music, the term is most often used for a composition for two singers or pianists; with other instruments, the word duo is also often used. A piece performed by two pianists performing together on the same piano is referred to as...

 album entitled Things That Lovers Do consisting of classic soul songs from the 70's and 80's plus two new original songs. The standout singles were the smooth & contemporary "Loveable (From Your Head To Your Toes)" and an upbeat funky cover of René & Angela
René & Angela
René & Angela were an 1980s R&B duo consisting of artist/producers René Moore and Angela Winbush. The group dissolved by the mid 1980s. Both went on to successful solo careers as performers, songwriters, and producers.-Studio albums:-Compilation albums:...

's "You Don't Have To Cry". The music video for the latter featured a very pregnant Chante Moore shortly before she gave birth to the couple's son Kenny Jr. on April 10, 2003.
Lattimore & Moore continued promoting the album with a hugely successful touring stage show. Bassist, producer and music director Dustin Moore
Dustin Moore
Dustin Moore who performs under the mononym LiV3 , is an American musician, producer and music director who has worked for artists such as Nas, Keri Hilson, Chante Moore, Kenny Lattimore and others....

 has been part of their touring band from 2006 to present.

Following the success of Things That Lovers Do, Kenny released another album of duets with his wife. This time, the duo bested the previous effort with a double-CD of gospel and R&B love songs entitled Uncovered/Covered
Uncovered/Covered
Uncovered/Covered is a double album by husband-and-wife R&B singers Kenny Lattimore & Chante Moore released October 2006. The two-disc set consists of Uncovered, a disc of R&B songs and Covered a disc of gospel songs...

. The set will be led off by dual singles, a slick Bryan Michael Cox production "Figure It Out", as well as "Make Me Like The Moon", a stirring gospel ballad co-written by Kenny and Chanté, and produced by Fred Hammond
Fred Hammond
Fred Hammond is a gospel music singer, bass guitar player, and record producer.-Musical career:Hammond has been active both as a member of the gospel performing group Commissioned, and as a solo artist...

. Uncovered/Covered was released in stores October 10, 2006 on LaFace
LaFace Records
LaFace Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment.-Company history:LaFace was formed in 1989 as a joint venture between the producing duo Antonio "L.A." Reid & Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, and Arista Records. The combined nicknames of the duo's successful...

/Verity
Verity Records
Verity Records is an American gospel music-focused record label founded in 1994. The label is a now major component and namesake of Verity Gospel Music Group , the Gospel group operated by Jive Label Group, which in turn is owned by Sony Music Entertainment.-Artists :* 21:03* Crystal Aikin*...

/Zomba Music Group
Zomba Music Group
The Zomba Group of Companies was a music group and division which was owned by and operated under Sony Music Entertainment. The division was renamed to Jive Label Group in 2009 and was placed under the RCA/Jive Label Group umbrella. In 2011, the RCA/Jive Label Group was split in half...

 and debuted at #10 on the Billboard R&B Charts and #2 on the Billboard Gospel charts its first week in stores. One reviewer called the album a "mood motivator appropriately set to ruffle the covers of the marriage bed."

Lattimore and Chanté Moore recorded a cover version of the Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range....

/Tammi Terrell
Tammi Terrell
Thomasina Winifred Montgomery, known as Tammi Terrell was an American singer-songwriter most notable for her association with Motown and her duets with Marvin Gaye. As a teenager she recorded for the Scepter–Wand, Try Me and Checker record labels. She signed with Motown in April 1965 and enjoyed...

 duet "You're All I Need to Get By
You're All I Need to Get By
"You're All I Need to Get By" is a song recorded by the American R&B/soul duo Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell and released on Motown Records' Tamla label in 1968. It was the basis for the 1995 single "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" from Method Man and Mary J...

". It serves as the theme song for the BET
Bet
Bet or BET may refer to:* A wager in gambling* Basic Economics Test * Bet , the second letter in many Semitic alphabets, including Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician and Syriac* Brunauer-Emmett-Teller isotherm. See BET_theory...

 reality series The Family Crews
The Family Crews
The Family Crews is a reality television show following the life of comic actor Terry Crews, his wife Rebecca, their eclectic and ever-changing family ranging in age from 22 to 3 years old. The show premiered on BET Sunday, February 21, 2010, at 9 p.m...

.

In 2003, Lattimore made a guest-star appearance on UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...

's short-lived sitcom Abby
Abby (TV series)
Abby is an American sitcom shown on UPN from January 6, 2003 to March 4, 2003. The show's original title, Abby Walker, was soon changed.-Overview:...

, that starred actor Kadeem Hardison
Kadeem Hardison
Kadeem Hardison is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Dwayne Wayne on A Different World, a spin-off of the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show.-Childhood:...

 (who was previously married to Chanté Moore).

Verve Records & Present

After minting a new contract Verve Records
Verve Records
Verve Records is an American jazz record label now owned by Universal Music Group. It was founded by Norman Granz in 1956, absorbing the catalogues of his earlier labels, Clef Records and Norgran Records , and material which had been licensed to Mercury previously.-Jazz and folk origins:The Verve...

, Kenny Lattimore will make his debut for the label with Timeless
Timeless (Kenny Lattimore album)
Timeless is the sixth album by R&B singer Kenny Lattimore and the first under new record label Verve Records, releasing September 9, 2008. Timeless also marks the first time Lattimore has recorded as a solo artist since 2001's Weekend. In the interim, Lattimore recorded as a duo with wife Chanté...

, a new album releasing September 9, 2008.
The collection will be led off by the single "You Are My Starship."

According to Lattimore's official Twitter page, he is currently recording a new album.

In a July 27, 2011 statement on her Facebook page, Chanté announced she & Kenny were divorced.

Albums

Year Artist Album Label Charts/Sales Info
1989 Maniquin Maniquin Epic
1996 Kenny Lattimore Kenny Lattimore
Kenny Lattimore (album)
-Biography:Upon its release, critics hailed Kenny Lattimore as an album that hearkened back to the time of Donny Hathaway and Marvin Gaye when "R&B had more soul" The set was bolstered by the success of singles "Never Too Busy," "Just What It Takes," and the now-signature song and perennial wedding...

Columbia Chart Peak: US Pop #92, R&B #19, Heatseekers #1. RIAA Description: Gold.
1998 Kenny Lattimore From the Soul of Man
From the Soul of Man
- Biography :Critics uniformly lauded this album as a great leap from his debut on the scene 2 years prior to this largely mature effort. The album opens with the first single "Days Like This," an introspective midtempo R&B track with avant garde electronic inflections...

Columbia Chart peak: US Pop #71, R&B #15.
2001 Kenny Lattimore Weekend
Weekend (Kenny Lattimore album)
Weekend is the third album of R&B singer Kenny Lattimore and the first under new record label Arista Records, released in 2001.- Biography :Weekend signified a new direction for Lattimore upon its release in 2001...

Arista Chart Peak: US Pop #64, R&B #25.
2003 Kenny Lattimore & Chante Moore Things That Lovers Do
Things That Lovers Do
Things That Lovers Do is a cover album of classic 70's and 80's soul duets by husband-and-wife R&B singers Kenny Lattimore & Chante Moore, released February 11, 2003. According to executive producer Antonio Reid, the album release was timed to coincide with Valentine's Day...

Arista Chart Peak: US Pop #31, R&B #3.
Worldwide sales: 1 million copies.
2006 Kenny Lattimore & Chante Moore Uncovered/Covered
Uncovered/Covered
Uncovered/Covered is a double album by husband-and-wife R&B singers Kenny Lattimore & Chante Moore released October 2006. The two-disc set consists of Uncovered, a disc of R&B songs and Covered a disc of gospel songs...

LaFace/Verity Chart peak: US Pop #95, R&B #10, Gospel #2.
2008 Kenny Lattimore Timeless
Timeless (Kenny Lattimore album)
Timeless is the sixth album by R&B singer Kenny Lattimore and the first under new record label Verve Records, releasing September 9, 2008. Timeless also marks the first time Lattimore has recorded as a solo artist since 2001's Weekend. In the interim, Lattimore recorded as a duo with wife Chanté...

Verve

Compilations

Year Artist Album Label
2004 Kenny Lattimore Days Like This:
The Best Of Kenny Lattimore
Columbia/Legacy
2006 Kenny Lattimore For You (compilation) Sony Music
Special Products

Singles

Year Artist Title 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...

US R&B
1989 Maniquin "I Wanna Ride" Maniquin
Maniquin "Funny Feeling" b/w "Why Do You Lie" Maniquin
1996 Kenny Lattimore "Never Too Busy" Kenny Lattimore 89 19
Kenny Lattimore "Just What It Takes" Kenny Lattimore - 55
1997 Kenny Lattimore "For You" Kenny Lattimore 33 6
1998 Kenny Lattimore "Days Like This" From the Soul of Man - 84
1999 Kenny Lattimore "If I Lose My Woman" From the Soul of Man - 50
Kenny Lattimore "Heaven & Earth" From the Soul of Man - -
Kenny Lattimore "Love Will Find a Way"
(Duet with Heather Headley
Heather Headley
Heather Headley is a Trinidadian-American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She has won one Tony Award and one Grammy Award.-Personal life:...

)
From the Soul of Man - -
2001 Kenny Lattimore "Weekend" Weekend - 51
Kenny Lattimore "Don't Deserve" Weekend - -
2003 Kenny Lattimore & Chanté Moore "Loveable (From Your Head To Your Toes)" Things That Lovers Do n/a n/a
Kenny Lattimore & Chanté Moore "You Don't Have To Cry" Things That Lovers Do n/a n/a
2005 Kenny Lattimore & Chanté Moore "Tonight [2 Step]" Uncovered/Covered n/a n/a
2006 Kenny Lattimore & Chanté Moore "Figure It Out" Uncovered/Covered n/a n/a
Kenny Lattimore & Chanté Moore "Make Me Like The Moon" Uncovered/Covered n/a n/a
2008 Kenny Lattimore "You Are My Starship" Timeless n/a n/a

Album appearances and collaborations

Year Song Artist Album
1996 "The Time Of Year" Kenny Lattimore Jermaine Dupri Presents 12 Soulful Nights of Christmas
12 Soulful Nights of Christmas
12 Soulful Nights of Christmas is a compilation of Christmas songs released on October 22, 1996, through So So Def Recordings.-Track listing:#"The Time of Year" — 4:47#"Christmas Without You" — 4:07...

1997 "Can't Get Enough" Kenny Lattimore Love Jones
Love Jones (soundtrack)
Love Jones: The Music is the original soundtrack to the 1997 film Love Jones.-Track listing:#"Brother to the Night - Darius' Poem" — Larenz Tate – 3:18#"Hopeless" — Dionne Farris – 3:53...

"Everything You Want
Everything You Want (Ray J song)
Everything You Want is an R&B-song written by LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jenkins III, Darkchild, Nora Payne, Robert Smith of the album Of the same name. and didn't do very well , peaking #33 in New Zealand and #83 in the U.S.. The song also appears on the episode on his sisters episode Moesha season 2...

"
Ray J
Ray J
William Ray Norwood Jr. , better known by his stage name Ray J, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actor.-Early life:...

Everything You Want
Everything You Want (Ray J album)
Everything You Want is the debut album by American R&B singer Ray J.-Track listing:# "Feel the Funk I..." # "Let It Go"# "Everything You Want"# "Good Thangs"# "The Promise"# "Changes"# "That's Why I Lie"# "Thank You"# "Let It Go "...

"The Promise"
"Because Of You"
"River
River (song)
"River" is a song by Joni Mitchell, from her 1971 album Blue. Although never released as a single, it has become one of Mitchell's most famous songs.-Overview:In the song, Mitchell ruminates on the recent breakup of a romantic relationship...

" (featuring Kenny Lattimore)
Peter White
Peter White (musician)
Peter White is a smooth jazz and jazz fusion guitarist. He also plays the accordion and the piano. His brother, Danny White, was one of the original members who formed the UK based band Matt Bianco.-Career:...

Songs of the Season
1998 "Love Will Find A Way" Kenny Lattimore & Heather Headley
Heather Headley
Heather Headley is a Trinidadian-American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She has won one Tony Award and one Grammy Award.-Personal life:...

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride is a 1998 American direct-to-video animated film released by Walt Disney Home Video on October 27, 1998. The film is the sequel to the 1994 Disney animated film The Lion King...

1999 "Just To Keep You Satisfied
Just to Keep You Satisfied
"Just to Keep You Satisfied" is a song by soul singer Marvin Gaye. The song was the b-side to Marvin's modest 1974 hit, "You Sure Love to Ball" and was the eighth and final song issued on the singer's 1973 album, Let's Get It On.-Background:...

"
Kenny Lattimore Marvin Is 60: A Tribute Album
Marvin Is 60: A Tribute Album
Marvin Is 60: A Tribute Album is the second tribute album dedicated to Motown recording artist Marvin Gaye, released by Motown in 1999. The album featured covers of Gaye's hits including "Sexual Healing", "Your Precious Love" and "Distant Lover"...

"Beautiful Girl" Kenny Lattimore The Best Man
The Best Man (1999 film)
The Best Man is a 1999 romantic comedy-drama film, written and directed by Malcolm D. Lee. It was produced by Spike Lee's production company, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks. The film stars Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Morris Chestnut and Sanaa Lathan, and is considered to be a male-centered answer to...

"Miracles" Kenny Lattimore Touched By An Angel: The Christmas Album
2001 "Someone" (featuring Kenny Lattimore) Brian Culbertson
Brian Culbertson
Brian Culbertson is a musician and instrumentalist from Decatur, Illinois, United States. Son of jazz band director and trumpeter Jim Culbertson, Brian's instruments include the keyboard and trombone....

Nice & Slow
"Someone (Bonus Mix)" (featuring Kenny Lattimore)
2002 "Nobody Knows You" Heather B. Eternal Affairs
Eternal Affairs
Eternal Affairs is the second album released by Heather B. It was released on February 12, 2002 through independent label Sai Records and featured production from Grammy Award winning Gordon Williams, as well as Pete Rock and DJ Premier, who are two of the most successful hip hop producers of all...

2003 "thereason" Musiq Soulstar
2010 "One More…" (featuring Kenny Lattimore) Kim Waters Love Stories
"Another Love" (featuring Kenny Lattimore) Brian Culbertson
Brian Culbertson
Brian Culbertson is a musician and instrumentalist from Decatur, Illinois, United States. Son of jazz band director and trumpeter Jim Culbertson, Brian's instruments include the keyboard and trombone....

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