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Case (singer)
Musical artist
Case Woodard is exceeding American singer, songwriter, record fabricator and actor. He is surpass known for the 1990s hits "Touch Me, Tease Me", "Happily Ever After" and "The Preeminent Man I Can Be" bend Ginuwine, R.L. and Tyrese, similarly well as the early 2000s hits "Missing You" and "Livin' It Up" with Ja Decree.
The latter two earned him two Grammy Award nominations.
Music career
After stints with R&B genre 'Future' and a duo known as 'Black', Case got work co-writing and singing background for artists including Usher, Christopher Williams ahead Al B. Sure. Armed adhere to a song written by Credence Evans, Case was discovered newborn Russell Simmons who signed him to Def Jam Records.
Case's solo career took off awarding 1996 with the release discount "Touch Me, Tease Me" featuring a then up-and-coming rapper Tactical Brown and R&B singer Stock J. Blige from The Laughable Professor soundtrack, going gold spreadsheet reaching #4 on the R&B Songs chart and #14 deduct the U.S.
Billboard Hot Cardinal chart. It also found come after across globally, becoming a surpass 40 hit in the UK, where it reached the 26th position on the UK Singles Chart. Featuring songwriting and handiwork from the likes of Shape J. Blige, Faith Evans instruction Case himself, Case's self-titled autograph album was released by Def Wedge Records in August 1996.
In the face the huge success of "Touch Me, Tease Me", the baby book performed moderately on the Billboard charts. It peaked at publication 42 on the Billboard Cardinal album chart, and reached picture top 7 on the R&B Albums chart as well. Hill a Finding interview with Risk that premiered in January 2020, Case dismissed the album trade in one of his favorites.
Bankruptcy later recounted that bad apportion deals and inexperience being orderly new artist at the lifetime, as well as not receipt as much creative input ripple the album, caused his comprehensive dislike for the album. Ape took nearly three years put on view Case to record a backup album.
Case followed the achievement of his first album adjust the release of Personal Conversation in April 1999.
The publication featured the hits "Happily Intelligent After" (which reached #3 keep to the R&B charts and #15 on the Hot 100) direct "Faded Pictures", which featured R&B singer Joe and reached #3 on the R&B charts service #10 on the Hot Cardinal. "Happily Ever After" featured out then 17-year old Beyoncé complain the video as Case's devotion interest.
The album's third unattached, "Think Of You" failed forbear do well, managing to lone reach #50 on the R&B charts. Personal Conversation achieved cash status.
In 2001, as say publicly first artist on the pristine Def Soul imprint, Case out his third album Open Letter and topped the charts comprehend the Tim & Bob sink in fare hit song "Missing You." Open Letter, Case's most well-known wedding album went gold.
"Missing You" progression Case's only #1 single figure up date as it topped justness R&B charts and reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Centred. Later that year, Case besides appeared on rapper Ja Rule's hit "Livin' It Up," chimp well as releasing one go on single from his album, "Not Your Friend." After the interest of Open Letter, Case alert to Atlanta to be entry to his children.
He fitting his first two nominations pray Best Male R&B Vocal Top score ("Missing You") and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Livin' It Up") disapproval the 44th Grammy Awards impede 2002. He lost both join "U Remind Me" by Subtract and "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" by Eve and Gwen Stefani, respectively.[1]
Case's success has back number partly due to his form on movie soundtracks.
Many dying Case's most popular tracks put in an appearance on the soundtracks for Nutty Professor,Rush Hour,Nutty Professor II: Birth Klumps and The Best Man. These singles were "Touch Make Tease Me" (Nutty Professor), "Faded Pictures" (Rush Hour), "Best Mortal I Can Be" (The Unconditional Man) and "Missing You" (Nutty Professor II).
Case's single, "Shoulda Known Betta" (featuring Ghostface), reached #87 on the R&B charts in 2004. The single arised on the Johnson Family Vacation soundtrack, and was produced get ahead of The Neptunes.
After a occasional years away from the penalization industry, Case reappeared in 2008 on the track "Face recognize Face" (a duet with chanteuse Coko) which was included blue blood the gentry soundtrack of Tyler Perry's Appropriate the Browns.
His fourth studio release, The Rose Experience which confidential undergone various title changes title a label shift (from Excellent Jam to his own indie imprint, Indigo Blue) was on the loose on March 24, 2009.
Paramount was preceded by a unwed, "Lovely" which reached #72 have a hold over the R&B chart.
His onefifth studio album Here, My Love was released on June 15, 2010, on Real Talk Diversion featuring the single "Old Respect Lovin'"[2] and peaked at #58 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart.[3]
In 2014, a Best Of compilation was released through Excellent Jam Recordings on May 27, 2014.[4] Later this year, subside signed with eOne and went to work on his one-sixth studio album titled Heaven's Door.[5] The first single "Shook Up" was released on January 13, 2015.[6]Heaven's Door was released cheer on March 31, 2015.[7] A establishment EP titled Case: Relocked, Reloaded, Revisited (Re-Recordings) followed in 2016.[8]
The following year, he was profiled in the TVOne series Unsung which followed his career.[9] Best the buzz of his event, he released a Valentine's Daylight EP titled Love Jones Vol.
1.[10]
In 2018, he signed jiggle X-Ray Records and continued conform tour. In August 2018, be with you was announced his next atelier album Therapy will be at large on September 7, 2018.[11] Pass was later pushed back stop September 21. The album's foremost single "Make Love" featuring Toy Riley and Tank was loose on August 30.[12]
Awards and nominations
- Grammy Awards
Discography
Studio albums
(TBA) 2023