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Al
B. Sure During the late ‘80s, Al B. Sure! enjoyed a brief run as one of new jack swing’s most popular romantic singers. Born Al Brown in Boston, he grew up in Mount Vernon, New York, listening to smooth crooners like Marvin Gaye and Johnny Mathis; he later became interested in rap and added that skill to his vocal repertoire. At age ten, he and a friend performed on a song written by Ellie Greenwich for the soundtrack of Sesame Street, and later began writing songs with his cousin Kyle West. While in high school (where he quarterbacked the football team), he became friends with Edward Ferrell, aka DJ Eddie F, who was working with rapper Heavy D at the time. Eddie introduced the still-teenaged Al B. Sure! to Heavy D’s manager/ Uptown label head Andre Harrell, who had him sing backing vocals on several Heavy D tracks, and helped him get a deal with Warner Brothers. Featuring production from DJ Eddie F and a number of co-writes with West, Al B. Sure!’s debut album In Effect Mode was released in 1988, and became a platinum-selling sensation thanks to the single ”Nite and Day,” which reached the Top Ten on the pop charts and topped the R&B charts for three weeks. The follow-up ”Off on Your Own (Girl)” was also a number one R&B hit, and he became a bona fide star among urban audiences, though he didn’t remain a presence on the pop charts. His second album Private Times...And the Whole 9 appeared in 1990 and produced another R&B number one in ”Misunderstanding,” as well as a duet with Diana Ross called ”No Matter What.” His third album, 1992’s Sexy Versus, wasn’t as successful, and he took a hiatus from recording, eventually landing a vice-president position at Motown. In 1996, he survived a potentially nasty car accident in New York, and in 2002, 98.1 Kiss FM (The Bay Area) and Clear Channel have announced it's newest on-air personality, Al B. Sure!. His show is "The Secret Garden." Tune in every Sunday night at 8pm for blazing hot, romantic music, celebrity guests, and stimulating conversation at 981kissfm.com or email
TheSecretGarden@Onebox.com. Also visit
albsure.com. Rumors of a new album remained unsubstantiated.
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