A moderate commercial success, the collaboration earned acclaim from critics it was later nominated for a Grammy Award along with their second collaboration 'Slow Jams' and ' Missing You', a song she recorded with Brandy, Gladys Knight, and Chaka Khan for the soundtrack of the 1996 motion picture Set It Off. Overwhelmed by his offer, Tamia recorded vocals for 'You Put a Move on My Heart', which Jones later selected as the album's first single. Her performance reportedly impressed all in attendance, including veteran producer Quincy Jones, who later offered her the chance to appear on his album Q's Jook Joint (1995). Weeks later, Richie arranged for her to perform at a star-studded party that she held for singer Luther Vandross.

Records at the time, called Richie to say that she was coming to Los Angeles for a photo session, resulting in her lasting stay and a management deal with Richie.

A few months later, Tamia, who was being courted by Warner Bros. A critical success, Tamia garnered the singer two Juno Award nominations for Best New Solo Artist and R&B/Soul Recording of the Year at the 1999 award ceremony.Īfter dominating local talent competitions through her teenage years, in 1994, Windsor native Tamia performed at a multiple sclerosis benefit in Aspen, Colorado when she met music manager, Lionel Richie's ex-wife Brenda Richie, who was cosponsoring the event and introduced herself to Tamia after the show. A remake of ' Careless Whisper' was released as the album's fourth single in Japan. The album's second single produced by Tim & Bob called ' So into You' was well-received and charted even higher. ' Imagination' was chosen as the album's lead single, reaching the top 20 in Canada and top forty in both the United States and New Zealand. Five singles were released from the album. It debuted and peaked at number sixty-seven on the Billboard 200 chart and entered the top twenty of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Upon its release, Tamia received a mixed to positive reception by critics, who complimented Tamia's vocal performance and the progression from her earlier recordings but found the material uneven. Recorded after the release of her Grammy Award-nominated collaborations with Jones and the single ' Missing You', her contribution to the soundtrack of the 1996 motion picture Set It Off, Tamia worked with a plethora of producers on her debut, including Jermaine Dupri, Tim & Bob, Mario Winans, J-Dub, Keith Crouch, and Christopher 'Tricky' Stewart, many of which would become frequent producers on subsequent projects. It was released on Apon Quincy Jones's Qwest Records, while distribution was handled through Warner Bros. 1 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart with the strength of songs like the seductive “Sandwich and a Soda”.Tamia is the self-titled debut studio album by Canadian recording artist Tamia. It’s carried her well into 21st-century success, with her 2015 album, Love Life, hitting No. But it’s Tamia’s powerful mezzo-soprano-an instrument she honed in the gospel choirs of her youth-that has always been at the forefront of her music, a gift that conjures conviction in ride-or-die odes (“Still”), falling-in-love songs (“So Into You”) and venomous kiss-offs (“Single”). In 2000, she released A Nu Day, establishing a more modern sound with crisper, poppier production and collabs with artists like Missy Elliott and Dallas Austin. That song-which nabbed her a Grammy nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance-gave her the momentum to jump-start her solo career with 1998’s Tamia, collecting two more Grammy nominations in the years between. Born in Ontario, Canada in 1975, she got her first taste of the big leagues when the legendary Quincy Jones tapped her to sing on “You Put a Move On My Heart”, the lead single from his 1995 album, Q’s Jook Joint. Tamia’s smooth and smoky voice, coupled with a soulful and deeply romantic debut album, carved out a space just for her in the landscape of late ‘90s R&B and beyond.

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