Christopher Williams (singer)

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Christopher Williams (born Troy Christopher Williams on August 22, 1967, in The Bronx, New York, USA) is an American R&B singer.

Contents 1 Music career 2 Acting career 3 Personal 4 Discography 4.1 Albums 4.2 Singles 5 External links

[edit] Music career

Williams who emerged during the late 1980s as a recording artist for Uptown Records has scored many hit singles. Notable singles by Williams included "Promises, Promises" (1989), "Talk to Myself" (1989) and "Every Little Thing U Do" (1993). The single "I'm Dreaming" (1991), from the New Jack City soundtrack, became a #1 single on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks charts. After a hiatus from the recording music, he returned to the music scene with Real Men Do on the indie label, Renegade, in 2001. It received a glowing, flattering review in Ebony Magazine that summer. In 2005, it was reported that Williams died of an unknown illness, but this ended up just a cruel Internet hoax.

[edit] Acting career

Williams appeared in the successful motion picture film, New Jack City in 1991. He portrayed the role of Kareem Akbar, one of Nino Brown's assistants. He has also starred or co-starred in several successful off Broadway theatre productions during the 2000s.

[edit] Personal

Williams reportedly has a son with actress Stacey Dash and is the cousin of R&B singer Al B. Sure. He is also the nephew of legendary jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald. In the late 80's or early 90's, Christopher Williams was the boyfriend of Oscar winning actress Halle Berry. More recently Christopher Williams played a main character in the stage play "Men Cry In The Dark" written by David E. Talbert and played alongside actors Allen Payne and Richard Roundtree.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

• 1989: Adventures in Paradise A 1989Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums #23,
• 1992: Changes 1992 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums #12, The Billboard 200 #63
• 1995: Not a Perfect Man 1995 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums #13, The Billboard 200 #104
• 2001: Real Men Do 2001 Renegade

[edit] Singles

Year	Title	Album	US (R&B)	US (Pop)	US (Dance)
1989	"Talk To Myself"/Sweet Memories	Adventures in Paradise A	4	49	18
1989	"Promises, Promises"/Lover Come Back	Adventures in Paradise A	7	-
1990	"One Girl"/Lover Come Back	Adventures in Paradise A	31	-
1991	"I'm Dreamin'"	New Jack City soundtrack	1	89	16
1991	"I Wanna B Ure Lover"	F.S. Effect featuring Christopher Williams	52	-
1992	"All I See"	All I See	19	-	46
1993	"Every Little Thing U Do"	Changes	7	75
1993	"Come Go with Me"	Changes	74	-
1995	"Dance 4 Me"	Not a Perfect Man	25	-
1995	"If You Say"	Not a Perfect Man	91	-

[edit] External links

• Christopher Williams at the Internet Movie Database
• Christopher Williams at the All Music Guide