Dave Hollister
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Dave Hollister (born August 17, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American R&B vocalist who found fame during the 1990s as one-fourth of the Platinum-selling R&B quartet BLACKstreet before going on to a solo career.
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[edit] Biography
Hollister, cousin of music act K-Ci and JoJo, started developing fame as a musician in the early 1990s. Some of his biggest early appearances were with 2Pac on tracks like "Brenda's Got A Baby."
His next big move was when he was signed to Teddy Riley's R&B group BLACKstreet in 1994. He worked with the group on their first album and then left the group to pursue his own solo career. He was signed to DreamWorks Records and began working on an album.
In 1999, Hollister released his first album, Ghetto Hymns. The album was successful, going gold, and creating one hit single, "My Favorite Girl." "My Favorite Girl" reached #10 on the R&B charts.
Hollister's follow-up album, Chicago '85... The Movie was released in 2000. The album was an autobiographical work and went gold. "One Woman Man" the album's biggest single, reached #8 on the R&B charts. Also in 2000, Dave Hollister collaborated on "He Say, She Say" with Keith Sweat and T-Boz of TLC (written and produced by Andrew Lane).
For his third effort, Hollister moved to Motown Records. He hoped the new label would instill new energy into his music. The album, Things In the Game Done Changed was released in 2002 and faired poorly on the charts and radio.
As a result of the album's shortcomings, Hollister returned to DreamWorks where he released Real Talk in 2003. Following the album's release, Hollister moved to Gospo Centric.
Hollister is reportedly wrapping up his fifth album in the industry, The Book of David: Vol. 1 The Transition. The album will be coming out on September 26, 2006 from Gospo Centric.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- 1999: Ghetto Hymns (DreamWorks)
- 2000: Chicago '85...The Movie (DreamWorks)
- 2002: Things in the Game Done Changed (Motown)
- 2003: Real Talk (DreamWorks)
- 2006: The Book of David: Vol.1 The Transition (Gospo Centric)
- 2006: The Definitive Collection (Hip-O)
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot 100 | US R&B/Hip-Hop | |||
| 1997 | "It's Alright" | - | - | |
| 1998 | "The Weekend" (feat. Erick Sermon & Redman) | - | #80 | Ride(Soundtrack) |
| 1999 | "My Favorite Girl" | #39 | #10 | Ghetto Hymns |
| 1999 | "Baby Mama Drama" | - | #64 | Ghetto Hymns |
| 2000 | "Can't Stay" | #84 | #28 | Ghetto Hymns |
| 2000 | "One Woman Man" | #44 | #8 | Chicago '85...The Movie |
| 2001 | "Take Care of Home" | - | #39 | Chicago '85...The Movie |
| 2002 | "Keep Lovin' You" | - | #47 | Things in the Game Done Changed |
| 2002 | "Baby Do Those Things" | - | #72 | Things in the Game Done Changed |
| 2002 | "What's a Man To Do" | - | - | Things in the Game Done Changed |
| 2003 | "Tell Me Why" | - | - | Things in the Game Done Changed |
| 2003 | "Never Gonna Change" (originally titled "Doo Rag") | - | - | Real Talk |
| 2003 | "Pleased Tonight" | - | - | Real Talk |
| 2006 | "What Do You Do" | - | - | The Book of David: Vol.1 The Transition |
