Jully Black
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Jully Black (born Jully Ann Inderia Gordon on November 8, 1977 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Jamaican-Canadian R&B singer who was brought up in the notorious Jane and Finch area of Toronto.
Black had a Top 40 hit on the Canadian charts in 1999 with "Rally'n". She has collaborated and written for many notable artists, including Nas, Missy Elliott, Saukrates, Choclair, Kardinal Offishall, Destiny's Child and Sean Paul.
She has had subsequent hits with singles such as "You Changed" and "Between Me and U".
Her solo debut album was originally scheduled for release in 2003 on MCA Records, under the title I Travelled. However, it was heavily delayed, and the label folded and the album was shelved. In the summer of 2005, a newly recorded album, This is Me. was released by Universal Music Group in Canada.
According to a piracy report by IFPI, the international music industry body, there were "2.8 million illegal file swapping requests for her music in the first two weeks of her album’s release in 2005". At the same time Jully reportedly "struggled to sell 15,000 copies of the same album".
[edit] Discography
Albums
- June 21, 2005: This is Me (Gold)
Singles
- May 23, 2005: "Stay the Night"
- June 22, 2005: "Sweat Of Your Brow" featuring Demarco
- September 30, 2005: "5x Love"/"Material Things" featuring Nas
- February 2006: "I Travelled"
- June 2006: "Gotta Let You Know"
[edit] Awards
- Juno Awards:
- 1999: Best R&B/Soul Recording, "Rally'n" featuring Saukrates (Nomination)
- 2003: R&B/Soul Recording of the Year, "You Changed" (Nomination)
- 2006: R&B/Soul Recording of the Year, "Sweat of Your Brow" (Nomination)
