Chanté Moore
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| Chanté Moore | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Chanté Torrane Moore |
| Born | February 17, 1967 |
| Origin | San Francisco, California |
| Genre(s) | R&B, contemporary R&B, jazz, gospel, urban gospel, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1988-present |
| Label(s) | Silas / MCA (1992-2002) Arista (duet act, 2002-2004) LaFace (duet act, 2005-) Peak / Concord (2006-Present) |
| Associated acts | Kenny Lattimore |
| Website | ChanteMooreOnline.com |
Chanté Torrane Moore (born February 17, 1967 in San Francisco, California) is an American R&B and jazz singer.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Career
Moore has recorded several hit records, including "Love's Taken Over", "Its Alright", "I'm What You Need", "Old School Lovin", and "Free" (a Deniece Williams cover). Moore recorded "Your Home Is In My Heart" with supergroup Boyz II Men for the How Stella Got Her Groove Back soundtrack. Moore was also featured on the soundtrack of Waiting to Exhale in 1995 with the song "Wey U."
This also shows off her vocal range and does not go unnoticed by music reviewer Tracy E. Hopkins at Barnes and Noble who remarks how this record "showcases Moore's Minnie Riperton–reminiscent pipes".
In 2000, Moore earned a Soul Train Music Awards nomination alongside Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey for Single of the Year, Female" [1] for her Billboard #2 R&B and #10 Pop hit "Chante's Got A Man." However, she lost the award to Lauryn Hill. The single was also certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies in America. In 2002, she won a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band or Duo for "Contagious" featuring The Isley Brothers. She also appeared on the hit UPN show Girlfriends, singing Minnie Riperton's Lovin' You. In 2002, Moore sang on Kenny G's single "One More Time," which registered on the Smooth Jazz and Adult Contemporary singles charts.
In 2004, a 20th Century Masters greatest hits collection was released with some of her most memorable songs, along with a detailed booklet in which author A. Scott Galloway praises her for her "powerful, yet flexible and gorgeous 5-octave vocal range..." In 2006 Asian singer Hyori remade Moore's single "Straight Up", it became a top ten hit in Korea.
[edit] with Kenny Lattimore
A year after marrying R&B singer Kenny Lattimore, the two signed as a duet act to Arista Records and released a duet cover album entitled Things That Lovers Do. The album was promoted with a stage play named after the album and a music video for the single "You Don't Have To Cry" which shows a prominently pregnant Moore on screen with Lattimore. The album also included a remake of the Minnie Riperton and Peabo Bryson duet "Here We Go" on which Chante prominently shows off her whistle register in tribute to Riperton.
In fall 2006, Chante a followup to the success of Things That Lovers Do, another album of duets with her husband Kenny Lattimore. The duo bested the previous effort with a double-CD of gospel and R&B love songs entitled Uncovered/Covered. The set was lead off by dual singles, the slick Bryan Michael Cox produced "Figure It Out", and "Make Me Like The Moon", a stirring gospel ballad co-written by Kenny and Chanté and produced by Fred Hammond. Uncovered/Covered was released October 10, 2006 on LaFace/Verity/Zomba Music Group.[2]
[edit] New solo recordings
During the recording of her duet album with Lattimore, she signed a new solo recording contract with Peak Records, a subsidiary of Concord Music Group.[3] In 2007, Moore starred in the stageplay By Any Means Necessary, along with Dave Hollister, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Shar Jackson, and Danielle Mone Truitt. Chanté's will release her next solo album Love The Woman on June 17, 2008.[4][5] The album's lead single "Ain't Supposed To Be This Way" impacted radio on May 12, 2008.[6]
[edit] Personal life
Born to a gospel minister, she grew up singing in the church and was heavily influenced by the music of George Duke and Lee Ritenour. While in high school, she decided to make a career of singing. She was a successful beauty pageant contestant and model when, at age twenty-two, she was discovered by the MCA Records executive Louil Silas. Moore was signed to Silas' MCA-distributed imprint Silas Records.
From 1997 to 2000, she was married to actor Kadeem Hardison. Together, the couple had a daughter, Sophia Hardison. In January 2002, she married singer Kenny Lattimore.[7] On April 10, 2003, their son Kenny was born.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Label | Artist | Title | Chart positions | RIAA Certification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. R&B | U.S. Gospel | |||||
| 1992 | Silas/MCA | Chanté Moore | Precious | 101 | 20 | — | Gold |
| 1994 | Silas/MCA | Chanté Moore | A Love Supreme | 64 | 11 | — | Gold |
| 1999 | Silas/MCA | Chanté Moore | This Moment Is Mine | 31 | 7 | — | Gold |
| 2000 | Silas/MCA | Chanté Moore | Exposed | 50 | 10 | — | |
| 2003 | Arista | Kenny Lattimore & Chanté Moore |
Things That Lovers Do | 31 | 3 | — | |
| 2006 | LaFace/Verity | Kenny Lattimore & Chanté Moore |
Uncovered/Covered | 95 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2008 | Peak/Concord | Chanté Moore | Love The Woman[4] | ||||
- Compilations
| Released | Label | Title | Chart positions | RIAA Certification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. R&B | ||||
| July 28, 2003 | MCA | Mood | — | — | Japan-only release |
| May 18, 2004 | Geffen | 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Chante Moore | — | — | |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. R&B | U.S. Dance | UK | NET | |||
| 1992 | "Love's Taken Over" | 86 | 13 | — | 54 | — | Precious |
| 1993 | "It's Alright" | 108 | 13 | — | — | — | |
| "Who Do I Turn To?" | — | 83 | — | — | — | ||
| "As If We Never Met" | — | 107 | — | — | — | ||
| 1994 | "Old School Lovin'" | — | 19 | — | — | — | A Love Supreme |
| "This Time" | — | 61 | 5 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | "I'm What You Need" | — | 56 | — | — | — | |
| "Free / Sail On" | — | — | 11 | 69 | — | ||
| 1999 | "Chante's Got a Man" | 10 | 2 | 34 | — | — | This Moment Is Mine |
| "I See You in a Different Light" | — | 61 | — | — | — | ||
| 2000 | "Straight Up" | 83 | 22 | — | 11 | 37 | Exposed |
| 2001 | "Bitter" | 166 | 55 | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | "Loveable (From Your Head to Your Toes)" | — | 111 | — | — | — | Things That Lovers Do (with Kenny Lattimore) |
| 2003 | "You Don't Have To Cry" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | "Tonight (2 Step)" | — | — | — | — | — | Uncovered/Covered (with Kenny Lattimore) |
| 2006 | "Figure It Out" | — | 124 | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | "Ain't Supposed To Be This Way"[6] | — | — | — | — | — | Love The Woman |
[edit] Single Appearances
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. R&B | NET | |||
| 1992 | "You Know What I Like" (El DeBarge feat. Chanté Moore) | — | 14 | — | In The Storm (El Debarge album) |
| 1994 | "Satisfy You" (with Damion Hall) | — | 48 | — | Straight to the Point (Damion Hall album) |
| 1998 | "Your Home Is In My Heart" (with Boyz II Men) | — | — | 90 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back OST |
| 2001 | "Contagious" (The Isley Brothers feat. R. Kelly and Chanté Moore) | 19 | 3 | — | Eternal (Isley Brothers album) |
| 2002 | "One More Time" (with Kenny G) | — | — | — | Paradise (Kenny G album) |
[edit] Soundtrack/Collaborations
- 1992 "You Know What I Like" (El DeBarge "In The Storm")
- 1992 "Fame" (George Duke "Snapshot")
- 1994 "Satisfy You" (Damion Hall "Straight To The Point")
- 1995 "Illusions" (George Duke "Illusions")
- 1995 "Inside My Love" (New York Undercover SOUNDTRACK)
- 1995 "Wey U" (Waiting To Exhale SDTK)
- 1996 "Heal Our Land" (Place Of Hope: Celebrating The New South Africa)
- 1996 "La, La, La Means I Love You" (Prince "Emancipation")
- 1998 "Your Home Is In My Heart/Stella's Love Theme" (How Stella Got Her Groove Back SOUNDTRACK)
- 1998 "Crusin'" (Nils "Blue Planet")
- 1998 "I Love You" (Keith Washington "KW")
- 1999 "Wall Around My Heart" (Shake, Rattle & Roll SOUNDTRACK)
- 1999 "Can We Do That?" (Gerald McCauley "The McCauley Sessions")
- 1999 "Down On My Knees" (Summer Heat 1999, Vol 1)
- 1999 "Christmas Morn" (My Christmas Album)
- 2000 "Save Some Love For Me" (Fourplay "Yes, Please!")
- 2000 "When You Need Me" (Will Downing "All The man You Need")
- 2000 "This Is A Test" (Romeo Must Die SOUNDTRACK)
- 2000 "Treated Like Her" (with LaTocha Scott) (Big Momma's House SOUNDTRACK)
- 2001 "Contagious" (The Isley Brothers "Eternal")
- 2002 "Feeling The Way" (Norman Brown "Just Chillin")
- 2002 "One More Time" (Kenny G "Paradise")
- 2003 "She's Amazing" (George Duke "Cool")
- 2005 "Till You Come Back To Me" (The Rippingtons "Wild Card")
- 2007 "Santa Baby" (Boney James "Christmas Present")
[edit] Music Videos
- "You Know What I Like" (El Debarge featuring Chante Moore)
- "Love's Taken Over"
- "It's Alright"
- "Old School Lovin"
- "This Time"
- "Satisfy You" (with Damion Hall)
- "Satisfy You (Remix)" (with Damion Hall)
- "Chanté's Got A Man"
- "I See You In A Different Light"
- "Straight Up"
- "Bitter"
- "You Don't Have To Cry" (with Kenny Lattimore)
- "Contagious" (The Isley Brothers featuring R. Kelly & Chante Moore)
[edit] Awards & nominations
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 1992 | NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding New Artist |
| 1996 | NAACP Image Award Win for Outstanding Soundtrack Album (shared win for the Waiting to Exhale Soundtrack). |
| 1996 | Grammy Award nomination for Album of the Year (shared nomination for the Waiting to Exhale Soundtrack). [2] |
| 1997 | American Music Award Win for Favorite Soundtrack (shared win for the "Waiting to Exhale Soundtrack"). |
| 2000 | Soul Train Award nomination for "Single of the Year, Female for "Chante's Got a Man". [3] |
[edit] References
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ KENNY AND CHANTE PLAY MARRIAGE THERAPISTS WITH NEW ALBUM: Couple heeds their calling with "Covered/Uncovered"; God knows Christian marriages need it.. EURweb (October 13, 2006).
- ^ Chante Moore Signs To Peak Records. FM5280 ~ Smooth Jazz (July 18, 2007).
- ^ a b By Any Means Necessary Biographies
- ^ Chanté Moore: Love The Woman. Amazon.com
- ^ a b Mitchell, Gail (April 8, 2008). R&B Briefs: Berklee College of Music, Chanté Moore. Bilboard.Biz. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
- ^ Singers Chante Moore and Kenny Lattimore wed in Jamaica. Jet (February 4, 2002).
