Rich Harrison

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Rich Harrison
Background information
Origin	Washington, D.C., United States
Occupation(s)	Producer, songwriter
Instrument(s)	R&B, hip hop, jazz
Years active	1999–present

Rich Harrison is a Grammy Award-winning record producer and songwriter from Washington, D.C.. He is primarily an R&B/Hip-Hop producer and is well-known for producing hits like "1 Thing" (by Amerie) and "Crazy in Love" (by Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z).^[1]

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Career 1.3 Currently 2 Production Discography 2.1 Albums 2.1.1 Mary J. Blige - Mary (1999) 2.1.2 Mary J. Blige - No More Drama (2001) 2.1.3 Amerie - All I Have (2002) 2.1.4 Kelly Rowland - Simply Deep (2002) 2.1.5 Beyoncé - Dangerously In Love (2003) 2.1.6 Usher - Confessions (2004) 2.1.7 Tha Rayne - Reign Supreme (2003) 2.1.8 Destiny's Child - Destiny Fulfilled (2004) 2.1.9 Jennifer Lopez - Rebirth (2005) 2.1.10 Christina Milian - Be Cool Soundtrack (2005) 2.1.11 Amerie - Touch (2005) 2.1.12 Missy Elliott - The Cookbook (2005) 2.1.13 Pussycat Dolls - PCD (2005) 2.1.14 Toni Braxton - Libra (2005) 2.1.15 3LW - Point Of No Return (2006) 2.1.16 Christina Milian - So Amazin' (2006) 2.1.17 Christina Aguilera - Back To Basics (2006) 2.1.18 Coco Lee - Just Want You (2006) 2.1.19 Beyoncé - B'Day (2006) 2.1.20 Diddy - Press Play (2006) 2.1.21 Mos Def - Tru3 Magic (2006) 2.1.22 Che'Nelle - Things Happen For a Reason (2007) 2.1.23 Usher - Here I Stand (2008) 3 Unreleased 3.1 3LW 3.2 Amerie 3.3 Gwen Stefani 3.4 Janet Jackson 3.5 Le'Che Martin 3.6 Mary J. Blige 3.7 Se7en 3.8 Usher 3.9 Young Steff 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

A classically trained pianist and trumpet player, from an early age Harrison demonstrated an exceptional ability to play anything he heard on the radio. He attended Howard University in Washington, D.C. and graduated with degrees in history and communications in 1997.^[2]

[edit] Career

His first big deal came in 1999 when Harrison worked with Mary J. Blige on "Beautiful One" for her album Mary. In 2001, he created his own production company, Richcraft Inc., and immediately wrote and produced Amerie's debut album, All I Have. In 2004 he won a Grammy Award for Beyoncé's "Crazy in Love" and a nomination for his work on Usher's Confessions album. Harrison was back in the spotlight early in 2005 with Amerie's "1 Thing", from her album Touch, known for its infectious breakbeats and Amerie's unconventional vocals. A similar beat was used by Harrison for Toni Braxton's "Take This Ring" from her 2005 album Libra both tracks include elements of go-go (mainly in the strong, funky drumming with added percussion). New York Times call him "one of R&B's most exciting producers". ^[3]

[edit] Currently

Harrison is currently involved in projects with Kelly Rowland, Amerie, Tweet, Missy Elliott, Nicole Wray, Mario, Eve, Keri Hilson, Mos Def, and Dawn Robinson, and is assisting the South Korean singer SE7EN with his first U.S. album^[1].

Harrison is producing six songs on Usher's forthcoming album.

Harrison has three new artists that he will be producing: Young Steff, RichGirls, and also soul singer Jadien. Here is a link to a song called Body Dat by Young Steff this is not offically released but since its so hot it needs 2 b very soon <object width="300" height="80"><param name="movie" value="http://media.imeem.com/m/iO1NyrsjG4"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://media.imeem.com/m/iO1NyrsjG4" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="110" wmode="transparent"></embed></object> After much speculation, it was confirmed that Harrison did not work on Amerie's latest album Because I Love It.

[edit] Production Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Mary J. Blige - Mary (1999)

• 04. Beautiful One (co-produced along with Chucky Thompson)

[edit] Mary J. Blige - No More Drama (2001)

• 15. In The Meantime

[edit] Amerie - All I Have (2002)

• 01. Why Don't We Fall In Love
• 02. Talkin' To Me
• 03. Nothing Like Loving You
• 04. Can't Let Go
• 05. Need You Tonight
• 06. Got to Be There
• 07. I Just Died
• 08. Hatin' on You
• 09. Float
• 10. Show Me
• 11. All I Have
• 12. Outro
• 13. Just What I Needed to See (Japan Bonus Track)

[edit] Kelly Rowland - Simply Deep (2002)

• 04. Can't Nobody

[edit] Beyoncé - Dangerously In Love (2003)

• 01. Crazy In Love (featuring Jay-Z) [8 weeks @ number 1]
• 05. Be With You

[edit] Usher - Confessions (2004)

• 11. Take Your Hand

[edit] Tha Rayne - Reign Supreme (2003)

• 02. Didn't You Know

[edit] Destiny's Child - Destiny Fulfilled (2004)

• 02. Soldier (featuring T.I. and Lil Wayne)

[edit] Jennifer Lopez - Rebirth (2005)

• 01. Get Right
• 04. Whatever You Wanna Do
• 12. Get Right (Remix) (featuring Fabolous)

[edit] Christina Milian - Be Cool Soundtrack (2005)

• 08. Ain't No Reason

[edit] Amerie - Touch (2005)

• 01. 1 Thing
• 02. All I Need
• 05. Like It Used To Be
• 06. Talkin About
• 07. Come With Me
• 08. Rolling Down My Face
• 12. 1 Thing (Remix) (featuring Eve)
• 13. Why Don't We Fall In Love (Richcraft Remix)

[edit] Missy Elliott - The Cookbook (2005)

• 10. Can't Stop

[edit] Pussycat Dolls - PCD (2005)

• 06. I Don't Need A Man

[edit] Toni Braxton - Libra (2005)

• 04. Take This Ring

[edit] 3LW - Point Of No Return (2006)

• 00. Do Ya

[edit] Christina Milian - So Amazin' (2006)

• 11. Wind You Up (Japan Bonus Track)

[edit] Christina Aguilera - Back To Basics (2006)

• 02. Makes Me Wanna Pray

[edit] Coco Lee - Just Want You (2006)

• 01. Hip-Hop Tonight

[edit] Beyoncé - B'Day (2006)

• 03. Suga Mama
• 07. Freakum Dress
• 11. Creole (Japan Bonus Track)

[edit] Diddy - Press Play (2006)

• 18. Making It Hard (featuring Mary J. Blige)

[edit] Mos Def - Tru3 Magic (2006)

• 02. Undeniable

[edit] Che'Nelle - Things Happen For a Reason (2007)

• 10. Summer Jam

[edit] Usher - Here I Stand (2008)

• 01. Dat Girl Right There feat Ludacris

[edit] Unreleased

[edit] 3LW

• No Matter What
• Senses

[edit] Amerie

• Love's Off The Chain

[edit] Gwen Stefani

• Parental Advisory
• When Kids Grow Up
• Not My Style
• Love Killer

[edit] Janet Jackson

• Pops Up
• Put It On You

[edit] Le'Che Martin

• Get Away (featuring Rico Love)

[edit] Mary J. Blige

• Out My Head

[edit] Se7en

• This is My Year (featuring Fabolous)^[2][3]

[edit] Usher

• Whatever I Want (featuring Mike Jones)
• Ride

[edit] Young Steff

• Don't Trip
• Dat Gurl Right
• Put That on Everything
• Shawty

[edit] References

1. ^ Rich Harrison
2. ^ Artist Profile - Rich Harrison
3. ^ New York Times on Rich Harrison

[edit] External links

• Official Myspace
• Richgirl Myspace