Sunshine Anderson

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Sunshine Anderson
Birth name	Sunshine Anderson
Born	October 8, 1974 (1974-10-08) (age 33)
Origin	Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Genre(s)	R&B, soul, neo soul, pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Years active	2001–present
Label(s)	Soulife/Atlantic (2001-2003) Shining Star/Music World (2006-present)
Website	www.sunshineandersonmusic.com

Sunshine Anderson (born October 8, 1974) is an American R&B and soul singer and songwriter.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Music career 1.2 Personal life 2 Discography 2.1 Albums 2.2 Singles 3 Notes

[edit] Biography

[edit] Music career

Anderson was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, but later moved to Charlotte as a child. Wallace Sellars, a friend of a producer/Soulife A&R Vice President, Mike City, heard Anderson singing on her way to the cafeteria of North Carolina Central University (her college, where she earned a B.S. in criminal justice) and introduced the two.^[1] From there, Anderson was managed by Macy Gray during the recording of her first album.^[2][3][4][5]

In 2001, Anderson released her first album on Atlantic Records. Her debut album, Your Woman, was certified gold. "Heard It All Before", the lead single, was a #18 pop hit and a #3 hit on the R&B charts. However, the follow-up, "Lunch or Dinner", did not do as well, and in 2003, Sunshine left Atlantic Records and started searching for a new record label. In late 2005, Anderson signed to Matthew Knowles' new record label Music World Entertainment^[6], created her own label, Shining Star, and released her second album, "Sunshine at Midnight", on January 23, 2007.^[7] The singles from this album did not do as well, however, and "Heard It All Before" remains her only charting hit on the US Hot 100. She also completed a tour with fellow R&B singer Brian McKnight in 2007.^[8]

[edit] Personal life

Anderson became pregnant in February 2007 and got married in July of the same year. She confirmed that she would have to slow down on her career soon, as her child is due on November 14, although she intends to go back into the studio soon.^[9]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Year	Album	Chart positions[10]			RIAA Certification
		U.S.	U.S. R&B	U.S. Indie
2001	Your Woman	5	2	N/A	Gold (750,000+ copies sold)[11]
2007	Sunshine At Midnight	86	16	4	None (75,000+ copies sold)[12]

Untitled Third Studio Album

[edit] Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[13]
		U.S.	U.S. R&B	U.S. Dance
2001	"Heard It All Before"	18	3	11
	"Lunch or Dinner"	-	54	-
2006	"Something I Wanna Give You"	-	80	-
2007	"Force Of Nature"	-	75	-
	"Wear The Crown"	-	-	-

[edit] Notes