Tony Rich
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Tony Rich (born Antonio Jeffries, 19 November 1971, in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.) is a contemporary R&B singer-songwriter that has a diverse music style.
[edit] Career
Rich first attracted attention as a staff writer at LaFace Records, where he wrote songs for recording artists including Boyz II Men, Johnny Gill, TLC, and Toni Braxton. Later, Rich mixed elements of jazz, rock and soul music into his own tracks.
In early 1996, Rich debuted with the CD Words and the hit single, "Nobody Knows" which made it to number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Both the album and single went platinum and in 1997, Rich won a Grammy Award for the Best R&B Album. The song was covered by country music artist Kevin Sharp in the same year.
The album was followed up in 1998 by Birdseye which, while critically praised, failed to generate much commercial success. Rich seemingly disappeared from the music world for several years after this album's release.
In 2003, Rich came back on the scene with the album Resurrected. Carrying a very different style, the album featured Rich rocking out on the guitar, as well as singing smooth ballads.
By 2006 Rich released a fourth album, Pictures. The album contains snapshots of a relationship, and is a return in style to his earlier works.
