Gregory Abbott
| Gregory Abbott | |
|---|---|
 | |
| New York, Silimin gɔli April 2, 1954 (run 70) | |
| O ya Tiŋgbaŋ | America |
| Education | |
| Shikuru shɛli o ni chaŋ | University of California, Berkeley (en)  Stanford University (en) |
| Bala yɛlibu, sabbu bee buɣisibu | Silmiinsili |
| Tuma | |
| Tuma | baaŋa, composer (en) , songwriter (en) , record producer (en) ni singer-songwriter (en) |
| Ŋun kpuɣi o tuma | University of California, Berkeley (en) |
| Nuu tuunbaŋsim balibu | soul music (en) |
| Binkumdili | piano (en) voice (en) |
| Record label | Columbia Records (en) |
| IMDb | nm1938790 |
| gregoryabbott.com | |
Gregory Joel Abbott (bɛ dɔɣi o la silimin gɔli April dabaa ayi dali yuuni 1954)[1][2] o nyɛla American yili yiinda, baaŋa n-ti pahi producer. O nyɛla ŋun na kpaŋdi o maŋ yini yila saha ŋɔ amaa niriba pam lee mi o ka di nyɛla o yili shɛli o ni daa yili mid-1980s din nyɛ "Shake You Down", ka di daa yina o yuuni 1986 tuuli album.
Piligu biɛhigu mini Shikuru baŋsim[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]
Piligu biɛhigu[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]
Bɛ daa dɔɣi la Abbott Harlem, New York.[2] Abbott's lamba daa nyɛla ban yina Venezuela mini Antigua. O biɛhigu piligu saha, Abbott's ma daa wuhi o la piano ŋmɛbu ka daa kpaŋsi o ni baŋ li o noli ni gba. Pɔi ni o yila tuma, Abbott daa bɔhim la psychology[3] shikuru yuli booni University of California, Berkeley, n-ti pahi creative writing mi Stanford; ni ka o daa di Wallace Stegner fellowship. Pɔi ka o lɛbi yili yiinda, Abbott daa nyɛla karimba baŋda wuhiri siliminsili (English) shikuru yuli booni University of California, Berkeley.[4][3]
Maŋmaŋ Biɛhigu[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]
Abbott nyɛla ŋun daa kpaɣi American yili yiinda Freda Payne[5] bin din gbaai yuuni 1976 hali ni yuuni 1979. Bɛ daa dɔɣi la bɛ bia ŋun nyɛ doo, Gregory Joel Abbott, Jr., yuuni 1977.[4]
Yila tuma[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]
Discography[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]
Studio albums[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]
| Year | Album | Label | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [6] |
US R&B [6] |
UK [7] | ||||
| 1986 | Shake You Down | Columbia Records | 22 | 5 | 53 | |
| 1988 | I'll Prove It to You | 132 | 17 | — | ||
| 1996 | One World! | Musik International | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | Eyes, Whispers, Rhythm, Sex... | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | Drop Your Mask | Spectra Records | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||
Singles[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B [8] |
US Adult Con. [9] |
US [10] |
UK [11][7] | |||
| 1986 | "Shake You Down" | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| "I Got the Feelin' (It's Over)" | 5 | 25 | 56 | 76 | ||
| "You're My Angel" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | "I'll Prove It to You" | 5 | 35 | — | — | |
| "Let Me Be Your Hero" | 34 | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||
Compilation albums[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]
- Super Hits (Legacy Recordings, 1998)
- Rhyme and Reason (Sony Music, 2006)
Kundivihira[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]
- ↑ Biography.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Colin Larkin, ed. (2003). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 8/9. ISBN 1-85227-969-9.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Artist Biography. AllMusic.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Mr. & Mrs. Freda Payne Sues For Divorce; Asks $1 A Month Alimony". Jet. Vol. 55 no. 22. Johnson Publishing Company. 15 February 1979. p. 52. ISSN 0021-5996.
- ↑ "Gregory Abbott, A Singing Force". Canyon News. April 18, 2015. http://www.canyon-news.com/gregory-abbott-continues-being-singing-force/20428.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Gregory Abbott - Awards. AllMusic.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 GREGORY ABBOTT - full Official Chart History.
- ↑ "Chart History - Gregory Abbott: HOT R&B/HIP-HOP SONGS". Billboard. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ↑ "Chart History - Gregory Abbott: ADULT CONTEMPORARY". Billboard. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ↑ "Chart History - Gregory Abbott: Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ↑ Rice, Jonathan; Roberts, David (2000). Guinness Book of British Hit Singles (13th ed.). London, UK: Guinness World Records Ltd. p. 69. ISBN 0-85112-111-X.