ANTHONY HAMILTON (MUSICIAN)

'Anthony Hamilton' (born January 28, 1971 in Charlotte, North Carolina) is an American R&B, soul, and neo soul singer, songwriter, and record producer who rose to fame with his Platinum-selling second studio album ''Comin' from Where I'm From'' (2003), which featured the singles "Comin' from Where I'm From" and "Charlene". Hamilton first discovered his talent while singing in his church choir at age ten. In 1993, he left Charlotte and headed to New York City, where he signed with Andre Harrell's Uptown Records. He was first introduced to mainstream audiences with his singing of the chorus on Nappy Roots' 2002 "Po' Folks", which earned a Grammy Award nomination for "Best Rap/Sung Collaboration" in 2003. He is also featured on Jadakiss' 2004 "Why" (which was also nominated for "Best Rap/Sung Collaboration", in 2005) and two 2Pac's songs, 2002 "Thugz Mansion" (7 Remix) and 2006 "Dear Mama" (Frank Nitty Remix). Hamilton's compilation album ''Soulife'' was released in June 2005 via Atlantic Records/Rhino Records. The album is composed of songs recorded during the early part of Hamilton's career. ''Ain't Nobody Worryin''', his third studio album, was released on December 13, 2005 via So So Def Recordings/Zomba Music Group/Arista Records.
Hamilton is featured on a track from The RH Factor's 2003 album ''Hard Groove'' called "Kwah/Home". He also makes a guest appearance on blues singer-guitarist Buddy Guy's 2005 album ''Bring 'Em In'', contributing vocals to a cover of Bob Dylan's 1969 "Lay Lady Lay", which also features Robert Randolph.
At the 2006 BET Awards, Hamilton won the BET J "Cool Like That" Award.

Contents

Discography

Albums

Singles

Featured singles

Other contributions

External links

Discography

Albums

Cover	Information
	'''XTC''' ★ Released: October 29 1996 ★ Chart positions: — ★ U.S. certification: —
	'''Comin' from Where I'm From''' ★ Released: July 15 2003 ★ Chart positions: #33 U.S., #6 U.S. R&B ★ U.S. certification: Platinum
	'''Soulife''' ★ Released: June 28 2005 ★ Chart positions: #12 U.S., #4 U.S. R&B ★ U.S. certification: —
	'''Ain't Nobody Worryin'''' ★ Released: December 13 2005 ★ Chart positions: #19 U.S., #4 U.S. R&B ★ U.S. certification: Gold
	'''Southern Comfort''' ★ Released: April 3 2007 ★ Chart positions: 37 U.S. ★ U.S. certification: Gold

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions		Album
		U.S.	U.S. R&B
1996	"Nobody Else"	—	63	''XTC''
2003	"Comin' from Where I'm From"	—	60	''Comin' from Where I'm From''
2004	"Charlene"	19	3
2005	"Can't Let Go"	71	13	''Ain't Nobody Worryin'
2006	"Sista Big Bones"	—	51
2007	"Struggle No More (The Main Event)" (featuring Jaheim and Musiq Soulchild)	—	32	''Daddy's Little Girls'' soundtrack

Featured singles

Year	Single	Chart positions		Album
		U.S.	U.S. R&B
2002	"Po' Folks" (Nappy Roots featuring Anthony Hamilton)	21	13	''Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz''
	"Why" (Jadakiss featuring Anthony Hamilton)	11	4	''Kiss of Death''
	"Stay for a While" (Angie Stone featuring Anthony Hamilton)	—	70	''Stone Love''
2003	"Sunshine" (Twista featuring Anthony Hamilton)	—	—	''Kamikaze''

Other contributions

Year	Song	Artist	Album
1995	"Wherever You Are"	Anthony Hamilton	—
1997	"Pay Attention"	Cru	''Da Dirty 30''
1998	"Hold Your Head Up"	Heltah Skeltah	''Magnum Force''
2002	"Thugz Mansion" (7 Remix)	2Pac	''Better Dayz''
	"The Gambler"	Xzibit	''Man vs. Machine''
	"Twisted"	Santana	''All That I Am''
2003	"I Was the One"	Da Brat	''Limelite, Luv & Niteclubz''
	"Bluegrass Stain'd"	Mark Ronson	''Here Comes the Fuzz''
	"'Bout to Get Ugly"
2004	"Make It Home"	Spitfiya	'' soundtrack
2005	"Lay Lady Lay"	Buddy Guy	''Bring 'Em In''
	"Around the World"	Lina	''The Inner Beauty Movement''
	"Sunshine to the Rain"	Miri Ben-Ari	''The Hip-Hop Violinist''
	"She Was Just a Friend"
	"Long Time"	Ying Yang Twins	''U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta)''
	"Carolina Pride"	Nomb	—
2006	"Hustler's Dream"	The Game	''Doctor's Advocate'' (unreleased track)
	"Dear Mama" (Frank Nitty Remix)	2Pac	''Pac's Life''
	"Dear Life"	Anthony Hamilton	''Step Up'' soundtrack

External links

★ Official website

★ Microsite for the ''Southern Comfort'' album

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★ Live in London 2006