RAHSAAN PATTERSON

'Rahsaan Patterson' is an African-American singer and actor, best known for portraying "The Kid" on the popular 1980s television show ''Kids Incorporated.'' He is a native of The Bronx, New York. He was named after 60's jazz saxophonist Rahsaan Roland Kirk.
His singing and songwriting style are reminiscent of Stevie Wonder, while his voice also has a quality that reminds of Chaka Khan.
After appearing in a school talent show in 1984, Patterson auditioned for the television show ''Kids Incorporated''. He was cast as "The Kid", and remained on the show for the next few years, appearing alongside such future stars as Fergie, Mario Lopez and Shanice. After ''Kids Incorporated'', Patterson gained experience as a backup vocalist for several artists (including ''Kids'' co-star Martika). Following his vocal contributions on Colour Club's self-titled album, as well as writing for other artists (his credits include Brandy's platinum Top 5 smash "Baby", and Tevin Campbell's hit "Back to the World"), Patterson signed with MCA Records. Collaborating with Keith Crouch and Jamey Jaz, among others, released his own self-titled debut in 1997.
Receiving positive reviews from critics, the album failed to find a large audience (the single "Where You Are" did receive attention on R&B radio). Patterson did, however, develop a loyal following both in the United States and abroad.
Patterson went to work on his followup, ''Love in Stereo'', with Jaz and new collaborators such as Van Hunt. When ''Love in Stereo'' was released in late 1999 it received better reviews than its predecessor, although the mainstream overlooked it.
Although Patterson and MCA parted ways, he remained busy, continuing to perform live, working as a session singer, and contributing to both soundtracks (''Brown Sugar'') and compilation albums (Steve Harvey's ''Sign of Things to Come''), while working on his next album.
''After Hours'', Patterson's third album, was released internationally early in 2004, again garnering positive reviews. With the forming of his own label, ''After Hours'' was released in the United States in late October 2004, peaking at #65 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Further collaborative efforts followed. Patterson's next album, ''Wines and Spirits'', is slated for a late 2007 release.
His new album, "''Wines and Spirits''" is scheduled for a September 25th 2007 release through Artistry Music.

Contents

Discography

Albums

Collaborations

Also appears on

External links

Discography

Albums

Cover	Info
	'''Rahsaan Patterson''' ★ Released: January 1997 ★ Label: MCA Records ★ Singles: ''"Stop By"'', ''"Where You Are"''
	'''Love In Stereo''' ★ Released: October 1999 ★ Label: MCA Records ★ Singles: ''"The Moment"'', ''"Treat You Like A Queen"''
	'''After Hours''' ★ Released: April (UK)/August (JP)/October (US) 2004 ★ Label: Dome/Avex Trax/Artistry ★ Singles: ''"So Hot"'', ''"Burnin'"'', ''"April's Kiss"''
	'''Wines and Spirits''' ★ Released: 25 September 2007 ★ Label: Dome/Artistry ★ Singles: ''TBA''

Collaborations

Year	Song	Artist	Album
2003	Fly High	Brian Culbertson	''Come On Up''
	Take Me Home (Ciro Mix)	Sara Devine	''Take Me Home (12")''
2004	No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)	Paulini	''One Determined Heart''
	Watching You	Avani	''The Real Thing''
2005	Say It Ain't So	Jimmy Barnes	''Double Happiness''
	What Am I Goona Do	Jimmy Sommers	''Lovelife''
	We Livin' Now	FOKIS	''More Than One Way''
2006	Rock Ya Baby (feat. Rahsaan Patterson & MC Surreal)	DJ Peril	''King Of The Beats''
2007	Love's Taken Over	U-Nam	''The Past Builds The Future''

Also appears on

Year	Song	Album
1996	Where You Are	''Bulletproof OST''
1997	Street Life	''Hoodlum OST''
2002	You Make Life So Good	''Brown Sugar OST''
	The One For Me	''Sign Of Things To Come''
2005	Soul Show Tune	''Ferry Maat's Soul Show: Saturday Night Grooves''
	If	''Soul Lounge''
	What Am I Gonna Do? (DJ Spinna Mix) (with Jimmy Sommers)	''Soul Lounge''
2006	Right Away	''Soul Lounge 2''
	Lifetime	''Soul Lounge 3''
	4Ever (with Mr. Timothy)	''Soul Lounge 3''

External links

★ Rahsaan Patterson's official homepage

★ Rahsaan Patterson's SoulTalk interview on PlanetSoul.com

★ Rahsaan Patterson's Myspace