Mark Morrison
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| Mark Morrison | |
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| Born | 3 May 1972 |
| Origin | Hanover, Germany however lived in Leicester, United Kingdom |
| Genres | R&B |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Mack Life Records |
Mark Morrison (born 3 May 1972, Hanover, Germany) is a British R&B singer who saw success in the mid 1990s mainly in the UK. His single "Return of the Mack" became a #1 or Top 10 hit in several European countries in 1996. The song was his only US hit, peaking at #2 in America the following year.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Early career
Morrison first recorded professionally in 1995 whilst held in Leicester Prison, during a three month stint resulting from an incident in a club.[1] His first release was "Crazy", in spring 1995; the single reached the Top 20 in the UK, with the minor hit "Let's Get Down" following in the autumn. "Return of the Mack" followed in spring 1996, and was the first single by a solo Black British male artist to reach the number 1 spot in the UK Singles Chart in the 1990s. A reissue of "Crazy" hit the Top 10 in summer 1996, with further single releases "Trippin'", "Horny" and "Moan and Groan" also making the Top 10 in the UK Singles Chart. Morrison's first album, also titled Return of the Mack, was released in 1996 by Warner Bros/Atlantic Records, and reached number 4 in the UK Albums Chart. As a result of these works, Morrison was nominated for four Brit Awards, though he won none, and received a Mercury Prize nomination, an MTV Europe Music Awards nomination, and five MOBO Awards nominations, of which he won "Best R&B Act". He also performed at the 1997 Brit Awards.
The performance at the Brit's influenced WEA and Morrison to release Only God Can Judge Me, a 9-track EP which contained live performances, interviews, prayers and three full-length songs including "Who's The Mack", which reached #13 in the UK.
[edit] Controversy
Morrison continued to be accused of various crimes, and in 1997 he was convicted of attempting to bring a stun gun onto an aircraft travelling from Newcastle to Belfast.[1] He was jailed for three months for this offense in early 1997, at about the same time that "Return of the Mack" began its climb to its #2 peak in the U.S.
Morrison later was incarcerated for a year for paying a lookalike to perform Morrison's court-appointed community service in Morrison's stead.
Morrison appeared on the 1999 Brit Awards where he presented an award and introduced Whitney Houston and announced his return to music. As of yet, he has not found success on the album charts.
[edit] Return to music
In May 2006, Morrison released a limited edition DVD/CD version of his comeback album Innocent Man in the UK, independently through his own imprint Mack Life Records/Mona Records. He also featured on Cassidy's song "Innocent Man (Misunderstood)" from his B.A.R.S. The Barry Adrian Reese Story album. The track sampled Morrison's lyrics from his song, "Innocent Man".
[edit] Discography
- Return of the Mack (1996)
- Only God Can Judge Me (1997)
- Innocent Man (2006)
- I Am What I Am (2010)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen. "Mark Morrison Biography". Allmusic. Yahoo! Music. http://music.yahoo.com/ar-258461-bio--Mark-Morrison. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
