Tom Browne (trumpeter)
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Tom Browne | |
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Born | Queens, New York | October 30, 1954
Genres | Funk, jazz,[1] R&B |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument | Trumpet |
Years active | 1979–present |
Labels | GRP, Arista |
Website | tombrowne |
Tom Browne (born October 30, 1954)[2] is an American jazz trumpeter. He rose to prominence with Sonny Fortune and had major hits in 1980 and 1981: the No. 1 Billboard magazine R&B single "Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" and the No. 4 R&B single "Thighs High (Grip Your Hips and Move)".[3]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Label | ||
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US 200 [4] |
US Jazz [4] |
US R&B [4] | |||
1979 | Browne Sugar | 147 | 6 | 50 | Arista/GRP |
1980 | Love Approach | 18 | 1 | 1 | |
1981 | Yours Truly | 97 | 6 | 20 | |
Magic | 37 | 2 | 5 | ||
1982 | Special Edition with Sid McCoy | — | — | — | Westwood One |
1983 | Rockin' Radio | 147 | — | 24 | Arista |
1984 | Tommy Gun | — | 22 | 49 | |
1988 | No Longer I | — | — | — | Malaco |
1994 | Mo' Jamaica Funk | — | — | — | Hip Bop |
1996 | Another Shade of Browne | — | — | — | |
1999 | R 'n' Browne | — | — | — | |
2010 | S' Up | — | — | — | Cheetah |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Singles
[edit]Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||||||
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US Dance [3] |
US R&B [3] |
BEL (FL) [5] |
NL [6] |
NZ [7] |
UK [8] | |||
1980 | "Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 10 | |
"Thighs High (Grip Your Hips and Move)" | 25 | 4 | — | — | — | 45 | ||
1981 | "Let's Dance" | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | |
"Fungi Mama" | 29 | 23 | — | — | — | 58 | ||
1982 | "Bye Gones" | — | 72 | — | — | — | — | |
1983 | "Rockin' Radio" | 33 | 11 | — | — | — | 76 | |
1984 | "Cruisin'" | 24 | 63 | — | — | — | — | |
"Secret Fantasy" | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | ||
1992 | "Funkin' for Jamaica" (remix) | — | — | — | 40 | — | 45 | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
References
[edit]- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ "Tom Browne Page". Soulwalking.co.uk. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Tom Browne Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Tom Browne - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on August 1, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ "Tom Browne in Ultratop Vlaanderen" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ "Dutch Charts > Tom Browne" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ "charts.nz > Tom Browne in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ "Tom Browne - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Tom Browne discography at Discogs
Categories:
- 1954 births
- Living people
- African-American jazz musicians
- American dance musicians
- American jazz trumpeters
- American male trumpeters
- Smooth jazz trumpeters
- Musicians from Queens, New York
- Jazz musicians from New York City
- GRP Records artists
- Arista Records artists
- 21st-century trumpeters
- 21st-century American male musicians
- American male jazz musicians