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also known as n'dea close. she is a moody little so and so. she likes a boy named mason and has the hots for him. she is starting to grow big watermelons. she also picks on a boy named nick and is mean to him and her family all of the time.
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| Origin = [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| Instrument = [[vocals]], [[drummer]]
| Genre = [[funk music|funk]], [[dance pop]], [[R&B]], [[Hip hop]], [[New jack swing]], [[soul music|soul]], [[acid jazz]]
| Occupation = [[Singer]], [[songwriter]], [[record producer]]
| Years_active = 1988-present
| Label = [[Delicious Vinyl]]<br> [[V2 Records]]<br> Dozer Records<br>
| Associated_acts = [[Brand New Heavies]]
| URL = [http://www.ndeadavenport.com NDeaDavenport.com]
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'''N'Dea Davenport''' is a [[Grammy Award|Grammy]]-nominated American [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]/[[soul music|soul]] [[singer-songwriter]] best known for her role in the [[Brand New Heavies]], a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[funk]]/[[rhythm and blues|R&B]] [[band (music)|band]], a group responsible for the [[Acid Jazz]] wave in the early 90s.

==Biography==
Davenport was born in [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] but moved to Los Angeles with a "one way ticket" and actually found success. She came to the attention of newly-formed [[Delicious Vinyl]] records, who signed her to an [[artist development deal]] and immediately put her to work with label-mate [[Tone-Loc]], who was having some success with the [[Young MC]]-penned, Van Halen-sampling "Wild Thing", a 1989 pop and rap smash hit. Davenport's vocals can be heard on "Cheeba Cheeba", a song from Tone's debut ''Loc'd After Dark''. Her other session work in this period would include singing for [[Malcolm McLaren]] on his ''Waltz Darling'' album, where she was able to display her particular skills on "Algernon's Simply Awfully Good at Algebra" The esoteric funk ditty featured Davenport in the lead vocal and was coproduced by [[Bootsy Collins]] of [[Parliament/Funkadelic]]. Further stints as background vocalist (for Madonna, among others) quickly yielded an offer to join an up-and-coming English band spearheading the [[acid jazz]] movement. After joining [[The Brand New Heavies]] (who had signed with Delicious Vinyl for North America) in 1990, she moved to [[London]], [[England]].

[[Image:UnderneathARedMoon.jpg|thumb|left|Cover of the 1998 single "Underneath A Red Moon"]] The Heavies, with Davenport as lead vocalist, recorded two [[album]]s together. Their self-titled debut yielded hits "Dream Come True", "Stay This Way", and "Never Stop". Their 1994 follow-up ''Brother Sister'' had considerable hits in "Dream On Dreamer", written by N'Dea and superproducer [[Dallas Austin]], and the soulful and inspirational title track "Brother Sister".

Though her solo aspirations were postponed to join the Heavies,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nuvo.net/hammer/int/bnheavies.html|title=Interview: Simon Bartholomew|author=Hammer, Steve}}</ref> she tasted moderate success in 1993 being featured on "Trust Me", a collaboration with rapper [[Guru]]. She departed from the band in 1994 to pursue a [[solo (music)|solo]] career after the release of ''Brother Sister''. Her critically acclaimed solo debut album was [[record producer|produced]] in part by [[Dallas Austin]] and Davenport herself. The self-titled album was released June 30, 1998 on [[V2 Records]]. Several [[single (music)|singles]] were culled from the album internationally including "Whatever You Want", "Underneath A Red Moon", "Bring It On" and "Bullshittin". The latter was released with [[remix]]es that featured a guest rap by [[Mos Def]] for radio. Davenport would continue to work on the odd project here and there, but the next few years would be relatively quiet on her career front.

Briefly emerging for 2001's Roger Sanchez/Armand Van Helden's "You Can't Change Me",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/You-Cant-Change-Roger-Sanchez/dp/B00005TSQ1|publisher=Amazon.com|title=Roger Sanchez: "You Can't Change Me" (CD Single)}}</ref> Davenport rejoined the [[Brand New Heavies]] in April 2006 to record the reunion album ''Get Used To It'' released in June 2006 on the band's alma mater label [[Delicious Vinyl]]. Most recently, Davenport, who had lived in New Orleans since 1995,{{Fact|date=October 2008}} released the apparently Hurricane Katrina-inspired "One Day My Love" on Peace Bisquit/Curvve Recordings in April 2006. She had sold her property in New Orleans just 3 months before the storm struck in October of 2005.<ref name="remixmag"/> The song has peaked at #23 on the Billboard Dance Charts. The single was also released in the UK in 2007.

==Discography==
===Album===
{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = N'Dea Davenport
| Type = [[Album]]
| Artist = N'Dea Davenport
| Released = [[June 30]], [[1998]]
| Recorded =
| Genre = R&B/Alternative
| Length = 55:25
| Label = V2 Records
| Producer = Dallas Austin, N'Dea Davenport
| Reviews =
| Last album =
| This album =
| Next album =
}}

* ''N'Dea Davenport'' (V2, 1998)</br><small>(Peaked at #56 on Billboard's R&B Album Charts)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=54173&model.vnuAlbumId=313149|title=N'Dea Davenport Albums Billboard Chart History|publisher=Billboard}}</ref>
# Whatever You Want
# Underneath A Red Moon
# Save Your Love For Me
# When The Night Falls
# Bring It On
# No Never Again
# In Wonder
# Bullshittin'
# Real Life
# Old Man
# Placement For The Baby
# Oh Mother Earth (Embrace)
# Getaway

===Singles===
* "Trust Me" (Guru featuring N'Dea Davenport) (Delicious Vinyl, 1993)
* "Bring It On" (V2, 1998) (US R&B #75) <ref name="ndeasingles">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?Ntt=n%27dea+davenport&Ntk=Keyword&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Ex=1&N=37|title=N'Dea Davenport Singles|publisher=Billboard.com}}</ref>
* "Bullshittin" (V2, 1998)
* "Underneath A Red Moon" (V2, 1999)
* "Whatever You Want" (V2, 1999)
* "You Can't Change Me" (Roger Sanchez feat. Armand Van Helden & N'Dea Davenport) (Defected, 2001)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playloudershop.com/release/~youcantchangemef/|title=Roger Sanchez: "You Can't Change Me" (UK Vinyl))}}</ref>
* "One Day My Love" (Peace Bisquit/Curvve, 2006)

==Additional information==
*The "Acid Jazz" label applied to The Brand New Heavies music was coined by British record executive [[Gilles Peterson]], perhaps in hopes that he could keep interest in the music on a par with the then-ubiquitous Acid House music. The musical style was patterned after an admiration for 1970s funk ranging from [[James Brown]] to [[Rufus]] and the [[Average White Band]]. Peterson named his fledgling label [[Acid Jazz Records]] as well, and the Heavies recorded for this label in the United Kingdom.

*Davenport recut the vocal track on "Never Stop" "Stay This Way", and "Dream Come True" after Jaye Ella Ruth (the band's prior lead vocalist and co-writer) had ceased to be a member of the group, but preceding the major release of these recordings. Ruth's vocals in comparison are noticeably thin and do not display the range Davenport would exhibit on her recordings.

*Davenport's participation in sessions for both [[Malcolm McLaren]]'s ''[[Waltz Darling]]'' and [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]'s ''[[I'm Breathless]]'' provide a curious link between "Deep in Vogue" and "Vogue" respectively. Madonna's originality has been contested vis-a-vis these two songs.

*Davenport provides backing vocals on the November 2006 [[Robbie Williams]] single [[Lovelight]], a cover of a Lewis Taylor song. Fellow [[Brand New Heavies]] member Andrew Levy provides bass.

*Davenport's "Save Your Love For Me" is a cover of a song originally performed by [[Nancy Wilson (singer)|Nancy Wilson]]. Wilson's original song appears on an album of the same name.

*Davenport is also a drummer.<ref name="remixmag">{{cite web|url=http://remixmag.com/artists/remix_full_circle/|title=An interview with the Brand New Heavies — Brand New Heavies on Get Used To It|publisher=Remix Magazine|date=August 1, 2006|author=Murray, Bill}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.ndeadavenport.net/ Official N'Dea Davenport website]
*[http://www.thebrandnewheavies.net Official Brand New Heavies website]
*[http://www.scion.com/broadband/index.html?ch=0&sh=1&ep=14 Video: Interview with N'dea Davenport]
*{{allmusicguide |id =11:n8rv284c056a|label = N'Dea Davenport}}

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[[Category:American female singers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American rhythm and blues musicians]]
[[Category:People from Atlanta, Georgia]]
[[Category:Delicious Vinyl artists]]

Revision as of 06:28, 24 March 2009

N'Dea Davenport

N'Dea Davenport is a Grammy-nominated American R&B/soul singer-songwriter best known for her role in the Brand New Heavies, a British funk/R&B band, a group responsible for the Acid Jazz wave in the early 90s.

Biography

Davenport was born in Atlanta, Georgia but moved to Los Angeles with a "one way ticket" and actually found success. She came to the attention of newly-formed Delicious Vinyl records, who signed her to an artist development deal and immediately put her to work with label-mate Tone-Loc, who was having some success with the Young MC-penned, Van Halen-sampling "Wild Thing", a 1989 pop and rap smash hit. Davenport's vocals can be heard on "Cheeba Cheeba", a song from Tone's debut Loc'd After Dark. Her other session work in this period would include singing for Malcolm McLaren on his Waltz Darling album, where she was able to display her particular skills on "Algernon's Simply Awfully Good at Algebra" The esoteric funk ditty featured Davenport in the lead vocal and was coproduced by Bootsy Collins of Parliament/Funkadelic. Further stints as background vocalist (for Madonna, among others) quickly yielded an offer to join an up-and-coming English band spearheading the acid jazz movement. After joining The Brand New Heavies (who had signed with Delicious Vinyl for North America) in 1990, she moved to London, England.

File:UnderneathARedMoon.jpg
Cover of the 1998 single "Underneath A Red Moon"

The Heavies, with Davenport as lead vocalist, recorded two albums together. Their self-titled debut yielded hits "Dream Come True", "Stay This Way", and "Never Stop". Their 1994 follow-up Brother Sister had considerable hits in "Dream On Dreamer", written by N'Dea and superproducer Dallas Austin, and the soulful and inspirational title track "Brother Sister".

Though her solo aspirations were postponed to join the Heavies,[1] she tasted moderate success in 1993 being featured on "Trust Me", a collaboration with rapper Guru. She departed from the band in 1994 to pursue a solo career after the release of Brother Sister. Her critically acclaimed solo debut album was produced in part by Dallas Austin and Davenport herself. The self-titled album was released June 30, 1998 on V2 Records. Several singles were culled from the album internationally including "Whatever You Want", "Underneath A Red Moon", "Bring It On" and "Bullshittin". The latter was released with remixes that featured a guest rap by Mos Def for radio. Davenport would continue to work on the odd project here and there, but the next few years would be relatively quiet on her career front.

Briefly emerging for 2001's Roger Sanchez/Armand Van Helden's "You Can't Change Me",[2] Davenport rejoined the Brand New Heavies in April 2006 to record the reunion album Get Used To It released in June 2006 on the band's alma mater label Delicious Vinyl. Most recently, Davenport, who had lived in New Orleans since 1995,[citation needed] released the apparently Hurricane Katrina-inspired "One Day My Love" on Peace Bisquit/Curvve Recordings in April 2006. She had sold her property in New Orleans just 3 months before the storm struck in October of 2005.[3] The song has peaked at #23 on the Billboard Dance Charts. The single was also released in the UK in 2007.

Discography

Album

Untitled
  • N'Dea Davenport (V2, 1998)
    (Peaked at #56 on Billboard's R&B Album Charts)[4]
  1. Whatever You Want
  2. Underneath A Red Moon
  3. Save Your Love For Me
  4. When The Night Falls
  5. Bring It On
  6. No Never Again
  7. In Wonder
  8. Bullshittin'
  9. Real Life
  10. Old Man
  11. Placement For The Baby
  12. Oh Mother Earth (Embrace)
  13. Getaway

Singles

  • "Trust Me" (Guru featuring N'Dea Davenport) (Delicious Vinyl, 1993)
  • "Bring It On" (V2, 1998) (US R&B #75) [5]
  • "Bullshittin" (V2, 1998)
  • "Underneath A Red Moon" (V2, 1999)
  • "Whatever You Want" (V2, 1999)
  • "You Can't Change Me" (Roger Sanchez feat. Armand Van Helden & N'Dea Davenport) (Defected, 2001)[6]
  • "One Day My Love" (Peace Bisquit/Curvve, 2006)

Additional information

  • The "Acid Jazz" label applied to The Brand New Heavies music was coined by British record executive Gilles Peterson, perhaps in hopes that he could keep interest in the music on a par with the then-ubiquitous Acid House music. The musical style was patterned after an admiration for 1970s funk ranging from James Brown to Rufus and the Average White Band. Peterson named his fledgling label Acid Jazz Records as well, and the Heavies recorded for this label in the United Kingdom.
  • Davenport recut the vocal track on "Never Stop" "Stay This Way", and "Dream Come True" after Jaye Ella Ruth (the band's prior lead vocalist and co-writer) had ceased to be a member of the group, but preceding the major release of these recordings. Ruth's vocals in comparison are noticeably thin and do not display the range Davenport would exhibit on her recordings.
  • Davenport's participation in sessions for both Malcolm McLaren's Waltz Darling and Madonna's I'm Breathless provide a curious link between "Deep in Vogue" and "Vogue" respectively. Madonna's originality has been contested vis-a-vis these two songs.
  • Davenport's "Save Your Love For Me" is a cover of a song originally performed by Nancy Wilson. Wilson's original song appears on an album of the same name.
  • Davenport is also a drummer.[3]

References

  1. ^ Hammer, Steve. "Interview: Simon Bartholomew".
  2. ^ "Roger Sanchez: "You Can't Change Me" (CD Single)". Amazon.com.
  3. ^ a b Murray, Bill (August 1, 2006). "An interview with the Brand New Heavies — Brand New Heavies on Get Used To It". Remix Magazine.
  4. ^ "N'Dea Davenport Albums Billboard Chart History". Billboard.
  5. ^ "N'Dea Davenport Singles". Billboard.com.
  6. ^ "Roger Sanchez: "You Can't Change Me" (UK Vinyl))".

External links

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