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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".

Early life and music career

Hamilton first discovered his talent while singing in his church's 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 hit "Why" (which was also nominated for "Best Rap/Sung Collaboration", in 2005) and two of 2Pac's remixed songs, 2002's "Thugz Mansion" (7 Remix) and 2006's "Dear Mama" (Frank Nitty Remix). Hamilton's first compilation album, Soulife, is composed of songs recorded during the early part of Hamilton's career and was released in June 2005. Ain't Nobody Worryin', his gold-selling third studio album, was released on December 13, 2005.

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.

Hamilton makes a cameo in the film, American Gangster as a soul singer, to which he also contributes music to the film's soundtrack.

During the 2008 BET Awards, Hamilton covered/performed Al Green's "Tired of Being Alone" during a tribute to Green's career.

Hamilton is currently working on his sixth studio album, The Point Of It All^[1], which will be released December 16, 2008. [1]

Discography

Albums

1996: XTC
2003: Comin' From Where I'm From
2004: iTunes Originals: Anthony Hamilton
2005: Soulife
2005: Comin' From Where I'm From: Live & More- EP Feat DJ Tee Reckz Playaz Choice
2005: Ain't Nobody Worryin'
2007: Southern Comfort
2008: The Point of It All ^[1]

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions		Album
Year	Single	U.S.	U.S. R&B	Album
1996	"Nobody Else"	—	63	XTC
2003	"Comin' from Where I'm From"	—	60	Comin' from Where I'm From
2004	"Charlene"	19	3	Comin' from Where I'm From
2005	"Can't Let Go"	71	13	Ain't Nobody Worryin'
2006	"Sista Big Bones"	—	51	Ain't Nobody Worryin'
2007	"Struggle No More (The Main Event)" (featuring Jaheim and Musiq Soulchild)	—	32	Daddy's Little Girls soundtrack
2007	"Do You Feel Me"	—	61	American Gangster soundtrack^[2]
2008	"Cool" (featuring David Banner)	-	-	The Point Of It All

Featured singles

Year	Single	Chart positions		Album
Year	Single	U.S.	U.S. R&B	Album
2002	"Thugz Mansion" (2Pac featuring Anthony Hamilton)	—	111	Better Dayz
2002	"Po' Folks" (Nappy Roots featuring Anthony Hamilton)	21	13	Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz
2003	"Sunshine" (Twista featuring Anthony Hamilton)	—	—	Kamikaze
2004	"Stay for a While" (Angie Stone featuring Anthony Hamilton)	—	70	Stone Love
2004	"Why" (Jadakiss featuring Anthony Hamilton)	11	4	Kiss of Death
2007	"I'm Not Perfect" (J. Moss featuring Anthony Hamilton)	—	111	V2... The J. Moss Project

Other contributions

Year	Song	Artist	Album
2001	"Last Night"	Sunshine Anderson	Your Woman
2002	"Ryde Away"	Eve	Eve-Olution
2003	"Push On"	Nappy Roots	Wooden Leather
2003	"Kwah/Home"	The RH Factor	Hard Groove
2004	"Ghetto Show"	Talib Kweli	The Beautiful Struggle
2005	"Can I Live"	Nick Cannon	Can I Live- Single
2005	"More"	Syleena Johnson	Chapter 3: The Flesh
2005	"Some Kind of Wonderful"	Anthony Hamilton	In the Mix Soundtrack
2005	"Since I Seen U"	3160011	Sex, Money, and Clubs
2005	"Bad On You"	Sy Smith	The Syberspace Social
2006	"Since I Seen't U (Be Wit You)"	Splitzide	2 Sides of the Story
2007	"The Cleanse"	The Bottom Dwellerz	Cracks of the Concrete
2007	"Struggle No More"	Anthony Hamilton	Daddy's Little Girl Soundtrack
2007	"Silent Night"	Boney James	This Christmas Soundtrack
2008	"Home"	John Rich	Randy Jackson's Music Club, Vol. 1
2008	"Everything"	Young Jeezy	The Recession
1995	"Wherever You Are"	Anthony Hamilton	—
1997	"Pay Attention"	Cru	Da Dirty 30
1998	"Hold Your Head Up"	Heltah Skeltah	Magnum Force
2002	"The Gambler"	Xzibit	Man vs. Machine
	"Twisted"	Santana	All That I Am
	"Thugz Mansion" (7 Remix)	2Pac	Better Dayz
2003	"I Was the One"	Da Brat	Limelite, Luv & Niteclubz
	"Bluegrass Stain'd"	Mark Ronson	Here Comes the Fuzz
	"'Bout to Get Ugly"	Mark Ronson	Here Comes the Fuzz
2004	"Make It Home"	Spitfiya	BarberShop 2: Back in Business soundtrack
2005	"Around the World"	Lina	The Inner Beauty Movement
	"Long Time"	Ying Yang Twins	U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta)
	"Nobody Knows"	Nelly	Suit
	"Sunshine to the Rain"	Miri Ben-Ari	The Hip-Hop Violinist
	"She Was Just a Friend"	Miri Ben-Ari	The Hip-Hop Violinist
	"Lay Lady Lay"	Buddy Guy	Bring 'Em In
	"Carolina Pride"	Nomb	Smoke in the City
2006	"Dear Life"	Anthony Hamilton	Step Up soundtrack
	"Hustler's Dream"	The Game	Doctor's Advocate (unreleased track)
	"Dear Mama" (Frank Nitty Remix)	2Pac	Pac's Life
2007	"Losing You"	Keyshia Cole	Just Like You
	"Nowhere Fast"	Josh Turner	Everything Is Fine
	"How We Feel"	Chingy	Hate It or Love It
2008	"Baby Boy, Baby Girl"	Mint Condition	E-Life
	"Silence Kills"	Tarsha' McMillian Hamilton	The McMillian Story
	"Lay It Down"	Al Green	Lay It Down
	"You've Got the Love I Need"	Al Green	Lay It Down
"Everything"	Young Jeezy	The Recession

Awards and nominations

BET Awards
- 2006, BET J Cool Like Dat Award (Winner)
- 2006, Best Male R&B Artist (Nominated)
- 2005, Best Male R&B Artist (Nominated)
- 2005, Best Collaboration: "Why?" (Nominated)
- 2004, Best Male R&B Artist (Nominated)
- 2004, Best New Artist (Nominated)

Critics Choice Awards
- 2008, Best Song: "Do You Feel Me" (Nominated)

Image Awards
- 2005, Outstanding Song: "Charlene" (Nominated)
- 2005, Outstanding Male Artist: "Charlene" (Nominated)
- 2004, Outstanding New Artist: "Comin' From Where I'm From" (Nominated)

MOBO Awards
- 2006, Best Reggage (Nominated)

Soul Train Awards
- 2006, Favorite Male R&B/Soul Album: Soulife (Nominated)
- 2005, Favorite Male R&B/Soul Single: "Charlene" (Nominated)
- 2004, Favorite Male R&B/Soul Single: "Comin' From Where I'm From" (Nominated)
- 2004, Favorite Male R&B/Soul Album: Comin' From Where I'm From (Nominated)

Vibe Music Awards
- 2004, Best Collaboration: "Why" (Winner)
- 2004, Vibe Next Award (Winner)
- 2004, R&B Song of the Year: "Charlene" (Nominated)

References

External links

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 *2005: ''[[Soulife]]''
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+*2005: ''[[Comin' From Where I'm From: Live & More- EP Feat DJ Tee Reckz Playaz Choice]]''
 *2005: ''[[Ain't Nobody Worryin']]''
 *2007: ''[[Southern Comfort (album)|Southern Comfort]]''

v t e Anthony Hamilton
Studio albums	XTC Comin' from Where I'm From Ain't Nobody Worryin' The Point of It All Back to Love What I'm Feelin'
Christmas albums	Home for the Holidays
Compilation albums	Soulife Southern Comfort
Singles	"Nobody Else" "Comin' from Where I'm From" "Charlene" "Can't Let Go" "Sista Big Bones" "Struggle No More (The Main Event)" "Do You Feel Me" "Cool"
Tours	Fantasia & Anthony Hamilton: Live in Concert
Related	Discography