Rainy Davis
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"Rainy Davis - More than just the founder and president of Rainysongs Entertainment!” The first digital music label owned by an African American Woman that is instrumental in setting the foundation for the digital record labels and independent recording artists. Rainy Davis is a Grammy-nominated songwriter, singer, and record producer. Out of four Billboard Magazine charted singles, Rainy Davis is known best for her song Sweetheart. When that song hit the airwaves, it was magic. Sweetheart became an indelible part of the public consciousness. A generation of fans adopted the song as their anthem to romantic love, giving it a permanent and powerful place in their collective psyche. The single was originally released on the New York-based independent label called Supertronics Records. However, after the song became a hit in the clubs, then on urban radio and eventually crossing over to pop radio, Columbia Records A&R Exec Joe McEwen offered Rainy Davis an attractive production / artist deal which included buying Rainy's previous contract & masters outright with Supertronics (her then current label) for worldwide distribution. Rainy Davis went on to record two albums for Columbia Records and has received numerous awards for her contributions to hit songs over the years.
Columbia Records dubbed Rainy Davis “Americas Sweetheart” then sent Rainy on a national tour to support her debut album. The tour included an appearance on Don CorneliusSoul Train TV show and a performance at the world famous Apollo Theatre in Harlem New York. Rainy Davis was also a presenter at the Rhythm & Blues awards at Bally’s in Las Vegas. Rainy Davis remains a creative force in the music industry. Her publishing company, RainySongs, is a member of ASCAP. She holds interests as a songwriter and music publisher in recordings by Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, The Cover Girls, Inner Life, Apollo 440 and Rainy Davis.
RAINY DAVIS SUCCESS WITH MARIAH CAREY & JERMAINE DUPRI ________________________________________________________________________________________________
Jermaine Dupri and Mariah Carey recorded Rainy’s Song "Sweetheart" as a duet on JDs’Life in 1472 album and released it in the summer of 1998. It was the follow-up single to "Money Aint a Thing," which featured Jay-Z. It then became the lead-off single on Mariah Carey's #1's. In an interview with Vibe Magazine Mariah Carey said of the inspiration for recording Sweetheart, "I was thinking of the old songs I used to listen to when I was in school. It's a really cute record. Young girls’ll like it the way I liked it when I was growing up". "Sweetheart" went on to earn a Grammy nomination for best rap duo as a single from the Life in 1472 album and Sweetheart was included on the 1999 Grammy Rap Nominees album. Mariah Carey included and released Sweetheart on her following albums: Mariah Carey Greatest Hits, and Mariah Carey The Remixes album. From 1998 through 2005, Rainy Davis song "Sweetheart" by Mariah Carey and Jermaine Dupri sold in excess of 21 million copies worldwide. This rare success has given Rainy Davis permanent credibility in this business of music thanks to Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri and all the fans worldwide.
HOW DID THE SONG SWEETHEART BEGIN ________________________________________________________________________________________________
At the request of Amir Bayyan, (personal friend of the Jacksons), Rainy Davis wrote "Sweetheart" with producer Pete Warner for Janet Jackson. When the demo was finished all the songs for her 1986 album Control, had been chosen. Amir Bayyan, Christine Bayyan and Chris Lord Alge suggested to Rainy that she release the song herself, and as a result it became a major hit in the dance and club scene and on urban & pop radio.
RAINY'S MUSIC CAREER ________________________________________________________________________________________________
Even before Sweetheart, Rainy Davis was paying her dues. She was singing with a local band called Jamilia (with band members Keith Sweat, Charisse Davis & group founder Larry Peoples) until she joined the female singing group created and produced by Patrick Adams - Musique, who garnered the club pop hits “In The Bush” and “Keep On Jumpin”. After a few weeks of rehearsals with their new band, Musique was out on the road and Rainy Davis was a member of the female trio group Musique with Becky Bell & Marisa Dejean. Rainy was now on her first tour as a member of a group with two songs that hit #1 on the Billboard Disco Action Charts and then crossing over to a pop hit record. The tour was booked throughout North America by the Norby Walters Agency.
AWARDS RECEIVED BY RAINY DAVIS
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Rainy' Song Sweetheart has sold in excess of 21 million records worldwide.
Rainy has received Sesac awards as a writer & publisher.
Gold, Platinum, Multi Platinum – as a writer & publisher / Sony Records, So So Def, Elektra records.
Grammy Nomination as a Songwriter
RAINY DAVIS DISCOGRAPHY - Songwriter / Publisher
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1) “I Want To Give You Me” appears on album "Caught Up - In a one night love affair" by Inner Life feat. Jocelyn Brown
2) “Sweetheart” - Rainy Davis – also appears on Columbia album “Sweetheart”
3) “Low Down So & So” Rainy Davis - also appears on Columbia album “Sweetheart”
4) “4-Ever” – Rainy Davis - also appears on Columbia album “Sweetheart”
5) “Indian Giver” - Rainy Davis – also appears on Columbia album “Ouch”
6) “Ouch” – Rainy Davis - also appears on Columbia album “Ouch”
7) “Spring Love” – The Cover Girls also appears on the Sutra/Fever records album “Show Me”
8) “Spring Love” – The Cover Girls also appears on the Capitol records release “Funk Boutique”
9) “Something’s Got To Give” – Apollo 440
10) “Sweetheart” – Jermaine Dupri – Life In 1472
11) “Sweetheart” – 1999 Grammy Rap Album – Jermaine Dupri feat. Mariah Carey
12) “Sweetheart" – Mariah Carey - #1s
13) “Sweetheart” – Mariah Carey – Greatest Hits
14) “Sweetheart” – Mariah Carey – The Remixes Album
15) “Storybook Romance” – Rainy Davis
16) “Dogg Pound Gangstas” – Rainy Davis & Kurupt
17) “ Chatlane” – Chatelane & Rainy Davis
RECORDINGS
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1) WISH feat. FONDA RAYE - “Touch Me” (all night long) BKG VOCALS / Produced by Patrick Adams
2) SKIPWORTH & TURNER - “Thinking About Your Love” BKG VOCALS / Produced by Patrick Adams
3) SHANNON - “Spark In My Life” / Let’s Go All The Way BKG VOCALS / Produced by Patrick Adams
4) THE COVER GIRLS – “Spring Love” BKG VOCALS / Produced by Pete Warner & Rainy Davis
5) Chatelane – Classic Writer / Co- Producer / Bkg Vocals
PRODUCTION CREDITS
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1) RAINY DAVIS - “SWEETHEART” / Co- Produced with Pete Warner (Mixed by Tony Humphries)
2) RAINY DAVIS - “LOW DOWN SO & SO” / Co- Produced with Pete Warner & Amir Bayyan (Mixed BY Tony Humphries)-(Writers- Rainy Davis, Pete Warner, Tony Wells)
3) RAINY DAVIS - “STILL WAITING": / Co – Produced with Pete Warner & Bert DeCoteaux (Writer - PRINCE)
4) RAINY DAVIS - “4-EVER” / Co – Produced with Pete Warner (Mixed by John Morales & Sergio Munzabai)
5) RAINY DAVIS - “INDIAN GIVER” / Co- Produced with Pete Warner(Mixed by Little Louie Vega)
6) RAINY DAVIS - “OUCH” / Co – Produced with Pete Warner – Melvin "Wah-Wah Watson" Ragin
7) COVER GIRLS - “SPRING LOVE”/ Co- Produced with Pete Warner (Mixed by Robert Clivillés and David Coles)
8) RAYNI D - “LOVE HABIT” / Co – Produced with Khalil & Moses
PUBLICATIONS / INTERVIEWS
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SESAC Magazine
Right On Magazine
Coast to Coast – Clear Channel
Z100 (NY)
Kiss FM (NY)
WEDR (Miami)
HOT 105 (Miami)
V103 (Atlanta)
RECORDING STUDIOS
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1) House of Music – Kendall Stubbs / Khalis Bayann / Amir Bayyan
2) Right Track Studios
3) Quantum Studios – Doc Daugherty – Tay - Marc
4) Power Play Studios – Tony Arfi – Gary Salzman – Julian Herzfeld
5) Hitsville USA – F. Byron Clarke
6) Unique Studios – Joanne Nathan & Bobby Nathan, Chris Lord Agae
7) Secret Sound Studios – Tony Humphreys
8) Boogie Hotel – Jeff Kwalek
9) Sound Palace – Mike Bona
10) Beartracks - John Poppo
10) Frimcity Records – Jarrett Frimmer
RAINY DAVIS DETAILS
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Hometown Brooklyn, New York
Birthday X-mas Eve
Musical inspiration Early Motown, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Prince, Mariah &R Kelly
Favorite Colors Red and Turquoise
Hobbies Writing lyrics, watching scary movies, designing things on my computer.
Rainy Davis is currently in the studio working on new music she truly hopes her fans will enjoy! Visit Rainy on the web for updates on her music, videos, and live performances.
Rainysongs Digital Label: http://www.rainysongsentertainment.com
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/rainydavis
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/rainydavis
Twitter: http://twitter.com/rainydavis
Hi5: http://www.hi5.com/friend/p179333957--Rainy_Davis--html
Reverb Nation: http://www.reverbnation.com/fan/
Rainy Davis has also worked with the following artists, writers & producers: Clarence Burke, Jerry Knight, Oren Waters, Ollie Brown, David Williams, Jerry Hey, Richard Tee, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Cornell Dupree, David Wilkes, James Gadson, Steve Ferrone, Dean Gant, Michael Boddicker, Anthony Jackson (musician), Edmund Sylvers, Angel Sabater, John "Mook" Gibbons & RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan/Protect-Ya-Neck,MMO, Padrone, and G-Dep, and Mel Love.
Singles
| Year | Title | US R&B chart |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | "Sweetheart" | 24 |
| 1987 | "Lowdown So & So" | 14 |
| 1987 | "Still Waiting" | 41 |
| 1988 | "Indian Giver" | 41 |