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Andrea Monica Martin (April 14, 1972 – September 27, 2021) was an American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer.
Andrea Martin | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Andrea Monica Martin |
| Born | April 14, 1972 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | September 27, 2021 (aged 49) New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | R&B, soul, adult contemporary, electronic dance music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, record producer |
| Years active | 1989–2021 |
| Labels | Roc Nation, Arista |
Career
editShe was primarily known for writing hit songs (often with longtime partner Ivan Matias) for artists like Toni Braxton ("I Love Me Some Him"), Monica ("Before You Walk Out of My Life"), Angie Stone ("Wish I Didn't Miss You"),[1] En Vogue ("Don't Let Go (Love)"), SWV ("You're the One"), and British singer Leona Lewis ("Better in Time"). She wrote a number of hits in both the UK and the US, as well as non-charting singles for the likes of Paloma Faith ("Trouble with My Baby"), Nelly ("Fly Away"), RBD ("Wanna Play") and Jennifer Hudson ("I Still Love You").
A major in vocal music, Andrea graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in 1990.
In 1998, Martin released her only album The Best of Me, as well as a few singles. Her single "Let Me Return the Favor" reached No. 82 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1998, and her single "Share the Love" was remixed for clubs and peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Dance Charts in June 1999. That same year, she appeared in concert on BET's Girls Night Out, headlining with then-Arista labelmates Monica, Faith Evans, Deborah Cox, and Shanice.[2] She appeared as a backup vocalist on many albums.
Death
editMartin died at a hospital in New York City on September 27, 2021, at age 49.[3][4]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Best of Me |
|
Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] |
US R&B [6] |
US Dance [7] |
BEL (FL) [8] | |||
| "Let Me Return the Favor" | 1998 | 82 | 32 | — | — | The Best of Me |
| "Share the Love" | 1999 | — | — | 4 | — | |
| "Middle of the Night" (with Hani) |
2006 | — | — | — | — | non album-release |
| "I Still Love You" (with Switch) |
2011 | — | — | — | 55 | |
| "Someone Loves You Honey" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | |
| "We Are One" (with CJ Fly) |
— | — | — | — | ||
| "Without You" (with TCTS and Boston Bun) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | |
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] |
US R&B [6] |
US Dance [7] |
GER [9] |
NZ [9] | |||
| "Set It Off" (Organized Noise featuring Andrea Martin & Queen Latifah) |
1996 | 105 | 51 | 43 | 11 | 65 | Set It Off soundtrack |
| "Money Talks" (Lil Kim featuring Andrea Martin) |
1997 | — | —[a] | — | — | — | Money Talks soundtrack |
| "The More I Love You" (M.F.F. featuring Andrea Martin) |
2002 | — | — | 12 | — | — | non album-release |
| "So What" (Antigen featuring Andrea Martin) |
2006 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Story of My Life" (Disconfect featuring Andrea Martin) |
— | — | —[b] | — | — | ||
| "Higher Ground" (Hani featuring Andrea Martin) |
2008 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "No More" (Hani featuring Andrea Martin) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "This Ain't Love" (Après featuring Andrea Martin) |
2015 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Sleep" (Michael Woods featuring Andrea Martin) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Always" (Toddla T featuring Andrea Martin & Silkki Wonda) |
2016 | — | — | — | — | — | Foreign Light |
| "Magnet" (Toddla T featuring Andrea Martin) |
2017 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Right Now" (Rudo Brody featuring Andrea Martin & Dot Demo) |
— | — | — | — | — | non album-release | |
| "Live Forever" (Nicolaas featuring Andrea Martin) |
2018 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Only for a Man like You" (Antigen featuring Andrea Martin) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "All I Want" (Secondcity x Paul Woolford featuring Andrea Martin) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "All My Life" (L'Tric featuring Andrea Martin & Sean Declase) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Shut Up and Kiss Me" (Sankhab featuring Andrea Martin) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Palm Reader (Remix)" (Frisco Cosme featuring Andrea Martin) |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
Album appearances
edit| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Set It Off"[12] | 1996 | Organized Noise, Queen Latifah | Set It Off soundtrack |
| "Money Talks"[13] | 1997 | Lil Kim | Money Talks soundtrack |
| "No Man Should Be Loenly"[14] | 2009 | — | Reggae Got Soul |
| "Catch Ya"[15] | 2010 | Dennis | Blonde |
| "Drama Queens"[16] | 2011 | Stress | Renaissance II |
| "What's the Point?"[16] | |||
| "Take My Life"[17] | 2013 | Pusha T | Wrath of Caine |
| "Nothing to Lose"[18] | 2014 | Freemasons | Shakedown |
| "W.T.L"[19] | 2015 | Redlight | X Colour |
| "Never See the Light"[20] | Flux Pavilion | Tesla | |
| "Last Night I Dreamed"[21] | Pudgee | Unreleased 92–98 | |
| "We Are Not Broken"[22] | Men in My Head, I.O.U. | Fallen Ash | |
| "Crying in My Sleep"[23] | Shift K3Y | Off the Record | |
| "Me Pt2"[24] | 2016 | Dot Demo | Outer Body Experience |
| "Always"[25] | 2017 | Toddla T, Silkki Wonda | Foreign Light |
| "Beast"[25] | Toddla T, Stefflon Don | ||
| "Blackjack21"[25] | Toddla T | ||
| "Faithful Skit"[25] | |||
| "Foreign Light"[25] | Toddla T, Coco | ||
| "Magnet"[25] | Toddla T | ||
| "Ungrateful"[25] | |||
| "Won't Admit It's Love"[25] | Toddla T, CASisDEAD | ||
| "The Getaway"[26] | 2019 | Bas de Beer | Having Another Bailey |
| "Ain't No Use in Crying"[27] | 2020 | — | The Anti Valentine Album |
| "I've Got a Love 4 You"[27] | — | ||
| "The Good Man"[27] | — |
Notes
- ^ "Money Talk" did not enter the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but peaked at number 40 on the US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay.[10]
- ^ "Story of My Life" did not enter the US Dance Club Songs, but peaked at number 21 on the US Dance/Mix Show Airplay.[11]
In the charts as a writer
edit| Year | Song | Artist | Chart position | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R&B | Hot 100 | Club | UK | |||
| 1995 | "Before You Walk out of My Life" | Monica | 1 | 7 | - | 22 |
| "All I Can Do" | Tina Moore | 48 | - | - | - | |
| "Anything" | J. Quest | 94 | - | - | - | |
| "Hooked on You" | Silk | 12 | 54 | - | - | |
| "It's All About You" | Adina Howard | 58 | - | - | - | |
| 1996 | "You're the One" | SWV | 1 | 5 | - | 13 |
| "Only Love" | The Braxtons | 52 | - | - | - | |
| "I Got Somebody Else" | Changing Faces | 49 | - | - | - | |
| "Set It Off" | Organized Noize featuring Queen Latifah | 51 | 105 | - | - | |
| 1997 | "Can't Let Go" | Laurneá | 20 | 55 | - | - |
| "I Love Me Some Him" | Toni Braxton | 9 | 19 | - | - | |
| "Don't Let Go (Love)" | En Vogue | 1 | 2 | - | 5 | |
| "It's All About You" (a.k.a. "It's All About U") | SWV | 32 | 61 | - | 36 | |
| 1998 | "Be Alone No More" | Another Level | - | - | - | 6 |
| "Let Me Return The Favor" | Andrea Martin | 82 | 32 | - | - | |
| "Stay" | Room Service | 63 | - | - | - | |
| 1999 | "Still in My Heart" | Tracie Spencer | 36 | 88 | 39 | - |
| 2002 | "Wish I Didn't Miss You" | Angie Stone | 31 | 79 | 1 | 30 |
| 2003 | "Breathe" | Blu Cantrell feat. Sean Paul | 83 | 70 | 17 | 1 |
| "Loneliness" (a remake of "Share the Love") | Tomcraft | - | - | - | 1 | |
| 2005 | "Make Things Right" (interpolating "Before You Walk out of My Life") | Lemon Jelly | - | - | - | 33 |
| 2006 | "I Wasn't Kidding" | Angie Stone | - | - | 17 | - |
| 2008 | "Better in Time" | Leona Lewis | - | 11 | - | 2 |
| 2009 | "Give It to Me Right" | Melanie Fiona | 57 | - | - | 41 |
| "It Kills Me" | Melanie Fiona | 1 | 49 | - | - | |
| "Face Drop" | Sean Kingston | - | 61 | - | 66 | |
| 2010 | "Tell Me You Love Me" | Leela James | 71 | - | - | - |
| 2013 | "Lose to Win" | Fantasia | 39 | 102 | - | - |
| "Think About It" | Naughty Boy ft. Wiz Khalifa & Ella Eyre | - | - | - | 78 | |
| 2015 | "Love Revolution" (interpolating "Share the Love") | Will Young | - | - | - | 103 |
| 2017 | "More Than Friends" (interpolating "Don't Let Go (Love)") | James Hype featuring Kelli-Leigh | - | - | - | 8 |
UK chart data from polyhex.com
References
edit- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Biography: Andrea Martin". AllMusic. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
- ^ Millner, Denene. "Finding Her Voice With Her Debut LP, Songwriter Andrea Martin Gets to Call the Tunes". New York Daily News. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ Gunn, Tamantha (September 27, 2021). "Singer-songwriter Andrea Martin passes away at 49". Revolt. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ Williams, Annabelle (October 15, 2021). "Andrea Martin, R&B Songwriter, Dies at 49". The New York Times. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ a b "Andrea Martin Chart History – Hot 100". Billboard.com. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ a b "Andrea Martin Chart History – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard.com. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ a b "Andrea Martin Chart History – Dance Club Songs". Billboard.com. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ "Switch & Andrea Martin – I Still Love You". Ultratop.be (Hung Medien). Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ a b "ORGANIZED NOIZE FEAT. ANDREA MARTIN & QUEEN LATIFAH - SET IT OFF (SONG)". Australian-charts.com (Hung Medien). Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ "Andrea Martin Chart History – R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay". Billboard.com. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ "Andrea Martin Chart History – Dance/Mix Show Airplay". Billboard.com. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ Set It Off (inlay cover). Various Artists. EastWest Records. 1996.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Money Talks (inlay cover). Various Artists. Arista Records. 1998.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Reggae Got Soul (inlay cover). Various Artists. Wondersound JA. 2009.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Blonde (inlay cover). Dennis. EMI Music Netherlands. 2010.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b Renaissance II (inlay cover). Stress. Universal Music. 2011.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Blonde (inlay cover). Dennis. GOOD Music, Re-Up Records. 2010.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Shakedown (inlay cover). Freemasons. Loaded Records, Freemaison Recordings. 2014.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ X Colour (inlay cover). Redlight. Lobster Boy. 2015.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Tesla (inlay cover). Flux Pavilion. Circus Records. 2015.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Unreleased 92–98 (inlay cover). Pudgee. Back 2 Da Source Records. 2015.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Fallen Ash (inlay cover). Men in My Head. Sony Music. 2015.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Off the Record (inlay cover). Shift K3Y. Sony Music. 2015.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Outer Body Experience (inlay cover). Dot Demo. U7tra Nostra Records. 2016.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h Foreign Light (inlay cover). Toddla T. Steeze Records. 2017.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Having Another Bailey (inlay cover). Bas de Beer. Bas de Beer. 2019.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c The Anti Valentine Album (inlay cover). Bas de Beer. Matic Entertainment. 2020.
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External links
edit- Andrea Martin discography at Discogs