Tracy Hamlin
Tracy Hamlin | |
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Birth name | Tracy Yvette Hamlin |
Born | Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
Genres | Funk, Jazz, R&B, |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, vocal coach |
Years active | 1986–present |
Tracy Yvette Hamlin is an American singer and song writer.
After a successful stint as lead vocalist for smooth jazz group Pieces of a Dream, Hamlin now performs as a solo artist internationally. Hamlin also writes lyrics and performs as a background vocalist for disco queen Gloria Gaynor.[1]
Solo career[]
Hamlin released her first album, Seasons, in 2005 for independent label DMH Records. In 2009, Tracy released her second album, . The album's title song peaked at No. 1 UK Soul Charts.[2] In 2011, Tracy released a single entitled Drive Me Crazy along with DJ Spen and . Drive Me Crazy made it to number 1 four different times during a four-month period on Traxsource.[3]
Discography[]
Year | Band or Record Label | Title |
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2002 | Pieces of a Dream (band) | Love's Silhouette |
2004 | Pieces of a Dream | No Assembly Required[4] |
2005 | Seasons | |
2009 | DMH Records | Better Days |
2011 | Drive Me Crazy (single) | |
2013 | This Is My Life | |
2015 | No Limits | |
2015 | MacArthur Park EP | |
2016 | Expansion Records | Just Talk To Me |
References[]
- ^ "Magic Baltimore".
- ^ "Just Soul".
- ^ "Traxsource".
- ^ Playback ASCAP member magazine American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers 2004 Volume 11, Issues 2–4 – Page 71 "Pieces of a Dream's No Assembly Required. The band is nearing thirty years of ... In this album, vocalist Tracy Hamlin returns with an upbeat and inspiring rendition of Earth Wind and Fire's "Devotion." One of the goals of No Assembly ..."
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Categories:
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Songwriters from Maryland
- African-American female singers
- Musicians from Baltimore
- Singers from Maryland
- 20th-century American singers
- 20th-century American women singers
- 21st-century American singers
- 21st-century American women singers
- African-American songwriters