Colonel Abrams

Colonel Abrams (* 25. May 1949 in Detroit , Michigan ; † 25. November 2016 in New York City ) was an American singer , songwriter and House - musicians who primarily for his hit single Trapped was known by the 1985th Colonel Abrams was actually his pseudonym (allmusic.com source claims it was his real name, which is definitely wrong). Colonel Abrams was born Donald Abrams.

biography

Colonel Abrams moved with his parents from Detroit to Brooklyn, New York, when he was ten. There he had a band with his brother Morris in the late 1960s. In 1976 he became the lead singer for "94 East", a band that Prince was guitarist for. The change to "Surprise Package" in New Jersey followed . This band had a small hit in 1984 with Leave the Message Behind the Door on Arthur Baker's New York label Streetwise Records. The follow-up single Music Is the Answer became an international dance hit and brought Abrams a solo contract with MCA in 1985 .

In the late 1980s Abrams was able to record some hits in the German and British single charts , including the titles Trapped , I'm Not Gonna Let You and How Soon We Forget, produced by Richard James Burgess . Trapped rose to number 3 in England and achieved gold status . Between 1984 and 1992 it was possible nine tracks in the American R & B - Charts to place. In 1990 Cameo's Larry Blackmon produced the single Bad Timing .

Boards of Canada made a remix of Trapped in 1995 under the pseudonym Hell Interface .

Discography

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)				Remarks
year	title	DE	UK	US	R&B	Remarks
1986	Colonel Abrams MCA Records	-	-	US75 (11 weeks) US	R&B13 (34 weeks) R&B	Producers: Richard Burgess , Colonel Abrams, Cerrone
1987	You and Me Equals Us MCA Records	-	-	-	R&B25 (16 weeks) R&B	Producers: Colonel Abrams, Ron Kersey, Boyd Jarvis, Timmy Regisford

More studio albums

1992: About Romance ( RCA Records )
1996: Make a Difference (Dancefloor)

Compilations

1995: Victim of Loving You ( Strictly Rhythm )
1999: Best of Colonel Abrams ( Universal Special Products)
2008: Should Be Dancin '- The Album (Colonel Records, 8 mp3 files)
2009: Tribute to My Brother (Colonel Records)

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)				Remarks
year	Title album	DE	UK	R&B	Dance	Remarks
1984	Leave the message behind the door	-	-	R&B73 (5 weeks) R&B	-	First published: April 1984 Authors: Colonel Abrams, Marston Freeman
1984	Music is the answer	-	UK84 (3 weeks) UK	-	Dance11 (13 weeks) Dance	First publication: 1984 Chart entry in UK only in November 1985 Authors: Colonel Abrams, Marston Freeman, Winston Jones
1985	Trapped Colonel Abrams	DE13 (14 weeks) DE	UK3 gold (24 weeks)UK	R&B20 (14 weeks) R&B	Dance1 (13 weeks) Dance	First published: July 1985 Authors: Colonel Abrams, Marston Freeman
	The Truth Colonel Abrams	-	UK53 (4 weeks) UK	R&B78 (5 weeks) R&B	-	First published: November 1985 Authors: Colonel Abrams, Marston Freeman
	Colonel Abrams (LP Cuts) Colonel Abrams	-	-	-	Dance1 (11 weeks) Dance	First published: December 1985
1986	I'm Not Gonna Let (You Get The Best of Me) Colonel Abrams	-	UK24 (7 weeks) UK	R&B7 (15 weeks) R&B	Dance1 (8 weeks) Dance	First published: January 1986
	Over and over Colonel Abrams	-	-	R&B68 (8 weeks) R&B	Dance45 (3 weeks) Dance	First published: June 1986 Authors: Colonel Abrams, Marston Freeman
	Speculation Colonel Abrams	-	-	-	Dance15 (7 weeks) Dance	First published: September 1986 Authors: Colonel Abrams, Marston Freeman
1987	How Soon We Forget You And Me Equals Us	-	UK75 (3 weeks) UK	R&B6 (16 weeks) R&B	Dance1 (12 weeks) Dance	First published: July 1987 Authors: Colonel Abrams, Marston Freeman
1987	Nameless You And Me Equals Us	-	-	R&B54 (12 weeks) R&B	-	First published: November 1987 Authors: Colonel Abrams, Marston Freeman
1992	You Don't Know (Somebody Tell Me) About Romance	-	-	R&B58 (9 weeks) R&B	-	First published: January 1992 Authors: Ceri Evans, Colonel Abrams, Errol Kennedy
	When Somebody Loves Somebody About Romance	-	-	R&B70 (6 weeks) R&B	-	First published: May 1992
	Never Be Another One About Romance	-	-	-	Dance22 (10 weeks) Dance	First published: June 1992 Authors: Colonel Abrams, Marston Freeman
1994	So Confused Make a Difference	-	-	-	Dance15 (10 weeks) Dance	First published: June 1994 Authors: Colonel Abrams, Marston Freeman

More singles

1987: Soon You'll Be Gone
1990: Bad timing
1991: Do You Know What I Mean
1993: I'm Caught Up
1993: As Quiet as It's Kept (with function aka Elis Pacheco)
1994: Should Be Dancin ' (Mental Instrum. Feat. CA)
1994: So Proud
1994: Get with You
1995: Victim of Loving You
1995: Where Do We Go from Here / Do I? ( Ultra Naté & Col. Abrams)
1995: Celebrate
1996: As I Take You Back (Nick Jones Experience feat. Colonel Abrams)
1996: Heartbreaker
1996: You're the One for Me (Central Hill feat. Colonel Abrams)
1996: Love Is What We Need (Livin 'Large faet. Colonel Abrams)
1996: Who Do You Love?
1996: 99 1/2
1996: Let Us All Be Friends (as Mama's Children, feat. Lee Truesdale)
1997: With Your Luv (Deepstate feat. Colonel Abrams)

1997: Trapped '97
1997: Make a Difference
1997: Sweet Love
1997: Life's Full of Music (Housebox feat. Colonel Abrams)
2000: Music Is My Life
2001: Love on a Cutting Edge
2001: Don't Give Me a Love That I Can't Use (Paul Simpson feat. Colonel Abrams)
2002: Could It Be? (Paul Simpson feat. Colonel Abrams)
2002: Trapped (Next Level)
2002: Hurt My Feelings (Trouble Men feat. Colonel Abrams)
2004: Music Is the Answer 2004 (Colonel Abrams vs. Groove Junkies)
2004: Keep Holding On
2007: The Apex of Rhythm Soul House Music (Clubhouse Music Enterprises with Colonel Abrams Project)
2010: Trapped (Solee Remix) (mp3 file)
2011: Who Wrote the Rules of Love (Omar S Presents Colonel Abrams)
2014: Trapped (The Subs feat. Colonel Abrams)
2015: You Got Me Running

Video albums

1986: Colonel Abrams
1987: How Soon We Forget

swell

↑ '80s Club Singer Colonel Abrams Dies at 67
↑ Colonel Abrams ( English ) Discogs. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
↑ ^a ^b Chart sources: DE UK US1 US2
↑ ^a ^b gold / platinum databases: UK
^ Joel Whitburn : Top R&B Albums 1965–1998, ISBN 0-89820-134-9 .
^ Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0898201864 .
^ Joel Whitburn : Hot Dance / Disco 1974-2003, ISBN 978-0-89820-156-7 .

Web links

personal data
SURNAME	Abrams, Colonel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American singer and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH	May 25, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH	Detroit
DATE OF DEATH	November 25, 2016
Place of death	New York City

[1] '80s Club Singer Colonel Abrams Dies at 67

[2] Colonel Abrams ( English ) Discogs. Retrieved February 12, 2019.

[charts-3] Chart sources: DE UK US1 US2

[gold-4] / platinum databases: UK

[5] Joel Whitburn : Top R&B Albums 1965–1998, ISBN 0-89820-134-9 .

[6] Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0898201864 .

[7] Joel Whitburn : Hot Dance / Disco 1974-2003, ISBN 978-0-89820-156-7 .