Eric Benét

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Eric Benét Jordan (born October 15, 1966 in Milwaukee , Wisconsin ) is an American rhythm and blues singer.

Life

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Eric Benét grew up as the youngest of five children in a very musical family. As a result, he began to make music himself at an early age and joined the church choir of his community. In the mid-1980s he gained his first experience on stage with the cover band Gerard in various clubs in the area. But the potential of this formation was exhausted pretty quickly and did not satisfy Benét. Therefore, he got out a short time later and founded the Benét group with his sister and cousin . There was much more to this constellation, and so they were signed by Capitol Records (label from the EMI Group ), who released their debut album Benét in 1992.

In April 1993, 15 months after the birth of their daughter India, his girlfriend Tami was killed in a car accident. A very difficult time began for Benét, both family and musically. In order to make ends meet for himself and his daughter, he first worked at UPS for a while . Since he did not want to give up his musical goal, he took on guest roles on the CDs of various artists in order to draw attention to his talent.

Benét processed many experiences and emotions of this time in a creative way and translated them into songs. After a while he sent a demo to a manager at Warner Bros. who was still producing Benét for Capitol Records in 1992 . This took him again under contract due to high quality song material. In 1996 his solo debut album True to Myself was released . So he produced his second album A Day in the Life , which after its release in 1999 proved more radio-friendly and sold much better and received a gold award . In particular, the hit Spend My Life with You , which was also awarded gold and a Grammy , established Eric Benét in the American rhythm and blues scene. In 2005 he released his third album Hurricane . In 2006 he released the duet Where Does the Love Go? with Yvonne Catterfeld .

From 2001 to 2005 he was married to actress Halle Berry . In 2001 he was seen at the side of Mariah Carey in the music film Glitter - Shine of a Star .

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1996 True to Myself - - - - US174 (5 weeks)
US
First published: September 24, 1996
1999 A day in the life - - - UK67 (2 weeks)
UK 		US25th
gold
gold

(49 weeks)US
First published: April 27, 1999
2005 Hurricane - - - - US133 (1 week)
US
First published: June 21, 2005
2008 Love & Life - - - - US11 (13 weeks)
US
First published: September 9, 2008
2010 Lost in Time - - - - US33 (11 weeks)
US
First published: November 30, 2010
2012 The One - - - - US32 (4 weeks)
US
First published: June 5, 2012

more publishments

  • 2001: Better and Better (unpublished)
  • 2014: The Other One
  • 2014: From E to U: Volume 1
  • 2016: Eric Benét

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1996 Spiritual Thang
True to Myself 		- - - UK62 (1 week)
UK 		-
First published: November 19, 1996
1997 True to Myself
True to Myself 		- - - UK80 (1 week)
UK 		-
First published: June 20, 1997
1999 Georgy Porgy
A Day in the Life 		DE82 (8 weeks)
DE 		- - UK28 (3 weeks)
UK 		US55 (14 weeks)
US
First published: January 5th, 1999
feat. Faith Evans
Spend My Life with You
A Day in the Life 		- - - - US21st
gold
gold

(22 weeks)US
First release: June 15, 1999
feat. Tamia
2000 Why You Follow Me
A Day in the Life 		- - - UK48 (2 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: February 2000
2006 Where Does the Love Go
Hurricane / Aura 		DE28 (10 weeks)
DE 		AT43 (3 weeks)
AT 		CH35 (7 weeks)
CH 		- -
First published: March 17th, 2006
with Yvonne Catterfeld

More singles

  • 1996: Let's Stay Together
  • 1997: Femininity
  • 2000: When You Think of Me
  • 2001: Love Don't Love Me
  • 2005: I Wanna Be Loved
  • 2005: Hurricane
  • 2006: Pretty Baby
  • 2008: You're the Only One
  • 2008: The Hunger
  • 2009: Chocolate Legs
  • 2010: Sometimes I Cry
  • 2010: Never Want to Live Without You
  • 2011: Real Love
  • 2012: Harriett Jones
  • 2012: News For You
  • 2014: Runnin '
  • 2014: Lay It Down
  • 2016: Insane
  • 2016: Did We Really Love?
  • 2016: Sunshine (Remix) (feat.Tamia)

Guest appearances

  • 1997: Act Like You Want It (Somethin 'for the People feat. Eric Benét)
  • 2000: I Apologize (Somethin 'for the People feat. Eric Benét)
  • 2001: Want You ( Mariah Carey feat.Eric Benét)
  • 2005: Beautiful Lover ( Big Gipp feat. Eric Benét)
  • 2013: Days & Nights (JeA feat. Eric Benét)
  • 2013: Whoo! (Fiestar feat. Eric Benét)

swell

  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
  2. ↑ Music Sales Awards: US

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Benét, Eric
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Benét Jordan, Eric (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American rhythm and blues singer
DATE OF BIRTH October 15, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Milwaukee , Wisconsin