Rayvon
Rayvon (born Bruce Alexander Michael Brewster , * 4. January 1968 in Barbados ) is a reggae - singer ( tenor ), known for his work with Shaggy .
biography
Brewster had a first chart success when his single No Guns, No Murder reached 94 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1994 . In 1995 he made his worldwide breakthrough as the singer of the Shaggy hit In the Summertime , which even achieved top 10 status in England and the USA.
Five years later there was another collaboration with Shaggy. The resulting single Angel became a worldwide number 1 hit. The last time Rayvon was able to post a hit parade was 2002 when 2-Way entered the UK charts .
Discography
Albums
- 1997: Hear My Cry (produced by Sting International and Funk Master Flex)
- 2002: My Bad
- 2010: Rayvon
Singles
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1994 | No guns, no murder | - | - | - | - |
US94 (4 weeks) US |
|
1995 | Boombastic / In the Summertime | - | - | - |
UK-
silver
UK
|
US3
platinum
(29 weeks)US |
Shaggy feat. Rayvon
|
1995 | In the summertime |
DE60 (11 weeks) DE |
AT35 (3 weeks) AT |
- |
UK5 (9 weeks) UK |
- |
Shaggy feat. Rayvon
|
2000 | fishing rod |
DE1
gold
(17 weeks)DE |
AT1
platinum
(22 weeks)AT |
CH1
platinum
(31 weeks)CH |
UK1
gold
(16 weeks)UK |
US1 (28 weeks) US |
Shaggy feat. Rayvon
|
2002 | 2-way | - | - | - |
UK67 (1 week) UK |
- |
More singles
- 1991: Old Foot (Shaggy feat. Rayvon)
- 1992: Big Up (Shaggy feat. Rayvon)
- 1993: Nice and Lovely (Shaggy feat. Rayvon)
- 1994: Pretty "Before I Go to Bed"
- 1995: All Night Long (Nayobe feat. Fat Joe and Rayvon)
- 1996: Terminal Gate
- 1997: Stallion Ride (feat. Rhonda Davis)
- 1997: All Day All Night
- 1997: Bashment Party (with Redd Foxx)
- 1998: The Prong
- 1999: Do U Wanna Ride
- 1999: Give Thanks and Praise (with Shaggy)
- 2000: The Warning
- 2002: My Bad
- 2004: No argument
- 2004: Last Night
- 2004: Rude Boy
- 2004: High Grade
- 2007: Out of Control (Shaggy feat. Rayvon)
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Rayvon |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brewster, Bruce Alexander Michael (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Reggae singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 4th January 1968 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Barbados |