Tony Rich
Tony Rich (actually Antonio Jeffries , born November 19, 1971 in Detroit , Michigan ) is an American singer , songwriter and music producer who had some chart successes as The Tony Rich Project . Stylistically, he moves in the areas of R&B , soul and swing .
biography
Rich became known under the name The Tony Rich Project with the song Nobody Knows , which entered the US charts in late 1995 and reached number two there. In the spring of 1996, placements in the German Top 100 (86th place) and the English Top 10 (4th place) followed. Nobody Knows is among the top ten selling singles in the UK in 1996.
The accompanying album Words also made it into the German, English and American album charts . It was also awarded a Grammy for Best R&B Album . The releases Like a Woman and Leavin ' were minor hits in the UK and US charts in 1996.
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | UK | US | |||
1995 | Words |
DE71 (7 weeks) DE |
UK27
silver
(13 weeks)UK |
US31
platinum
(47 weeks)US |
Chart entry in UK only in 1996
as The Tony Rich Project |
More albums
- 1998: Birdseye (The Tony Rich Project)
- 2003: Resurrected (The Tony Rich Project)
- 2003: Man of Cyrene
- 2005: Nobody Knows: The Best of the Tony Rich Project (The Tony Rich Project)
- 2006: I Saw the Light
- 2006: Pictures
- 2006: A New Understanding of Peace
- 2008: Exist (The Tony Rich Project)
- 2013: Speak Me
Singles
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | UK | US | |||
1995 | Nobody Knows |
DE86 (6 weeks) DE |
UK4th
silver
(18 weeks)UK |
US2
platinum
(47 weeks)US |
as The Tony Rich Project
|
1996 | Like a woman | - |
UK27 (5 weeks) UK |
US41 (15 weeks) US |
as The Tony Rich Project
|
Leavin ' | - |
UK52 (2 weeks) UK |
US88 (8 weeks) US |
as The Tony Rich Project
|
More singles
- 1998: Silly Man
- 2003: Traveling Alone
- 2013: Fade Away
- 2014: Breaking Glass
Awards for music sales
Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
Country / Region | silver | gold | platinum | Sales | swell |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
|||||
United States (RIAA) | - | - | 2 × platinum2 | 2,000,000 | riaa.com |
United Kingdom (BPI) | 2 × silver2 | - | - | 260,000 | bpi.co.uk |
All in all | 2 × silver2 | - | 2 × platinum2 |
Artist awards
- 1996: for the album Words as Best R & B Album
swell
Web links
- Tony Rich at Allmusic (English)
- Tony Rich at Discogs (English)
- The Tony Rich Project at Allmusic (English)
- The Tony Rich Project at Discogs (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Rich, Tony |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jeffries, Antonio (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer, songwriter and record producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 19th November 1971 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Detroit , Michigan |