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A soul singer who has drawn comparisons to such classic R&B vocalists as Bill Withers and Bobby Womack, Anthony Hamilton struggled for the better part of the 1990s as two of his albums went unreleased. Getting his start at age ten singing in his church choir, the Charlotte, NC, native also performed as a teenager at various nightclubs and talent shows. Always with an eye to move on to bigger things, Hamilton made the move to New York City in 1993, eventually signing with Uptown Records, epicenter for the new jack swing sound and home to artists such as Jodeci and Mary J. Blige. By 1995, Uptown was set to push Hamilton's debut album, but the company went out of business, leaving the album unreleased.

Hamilton next signed with MCA and recorded his critically acclaimed but largely overlooked 1996 album, XTC. Another transitional period followed and Hamilton ultimately found himself at the Soulife label. It was at Soulife, a relatively new venture run by some of the singer's old Charlotte friends, that Hamilton laid down tracks for another solo album and also wrote songs for such artists as Donell Jones and Sunshine Anderson. In 2000, he accepted an invitation to sing backup vocals on singer/organist D'Angelo's "Voodoo Tour" and traveled the world. Upon returning home, Hamilton discovered that Soulife had also gone belly up.

With a second album unreleased, Hamilton spent the next two years selling songs and singing backup for artists including 2Pac and Eve. Then, in 2002 a lead spot singing on the Nappy Roots track "Po' Folks" garnered Hamilton some much-needed attention, as the song was nominated for the Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 2003 Grammy Awards. A subsequent gig performing at a Grammy luncheon led to a meeting between Hamilton and producer Jermaine Dupri, who quickly signed the singer to his So So Def label. Technically his fourth album, Comin' from Where I'm From bowed for So So Def in 2003. In 2005, some of his Soulife recordings were dusted off and polished up for release as Soulife, and the new album Ain't Nobody Worryin' followed later in the year, becoming his third consecutive Top Ten R&B album. 2007's Southern Comfort was another set of previously unreleased recordings; The Point of It All, a proper studio release, was issued near the close of 2008. ~ Matt Collar, All Music GuideMore

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Anthony Hamilton
Some things, thankfully, never go out of style. Case in point: the bona fide soul of Anthony Hamilto...
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Charlene
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Comin' From Where I'm From
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Can't Let Go
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Sista Big Bones
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Fan Comments

Oct 28th, 10:09pm
I really love your music Anthony it's very soul soothing for me. Your more attractive now and I want to give you props for being so romantic and heart~felt. Much lovin from Bolton, NC a small town here in NC if you blink you'll miss it (LOL)
Aug 5th, 5:13am
anyone know wat that song iz called with jadakiss i fink...?
Jun 16th, 12:30pm
Soul Searching is a must in everyone's life.
Jun 11th, 4:18am
I'm a big fan of your music for years. I can related to alot of our songs it touchs my heart in so many way the reason that is because I'm a plus size woman and the song that artists be singing about is only to small size female, figure of speech meaning that, the only thing what I see in there videos is smaller woman. But you public display that you are married to a plus size woman, so it feel so real and your voice take my breath away also when I'm having a bad day listening to your records makes my day worth having it turn out postive and making me smile
Jun 9th, 7:37pm
I just bought The Point Of It All, and I am still as much wowed by your voice and writing as I was when I first heard you in that Nappy Roots song.
LOVE LOVE LOVE what you do!
Jun 1st, 7:36am
I saw you last night in St. Louis... thanks for an AMAZING night! People go see this man perform!!
Apr 27th, 3:46pm
where is greener?
Mar 25th, 12:19am
1 OF THE BEST R&B MALE SINGERS OF ALL TIME!!!!
I LOVE YOU BROTHER ANTHONY!
Jan 2nd, 4:14pm
HER HEART IS THE BEST SONG IN THE WORLD!!!!
Dec 18th, 8:21pm
Anthony Hamilton's new CD "The point of it all" is the best...my Favorite, favorite track is 12 "Her Heart"! I have played that track maybe like 50 times since buying the CD on Tuesday...I'm loving that track along with others but that's my favorite..Its the sweetest song from him...Loving It!!!