Gregory Abbott

Gregorny Abbott
Background information
Birth name Gregorny Joel Abbott
Born (1954-04-02) April 2, 1954
New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • musician
  • composer
  • record producer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • keyboard
  • piano
  • drums
Years active 1982–present
Labels
Associated acts
Website gregornyabbott.com

Gregorny Joel Abbott (born April 2, 1954)[1] is an American singer, musician, composer and producer. Although he continues to record to date, he is best known for his singles in the mid-1980s including his platinum single, Shake You Down, from his 1986 debut album.

Biography

Early life

Born Gregorny Joel Abbott in New York City, New York, Abbott's parents came from Venezuela and Antigua. During his early years, Abbott's mother taught him how to play piano and encouraged him to develop vocally. Before his career as a musician, Abbott studied psychology at University of California, Berkeley, graduating in 1975 and creative writing at Stanford; where he won a Wallace Stegner fellowship. Abbott taught English at University of California, Berkeley.

Career

One of Abbott's first opportunities in his studio was an album for an independent record label, which gave him the opportunity to do a duet with Whitney Houston. Continuing on, Abbott produced for the group EQ on Atlantic Records. In 1986, Abbott released his first solo album, Shake You Down. The title track for the album was a success, going platinum and topping the Billboard Hot 100. The album's second single, "I Got The Feelin’ (It's Over)" which reached Number 5 on the R&B chart. With the strength of its singles, the album propelled to platinum status and earned Abbott several awards.

Internationally, Abbott carried much success, winning first prize at the Tokyo Music Festival. The title track of his second album, "I'll Prove It To You" which was released in 1988, was featured on a Japanese movie soundtrack. In Belgium, he performed with Princess Stephanie of Monaco.[2] Over the years much of his new music has been released via singles on his own Mojo Man Entertainment label. Abbott has continued with his R&B sound but in addition he has added a Caribbean/Soul feel as well. In 2011, an album entitled "Drop Your Mask" was released; and Abbott continues to release new singles two to four times a year.[3]

Discography

Albums

  • 1986 – Shake You Down (Columbia Records)
  • 1988 – I'll Prove It to You (Columbia Records)
  • 1996 – One World! (Musik International)
  • 1998 – Super Hits (Legacy Recordings)
  • 2002 – Eyes, Whispers, Rhythm, Sex... (Musik International)
  • 2005 – Dancing the Inner Realm... (Musik International-Mojo Man)
  • 2006 – Rhyme and Reason
  • 2011 – Anniversary Edition of "Shake You Down" (Friday Music)
  • 2012 – "Drop Your Mask"

Singles

Major Singles

Year Single Chart Positions
US
R&B		 UK[4] US All Music Guide[5]
1986 "Shake You Down" 1 6 1 12
"I Got The Feelin' (It's Over)" 5 - 56 -

Other Singles

  • 1988 – "I'll Prove It To You"
  • 1988 – "Let Me Be Your Hero"
  • 1994 – "Handyman"
  • 1994 – "Do The Caribbean"
  • 2002 – "Sexual"
  • 2003 – "Three Little Birds" Duet with Phoebe Snow
  • 2007 – "Middle of Harlem"
  • 2007 – "Shake You Down" (Re-Make)
  • 2009 – "Baby Mama"
  • 2011 – "Soul Food"
  • 2011 – "Eyes"
  • 2012 – "Island Woman"
  • 2012 – "Sugar Sugar"
  • 2013 – "Rock You Gently"
  • 2014 – "Every Little Step"
  • 2014 – "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"
  • 2015 – "How Deep Is Your Love"
  • 2015 – "Stir It Up"
  • 2016 – "When Something is Wrong With My Baby"
  • 2017 – "Deja Vu"
  • 2017 – "On and On"

References

  1. ↑ mojomanentertainment. "Biography - gregornyabbott.com". gregornyabbott.com. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  2. ↑ "About Gregorny Abbott".
  3. ↑ "Biography".
  4. ↑ Guinness British Hit Singles (13th ed.), London, UK: Guinness World Records Ltd, 2000, p. 69, ISBN 0-85112-111-X
  5. ↑ "Gregorny Abbott - Biography, Albums, Streaming Links - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
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