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Anthony David Harrington (born December 4, 1971) is an American R&B singer-songwriter. He is best known for his 2006 song "Words," a duet with contemporary R&B singer India.Arie.[1]

Biography

Anthony David was born in Savannah, Georgia. The Gulf War veteran began writing music while serving as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne and took part in 28 combat missions before moving to Atlanta to pursue a career in music.[2] In Atlanta, he met R&B singer India.Arie, with whom he began collaborating.[3] David's first song written for Arie was entitled "Part of My Life" for Arie's 7x Grammy nominated album Acoustic Soul. David also toured with Arie in support of her album.[4]

In 2004, he released his first independent album Three Chords & The Truth.[5] Then eventually in 2006, he released his second independent album The Red Clay Chronicles.[6] After touring with Arie, David teamed up with her once again to co-write and produce "There's Hope" for Arie's third studio album.[1] His third release, 2008's Acey Duecy, is a combination of both R&B and soul music.[7] The album, featured the single "Words," a duet with Arie.[8]

Anthony's fourth album, released on February 22, 2011, As Above So Below, was co-produced with Shannon Sanders and featured guest vocalists including Atlanta singer Algebra Blesset; rapper Phonte from Little Brother; and cousin Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Men.[9][10][11] The first single from the album, "4Evermore" featuring Blessett and Phonte became David's first top 20 R&B hit in the US charts where it has peaked at #18.[12] In 2018, he released Hello Like Before: The Songs of Bill Withers, which pays tribute to the late great Bill Withers. The album was produced by Eddie "Gypsy" Stokes.

Discography

Year Album
2004 Three Chords & the Truth
2006 The Red Clay Chronicles
2008 Acey Duecy
2011 As Above So Below
2012 Love Out Loud
2016 The Powerful Now
2018 Hello Like Before: The Songs of Bill Withers
2023 Heaven: The Best of Anthony David

Singles

  • "Something About You" (2006)
  • "Words" (2006) US R&B #53
  • "4Evermore" (2011) US R&B #18
  • "Let Me In" (2011)
  • "Can't Look Down" (2012)
  • "Sweet Pain" (2012)
  • "Beautiful Problems" (2016)
  • "Need You Now" – with Algebra Blessett (2023)

Awards and nominations

  • Grammy Award
    • 2009, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals: "Words" (Nominated)[13]
  • NAACP Image Award
    • 2009, Outstanding New Artist (Nominated)[14]
    • 2009, Outstanding Duo or Group/Collaboration (Nominated)[15]

References

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External links

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