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Contents. Career 1984: Kids Incorporated After appearing in a school talent show in 1984, Patterson auditioned for the television show Kids Incorporated. He was cast as 'The Kid', and remained on the show for the next few years, appearing alongside such future stars as, and.
A new-soul artist with a rare combination of integrity and artistic. Patterson released his third album After Hours internationally in. Rahsaan Patterson. Rahsaan Patterson is an American singer and actor. Patterson's third album, After Hours was released internationally in April 2004, garnering positive reviews.
Music career After Kids Incorporated, Patterson gained experience as a backup vocalist for several artists (including Kids co-star ). Following his vocal contributions on 's self-titled album, as well as writing for other artists (his credits include 's platinum Top 5 smash ', and 's hit '). 1997–98: Rahsaan Patterson Patterson signed with.
Collaborating with and, among others, released his self-titled debut album on January 28, 1997. The album peaked at No. 48 on Billboard's Chart. There were two singles released, 'Stop By' and ' peaked No.
53 on Billboard's chart. Receiving positive reviews from critics, the album failed to find a large audience (the single 'Where You Are' did receive attention on R&B radio, and it appeared on the soundtrack to the 1996 ).
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Patterson did, however, develop a loyal following both in the U.S. 1999–2002: Love in Stereo, SoundTracks Patterson went to work on his followup, with Jamey Jaz and new collaborators such as. When Love in Stereo was released in late 1999 it received better reviews than its predecessor, although the mainstream overlooked it. The album peaked at #51 on Billboards Chart and two singles, 'The Moment' and ' which peaked at no.
61 on Billboards. Rahsaan toured in support of Stereo playing dates throughout U.S.
Although Patterson and MCA parted ways, he remained busy, continuing to perform live, working as a, and contributing to both soundtracks ( ) and compilation albums ('s Sign of Things to Come), while working on his next album. 2004–08 After Hours, Wines and Spirits Patterson's third album, After Hours was released internationally in April 2004, garnering positive reviews. With the forming of his own label, was released in the U.S. In late October. The album debuted at No.
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65 on Billboard's chart. The singles, 'So Hot', 'April's Kiss' and ' were issued but failed to chart on Billboard.
Further collaborative efforts followed. Patterson's most recent album, (again featuring collaborations with Crouch and Jaz) was released September 24, 2007, and debuted at #42 on Billboards, his highest charted to date and No. The singles released, ' and 'Feels Good' charted on Billboard's both at no. 59 and the later no. A close friend, R&B singer, in which he's also featured on her album, explains the genius of Patterson as, 'Rahsaan's greatest artistic strength is his ability to be overly honest in his recordings and in his live performances. If I had to sum him up in one word, I would call him 'uninhibited'.'
In August 2008 Patterson released a Christmas album, by November Patterson won a award for Underground Artist of the year. In 2008 Patterson joined with Australian-born producer/multi-instrumentalist/songwriter and Copenhagen-based electro-soul songstress to form the London-based alternative soul/pop/funk trio, who released their self-titled album through RCA (UK) in the summer of 2008. 2009–11: Bleuphoria, Touring After the release of Wines and Spirits, Rahsaan resumed touring throughout the U.S. And overseas, and working with several recording artists'. On December 14, 2010 a new song was available on iTunes, ', a slow funk groove aimed as the lead single from his new album.
On February 12, 2011, he performed at B.B. King's Blues Club to a sold out crowd, the show received rave reviews. Patterson continues to tour across the U.S.
And also completing recording for his new soon to be released sixth studio album, scheduled for release this year. March 2011, after a concert in Ram's Head Tavern in Annapolis, MD, Patterson spoke about the his album, during a brief interview for thesoulcialista. Personal life Patterson is openly. In a 2008 discussion about being a gay artist with -centric network, for example, he said that 'For me, it's not about being 'the gay artist'; I'm an artist.' In an interview with BET's, Patterson further clarified that 'I've never been in the closet or hiding anything.'
Soul vocalist and songwriter Rahsaan Patterson is another in the line of new-school R&B singers (Maxwell, Erykah Badu) who displayed a bit more integrity than most of the chart-toppers during the 1990s. After singing in church from the age of six, Patterson moved with his family from New York to California to star in the children's show KIDS Incorporated. He later moved back to the East Coast, resuming his career with small TV roles and assorted commercials, but returned to Los Angeles in the early '90s to record demos and contribute backing vocals to albums by Martika and Brandy, among others. Patterson proved himself a more than competent songwriter as well, penning hits like Tevin Campbell's 'Back to the World' and Brandy's 'Baby.' Those successes finally earned him a recording contract with MCA, which issued his self-titled debut album in early 1997. Love in Stereo followed two years later.
After a hiatus from the performance spotlight, he released After Hours in August of 2005 and Wines & Spirits in September 2007. These two albums placed him near - or at - the top of the R&B underground.
The sprawling Bleuphoria, issued nearly four years later, was his most eclectic and creatively ambitious album. Rahsaan Patterson is an American singer and actor, best known for portraying 'The Kid' on the popular 1980s television show Kids Incorporated. His singing and songwriting style have been said to be reminiscent of Stevie Wonder, while his voice has also drawn comparisons to Chaka Khan.