Alicia Michelle "Miki" Howard (born September 30, 1960) is an American R&B singer who had top 10 hit songs in the mid-1980s and early 1990s, including "Baby, Be Mine" (1987), "Come Share My Love" (1986) and "Love Under New Management" (1990). "Ain't Nobody Like You" (1992) and "Ain't Nuthin' in the World" (1989) both peaked at number one on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Top R&B Singles chart.

Early life

Howard was born in

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, Illinois. She is the daughter of

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singers Josephine Howard (January 26, 1936 – December 31, 1978) of

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and Clay Graham (1936–2018) of The Pilgrim Jubilees. Howard's mother took her to the homes of various stars such as

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and

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. At the age of nine, Howard and her family moved to

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where Howard's mother sang in a choir led by Caravans member and arranger

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. Among those who visited Howard's Los Angeles residence were

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and

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. Howard was also influenced by jazz greats,

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and Nancy Wilson. As a teenager, she often visited Maverick's Flat, a popular night club in Los Angeles and a venue for music acts such as

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and Chaka Khan and

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, who were influential in her pursuit of a professional singing career.

Career

1980–1985: Side Effect

At the age of 16, she performed in a teen pageant. After the show, she met singer Augie Johnson, leader and member of R&B group

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, who happened to be in the audience and began working with Howard on music. Johnson charmed Howard and later chose her as the vocalist for the group. After a period of time, Howard became a Side Effect member in 1979—replacing the departure of Sylvia St. James. Howard's tenure with the group lasted a few years. With Miki as new female vocalist, Side Effect's '' After the Rain'' was released in 1980. The album did not do well on the charts as well as the next two Elektra albums ''

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'' and '' All Aboard''. As a member of Side Effect, the group's best remembered "I Can't Play" and a cover of Toto's " Georgy Porgy" were minor R&B hits in 1983/84. During this time, she also had one child by Johnson. In addition to singing with Side Effect, she did background vocals for Wayne Henderson, Roy Ayers, Stanley Turrentine, and several other artists. By 1985, Howard decided she was ready to begin a

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career, and left the group. She put together a demo that landed her a recording contract with

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1986–1990: ''Come Share My Love'', ''Love Confessions'' and ''Miki Howard''

Howard begin recording songs for her debut album, '' Come Share My Love'' released in 1986. The album was produced by LeMel Humes, would peak to number 19 on the ''Billboard''

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. The first single, "Come Share My Love" would become her first U.S. hit single. The song peaked to number five on the ''Billboard'' R&B Singles chart. By the fall, the follow-up single was a

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's 1940's tune "

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", peaked to number 13 on the R&B Singles and would become Howard's first video. With two hit singles from the album, she embarked on her first concert tour in 1987, opening for funk band Cameo. The final single, "Come Back to Me Lover" was released charting to number 33, on the R&B singles chart. In November 1987, Howard released her second album, '' Love Confessions''. LeMel Humes produced several tracks and became a close friend, working with Howard on future albums throughout her career. Her success continued with two more Top 10 R&B singles from the album, Nick Martinelli produced, soul ballad "Baby, Be Mine" climbed to number five on the R&B Singles chart. The second single "That's What Love Is", a

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with hit-making R&B

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(lead singer of R&B group

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), peaked to number five on the R&B Singles chart. Levert produced the duet and final single "Crazy", which peaked at number 38 on the R&B singles. Howard and Gerald's group

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, embarked on a U.S. tour in support of their album's. The pair was also romantically involved and that romance would spawn one of Howard's biggest hits from her third album. On March 30, 1988, Howard won a

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for

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. In November 1989, Howard released her third album, the self-titled '' Miki Howard'', which would become her final album on

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. Following the release, the album became a hit, charting at number four on the ''Billboard''

chart. The album would become Howard's most successful to date. During recording, Howard and Gerald Levert's romantic relationship, spawned the song's "I'll Be Your Shoulder", "Mister" and "Just The Way You Want Me To"; written-produced by Levert. Howard secured her first chart-topper, the first single, "Ain't Nuthin' in the World", peaked at number-one on the R&B Singles. Howard scored two more Top 5 R&B hits from the album. The songs "Love Under New Management", penned during her affair with Gerald Levert, peaked to number two and a cover of "

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", at number three on the R&B singles chart.

1992–1997: ''Femme Fatale'', ''Miki Sings Billie'' and ''Can't Count Me Out''

By 1992, Howard was no longer a recording artist with

, she was now signed as an artist with Giant Records. On September 15, Howard's fourth

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album, ''

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'' was released. The album peaked at number seven on the ''Billboard''

chart. Producer/songwriter LeMel Humes produced the majority of the album, including the first single, " Ain't Nobody Like You". The song peaked at number one on the R&B Singles chart, Howard's second R&B chart-topper and number 64 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. A second single and music video for " Release Me", was released, the song received modest radio airplay and peaked at number 43 on the R&B singles chart and also peaked at number 35 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay charts. More singles were released as 'promotional, radio-only', the

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produced, "Shining Through" and "But I Love You", produced by LeMel Humes. In director

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's 1992 bio-pic film ''

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'', Howard portrayed jazz singer

, performing Holiday's " I Cover the Waterfront". She had always been strongly influenced by Holiday's vocal technique and music. In the fall of 1992, Miki decided to pay tribute to Billie by recording covers of her favorite classic songs by Holiday. During recording, she also landed a role in

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's 1993 film ''

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'' starring pop singer

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and hip-hop artist/actor

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. In December 1993, Miki's fifth studio album, '' Miki Sings Billie'' was released under Giant Records, the album peaked at number 74 on the ''Billboard''

, her lowest charting album.

and LeMel Humes produced the cover tracks. Official singles were not released, only a radio promo of " Don't Explain" was played on R&B and jazz stations in the U.S. By 1997, Howard was no longer signed to Giant Records. Her sixth studio album and her first in four years, '' Can't Count Me Out'', was released under a new label,

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, in May. The album was her first to not chart on the ''Billboard'' 200 or the

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. The album includes duets, a cover of

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's "I Love Every Little Thing About You" with singer

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, "Can't Count Me Out" duet with father Clay Graham and a remake of

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's "

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". LeMel Humes produced most of the album, including a cover of the jazz standard "

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" and "Sunshine" penned by singer

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2001–2008: ''Three Wishes'', ''Pillow Talk'' and ''Private Collection''

In March 2001, Howard released her seventh album, '' Three Wishes'' under

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. Although no official singles were released, ''Nobody'' received radio airplay. The album peaked at number 60 on the ''Billboard''

and number 25 on the

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chart. All the tracks were produced by new producers, except "Bring Your Loving Home" produced by Howard's close friend LeMel Humes. The album received a nomination for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Album at the

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. After five years had past since ''Three Wishes'', in September 2006 Howard was now signed with Shanachie Records. Her eighth studio album, ''

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'' was released. The album peaked at number 60 on the ''Billboard''

Chart. All songs were cover tracks of her favorite R&B classic songs, of

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, Nancy Wilson to

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, The Main Ingredient and

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. Howard contributed as the album's producer, along with Kim Waters, Danny Weiss and Chris Davis. Howard is currently working on regenerating her career after taking some time out to raise her children. She undertook a world tour with

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and the Jazz Allstars. In June 2008, she released her ninth studio album, ''

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'' under her legally owned new independent label, Branicka Records. The album contained ten tracks, with five new

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and R&B songs co-written and co-produced with Chuckii Booker, and five

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s co-produced with Brandon McCune. Besides Booker, composers included on the album included

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and

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for " Skylark",

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and Paul-Francis Webster for " Secret Love",

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and

for " Days of Wine and Roses", Elisse Boyd and Murray Grand for " Guess Who I Saw Today", and

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for " Counting Your Blessings". On November 1, 2010, ''Unsung: Miki Howard'' was televised on TV One. In February 2011, TV One televised ''Way Black When'' which showcased African Americans' impact in entertainment through the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Howard was featured during the 1980s segment, hosted by comedian

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. Howard performed her number-one R&B hit, " Ain't Nobody Like You". In March she embarked on a U.S. tour, Throwback Unplugged Tour. with

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and

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2014-present: ''I Choose to Be Happy'' and touring

Howard released an EP, ''I Choose to Be Happy'' in 2015, which includes four new songs, also the new single "Panther" which features rapper

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and some of her greatest hits re-recorded live. "I Choose to Be Happy" will also include a new song, the title track, "I Choose to be Happy" and a tribute to Marvin Gaye titled " Soon I'll Be Loving You Again" which features son Brandon Howard and David Ruffin Jr. While recording, Howard has been touring throughout the U.S. and overseas, performing the album's first single, "Panther" as well as her classic hit songs. On September 25, 2015, Howard released her second

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album titled ''Miki Howard: Live in Concert''. The release features her performance of hits throughout her music career, and cover versions of " My Man", "Pillow Talk", " This Bitter Earth", and Marvin Gaye's "Soon I'll Be Loving You Again".Live in Concert: Miki Howard

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Discography

Studio albums * '' Come Share My Love'' (1986) * '' Love Confessions'' (1987) * '' Miki Howard'' (1989) * ''

'' (1992) * '' Miki Sings Billie'' (1993) * '' Can't Count Me Out'' (1997) * '' Three Wishes'' (2001) * ''

'' (2006) * ''

'' (2008) * ''I Choose to Be Happy'' (2015)

Tours

*Cameo Tour (1987) *Levert Tour (1988) *Al Jarreau Tour (1990) *Jazz AllStars Tour (2009) *Throwback Unplugged Tour (2011)

Films

*''

'' (1992) *''

'' (1993) *'' Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story'' (2016)

Awards and nominations

American Music Awards

Chicago Music Awards

Grammy Awards

Soul Train Music Awards

References

External links

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