Raymond Angry (sometimes referred to as Ray Angry) is an American keyboardist, record producer, and composer.
Biography
Since the 1990s, Angry has contributed songs and played on many
hit record
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s. He wrote
Christina Aguilera
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's "
Slow Down Baby
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",
Ja Rule
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's "
Real Life Fantasy
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" and
Melanie Fiona
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". He also played on records by
Robbie Williams
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,
Joss Stone
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and also toured with
D'Angelo
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.
In 2010 he was the
musical director
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for ''Off the Wall: A Michael Jackson Tribute''. In 2013 he received a
Grammy
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nomination as part of
The Roots
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' record ''
Undun
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The album was recorded in sessions at several studios in Philadelphia and New York City. Production was handled ...
''.
On many occasions Angry collaborated with
Cindy Blackman
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,
Mike Mangini
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,
Tom "Bones" Malone
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,
David Gilmore
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Gilmore studied at New York University with Joe Lovano and Jim McNeely. In 1987 he began working professionally with the M-Base Collective and Ronald Shannon Jackson. In the ...
,
Betty Wright
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and
James Poyser
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Poyser has written and produced songs for various legendary and award-winning artists such as Erykah Badu, Mariah Carey, ...
. He has also worked with
Patti LaBelle
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She began her career in the early 1960s as lead singe ...
,
Louie Vega
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, Jeremiah,
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Peter Gallagher
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and
Elliott Yamin
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His self-titled album, released Marc ...
. His nickname is "Mister Goldfinger".
[Credits on Discogs.com]
In August 2020, Angry contributed to the
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ed recording of the singer
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's EP ''
VOYAGE-19'', created remotely during the
COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns
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. It was released the following month with proceeds from its sales going to participating musicians in financial hardship from the pandemic.
Discography
* 1996 -
Yolanda Adams
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''Live in Washington''
* 2003 -
Sandy Rivera
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Biography
Rivera, born January 18th 1971 and started his career at age 13 as a DJ in his native Spanish Harlem. ...
- ''In the House''
* 2004 -
Joss Stone
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- ''
Mind Body & Soul
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''
* 2004 -
Mick Jagger
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and
Dave Stewart - ''
Alfie''
* 2006 -
Robbie Williams
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- ''
Rudebox
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''
* 2006 -
Christina Aguilera
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- ''
Back to Basics''
* 2007 -
Elliott Yamin
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His self-titled album, released Marc ...
- ''
Elliott Yamin
Efraym Elliott Yamin ( he, אפרים אליוט ימין; born July 20, 1978) is an American singer known for his hit single "Wait for You" and for placing third on the fifth season of '' American Idol''.
His self-titled album, released Marc ...
''
* 2007 -
Mark Ronson
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- ''
Version''
* 2008 -
Taylor Dayne
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- ''
Satisfied''
* 2009 -
Melinda Doolittle
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- ''
Coming Back to You
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''
* 2009 -
Diane Birch
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Early life
Birch was born in Michigan. At the age of seven she began studying piano using the Suzuki method. While growing up she listened to opera, classical and church mus ...
- ''
Bible Belt
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''
* 2009 -
Melanie Fiona
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''
* 2010 -
Daniel Merriweather
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- ''
Love & War''
* 2010 -
Miguel
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- ''
All I Want Is You''
* 2010 -
Chiara Civello
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Career
When Civello was seventeen, she sang in a band with Mario Raja, then Roberto Gatto. On a scholarship, she moved to Boston in 1994 to attend the Be ...
- ''
7752
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Background
While visiting her friend, Daniel Jobim, in ...
''
* 2010 -
Jaheim
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- ''
Another Round''
* 2010 -
The Roots
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- ''
How I Got Over
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''
* 2011 -
Dionne Warwick
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Warwick ranks among the 40 biggest U.S. hit makers between 1955 and 1999, based on her chart history on ''Billboards Hot 100 pop singles ch ...
- ''
Only Trust Your Heart
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Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Only Trust Your Heart''.
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* Diana ...
''
* 2011 -
Ayọ
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Her debut album '' Joyful'', released in 2006, ...
- ''
Billie-Eve
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''
* 2011 -
The Roots
The Roots are an American hip hop band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The Roots serve as the house band on NBC's '' The Tonight Show Starring Jimm ...
- ''
Undun
''Undun'' is the tenth studio album by American hip hop band The Roots. It was released on December 6, 2011, by Def Jam Recordings.
The album was recorded in sessions at several studios in Philadelphia and New York City. Production was handled ...
''
* 2011 -
Nikki Jean
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After studying theatre, Jean began her career as the lead singer of the Philadelphia-based band Nouveau Riche. She began posting acoustic music online. Jean gained major recognition after bei ...
- ''
Pennies in a Jar
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Jean, who was be ...
''
* 2012 -
Esperanza Spalding
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A native of Portland, Oregon, Spalding be ...
- ''
Radio Music Society
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''
* 2012 -
DJ Khaled
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- ''
Kiss the Ring
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''
* 2012 -
Joss Stone
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- ''
The Soul Sessions Vol. 2
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''
* 2012 -
Ja Rule
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- ''
Pain Is Love 2
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''
* 2012 -
Estelle - ''
All of Me''
* 2013 -
James Maddock
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His first album was ''Tied Weight'' in 1982. (Reach Up Records SRO 0 ...
- ''Another Life''
* 2013 -
Elvis Costello
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and
The Roots
The Roots are an American hip hop band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The Roots serve as the house band on NBC's '' The Tonight Show Starring Jimm ...
- ''Wise Up Ghost & Other Songs''
* 2013 -
John Legend
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- ''
Love in the Future
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''
* 2013 -
Jaheim
Jaheim H. Hoagland (born May 26, 1978), known mononymously as Jaheim, is an American R&B singer. He was signed by Naughty by Nature's Kaygee to Divine Mill Records in 2000, and released his debut album '' Ghetto Love'' in 2001. His second effor ...
- ''
Appreciation Day
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Critical response
''Appreciation Day'' was met with a generally positive reviews from music criticism, music critics ...
''
* 2014 -
Dianne Reeves
Dianne Elizabeth Reeves (born October 23, 1956) is an American jazz singer.
Biography
Dianne Reeves was born in Detroit, Michigan, into a musical family. Her father sang, her mother played trumpet, her uncle is bassist Charles Burrell, and he ...
- ''Beautiful Day''
* 2014 -
The Roots
The Roots are an American hip hop band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The Roots serve as the house band on NBC's '' The Tonight Show Starring Jimm ...
- ''
…And Then You Shoot Your Cousin
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According to Black Thought, "the album is conceptual like the previous one, but ...
''
* 2017 - Steve Wilson Sit Back, Relax & Unwind
* 2017 - Esperanza Spalding - ''
Exposure
Exposure or Exposures may refer to:
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''
* 2018 - Ray Angry - One
References
External links
Discogs.com
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American male composers
21st-century American composers
Living people
21st-century American keyboardists
21st-century American male musicians
Year of birth missing (living people)