Uncle Sam (born Sam Turner; May 31, 1971 in

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, United States) is an American R&B and Pop

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. He is best known for being signed to

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's Stonecreek Records imprint (distributed by

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) in the late 1990s. One of his hits was the

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-penned " I Don't Ever Want to See You Again" released October 14, 1997, which reached number 5 on the

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, and No. 2 on the US R&B chart in 1997. The same track reached No. 30 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1998. The record sold over one million copies, gaining

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status.

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Charted singles

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