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Singer James Ingram, Dead At Age 66....

I'll definitely miss him. Love his songs, One Hundred Ways is probably my favorite. He passed of brain cancer, too early. RIP and thanks for the memories, Mr. Ingram.
 
For those of us who worked in or listened to AC radio in the 80's and beyond, he was a household name. #1 Hit with Patti Austin "Baby Come To Me" (1982), with Linda Ronstadt on "Somewhere Out There" (1987), and another #1 with "I Don't Have The Heart" in 1990.
 
and then for those of us who worked in or listened to a little more of the "soulful" side of things, there was his GREAT (it was, too!) duet from 1982 with Michael McDonald - "Ya Mo Be There"......
 
He recorded 2 excellent songs with Quincy Jones...Just Once and One Hundred Ways. Rip James.
 
He is probably better known for all his various collaborations than for his solo work. I remember "I Don't Have the Heart," but right now, I can't think of any other solo hits that he had. I remember him (in addition to the other collaborations already mentioned here!) for being a part of "We Are the World."
 
eriedj said:
He recorded 2 excellent songs with Quincy Jones...Just Once and One Hundred Ways. Rip James.
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Weird that he wasn't credited but Quincy Jones was. Instead he was "featuring".

I think I just heard him but I'm not sure. There were several artists that sounded like him.
 
vchimpanzee said:
Weird that he wasn't credited but Quincy Jones was. Instead he was "featuring".
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Quincy Jones was the bandleader, so that's why he got top billing -- it's a hangover from the Big Band era when the band was the main attraction, not the vocalists.

Same thing with a few other '80s hits:

Sergio Mendes featuring Joe Pizzulo & Leeza Miller - "Never Gonna Let You Go" (#4 1983)

Herb Alpert featuring Janet Jackson - "Diamonds" (#5 1987)
 
kevtronics said:
Quincy Jones was the bandleader, so that's why he got top billing -- it's a hangover from the Big Band era when the band was the main attraction, not the vocalists.
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Huh? I don't think so. The reason Quincy gets top billing is it's his record. It's on his album called "The Dude."

The story is that Ingram sang the demo, Quincy heard it, and asked him to sing on it. But it's Quincy's record.

"The Middle" is a recent hit song by Zedd. Zedd wrote it and produced it, but Maren Morris is the singer. Still, it's credited to Zedd featuring Maren Morris.

When Frank Sinatra sings with Nelson Riddle's band, Frank Sinatra gets top billing because it's his record.
 
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