Kashif
Michael "Kashif" Jones, född 26 december 1956[1] i Harlem i New York, död 25 september 2016[2] i Playa del Rey[3] i Los Angeles, var en amerikansk soulsångare, producent, keyboardist och låtskrivare.
Kashif föddes i Harlem men växte upp i Brooklyn. Han inledde sin musikaliska bana som keyboardist i gruppen B.T. Express på 1970-talet. Under 1980-talet började han producera och skriva låtar för andra artister. Några artister han arbetat med är Evelyn "Champagne" King, Melba Moore, George Benson, Whitney Houston, Da Brat, Lil' Kim, Will Downing och Stacy Lattisaw.
1983 släppte Kashif sitt första soloalbum, Kashif.
Diskografi
Studioalbum
| År | Album | List- placering | Skivbolag | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | |||
| 1983 | Kashif | 54 | 10 | Arista |
| 1984 | Send Me Your Love | 51 | 4 | |
| 1985 | Condition of the Heart | 144 | 32 | |
| 1987 | Love Changes | 118 | 17 | |
| 1989 | Kashif | — | 29 | |
| 1998 | Who Loves You? | — | — | Expansion |
| 2004 | Music from My Mind | — | — | Brooklyn Boy |
| "—" albumet nådde ingen placering. | ||||
Samlingsalbum
| År | Album | Skivbolag |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | The Best of Kashif | Arista/BMG |
| 1998 | The Definitive Collection | Arista |
| 2002 | The Best of Kashif | BMG |
Singlar
| År | Singel | Listplacering | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US | US Dance[5] | USA/C[5] | UK | |||
| 1983 | "I Just Gotta Have You (Lover Turn Me On)" | 103 | 5 | 28 | — | 79 | Kashif (1983 album) |
| "Stone Love" | — | 22 | — | — | — | ||
| "Help Yourself to My Love" | — | 28 | — | — | — | ||
| "Say Something Love" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984 | "Baby Don't Break Your Baby's Heart" | 108 | 6 | 40 | — | — | Send Me Your Love |
| "Are You the Woman" | — | 25 | — | — | — | ||
| "Ooh Love" | — | 75 | — | — | — | ||
| 1985 | "Love on the Rise" (med Kenny G) | — | 24 | — | — | 87 | Gravity |
| "Condition of the Heart" | — | 34 | — | — | — | Condition of the Heart | |
| 1986 | "Dancing in the Dark (Heart to Heart)" | — | 36 | — | — | — | |
| "Love the One I'm With (A Lot of Love)" (med Melba Moore) | — | 5 | — | — | — | A Lot of Love | |
| 1987 | "Reservations for Two" (med Dionne Warwick) | 62 | 20 | — | 7 | — | Love Changes |
| "Love Changes" (med Meli'sa Morgan) | — | 2 (1w) | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | "Love Me All Over" | — | 14 | — | — | — | |
| "Loving You Only" | — | 60 | — | — | — | ||
| "I'm in Love" (with Melba Moore) | — | 13 | — | — | — | I'm in Love | |
| 1989 | "Personality" | — | 6 | — | — | — | Kashif (1989 album) |
| 1990 | "Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)" | — | 33 | — | — | — | |
| "—" singeln nådde ingen listplacering | |||||||
Referenser
- ↑ Noah Yoo (27 september 2016). ”Producer Kashif, Whitney Houston Collaborator and B.T. Express Member, Dead at 59” (på amerikansk engelska). Pitchfork. https://pitchfork.com/news/68577-producer-kashif-whitney-houston-collaborator-and-bt-express-member-dead-at-59/. Läst 13 november 2025.
- ↑ ”WE REMEMBER: Singer/Producer Kashif Has Died. He was 56” (på amerikansk engelska). EURweb. 27 september 2016. Arkiverad från originalet den 21 maj 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170521135743/http://www.eurweb.com/2016/09/remember-singerproducer-kashif-died-56/. Läst 13 november 2025.
- ↑ Gail Mitchell (27 september 2016). ”Producer Kashif Dies at 59” (på amerikansk engelska). Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/kashif-dead-singer-producer-7525535/. Läst 13 november 2025.
- ↑ ”Kashif” (på amerikansk engelska). Billboard. Arkiverad från originalet den 10 mars 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220310095847/https://www.billboard.com/artist/kashif/chart-history/tlp/. Läst 13 november 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 ”Kashif - Awards : AllMusic”. AllMusic. Arkiverad från originalet den 18 juli 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120718224556/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kashif-mn0000361973/awards. Läst 13 november 2025.
- ↑ ”KASHIF” (på engelska). Official Charts. 12 mars 1983. https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/20201/kashif/. Läst 13 november 2025.