Tamia discography

Tamia discography
Tamia in 1998
Studio albums	7
EPs	1
Compilation albums	1
Singles	25

Canadian singer and songwriter Tamia has released nine albums (including seven studio albums, one extended play, and one compilation albums), and twenty-six singles (including four as a featured artist and one charity singles). She began her career in 1995 as a protégé of musician Quincy Jones, who offered her the chance to appear on his album Q's Jook Joint (1995).[1] Selected as the album's first single, their collaboration "You Put a Move on My Heart" became a top 20 success on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[2] The song, along with their second collaboration "Slow Jams" and "Missing You", a song she recorded with Brandy, Gladys Knight, and Chaka Khan for the soundtrack of the 1996 motion picture Set It Off, was later nominated for a Grammy Award.[3]

Signed to Jones's Qwest Records, Tamia's self-titled debut album was released in 1998. The album took her work further into the contemporary R&B and hip hop genres but became a moderate commercial success, peaking at number sixty-seven on the US Billboard 200 chart and entered the top twenty of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[4] From the five singles that were released from the album, "Imagination" and "So into You" reached the top forty of Billboard Hot 100. The album was certified gold in Japan in June 1998 for 100,000 copies shipped to stores.[5] In the United States, Tamia sold 416,000 copies in total.[6] After a transition to Elektra Records, Tamia released her second album A Nu Day in 2000. Chiefly produced by Shep Crawford and Missy Elliott, the album entered the top ten on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[4] It included the singles "Can't Go for That" and "Stranger in My House," the latter of which reached number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it her highest-charting single to date.[4] Her strongest seller yet, A Nu Day sold over 665,000 copies in the United States and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[6]

Tamia released her long-delayed third album, More, following her diagnosis with multiple sclerosis in mid-2004. Pushed by the top five success of "Into You", an updated version of her 1998 single "So into You", which rapper Fabolous recorded for his album Street Dreams, More became her highest-charting album yet, debuting and peaking at number 17 on Billboard 200.[4] The album spawned three singles.[4] Feeling restricted by record label obligations, Tamia later split from Elektra to go independent with her own company, Plus One Music Group. Her first project with the label was Between Friends.[7] Her second album with the rooster, Beautiful Surprise, was released in 2012 after a nearly six-year absence in which she had devoted herself to the education of her two children with retired basketball player Grant Hill.[7] It debuted at number six on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and also garnered two Grammy Award nominations.[8] In 2014, Tamia entered a joint venture with Def Jam Recordings to release her sixth album Love Life. Released in June 2015, it debuted at number 24 on the US Billboard 200, while reaching the top of Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart and number two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, becoming her highest-charting album ever on both charts.[9] Passion Like Fire, her seventh studio album, was released in September 2018.[10]

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications
		US [11]	US R&B	JPN [12]
Tamia	Released: April 14, 1998 Label: Qwest, Warner Bros. Format: LP, Cassette, CD	67	18	25
A Nu Day	Released: October 10, 2000 Label: Elektra Format: LP, CD	46	8	—	RIAA: Gold[13]
More	Released: April 6, 2004 Label: Elektra Format: LP, CD, digital download	17	4	106
Between Friends	Released: November 14, 2006 Label: Plus One, Image Format: CD, digital download	66	9	81
Beautiful Surprise	Released: August 28, 2012 Label: Plus One, EMI Format: CD, digital download	23	6	—
Love Life	Released: June 9, 2015 Label: Plus One, Def Jam Format: CD, digital download	24	2	—
Passion Like Fire	Released: September 7, 2018 Label: Plus One, 21 Entmt., eOne Format: CD, digital download	145	—	—

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected details

Title	Album details
Greatest Hits	Released: November 2, 2009 Label: Plus One, Image, Gallo Format: CD, digital download

EPs

List of EPs, with selected details

Title	Details
A Gift Between Friends	Released: October 23, 2007 Label: Plus One Format: CD, digital download

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions						Albums
		US [14]	US R&B [15]	US Dance [16]	NZ [17]	NL [18]	UK [19]
"Missing You" (with Brandy, Gladys Knight and Chaka Khan)	1996	25	10	—	2	—	—	Set It Off soundtrack
"Imagination" (featuring Jermaine Dupri)	1998	37	12	—	30	90	—	Tamia
"So Into You"		30	7	—	—	—	—
"Falling for You"	1999	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Loving You Still"		—	78	—	—	—	—
"Careless Whisper"		—	—	—	—	—	—
"Can't Go for That"	2000	84	23	—	—	—	—	A Nu Day
"Stranger in My House"	2001	10	3	1	—	—	128
"Tell Me Who"		—	63	2	—	—	—
"Officially Missing You"	2003	83	31	4	—	—	—	More
"Questions"	2004	—[A]	40	—	—	—	—
"Still"		—	83	34	—	—	—
"Can't Get Enough"	2006	—	26	—	—	—	—	Between Friends
"Me"	2007	—	29	11	—	—	—
"Almost"		—	59	—	—	—	—
"Beautiful Surprise"	2012	—	24	—	—	—	—	Beautiful Surprise
"Give Me You"		—	—	—	—	—	—
"Sandwich and a Soda"	2015	—	—	—	—	—	—	Love Life
"Stuck with Me"		—	—	—	—	—	—
"Love Falls Over Me"		—	—	21	—	—	—
"Leave It Smokin'"	2018	—	—	—	—	—	—	Passion Like Fire
"Today I Do"		—	—	—	—	—	—
"It's Yours"		—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions						Albums
		US [14]	US R&B [15]	AUS [21]	NZ [17]	NL [18]	UK [19]
"You Put a Move on My Heart" (with Quincy Jones)	1994	98	16	—	—	—	—	Q's Jook Joint
"Slow Jams" (with Quincy Jones, Babyface, Portrait & Barry White)	1995	68	19	—	2	—	—
"Love Shouldn't Hurt" (with All-Star Group)	1998	—	—	—	—	—	—	Love Shouldn't Hurt
"Spend My Life with You" (with Eric Benét)	1999	21	1	—	—	—	—	A Day in the Life
"Into You" (Fabolous featuring Tamia or Ashanti)	2003	4	6	4	—	37	18	Street Dreams
"Three Little Words" (Louis York featuring Tamia)	2024	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Albums
"Make Tonight Beautiful"	1997	Speed 2: Cruise Control
"Tomorrow"[22]	2004	More
"Questions"[23]

Appearances

Albums

Song	Year	Artist(s)	Album
"Don't Be Late, Don't Come Too Soon"	1997	LL Cool J featuring Tamia	Phenomenon
"The Christmas Song"	1998	Tamia, Jermaine Dupri	12 Soulful Nights of Christmas
"Into You"	2003	Fabolous featuring Tamia	Street Dreams
"(They Long to Be) Close to You"	2003	Gerald Levert featuring Tamia	Stroke of Genius
"Sunshine (Remix)"	2016	Eric Benét featuring Tamia	Eric Benét

Soundtracks

Song	Year	Artist(s)	Movie
"Missing You"[24]	1995	Tamia, Brandy, Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight	Set It Off
"Keep Hope Alive"[25]	1996	Tamia	The Associate
"Make Tonight Beautiful"[26]	1998		Speed 2: Cruise Control
"Careless Whisper"[27]			A Night at the Roxbury
"Be Alright"[28]	2002		The Transporter
"It's a Party"[29]	2003		Honey
"Officially Missing You"[30]			A Man Apart
"Dance My Dream"[31]	2004		First Daughter
"Things I Collected"[32]	2005		Diary of a Mad Black Woman

Music video

Title	Year	Director(s)	Artist(s)
"You Put a Move on My Heart"	1995	Matthew Rolston[33]	Quincy Jones feat. Tamia
"Slow Jams"	1995	Matthew Rolston[33]	Quincy Jones feat. Tamia, Babyface, Portrait & Barry White
"Missing You"	1996	F. Gary Gray[33]	Tamia with Brandy, Gladys Knight & Chaka Khan
"Keep Hope Alive"	1996	Un­known[33]	Tamia
"Make Tonight Beautiful"	1997	Paul Hunter[33]	Tamia
"Imagination"	1998	Paul Hunter[33]	Tamia feat. Jermaine Dupri
"So into You"	1998	Harvey White[33]	Tamia
"Spend My Life with You"	1999	Jesse Vaughn[33]	Eric Benét feat. Tamia
"Can't Go for That"	2000	Chris Hafner[33]	Tamia
"Can't Go for That" (Remix)	2000	Chris Hafner[33]	Tamia feat. 213
"Stranger in My House"	2000	Paul Hunter[33]	Tamia
"Into You"	2003	Erik White[33]	Fabolous feat. Tamia
"Officially Missing You"	2003	Paul Hunter[33]	Tamia
"Questions"	2004	Darren Grant[8]	Tamia
"Can't Get Enough"	2006	Darren Grant[34]	Tamia
"Me"	2007	Margaret Malandruccolo[35]	Tamia
"Almost"	2007	Margaret Malandruccolo[35]	Tamia
"Beautiful Surprise"	2012	Ryan Pallotta[36]	Tamia
"Sandwich and a Soda"	2015	Ryan Pallotta[37]	Tamia
"Leave It Smokin'"	2018	Aaron A[38]	Tamia
"Today I Do"	2018	Un­known[39]	Tamia
"Three Little Words"	2024	Karl Weidmann[40]	Louis York feat. Tamia

See also

• List of songs recorded by Tamia

Notes

1. "Questions" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 12 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[20]

References

1. "Canadian-born Bombshell". Vibe. 1998-06-01. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
2. "Quincy Jones Introduces Singer Tamia On New Album". Jet. 1995-11-13. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
3. "The Complete List of Nominees". Los Angeles Times. 1998-01-08. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
4. "allmusic ((( Tamia > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
5. "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1998年6月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. June 1998 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 465. Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan: 9. August 10, 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 25, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
6. Caulfield, Keith (2003-10-29). "Ask Billboard". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
7. "That Grape Juice Interviews Tamia". ThatGrapeJuice.net. Townsquare Music. 2012-08-31. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
8. Mitchell, Gail (March 27, 2004). "After Setbacks, Tamia Tries Again". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
9. Mendizabal, Amaya (2015-06-18). "Tamia Scores Her Highest-Charting Album Ever With 'Love Life'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
10. "New Video: Tamia – Leave It Smokin + Announces Sept. 7th Release Date for Upcoming Album "Passion Like Fire"". YouKnowIGotSoul.com. May 15, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
11. "Tamia Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
12. "タミアのリリース一覧" [A Look at Tamia's Releases]. Oricon. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
13. "RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - May 01, 2015". riaa.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2010.
14. "Tamia Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
15. "Tamia Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
16. "Tamia Chart History: Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
17. "charts.nz - Discography Tamia". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
18. "dutchcharts.nl - Discografie Tamia". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
19. Tamia UK chart positions:
    • "Stranger in My House": "Chart Log UK (1994–2010): DJ T – Tzant". zobbel.de. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
    • "Into You" (Fabolous featuring Tamia): "Chart Log UK (1994–2010): Adam F – FYA". zobbel.de. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
20. "Tamia Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
21. "australian-charts.com - Discography Tamia". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
22. "Spotify". Spotify.
23. "Spotify". Spotify.
24. Set It Off (liner). Various Artists. Uni Records (Universal Music Group). 1995.
25. The Associate (liner). Various Artists. Virgin Records (Universal Music Group). 1996.
26. Speed 2: Cruise Control (liner). Various Artists. Uni Records (Universal Music Group). 1998.
27. A Night at the Roxbury (liner). Various Artists. Virgin Records (Universal Music Group). 1998.
28. The Transporter (liner). Various Artists. Virgin Records (Universal Music Group). 2002.
29. Honey (liner). Various Artists. Elektra Records (Universal Music Group). 2003.
30. A Man Apart (liner). Various Artists. Elektra Records (Universal Music Group). 2003.
31. First Daughter (liner). Various Artists. Elektra Records (Universal Music Group). 2004.
32. Diary of a Mad Black Woman (liner). Various Artists. Elektra Records (Universal Music Group). 2005.
33. "Artist Videography". mvdbase.com. ASG. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
34. "Tamia – Can't Get Enough". MTV Networks. Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
35. Gottlieb, Steven. "SHOT: Tamia - Margaret Malandruccolo, director". VideoStatic.com. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
36. "Video: Tamia – 'Beautiful Surprise'". Rap-Up. Townsquare Music. June 26, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
37. "Tamia Interview at The Breakfast Club Power 105.1 (5/7/2015)". YouTube.com. May 7, 2015. Archived from the original on April 22, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
38. "New Video". realtamiaworld@Twitter. June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
39. "Tamia - Today I Do". realtamiaworld@YouTube. June 15, 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
40. "Louis York - Three Little Words feat. Tamia (Official Video)". Retrieved December 12, 2024 – via YouTube.

External links

• Tamia at AllMusic
• Tamia discography at Discogs