Sammie
Contemporary R&B artist Sammie achieved commercial success in 1999 as a pre-teen, vanished from the industry almost as quickly as he'd arrived, returned several years later, and left again, only to resurface during the 2010s. Before he was even born, Sammie Leigh Bush, Jr. was exposed to music; his mother, a former professional singer, sang in the church choir while she was carrying him. That setting is where the native Floridian, at the age of four, received a standing ovation for his performance of "Troubles Don't Last Always." A few years later, Sammie formed a vocal group, Wonder 3, whose audition for Showtime at the Apollo led to a solo performance and subsequent triumphant finals appearance. Shortly thereafter, Joyce Irby became his manager. The former Klymaxx member matched her new client with longtime associate and producer Dallas Austin, who also signed the youngster to the Capitol subsidiary Freeworld Entertainment.
"I Like It," a mix of throwback electro and modern pop-R&B produced by Austin, was released as Sammie's debut single. It entered Billboard's R&B/hip-hop chart in December 1999, eventually reached number eight, and peaked at number 24 on the Hot 100. Its parent album, From the Bottom to the Top, followed in 2000 and featured another charting single, the ballad "Crazy Things I Do." A lengthy silence, including a period devoted to school, was broken in 2006 by Sammie's self-titled second album. Issued on Austin's reactivated Rowdy label, supported by Motown, the return sported a couple minor hits with "You Should Be My Girl" and "Come with Me." Sammie was featured on Soulja Boy Tell Em's Top Five R&B/hip-hop hit "Kiss Me Thru the Phone" but was otherwise inactive for several years. During the 2010s, he returned with mixtapes, EPs, and albums such as 2015's Indigo and 2017's Coming of Age, all released through his independent Star Camp label. During this sustained period of activity, Sammie also co-wrote "Next Breath" for Tank. In early 2019, he issued the single "Times 10" featuring Lil Baby.
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I'm Him - Single
R&B - Released by Star Camp Music - EMPIRE on Jul. 15, 2016
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Show Me (feat. Ying Yang Twins) - Single
R&B - Released by Star Camp Music - Inactive on May 12, 2015
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I'm Him (Strange Arrange Live Remix) [feat. Be On It]
R&B - Released by Strange Arrange Music Group on Dec. 13, 2016
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Miss Understood - Single
Pop - Released by Ubisoft Music on Nov. 8, 2013
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Zindagi Swar Lende
Aman Darya Band, Sammie, V Shahpuria
Rock - Released by Aman Darya Productions on Apr. 9, 2024
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Picky (feat. Rotimi)
R&B - Released by Star Camp Music - EMPIRE on May 6, 2020
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Good Life (feat. Rick Ross)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Star Camp Music - EMPIRE on Sep. 1, 2017
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Too Long
R&B - Released by Star Camp Music - EMPIRE on Aug. 18, 2017
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Playlist
R&B - Released by Star Camp Music - EMPIRE on Feb. 14, 2019
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Shoes
R&B - Released by Star Camp Music - EMPIRE on Sep. 8, 2017
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