Ralph Tresvant
, aka Rizz
(born Ralph Edward Tresvant Jr.
, on May 16, 1968 in Roxbury, Boston Massachusetts) is an American tenor singer, best known as one of the lead singers in R&B act New Edition.
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New Edition
Tresvant () sang lead on many of the New Edition lead singles including "Candy Girl", "Cool It Now" and "If It Isn't Love". Tresvant led the group from 1983 to 1989.
solo career
Despite the success of groupmates
Bobby Brown,
Bell Biv DeVoe, and
Johnny Gill, Tresvant was cautious about his own solo career. Signing to MCA Records, Tresvant let his apprehension be known in several interviews.
Nevertheless, well-known producers
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis were confident in his abilities after having worked with him on the album
Heartbreak
. They wrote the song "
Sensitivity" for him which hit #1 on the R&B charts, #4 on the Hot 100 and it went gold. His self-titled album released shortly after in 1990 and went platinum as well, topping the R&B charts. The album scored two more hits with "Stone Cold Gentleman" reaching #3 on the R&B charts and "Do What I Gotta Do" which reached #2.
Tresvant appeared in the movie
House Party 2
in 1991, performing the song 'Yo Baby Yo' from the House Party 2 Movie Soundtrack. The following year, he scored his fourth and final solo top 3 R&B hit to date, "Money Can't Buy You Love", from the
Mo' Money
soundtrack. In 1993, he released his second album,
It's Goin' Down
. The album featured greater involvement from Tresvant as he produced many of the tracks himself. However, the album failed to perform as well as the debut.
In 1996, he reunited with the other members of New Edition for the release of
Home Again
which became a success.
In October 2004 "Sensitivity" appeared in popular
videogame Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, playing on
R&B/
Soul radio station
CSR 103.9.
Ralph's third solo album,
Rizz-Wa-Faire
, was released March 7, 2006. The first single from the album was "My Homegirl".
Heads of State
As of September 27, 2008, he began touring with
Bobby Brown and
Johnny Gill in a new group named
Heads of State.
Other Works
Tresvant will portray Reverend Kenneth Winter in the 2009 film,
Mama, I Want to Sing!
starring pop-R&B singer
Ciara who will play the main character Amara Winter, the daughter of Tresvant's character.
Personal life
On September 18, 2004 he married Amber Serrano. They live in
Acworth, Georgia.
Discography
Albums
- 1990: Ralph Tresvant
- 1994: It's Goin' Down
- 2006: Rizz-Wa-Faire
Singles
Year
| Song
| Chart positions
| Album
|
US Hot 100
| US R&B
|
1990
| "Sensitivity"
| 4
| 1
| Ralph Tresvant
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1991
| "Stone Cold Gentleman"
| 34
| 3
| Ralph Tresvant
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1991
| "Do What I Gotta Do"
| -
| 2
| Ralph Tresvant
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1991
| "Rated R"
| -
| 69
| Ralph Tresvant
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1991
| "Yo Baby Yo"
| -
| -
| House Party 2
|
1992
| "Money Can't Buy You Love"
| 54
| 2
| Mo' Money
|
1993
| "Who's the Mack"
| -
| 35
| It's Goin' Down
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1994
| "When I Need Somebody"
| -
| 45
| It's Goin' Down
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2006
| "My Homegirl"
| -
| -
| Rizzwafaire
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2008
| "Magic Underwear"
| -
| -
| Rizzwafaire
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2008
| "Never Noticed" [1]
| -
| -
| Rizzwafaire
|
Filmography
- 1985: Krush Groove
as New Edition
- 2004: ''Barbershop Blues Jake
- 2006 '' Triple Cross Sonny
- 2008 Behind RizzWaFaire
- 2009: Mama, I Want to Sing!
External links/Sources
- on Sidewalks Entertainment
- on Singersroom
References
- Apples iTunes store URL retrieved April 3, 2008