Bobby Nunn (musician)
Encyclopedia
Bobby Nunn is an American
R&B
producer, songwriter
and vocalist
, best known for his Top 15 US
Billboard
R&B
chart
hit single
, "She's Just A Groupie."
. He played synthesizer on some of James's early Motown recordings as a solo artist.
Bobby Nunn co-produced his 1982 debut album Second to Nunn with Winston Monseque
. Nunn also wrote or co-wrote all but one of the tracks. The album was successful, hitting #14 on the R&B charts. The lead single, "She's Just A Groupie" hit #15 on Billboard
's R&B singles chart.
The album also spawned a club favorite, "Hangin' Out at the Mall," which featured Tata Vega
.
Nunn's 1983 follow-up album, Private Party, despite some favorable reviews, failed to equal the success of his first release. His single release, "Don't Knock It (Until You Try It)" peaked at #65 in the UK Singles Chart
in February 1984.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
R&B
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
producer, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and vocalist
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, best known for his Top 15 US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
R&B
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
chart
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
hit single
Hit single
A hit single is a recorded song or instrumental released as a single that has become very popular. Although it is sometimes used to describe any widely-played or big-selling song, the term "hit" is usually reserved for a single that has appeared in an official music chart through repeated radio...
, "She's Just A Groupie."
Life and career
Nunn's big opportunity came through his association with Rick JamesRick James
James Ambrose Johnson, Jr. , better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. James was a popular performer in the late 1970s and 1980s, scoring four number-one hits on the U.S. R&B charts performing in the genres of funk and R&B...
. He played synthesizer on some of James's early Motown recordings as a solo artist.
Bobby Nunn co-produced his 1982 debut album Second to Nunn with Winston Monseque
Winston Monseque
Winston Monseque is an American R&B producer and personal manager, best known for his association with Motown. He produced the Top 15 US Billboard R&B chart hit single, "She's Just A Groupie" by Bobby Nunn and the critically acclaimed Táta Vega album, Totally Táta...
. Nunn also wrote or co-wrote all but one of the tracks. The album was successful, hitting #14 on the R&B charts. The lead single, "She's Just A Groupie" hit #15 on Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
's R&B singles chart.
The album also spawned a club favorite, "Hangin' Out at the Mall," which featured Tata Vega
Tata Vega
Táta Vega is an American vocalist whose career spans theater, film, and a variety of musical genres.-Early life:...
.
Nunn's 1983 follow-up album, Private Party, despite some favorable reviews, failed to equal the success of his first release. His single release, "Don't Knock It (Until You Try It)" peaked at #65 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
in February 1984.