Michelle Williams discography
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American
singer Michelle Williams
began her career in the late 1990s as a backing vocalist
for Grammy Award
-winning R&B
singer Monica
, however, it was not until Williams became a member of Destiny's Child
- which has since has since become one of the best-selling American bands of all time, selling around fifty million records worldwide - in 2000 that she gained mainstream success in the music industry. Williams' discography as a solo artist includes; three studio album
s (with a fourth due in 2011), seven singles
and four music video
s on Columbia Records
and its sub-label Sanctuary Records
.
Williams' solo career began in 2002, with the release of her debut album Heart to Yours
, which made her the first Destiny's Child
member to release a solo album. Though primarily a contemporary gospel
album, it heavily incorporates elements of many other styles and genres such as; neo-soul, R&B
, inspirational and even rock music
. Receiving generally positive reviews from critics, the album topped the US Billboard Gospel Albums
chart and peaked at number three on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
chart after selling nearly 20,000 copies in one week. However, the album only peaked at a moderate fifty seven on the Billboard 200
. Despite this, Heart to Yours eventually became 2002's biggest selling gospel album in the U.S, selling over 203,000 copies. The album won Williams an award for "Best Gospel Act" at the 2002 MOBO Awards
and spawned the single "Heard A Word" which was featured on the platinum-selling WOW Gospel 2003
compilation album
and which Williams notably recorded a live version of in Rotterdam
, Holland for the Destiny's Child World Tour
DVD
.
In 2004, after making her on-stage acting debut the previous year in the Broadway musical Aida
, Williams released her second studio album Do You Know. Described as portraying "a more intimate side of Michelle", the urban contemporary gospel
was received warmly by critics and found fair success on the US Billboard
component charts; peaking at number two on the Gospel Albums chart, number three on the Christian Albums chart and number twenty-eight on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
chart. However, after debuting with sales of only 10,000 copies, the album peaked at one-hundred-and-twenty on the Billboard 200
, making it Williams' poorest-charting album to date. Re-released later, the album has now sold over 78,000 copies. Do You Know gained Williams a nomination for "Best Gospel Act" at the 2004 MOBO Awards
and spawned a same-titled single which she performed notably on the 2004 Soul Train Music Awards
and also throughout the Destiny Fulfilled ... And Lovin' It
world tour - a recording of one such performance in Atlanta, Georgia
was included on the Destiny's Child: Live in Atlanta 2006 DVD release, which has since been re-issued in blue-ray.
In 2008, Williams released the lead single, "We Break the Dawn
", from her first secular (third overall) studio album Unexpected
. Described as "a terrific fusion of European disco and American R&B
, "We Break the Dawn" received critical acclaim and became her first charting single, peaking at number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Airplay
chart and number four on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart whilst also being a moderate success in certain parts of Europe
, where it peaked at number forty-seven on the UK Singles Chart
and number thirty-eight on the Hungarian Singles Chart. Following the critical success of its lead single, Unexpected - which is made up of dance-pop
, R&B
, electro and europop
music - also received positive reviews. Charting only in the US, it debuted and peaked at number forty-two and eleven on the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts respectively, selling 14,000 copies in its first week of release, before selling a total of 32,000 copies by 2010. Unexpected also spawned two later singles; "The Greatest
", which topped the US Dance chart and "Hello Heartbreak
". Williams has confirmed that she will release a new album in 2011. On November 27, 2011 Electric Giant Beatz released a song featuring Michelle titled "On the Run".
United States
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singer Michelle Williams
Michelle Williams (singer)
Tenitra Michelle Williams , commonly known as Michelle Williams, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress...
began her career in the late 1990s as a backing vocalist
Backing vocalist
A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
for Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
-winning R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
singer Monica
Monica (singer)
Monica Denise Brown , and professionally known as Monica, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in College Park, Georgia, Monica began performing as a child and became part of a traveling gospel choir, by the time she was ten...
, however, it was not until Williams became a member of Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
- which has since has since become one of the best-selling American bands of all time, selling around fifty million records worldwide - in 2000 that she gained mainstream success in the music industry. Williams' discography as a solo artist includes; three studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
s (with a fourth due in 2011), seven singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
and four music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
s on Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
and its sub-label Sanctuary Records
Sanctuary Records
Sanctuary Records Group Limited was a record label based in the United Kingdom and a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Until June 2007, it was the largest independent record label in the UK and the largest independent music management company in the world...
.
Williams' solo career began in 2002, with the release of her debut album Heart to Yours
Heart to Yours
Heart to Yours is the first solo album by American singer Michelle Williams. Released on April 16, 2002, by Sanctuary and Columbia Records it became the first solo release of any Destiny's Child member...
, which made her the first Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
member to release a solo album. Though primarily a contemporary gospel
Urban contemporary gospel
Traditional black gospel is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...
album, it heavily incorporates elements of many other styles and genres such as; neo-soul, R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
, inspirational and even rock music
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
. Receiving generally positive reviews from critics, the album topped the US Billboard Gospel Albums
Billboard charts
The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
chart and peaked at number three on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
chart after selling nearly 20,000 copies in one week. However, the album only peaked at a moderate fifty seven on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
. Despite this, Heart to Yours eventually became 2002's biggest selling gospel album in the U.S, selling over 203,000 copies. The album won Williams an award for "Best Gospel Act" at the 2002 MOBO Awards
MOBO Awards
The Music of Black Origin Awards, established in 1995 by Kanya King MBE and Andy Ruffell, are held annually in the United Kingdom to recognise artists of any ethnicity or nationality performing black music....
and spawned the single "Heard A Word" which was featured on the platinum-selling WOW Gospel 2003
WOW Gospel 2003
WOW Gospel 2003 is a gospel music compilation album from the WOW series. Released February 4, 2003, it includes a total of thirty-three songs on two CDs...
compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
and which Williams notably recorded a live version of in Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
, Holland for the Destiny's Child World Tour
Destiny's Child World Tour
Destiny's Child World Tour is a DVD by R&B group Destiny's Child. The video was filmed during their show at Rotterdam, Holland.-Content:This full concert showcases songs from their self-titled debut album Destiny's Child, as well as The Writing's on the Wall, and Survivor.-Track listing:# "Program...
DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
.
In 2004, after making her on-stage acting debut the previous year in the Broadway musical Aida
Aida (musical)
Aida is a musical with music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice, and book by Linda Woolverton, Robert Falls, and David Henry Hwang, and produced by Walt Disney Theatrical....
, Williams released her second studio album Do You Know. Described as portraying "a more intimate side of Michelle", the urban contemporary gospel
Urban contemporary gospel
Traditional black gospel is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...
was received warmly by critics and found fair success on the US Billboard
Billboard charts
The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
component charts; peaking at number two on the Gospel Albums chart, number three on the Christian Albums chart and number twenty-eight on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
chart. However, after debuting with sales of only 10,000 copies, the album peaked at one-hundred-and-twenty on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, making it Williams' poorest-charting album to date. Re-released later, the album has now sold over 78,000 copies. Do You Know gained Williams a nomination for "Best Gospel Act" at the 2004 MOBO Awards
MOBO Awards
The Music of Black Origin Awards, established in 1995 by Kanya King MBE and Andy Ruffell, are held annually in the United Kingdom to recognise artists of any ethnicity or nationality performing black music....
and spawned a same-titled single which she performed notably on the 2004 Soul Train Music Awards
2004 Soul Train Music Awards
The 2004 Soul Train Music Awards were held on March 20, 2004 at the International Cultural Center Auditorium in Los Angeles, CA. The show was co-hosted by Alicia Keys and Babyface.-Best Album of the Year:*Dangerously in Love - Beyoncé...
and also throughout the Destiny Fulfilled ... And Lovin' It
Destiny Fulfilled ... And Lovin' It
Destiny Fulfilled ... And Lovin' It Tour was a massive worldwide 2005 concert tour by the reunited American female R&B trio Destiny's Child, that visited 16 countries throughout Australia, Japan, Middle East, Europe, and North America with 67 dates in total. The U.S...
world tour - a recording of one such performance in Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
was included on the Destiny's Child: Live in Atlanta 2006 DVD release, which has since been re-issued in blue-ray.
In 2008, Williams released the lead single, "We Break the Dawn
We Break the Dawn
"We Break the Dawn" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Michelle Williams. It was written by Solange Knowles, Andrew Frampton and Wayne Wilkins and produced by Wilkins and Frampton for Williams' third studio album Unexpected...
", from her first secular (third overall) studio album Unexpected
Unexpected (Michelle Williams album)
Unexpected is the third solo studio album by American singer Michelle Williams, released via Columbia Records and Music World Entertainment in North America on October 7, 2008 . It is Williams' first full length dance-influenced commercial pop album, moving away from the gospel style of her...
. Described as "a terrific fusion of European disco and American R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
, "We Break the Dawn" received critical acclaim and became her first charting single, peaking at number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Airplay
Hot Dance Airplay
Dance/Mix Show Airplay is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in Billboard magazine. The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic dance music on the radio in the United States and the stations that program it...
chart and number four on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart whilst also being a moderate success in certain parts of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, where it peaked at number forty-seven on 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 ...
and number thirty-eight on the Hungarian Singles Chart. Following the critical success of its lead single, Unexpected - which is made up of dance-pop
Dance-pop
Dance-pop is dance-oriented pop music that originated in the early 1980s. Developing from post-disco, it is generally up-tempo music intended for clubs with the intention of being danceable or merely dancey...
, R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
, electro and europop
Europop
Europop refers to a style of pop music that first developed in today's form in Europe, throughout the late 1970s. Europop topped the charts throughout the 1980s and ’90s...
music - also received positive reviews. Charting only in the US, it debuted and peaked at number forty-two and eleven on the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts respectively, selling 14,000 copies in its first week of release, before selling a total of 32,000 copies by 2010. Unexpected also spawned two later singles; "The Greatest
The Greatest (Michelle Williams song)
"The Greatest" is a ballad recorded by American singer-songwriter Michelle Williams. It was co-written by Jim Jonsin and Rico Love, and produced by Jim Jonsin for Williams' third studio album Unexpected . The song was released as the album's second single in September 2008...
", which topped the US Dance chart and "Hello Heartbreak
Hello Heartbreak
"Hello Heartbreak" is a dance-pop song recorded by American singer-songwriter Michelle Williams. It was co-written by Williams, James Scheffer, Travis Jones and Rico Love, and produced by Alex da Kid and Jay Wes for Williams' third studio album Unexpected...
". Williams has confirmed that she will release a new album in 2011. On November 27, 2011 Electric Giant Beatz released a song featuring Michelle titled "On the Run".
Studio albums
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| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
US Gospel Billboard charts The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine... |
US Christian Billboard charts The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine... |
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| Heart to Yours Heart to Yours Heart to Yours is the first solo album by American singer Michelle Williams. Released on April 16, 2002, by Sanctuary and Columbia Records it became the first solo release of any Destiny's Child member... |
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| Unexpected Unexpected (Michelle Williams album) Unexpected is the third solo studio album by American singer Michelle Williams, released via Columbia Records and Music World Entertainment in North America on October 7, 2008 . It is Williams' first full length dance-influenced commercial pop album, moving away from the gospel style of her... |
Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... , digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
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Compilations
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| Heart to Yours / Do You Know |
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As a lead artist
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| US Dance Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs... |
UK 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 ... |
HUN Mahasz Mahasz is the Hungarian music industry association, founded in 1992. Mahasz hands out the Hungarian Music Awards and maintains the music charts for Hungary.... |
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| "Heard a Word Heart to Yours Heart to Yours is the first solo album by American singer Michelle Williams. Released on April 16, 2002, by Sanctuary and Columbia Records it became the first solo release of any Destiny's Child member... " |
2002 | — | — | — | Heart to Yours | ||||||||||||||
| "Do You Know" | 2004 | — | — | — | Do You Know | ||||||||||||||
| "We Break the Dawn We Break the Dawn "We Break the Dawn" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Michelle Williams. It was written by Solange Knowles, Andrew Frampton and Wayne Wilkins and produced by Wilkins and Frampton for Williams' third studio album Unexpected... " |
2008 | 4 | 47 | 38 | Unexpected | ||||||||||||||
| "The Greatest" | 1 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Hello Heartbreak Hello Heartbreak "Hello Heartbreak" is a dance-pop song recorded by American singer-songwriter Michelle Williams. It was co-written by Williams, James Scheffer, Travis Jones and Rico Love, and produced by Alex da Kid and Jay Wes for Williams' third studio album Unexpected... " |
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As a featured artist
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US Dance Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs... |
UK 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 ... |
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| "Prayer Song" (with Kim Burrell Kim Burrell Kimberly Burrell is an American gospel singer from Houston, Texas. She calls her musical style jazz gospel. Though she is comparatively new to the gospel music industry, having only performed since 1989, she has quickly become one of the most influential voices in the genre, often named as "this... ) |
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| "On the Run" (with Electric Giant Beatz) |
2011 | — | — | — | Non album single | ||||||||||||||
| "Waiting On You Waiting On You ...Waiting On You was the first and only album released by the British folk rock band, Jonathan Kelly's Outside, which was released in 1974.-Track listing:All songs by Jonathan Kelly.# "Misery" – 6:25# "Making It Lonely" – 4:55... " (with Ultra Nate Ultra Naté Ultra Naté is an American house music, Dance-pop and sometimes R&B musician who has achieved a respectable amount of success on the pop charts with songs such as "Free" and "If You Could Read My Mind" as part of Stars on 54.... ) |
2011 | — | — | — | TBA | ||||||||||||||
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Soundtrack and promotional singles
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US Dance Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs... |
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| "Sun Will Shine Again" | 2002 | — | — | — | Heart to Yours |
| "Let's Stay Together Let's Stay Together (song) "Let's Stay Together" is a song by Al Green on his 1972 album of the same name. Released as a single in 1971, the song reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and remained on the chart for 16 weeks and also topped Billboards R&B chart for nine weeks. It was ranked the 60th greatest song of all time... " |
2005 | — | — | — | Roll Bounce Roll Bounce Roll Bounce is a 2005 American comedy-drama film written by Norman Vance Jr. and directed by Malcolm D. Lee. The film stars hip hop artist Bow Wow as the leader of a roller skating crew in 1970s Chicago. The film also stars Nick Cannon, Meagan Good, Brandon T... |
| "Love Gun" | 2011 | — | — | — | TBA |
Album appearances
| Song | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Will You Still Love Me?" | 2003 | Urban Knights Urban Knights The Urban Knights is an all-star smooth jazz band which features one of the jazz greats, pianist Ramsey Lewis. Their first self-titled debut album in 1995 included prominent musicians Grover Washington, Jr., Omar Hakim, Victor Bailey and the Emotions to name a few... (feat. Michelle Williams) |
Urban Knights 5 |
| "Interlude (Spoken)" | 2004 | Ramiyah Ramiyah The four members of gospel group Ramiyah consisted of Stephanie Bonner, Tracy Bryant, DeLaurian Burton, and Sherise Staten. The girls were raised in Detroit, MI, and were brought together by the PAJAM production team... (with Michelle Williams) |
Ramiyah Ramiyah (album) -Track listing:# "Intro" # "Here We Go "# "Just Stop"# "The Reason"# "Turn It Out" # "I Told You"# "Power from God"# "Don't Nobody Know"# "Interlude"# "Waiting"# "Don't Look Any Further"# "Things We Want"# "Covered"... |
| "Let's Stay Together (The Remix King Soul Mix)" | 2005 | Michelle Williams | Boogie Oogie Oogie (single by Brooke Valentine Brooke Valentine Kanesha Nichole Brookes , better known by her stage name Brooke Valentine, is an American R&B singer and former member of the group Best Kept Secret. In 2005, her single "Girlfight" was a hit on the United States single charts.... ) |
| "Do You Know (Live in Atlanta)" | 2007 | Michelle Williams | Spirits Rising Vol. 1 & 2 |
| "New Song" | 2009 | Jeannette Bayardelle (feat. Michelle Williams) | Transferable |
| "Katya" | 2011 | Idle Warship (feat. Michelle Williams) | Habits of the Heart Habits of the Heart - References :... |
Soundtrack appearances
| Song | Year | Artist(s) | Movie |
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| "More Like You" | 2010 | Michelle Williams | Blessed & Cursed |
Writing credits
| Song | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
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| "You Will Win" | 2007 | Kelly Rowland Kelly Rowland Kelendria Trene "Kelly" Rowland is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and television personality. She rose to fame as one of the founding members of the American girl group Destiny's Child... |
Spirits Rising Vol. 1 & 2 |
| "Katya" | 2011 | Idle Warship (feat. Michelle Williams) | Habits of the Heart Habits of the Heart - References :... |
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) | Artist |
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| "Heard a Word" | 2002 | Sylvain White Sylvain White Sylvain White is a film director.Son of an American professional basketball player and a French flight attendant, Sylvain White was born in France and grew up mostly in Paris. After attending La Sorbonne University for law, he earned a scholarship to Pomona College in California, where he... |
Michelle Williams |
| "Do You Know" | 2004 | Matthew Rolston Matthew Rolston Matthew Russell Rolston is an American photographer and music video director. Rolston is known for his signature lighting techniques and detailed approach to art direction and design, and has been repeatedly identified throughout his career with the revival and modern expression of Hollywood glamour... |
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| "Boogie Oogie Oogie" | 2005 | Kevin Hunter | Brooke Valentine Brooke Valentine Kanesha Nichole Brookes , better known by her stage name Brooke Valentine, is an American R&B singer and former member of the group Best Kept Secret. In 2005, her single "Girlfight" was a hit on the United States single charts.... (guest appearance) |
| "Get Me Bodied Get Me Bodied "Get Me Bodied" is a song recorded by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles. The song was written by Beyoncé Knowles, Sean Garrett, Solange Knowles, Angela Beyince, Makeba Riddick, and Kasseem "Swizz Beatz" Dean, and produced by Swizz Beatz, Beyoncé and Sean Garrett, for Knowles' second solo studio... " |
2007 | Anthony Mandler Anthony Mandler Anthony Mandler is a commercial and music video director, who has written and directed music videos for several artists. His most notable and frequent collaborator is Rihanna... and Beyoncé Beyoncé Knowles Beyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child... |
Beyoncé (guest appearance) |
| "We Break the Dawn We Break the Dawn "We Break the Dawn" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Michelle Williams. It was written by Solange Knowles, Andrew Frampton and Wayne Wilkins and produced by Wilkins and Frampton for Williams' third studio album Unexpected... " |
2008 | Phil Griffin Phil Griffin Phil Griffin is President of United States cable news MSNBC. He was named President in July, 2008.-References:... |
Michelle Williams |
| "We Break the Dawn, Part 2" | Michelle Williams (feat. Flo-Rida) | ||
| "We Break the Dawn" (Karmatronic Remix Radio Edit) | Michelle Williams | ||
| "The Greatest" | Thomas Kloss | ||