Rome (musician)
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Jerome Woods, better known by his stage name
Rome (b. March 5, 1970, Benton Harbor, Michigan
) is an American R&B singer.
Woods sang in a cover band
called Fire & Ice while a high school
er, and toured regionally both as a solo artist and with the band. He attended Oakwood University but dropped out
in 1989 and moved to California
in hopes of making a career as a singer. He toured with Vesta
but had little success until he met with Gerald Baillergeau and Victor Merrit, the producer
s who heard his demo and sent it to RCA Records
. RCA signed him and released his debut album in 1997, which went on to sell over half a million copies in the U.S., mainly on the strength of the single "I Belong to You (Everytime I See Your Face)", which peaked at #6 in the U.S. He had two Top 40 hits from the album. Having achieved success with his RCA Records' debut he was left stranded when a projected second album was rejected. Instead, he signed a distribution deal with Ground Level for his own label follow-up - "Rome2000: Thank You", but the material recorded while under contract to RCA has never been released. In 2001 he returned with two albums: "To The Highest" and "To Infinity (Thank You)"; the last one is just an alternative edition of "Rome2000: Thank You". "Do It" followed in 2003, and three years later Sony issued Rome's "Best Of", which has only 10 songs from his 1997 debut.
Singles
Song: "Use Your Heart"
Song: "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"
Song "As Long As I Live"
Song: "I Missed My Loved Ones"
Song: "Fightin' A War"
Song: "Ride Baby"
Song: "Heart and Soul", "Give It Up"
Stage name
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Rome (b. March 5, 1970, Benton Harbor, Michigan
Benton Harbor, Michigan
Benton Harbor is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan which is located west of Kalamazoo. The population was 10,038 at the 2010 census. It is the lesser populated of the two principal cities included in the Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a...
) is an American R&B singer.
Woods sang in a cover band
Cover band
A cover band , is a band that plays mostly or exclusively cover songs. New or unknown bands often find the cover band format marketable for smaller gigs, and these bands may be known as a wedding band, party band and function band. A band whose covers consist mainly of songs that were chart hits is...
called Fire & Ice while a high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
er, and toured regionally both as a solo artist and with the band. He attended Oakwood University but dropped out
Dropping out
Dropping out means leaving a group for either practical reasons, necessities or disillusionment with the system from which the individual in question leaves....
in 1989 and moved to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
in hopes of making a career as a singer. He toured with Vesta
Vesta
-Astronomy:* 4 Vesta, second largest asteroid in the solar system, also a proto-planet, named after the Roman deity* Vesta family, group of asteroids that includes 4 Vesta- Places :* Monte Vesta, Lombardy, Italy* Temple of Vesta, Rome, Italy...
but had little success until he met with Gerald Baillergeau and Victor Merrit, the producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
s who heard his demo and sent it to RCA Records
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
. RCA signed him and released his debut album in 1997, which went on to sell over half a million copies in the U.S., mainly on the strength of the single "I Belong to You (Everytime I See Your Face)", which peaked at #6 in the U.S. He had two Top 40 hits from the album. Having achieved success with his RCA Records' debut he was left stranded when a projected second album was rejected. Instead, he signed a distribution deal with Ground Level for his own label follow-up - "Rome2000: Thank You", but the material recorded while under contract to RCA has never been released. In 2001 he returned with two albums: "To The Highest" and "To Infinity (Thank You)"; the last one is just an alternative edition of "Rome2000: Thank You". "Do It" followed in 2003, and three years later Sony issued Rome's "Best Of", which has only 10 songs from his 1997 debut.
Albums
- Rome (RCA RecordsRCA RecordsRCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
, 1997) U.S. #30, U.S. R&B #7 - Thank You (RCA Records, 1999) UNRELEASED
- Rome2000: Thank You ( [JTJ/Big Whale], 1999 )U.S. R&B #48
- To Infinity (Thank You) ( [JTJ], 2001 )
- To The Highest ( [JTJ], 2001 )
- Do It ( [JTJ Empire], 2003 )
- The Best Of Rome ( [Sony], 2006 )
Singles
- SWV "It's All About U cd2 1996 RCA records cds
Song: "Use Your Heart"
- SoulTrain Christmas StarFest 1997 Sony records
Song: "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"
- Danesha Starr featuring ROME Interscope 1998 cds
Song "As Long As I Live"
- Sylk-E. Fyne "Raw Sylk" 1998 RCA records
Song: "I Missed My Loved Ones"
- Blade. Original Sundtrack 1998 TVT records
Song: "Fightin' A War"
- Held Up. Original Soundtrack 2000
Song: "Ride Baby"
- Bobby Brown "Forever" 1997 MCA records
Song: "Heart and Soul", "Give It Up"
Charting Singles
- "I Belong to You (Every Time I See Your Face)" (2/25/1997) U.S. #6, U.S. R&B #2
- "Do You Like This" (1997) U.S. #31, U.S. R&B #10
- "Back On The Scene" (2009)
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | "I Belong to You (Every Time I See Your Face)" | Christopher Erskin |
| 1997 | "Crazy Love" | Christopher Erskin |