Monifah

Monifah
Birth name	Monifa Carter
Born	January 28, 1972 (1972-01-28) (age 39)
Genres	R&B
Years active	1995–present

Monifah (born Monifa Carter, January 28, 1970) is an American female R&B singer-songwriter.^[1]

Career

In 1996, her debut album, Moods...Moments was released. In 1997, she contributed the Heavy D. produced "I Still Love You" to the soundtrack of the film, Sprung. Monifah's second album was Mo'hogany. Released in the last quarter of 1998, it featured "Touch It". The track peaked at #29 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1999.^[2] Monifah's third album Home, released in 2000 contained "I Can Tell", "Brown Eyes" and "Fairytales." In 2003, she played a supporting role in Michael Baisden's Men Cry In the Dark stage play.

Monifah is currently working on her fourth studio album 'MidNite', which is due sometime in 2011.

Discography

Albums

Year	Title	Chart positions		Certifications (sales thresholds)
		U.S.	U.S. R&B
1996	Moods...Moments Released: March 26, 1996 Label: Uptown	42	6
1998	Mo'hogany Released: August 25, 1998 Label: Uptown	96	42	US: Gold
2000	Home Released: October 17, 2000 Label: Universal	151	39

Singles

• 1996: "I Miss You (Come Back Home)
• 1996: "I Miss You (Come Back Home)" remix featuring AZ
• 1996: "You"
• 1996: "You Don't Have to Love Me"
• 1997: "I Still Love You"
• 1998: "Touch It"
• 1999: "Bad Girl"
• 1999: "Suga Suga" produced by Rob Fusari
• 2000: "I Can Tell" produced by Rob Fusari
• 2001: "Brown Eyes"
• 2001: "Fairytales"

References

1. ^ Bush, John. "Biography: Monifah". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p169658. Retrieved 5 June 2010. 
2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 374. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 

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