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Gene Rice | |
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| Birth name | Eugene James Rice |
| Born | July 1950 (age 74) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
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| Website | genericemusic |
Eugene James Rice[1] (born July 1950), better known as Gene Rice, is a American singer-songwriter from Balitimore, Maryland, United States.[2] Rice was the youngest of seven kids, he grew up in a musical family and Rice later moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue his music career.[3] Which also led to his signing recording contract with RCA Records.[3]
His first debut single "You're A Victim," which peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot R&B singles chart where it stayed for 14 weeks in the chart.[4] His second single "You're Gonna Get Served," which gained mainstream recognition and peak at number 12 R&B singles chart.[2][5]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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| Just for You |
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US R&B - #26[6] | |
| Gene Rice |
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US R&B - #93[6] | |
| G3 |
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Unreleased albums
[edit]| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Ready 2 Luv U |
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Singles
[edit]| Year | Title | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | "You're A Victim" | US R&B - #16[4][9] | Just for You |
| "You're Gonna Get Served" | US R&B - #12[5][9] | ||
| "Love Is Calling You" | US R&B - #27[10][9] | ||
| 1992 | "Come A Little Closer" | US R&B - #58[11][9] | Gene Rice |
| 2016 | "I Wanna Be Your Man" | G3 |
As featured artist
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak positions | Album |
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| "Love Was Never (Like This)"
(Marion Meadows featuring Gene Rice and Angela Bofill) |
1992 | US R&B - #70[9] | Keep It Right There |
References
[edit]- ^ "ACE Repertory - Eugene James Rice". ASCAP. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ^ a b "Gene Rice Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ^ a b "BIO - GeneRice Music". 2024-04-13. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
- ^ a b "You're a Victim (song by Gene Rice) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
- ^ a b "You're Gonna Get Served (song by Gene Rice) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
- ^ a b "Gene Rice". rareandobscuremusic. 2010-10-02. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
- ^ Goucher, Brian (2016-12-11). "Gene Rice 'G3 – You Know What Love Feels Like…' (Mystique Music) 4/5". UK Vibe. Archived from the original on 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ^ Berbiers, Mark. "Gene Rice - G3". soulandfunkmusic.com. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ^ a b c d e "Gene Rice - #RecordsAndCharts". www.racpro.com.
- ^ "Love Is Calling You (song by Gene Rice) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
- ^ "Come a Little Closer (song by Gene Rice) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com. Retrieved 2024-12-24.