Introducing...Gordon Chambers CD

Gordon Chambers is no stranger to the music industry. In fact, he has been writing songs since the age of 7! The Teaneck, New Jersey native is currently signed to L.A. Reid's prestigious Hitco Music publishing company where has written for over 60 recording artists, including household names Aretha Franklin, Queen Latifah, Usher, Brandy, Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan and Marc Anthony. He is best known for his 1994 Grammy- winning hit "I Apologize" for Anita Baker and his 1995 #1 Grammy-nominated smash "If You Love Me" for the trio Brownstone (which was later featured as the theme song of the film "Living Out Loud"). More recently, the eight-time ASCAP winner penned tunes for superstars The Isley Brothers ("Just Came Here To Chill"), Yolanda Adams ("Someone Watching Over Me"), Patti Labelle & Ron Isley ("Gotta Go Solo"), Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown ("My Love"), R&B crooner Carl Thomas ("My Valentine"), breakthrough soul singer Angie Stone "No More Rain (In This Cloud)" and pop sensation Beyonce ("After All Is Said And Done"). Over the years, his compositions have been performed at the ESSENCE awards, the American Music Awards and the Goodwill Games--as well as six major motion pictures. Songwriting still doesn't feel like a job to the Brooklyn-based still-single Chambers. It is, instead, he says, "a labor of love and a dream come true." As a way of giving back, he performs for charities and frequently speaks to students all over the country. He has received community service awards from the New York youth organizations Boys Harbor and the Bay Shore Schools Arts Education Fund,. Over the last three years, Chambers has been performing up a storm in New York City, DC, Detroit, Atlanta, Chicago, London and a set at the 2005 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans. "This has been a labor of love," he says. "After working with so many of my idols, the time came for me to work on my own project and express some things that only I could say." Produced by Chambers with Troy Taylor (B2K), Barry Eastmond (Anita Baker) and Brian Bacchus (Norah Jones), the album is classic R&B with hints of his first love: jazz. The album features Carl Thomas, Glen Lewis, Roy Hargrove and Mike Phillips and was nominated by Soultracks.com as Best Independent Soul Album of the year, and Chamber was featured on the cover of Billboard on July 1, 2006 on a story highlighting the independent soul movement.Chambers has recently done sold-out New York City showcases at BB Kings, Joe's Pub, S.O.B's and will be appearing at many more venues in 2007, promoting his new sophomore album Love Stories (which features duets with Ledisi and Melonie Daniels). Stay tuned and join www.gordonchambers.com for more info and touring updates! And buy Love Stories as well on cdbaby. Keep soul alive ya'll!

Personnel: Gordon Chambers (vocals, piano, programming, background vocals); Sarah Devine (vocals, background vocals); Carl Thomas (vocals); Phil Hamilton (guitar, acoustic guitar); Sherrod Barnes (guitar, programming); Roy Hargrove (trumpet); Clark Gayton (trombone); Raymond Angry (piano, Moog synthesizer, keyboard programming); Barry Eastmond (piano, programming); Damon Mendes (drums); Troy Taylor (programming, background vocals); Andreao "Fanatic" Heard, Ken Fambro (programming); Ryan Shaw, Claude Kelly, Ezekiel Lewis, Glenn Lewis, Shelene Thomas (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Prince Charles.
Recording information: Ark Angel; East Bay; RPM; Songbook; Thom Tunes.
Photographer: Keith Major.
Arranger: Gordon Chambers.