Al B. Sure

Al B. Sure is an American multi-talented star who is a singer, songwriter, former record executive and a record producer among a host of other talents. He was once one of the most popular romantic singers from the 1980s to the early 1990s.

About

Albert Joseph Brown III was born in June 1968 in Boston, Massachusetts. His father’s name is Albert Joseph Brown II and he was a nuclear medical technician. His mother was Cassandra Brown, an accountant at a local firm. He attended Mount Vernon High School in New York where he played football and was an excellent quarterback. He was offered an athletic scholarship to go to UI (University of Iowa) which he rejected in favor of a music career.

Music career

Al B. was selected as the winner of Sonny Innovators Talent Search in 1987 by Quincy Jones. After that he had joined Jones on some of his tours and productions and in 1990, they released a platinum single titled "The Secret Garden" which was one of Jones' songs from his album "Back on the Block" and also double-platinum certified. Barry, El DeBarge and James Ingram were part of the quartet together with Brown on this song.

Al B. released his first album in 1988 "In Effect Mode" which topped the Billboard R&B charts for seven consecutive weeks and it sold more than three million copies. His single "Nite and Day" from that album also hit the Billboard Hot 100 at number 7.

Al B. Sure was nominated numerously for the Grammys and AMA (American Music Award) and he went on to win the AMA for Best New R&B Artist. He is also accountable for the introduction of Tevin Campbell and Jodeci into the music industry who went on to deliver multiple platinum acts.