Dawn Robinson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2008) |
Dawn Robinson (born November 28, 1968, New London, Connecticut) is an American R&B/soul/Dance-pop singer mostly best known for her work as a member of hit Urban/Dance-pop group, En Vogue.
Following her departure from En Vogue in 1997, Robinson joined Lucy Pearl for a brief period of time from 1999 to 2001. Besides occasional modeling and background vocal work for Dr. Dre's Aftermath Records, Robinson also released a solo album entitled Dawn, released by Atlantic Records on 29 January 2002. The single "Envious" only received light to moderate airplay on radio and video outlets. In 2005, Robinson returned to En Vogue who toured nationally while attempting to negotiate a new recording contract with The Firm Management for the original En Vogue. All four members failed to reach an agreement and Robinson decided not to return to En Vogue.
In 2008, Robinson returned to En Vogue to tour with the Grammy nominated group for an overseas appearance. This gives hopes to fans worldwide that an En Vogue 20 year reunion is imminent.
Contents |
[edit] Voice/Range
By her fellow En Vogue bandmates, Dawn has been credited as having perfect pitch and the member with the "Rock Edge" type of voice, even though she has sung many of the group Pop/R&B songs.
Her Range has been noted to be about 4-5 octaves, usually in harmony she sings right below Cindy Herron and right above Terry Ellis
More noticeably she sings second soprano to alto arrangements when the group is harmonizing as a whole.
[edit] Lead Songs / Shared Leads
- 1990-Lies
- 1992-My Lovin'
- 1992-Giving Him Something He Can Feel
- 1992-Free Your Mind
- 1993-Whatta Man
- 1994-Runaway Love
- 1996-Don't Let Go (Love)
[edit] Personal life
Dawn Robinson reconciled with her husband singer/songwriter Dre Allen (formerly of the 90's top 40 R&B group IV Xample) in the beginning of 2008, after gossip sites internet wide reported their volatile separation in late 2007. The newly reunited couple cites their successful reconciliation was a result of their incredible chemistry together. Following this final reconciliation attempt, the couple is now rumored to be living apart & going through a divorce yet again as of September 1st '08. This information comes from cryptic silence & one word responses from the Dawn & Dre camps following attempts to verify their separation via email.
[edit] Discography
[edit] With En Vogue
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album | US | US R&B | UK | US Sales | World Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Born to Sing | 21 | 3 | 23 | 1.0m | - |
| 1991 | Remix to Sing | - | - | 57 | 150k | - |
| 1992 | Funky Divas | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3.2m | 6.5m |
| 1993 | Runaway Love EP | 49 | 16 | - | 250k | - |
| 1997 | EV3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 1.0m | - |
| 1998 | Best of En Vogue | - | - | 39 | 200k | 500k |
| 2001 | The Very Best of En Vogue | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | Hold On And Other Hits | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | DMTC | - | - | - | - | - |
[edit] With Lucy Pearl
Only one album was released, the self-titled Lucy Pearl. Two singles, "Dance Tonight" and "Don't Mess with My Man" went top 40 and sold over 500,000 copies certifying the album Gold. Soon afterwards, Robinson was replaced by Joi. The group disbanded in 2008 due to a heated argument between ex- Lucy Pearl members Rashon Graves and Joi.
[edit] Soundtrack works
She has featured several songs in some successful soundtracks:
- Love & Basketball (2000) (writer: "Dance Tonight")
- Life (1999/I) (performer: "Drop Me Off in Harlem")
- The Rugrats Movie (1998) (performer: "This World is Something New to Me")
- Doctor Dolittle (1998) (performer: "Rock Steady")
- Bulworth (1998) (performer: "Firm Biz")
[edit] Solo album
Dawn was produced by Milton Davis, Travon Potts, AllStar, Chris Warrior, PAJAM and others.
Track: Title: Composer:
1 Set It Off (Simmons, Aleese/Gordon, Allen/Butler, Nate)
2 Still (Warrior, Christopher/Robinson, Dawn)
3 Party, Party (Barias, Ivan/Haggins, Carvin/Robinson, Dawn)
4 Get Up Again (Barias, Ivan/Haggins, Carvin/Ramanto, Frankie/Robinson, Dawn)
5 Envious (Young, Amber Jade/Davis, Milton/Robinson, Dawn/Paul, Kowan "Q")
6 Meaning of a Woman (Cook, Sean "Cookie"/Robinson, Dawn/Ski, Kenni)
7 I Don't Know Why (Potts, Travon)
8 Fed Up (Allen, Paul D./Moss, J.)
9 Our Child (Cook, Sean "Cookie"/Robinson, Dawn/Ski, Kenni)
10 How Long (Cook, Sean "Cookie"/Robinson, Dawn/Ski, Kenni)
11 Read in My Eyes (Potts, Travon/Rudolph, Richard)
12 You Will Never (Potts, Travon)
The album peaked at #22 in the Billboard Heatseekers.
[edit] Singles
- "Envious"
Peaked at #99 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
- "Set It Off"
"Set it Off" was sampled from Dexter Wansel's song, "New Beginning."
- "Fly"
A duet with her husband Dre Allen which was recorded for the Dre Allen Project album L.Y.F.E. & was released on Dawn's indie label Movemakers Entertainment, received big underground response & independently sold over 50,000 copies in a grassroots touring campaign throughout 2006-2007. The music video went into the top 10 in MTV Base in the UK & sold over 18,000 copies in Britain.
April 2008 - Dawn Returns Again As of April 2008 Dawn Robinson has returned to En Vogue. Robinson will perform with the group on several tour dates, including the 4th Annual Plymouth Jazz Festival in Tobago, The Caribbean alongside such mega-stars as Whitney Houston and Rod Stewart. The tentative return of Dawn Robinson gives hope to En Vogue fans worldwide that a reunion is imminent
[edit] References
- John Farinella, David. Dawn Robinson Interview: "Rebel With A Cause", Yahoo! Music. February 4, 2002.
