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Crystal Johnson (singer)
Crystal Johnson is an American singer and songwriter from Brooklyn, New York. She has performed in a variety of stage productions and has collaborated with a wide array of well-known artists including Anthony Hamilton, Dr. Dre, Heavy D, Mobb Deep, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Angie Stone, Usher and many others.
At the age of 7, Crystal recorded with Pink Floyd and the Institutional Children’s Choir in Brooklyn, New York. Several years later she became the first actress to be cast as the lead character, Doris Winter, in the original version of the musical Mama, I Want to Sing!. The inaugural performance of the play premiered in 1980 at Harlem's Amas Musical Theatre (formerly known as the AMAS Repertory Theatre, Inc.) which was founded by Rosetta LeNoire.
In 1988, Crystal made her Broadway debut in The Gospel at Colonus at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. The cast included Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman, Robert Earl Jones, the Soul Stirrers, and the Five Blind Boys of Alabama. Crystal and many of the original cast members participated in the 2018 reunion of The Gospel at Colonus at the Delacorte Theater in New York's Central Park.
In 1992, after discussions between various record label executives including Quincy Jones, Crystal signed a production deal with Andre Harrell’s label Uptown Records. During her time with Uptown, she was a vocal coach for artists such as Grammy Award winner Usher and Total.
She co-wrote "Anything You Ask" with Howie Tee performed by Tara Kemp from the American comedy film Class Act, starring Hip Hop duo Kid 'n Play. She is a writer, producer, vocal arranger, and lead vocalist on the song “Lovin' You" from the Who's The Man? soundtrack, as well as an arranger and lyricist for the album, which reached #8 on the Billboard US Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart and #32 on the US Billboard 200 in 1993.
Crystal achieved notable success as a vocalist on several hip hop albums during the mid to late 1990's. She provided background vocals on Usher's debut album Usher which reached #167 on the US Billboard 200 chart, #25 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #4 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart.
She is the lead vocalist on "Got Me Waiting" from Heavy D and the Boyz's album Nuttin' But Love which topped the Billboard US Rap albums chart, reached #20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is RIAA certified platinum. Heavy D also enlisted her as a vocalist, along with recording artist Monifah, for his remix of Gerald Levert's "Answering Service".
Crystal co-wrote and is the featured vocalist on "Take You There" from The Main Ingredient with Pete Rock & CL Smooth, which reached #33 on the Billboard US Hot Rap Singles chart and #76 on the US Hot 100 chart. The Main Ingredient reached #8 on the Billboard US Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart and #51 on the Hot 100 chart. She performed "Take You There" and "In the House" with Pete Rock & CL Smooth live on the Jon Stewart Show.
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Crystal Johnson (singer)
Crystal Johnson is an American singer and songwriter from Brooklyn, New York. She has performed in a variety of stage productions and has collaborated with a wide array of well-known artists including Anthony Hamilton, Dr. Dre, Heavy D, Mobb Deep, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Angie Stone, Usher and many others.
At the age of 7, Crystal recorded with Pink Floyd and the Institutional Children’s Choir in Brooklyn, New York. Several years later she became the first actress to be cast as the lead character, Doris Winter, in the original version of the musical Mama, I Want to Sing!. The inaugural performance of the play premiered in 1980 at Harlem's Amas Musical Theatre (formerly known as the AMAS Repertory Theatre, Inc.) which was founded by Rosetta LeNoire.
In 1988, Crystal made her Broadway debut in The Gospel at Colonus at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. The cast included Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman, Robert Earl Jones, the Soul Stirrers, and the Five Blind Boys of Alabama. Crystal and many of the original cast members participated in the 2018 reunion of The Gospel at Colonus at the Delacorte Theater in New York's Central Park.
In 1992, after discussions between various record label executives including Quincy Jones, Crystal signed a production deal with Andre Harrell’s label Uptown Records. During her time with Uptown, she was a vocal coach for artists such as Grammy Award winner Usher and Total.
She co-wrote "Anything You Ask" with Howie Tee performed by Tara Kemp from the American comedy film Class Act, starring Hip Hop duo Kid 'n Play. She is a writer, producer, vocal arranger, and lead vocalist on the song “Lovin' You" from the Who's The Man? soundtrack, as well as an arranger and lyricist for the album, which reached #8 on the Billboard US Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart and #32 on the US Billboard 200 in 1993.
Crystal achieved notable success as a vocalist on several hip hop albums during the mid to late 1990's. She provided background vocals on Usher's debut album Usher which reached #167 on the US Billboard 200 chart, #25 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #4 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart.
She is the lead vocalist on "Got Me Waiting" from Heavy D and the Boyz's album Nuttin' But Love which topped the Billboard US Rap albums chart, reached #20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is RIAA certified platinum. Heavy D also enlisted her as a vocalist, along with recording artist Monifah, for his remix of Gerald Levert's "Answering Service".
Crystal co-wrote and is the featured vocalist on "Take You There" from The Main Ingredient with Pete Rock & CL Smooth, which reached #33 on the Billboard US Hot Rap Singles chart and #76 on the US Hot 100 chart. The Main Ingredient reached #8 on the Billboard US Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart and #51 on the Hot 100 chart. She performed "Take You There" and "In the House" with Pete Rock & CL Smooth live on the Jon Stewart Show.