Eric Roberson

Raised in Rahway, New Jersey, Roberson attended Rahway High School.Russell, Suzanne C. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/320913659/ "Man on a Mission; Rahway teacher wants everyone to know about the city's black men and women"], Home News Tribune, June 8, 2007. Accessed May 24, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "This year, the mural includes Tomi Jenkins, a singer with the group Cameo, a friend of Akbar's father, and Eric Roberson, a former Rahway football player who is a singer songwriter and has written songs for Mariah Carey and other top R&B singers."

He subsequently returned to Howard University to complete his studies in Musical Theatre.{{cite web|last1=Rizik|first1=Chris|title=Eric Roberson – Artist Biography|url=http://www.soultracks.com/eric_roberson.htm|website=soutracks.com|date=May 12, 2007 |publisher=Soul Tracks|access-date=March 29, 2015}} After performing in a number of musicals and plays, he landed a songwriting deal through the EMI label, and went on to collaborate with Philadelphia-based artists such as Jill Scott, Musiq Soulchild, and most extensively, DJ Jazzy Jeff.{{cite web|last1=R.D. Fox|first1=Lauren|title=PASS OR PLAY? ERIC ROBERSON RELEASES NEW SINGLE, "MARK ON ME"|url=http://madamenoire.com/440104/eric-roberson/|website=madamenoire.com|publisher=Madame Noire|access-date=March 29, 2015}}

As a member of Jeff's A Touch of Jazz production company, Roberson made contributions to Jeff's debut album, The Magnificent in 2002. He continued songwriting work as well as releasing his own material through his Blue Erro Soul imprint. He also appeared on DJ Spinna's Intergalactic Soul LP in 2006.

Roberson was nominated for two Grammys in the Best Urban/Alternative Performance category. He was nominated for two songs from his 2009 album Music Fan First- "A Tale of Two" in 2010 and "Still" in the same category a year later.

In 2013, he was a member of the band, United Tenors{{cite web|url=https://www.essence.com/celebrity/fred-hammond-his-new-group-united-tenors-and-return-male-gospel-ensemble/|title=Fred Hammond on His New Group United Tenors, and the Return of the Male Gospel Ensemble|date=October 28, 2020 |publisher=Essence|access-date=February 4, 2023}} together with Dave Hollister, Fred Hammond and Brian Courtney Wilson.

Roberson's 2014 album, The Box, peaked at #8 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums.{{Cite magazine |title=Eric Roberson {{!}} Biography, Music & News |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/eric-roberson/chart-history/rbl/ |access-date=2024-04-18 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} It was on the chart for 3 weeks. The album reached #104 on the Billboard 200.{{Cite magazine |title=Eric Roberson {{!}} Biography, Music & News |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/eric-roberson/ |access-date=2024-04-18 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} The album cover and promotional material featured speakers by BoomCase. {{Cite web |last=Butta |date=2014-07-11 |title=Eric Roberson Reveals Provocative New Album Promo & 'The Box' Tour Dates |url=https://soulbounce.com/2014/07/eric-roberson-reveals-racy-new-album-cover-the-box-tour-dates/ |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=SoulBounce |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Review: Eric Roberson – The Box {{!}} POP MAGAZINE |url=https://pop-mag.com/2014-08-14/review-eric-roberson-the-box/ |access-date=2024-04-18 |language=en-US}}

Roberson's "I Have A Song" was chosen to be the fundraising single, produced by Jak Beula and released in February 2016, to enable the permanent installation of the first dedicated Commonwealth war memorial in the UK to African and Caribbean service men and women of both World Wars.[http://www.acmemorial.com/i-have-a-song/ "I Have A Song"], African & Caribbean Memorial.

In 2024, Roberson signed with the Universal Music Group distributed label SoNo Recording Group. His first release for the label is the Jeff Lorber featured "Every Kinda People",{{cite web |title=Eric Roberson releases new track “Every Kinda People” with Jeff Lorber |url=https://sonorecordinggroup.com/eric-roberson-releases-new-track-every-kinda-people-featuring-jeff-lorber/ |website=sonorecordinggroup.com |publisher=SRG-ILS |access-date=2024-12-28}} a cover of the 1978 Robert Palmer single.

• 112 – Room 112 (1998), "Funny Feelings" (writer)
• Wild Wild West (1999), Tra-Knox "Lucky Day" (writer), Kel Spencer featuring Richie Sambora "I'm Wanted" (background vocals), Neutral "Chocolate Form" (writer)
• Gina Thompson – If You Only Knew (1999), "Ya Di Ya" (writer), "Take My Number Down" (writer, background vocals)
• Will Smith – Willennium (1999), "I'm Comin'" (vocal production)
• Jill Scott – Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1 (2000), "Getting In The Way" (background vocals)
• Musiq Soulchild – Aijuswanaseing (2000), "Mary Go Round" (writer, vocal arrangements)
• Will Downing – All the Man You Need (2000), "Thinkin' About You" (writer, background vocals)
• Case – Open Letter (2001), "Driving" (writer, background vocals), "Love Of My Life" (writer), "Wishful Thinking" (writer)
• Vivian Green – A Love Story (2002), "What Is Love?" (writer, background vocals), "Emotional Rollercoaster" (writer, background vocals), "Ain't Nothing But Love" (writer, background vocals)
• Musiq Soulchild – Juslisen (2002), "Previouscats" (writer, background vocals)
• Cam'ron – Come Home with Me (2002), "Tomorrow" (writer, uncredited background vocals)
• Dwele – Subject (2003), "Hold On" (writer, background vocals, vocal production)
• Carl Thomas – Let's Talk About It (2004), "Rebound" (writer, producer)
• Charlie Wilson – Charlie, Last Name Wilson (2005), "Thru It All" (writer)
• Phonte – Charity Starts at Home (2011), "Who Loves You More" (vocals)
• The Foreign Exchange – Love in Flying Colors (2013), "Better" (vocals)
• Robert Glasper – Black Radio 2 (2013), "Big Girl Body" (vocals)
• Algebra Blessett – Recovery (2014), "Mystery" (writer)
• Lil' John Roberts – The Heartbeat[https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-heartbeat/878277289 "The Heartbeat — Lil' John Roberts"] at iTunes. (2014), "Space" (vocals)
• AverySunshine – Twenty Sixty Four (2017), "Heaven Is Right Here" (writer), "Twenty Sixty Four" (writer)
• Phonte – No News Is Good News (2018), "Find That Love Again" (vocals)
• Brandon Williams – The Love Factor (2019) "Don't Give Up on Love" (vocals)
• Zo! – FourFront (2019) – "Love Up" (vocals)
• Nao Yoshioka – Undeniable (2019) – "Invest in Me feat. Carolyn Malachi" (producer)

• "Couldn't Hear Me" appears on the compilation Gilles Peterson Worldwide Exclusives 3 (2004) Talking Loud.

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• [http://www.ericrobersonmusic.com/ Official website]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120313000456/http://ukvibe.org/index.php/interviews/eric_roberson Eric Roberson UK Vibe Interview] by Michael "The Dood" Edwards, 2011
• [http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/717/eric_roberson_the_erro_effect/ Eric Roberson interview by Pete Lewis], Blues & Soul, September 2011
• [http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/453/eric_roberson_independently_yours/ Eric Roberson interview by Pete Lewis], Blues & Soul, September 2009
• [http://www.honeysoul.com/wp/?p=737 Eric Roberson audio interview] on HoneySoul.com
• [http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/287/eric_roberson_a_state_of_independence/ Eric Roberson interview by Pete Lewis], Blues & Soul, June 2008
• [http://www.thaformula.com/eric_roberson_speaks_on_new_album_left.htm Eric Roberson: ThaFormula.Com – Interview]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20071010070640/http://www.lifeandsoulpromotions.co.uk/erro.html Interview]

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