Login
Login

Mary Brown (songwriter)

{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}}

{{Infobox musical artist

|name = Mary Yvette Brown

|birth_place = New Jersey, United States

|genre = {{hlist|R&B|soul|hip-hop}}

|label = {{hlist|Reprise / Atlantic Records (1989–1992) | Pattonium Management{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0Q0EAAAAMBAJ&dq=mary+brown+songwriter&pg=PA16 |title=Billboard - Google Books |date=2003-01-11 |accessdate=2023-01-03}}| Ms. Mary’s Music / BMI (present){{cite web |url=https://jamboxstudio.com/songwriter-elite-mary-brown-and-new-artist-charles-beatty/ |title=Songwriter Elite Mary Brown and New Artist Charles Beatty |date=2018-07-27 |accessdate=2023-01-08 |archive-date=December 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208203505/https://jamboxstudio.com/songwriter-elite-mary-brown-and-new-artist-charles-beatty/ |url-status=live }}}}

|occupation = {{Hlist | Singer-songwriter | session vocalist | background vocalist}}

|background = person

}}

Mary Brown is an American singer-songwriter best known for co-writing Destiny's Child "No, No, No", as well as Jaheim's "Fabulous".{{cite web |url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/mary_brown |title=Mary Brown | MusicWorld |publisher=BMI.com |date=2008-08-27 |accessdate=2023-01-03 |archive-date=January 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103013821/https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/mary_brown |url-status=live }} Brown was originally a member of girl-group trio Abstrac, signed to Reprise Records in 1989,{{Cite web |url=https://recordresearch.directfrompublisher.com/sites/recordresearch.directfrompublisher.com/files/previews/Hot_R%26B_Songs_1942_2010.pdf |title=Hot R&B Songs, 1943-2010 |access-date=January 3, 2023 |archive-date=December 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203154707/https://recordresearch.directfrompublisher.com/sites/recordresearch.directfrompublisher.com/files/previews/Hot_R%26B_Songs_1942_2010.pdf |url-status=live }} which evolved into new jack swing duo M&M signed to Atlantic Records in 1990 as a result of shifting group membership. Both iterations of the group were able to release albums: An eponymous trio album in 1989 for Reprise, and a 1992 M&M album Get To Know Ya Betta on Atlantic. Brown moved into songwriting and background vocals when the group dissolved in 1992.{{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6wkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=mary+brown+songwriter&pg=PT29 |title=Billboard - Google Books |date=1997-10-11 |accessdate=2023-01-03 |archive-date=November 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115223648/https://books.google.com/books?id=6wkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=mary+brown+songwriter&pg=PT29#v=onepage&q=mary%20brown%20songwriter&f=false |url-status=live }}

Songwriting and production credits

Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Apple Music, and AllMusic.

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" style="width:24.5em;"| Title

! scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Artist

! scope="col"| Album

! scope="col"| Label

scope="row"|"This Is Not A Goodbye"

| 1995

| Subway

| Good Times

| Biv Ten / Motown

scope="row"|"This Time"

| rowspan="2"| 1997

| Taral Hicks

| This Time

| Motown

scope="row"|"Lose My Cool" (Featuring Redman)

| SWV

| Release Some Tension

| RCA Records

scope="row"|"No, No, No (P.1)"{{cite web | url=https://www.songwriteruniverse.com/fusari.htm | title=Rob Fusari Interview - Writing Hits for Destiny Child, Will Smith | date=December 4, 2013 | access-date=January 3, 2023 | archive-date=January 3, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103074814/https://www.songwriteruniverse.com/fusari.htm | url-status=live }}

| rowspan="9"| 1998

| rowspan="3"| Destiny's Child

| rowspan="3"| Destiny's Child

| rowspan="3"| Columbia Records

scope="row"|"No, No, No (P.2)" (Featuring Wyclef Jean)
scope="row"|"Never Had A Love Like Mine" (Unreleased){{Cite web |url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/917115860 |title=Repertory |access-date=January 4, 2023 |archive-date=June 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160612055619/https://www.ascap.com/Home/ace-title-search/index.aspx#/ace/search/workID/917115860 |url-status=live }}
scope="row"|"Monifah's Anthem"/"Bad Girl" (Featuring Queen Pen)

| rowspan="3"| Monifah

| rowspan="3"| Mo'hogany

| rowspan="3"| Uptown / Universal Records

scope="row"|"Suga Suga"
scope="row"|"Monifah's Anthem"/"Bad Girl II" (Featuring Queen Pen)
scope="row"|"If You Only Knew"

| Tatyana Ali

| Kiss the Sky

| MJJ Music / Epic Records / Sony Music

scope="row"|"Dance Wit Me" (Featuring Doug E. Fresh)

| Miss Jones

| The Other Woman

| Motown

scope="row"|"What Ya Gonna Do" (Featuring Inaya Day)

| Queen Latifah

| Order in the Court

| Flavor Unit / Motown

scope="row"|"So They Say"

| 1999

| Diana Ross

| Every Day Is a New Day

| Motown

scope="row"|"911" (Featuring Mary J. Blige)

| rowspan="2"| 2000

| Wyclef Jean

| The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book

| Columbia Records

scope="row"|"Dear Diary"

| 3LW

| 3LW

| Epic Records

scope="row"|"Fabulous" (Featuring Tha' Rayne)

| rowspan="3"| 2002

| rowspan="2"| Jaheim

| rowspan="2"| Still Ghetto

| rowspan="2"| Divine Mill / Warner Bros Records

scope="row"|"Put That Woman First"
scope="row"|"Past 12"

| Kelly Rowland

| Simply Deep

| Columbia Records

scope="row"|"Stronger"

| rowspan="2"| 2003

| rowspan="2"| Gloria Gaynor

| rowspan="2"| I Wish You Love

| rowspan="2"| Logic Records

scope="row"|"You Keep Running"
scope="row"|"Mm Mm Mm"

| rowspan="4"| 2004

| Patti LaBelle

| Timeless Journey

| Def Soul Classics / Def Jam Recordings

scope="row"|"For My Girls"

| rowspan="2"| Tiffany Villarreal

| rowspan="2"| Tiffany Villarreal

| rowspan="2"| Universal Records

scope="row"|"Nine Months"
scope="row"|"Mr. Fix It"

| The Temptations

| Legacy

| Motown

scope="row"|"R U Awake (LP)"

| rowspan="4"| 2005

| rowspan="3"| Kieran Roberts

| rowspan="3"| Breathe

| rowspan="3"| Black Rain Records

scope="row"|"Bump"
scope="row"|"R U Awake (Remix)" (Featuring Jadakiss)
scope="row"|"More" (Featuring Anthony Hamilton)

| Syleena Johnson

| Chapter 3: The Flesh

| Jive Records

scope="row"|"Shoo Be Doo"

| 2007

| Macy Gray

| Big

| Will.i.am Music Group / Geffen Records

scope="row"|"Bad Girl" (Featuring Missy Elliott)

| rowspan="5"| 2008

| rowspan="3"| Danity Kane

| rowspan="3"| Welcome to the Dollhouse

| rowspan="5"| Bad Boy / Atlantic Records

scope="row"|"Secret Place" (Interlude)"
scope="row"|"Ecstasy" (Featuring Rick Ross)
scope="row"|"Not a Love Song"

| Donnie Klang

| Just a Rolling Stone

scope="row"|"Got Me Going"

| Day26

| Day26

scope="row"|"One More Drink"

| 2010

| Heidi Montag

| Superficial

| Warner Music Group

scope="row"|"Remix This Heart"

| 2015

| Kenny Lattimore

| Anatomy of a Love Song

| Sincere Soul / eOne

scope="row"|"Still (Family)" (With Ty Dolla Sign)

| 2021

| YBN Nahmir

| Visionland

| Atlantic Records

scope="row"|"Talk of the Town"

| 2022

| Jack Harlow

| Come Home the Kids Miss You

| Generation Now / Atlantic Records

Background vocals

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" style="width:26.5em;"| Title

! scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Artist

! scope="col"| Album

! scope="col"| Label

scope="row"|"D-O-G Me Out"

| rowspan="2"| 1990

| rowspan="2"| Guy

| rowspan="2"| The Future

| rowspan="2"| Uptown Records

scope="row"|"Long Gone"
scope="row"|"One More Night"

| rowspan="3"| 1992

| Bobby Brown

| Bobby

| rowspan="2"| MCA Records

scope="row"|"The Other Woman"

| Jacci McGhee

| Jacci McGhee

scope="row"|"Das da Way We Like 'Em"

| TLC

| Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip

| LaFace Records

scope="row"|"Crossroads"

| 1993

| LL Cool J

| 14 Shots to the Dome

| Def Jam / Columbia Records

scope="row"|"Smile Again"

| 1994

| Usher

| Usher

| LaFace / Arista Records

scope="row"|"Papa Luv It"

| 1995

| LL Cool J

| Mr. Smith

| Def Jam / PolyGram

scope="row"|"Get It Together

| 1996

| 702

| No Doubt

| Motown

scope="row"|"Seven Days" (Featuring George Benson)

| 1997

| Mary J. Blige

| Share My World

| MCA / Universal Music Group

scope="row"|"Before We Start"

| 1998

| McGruff

| Destined to Be

| Uptown Records

scope="row"|"Damn (Should've Treated U Right)" (Featuring Ja Rule)

| 1999

| So Plush

| Blue Streak (soundtrack)

| Epic Records

scope="row"|"Another Lover" (Jerry Duplessis Mix)"

| rowspan="2"| 2001

| Dane Bowers

| Facing the Crowd

| Northwestside / Arista Records

scope="row"|"Whatever Happens"

| Michael Jackson

| Invincible

| MJJ Music / Epic Records

scope="row"|"Thug Like Me"

| 2002

| Wyclef Jean

| Masquerade

| Columbia Records

scope="row"|"She Is"

| 2004

| Carl Thomas

| Let's Talk About It

| Bad Boy Records

scope="row"|"Catch My Breath"

| 2008

| Donnie Klang

| Just a Rolling Stone

| Bad Boy / Atlantic Records

Guest appearances

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name

! scope="col" style="width:20em;"| Title

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Other performer(s)

! scope="col" | Album

scope="row"| "Down With You"

|1998

|Montell Jordan

|I Got the Hook-Up (soundtrack)

scope="row"| "On The Phone"

|2010

|Aasim

|Off The Shelf

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable"
style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"

! scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Awarding Body

! scope="col"| Award

! scope="col"| Result

!Ref

1999

| BMI Urban Awards

| Award-winning Songs ("No, No, No")

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/ByHKGLtgM-a/ |title=Mary Brown "Mean Pen Game" on Instagram: "My buddy @thebowlegged1 Lou sent this to me last week. I had to post-my beginning as a writer winning my 1st two @bmi Awards for @destinyschild first #1 hit "No,No,No"? in 1998 @therealpaulanthony and @thebowlegged1 won for All Cried Out. I love these guys – #greatmemories #bigbrothers #stillfriends Thanks @officialvincentherbert for believing in me. @destinyschild Talented Women! I'm proud of each member and their journey's @beyonce @kellyrowland @michellewilliams @letoyaluckett @iamlatavia @robfusari @wyclefjean @princewonda @woadysworld #blessed #support #platinumsongwriter #hits #1 #singer #musicproducers #meanpengame #msmarysmusic" |publisher=Instagram |date= |accessdate=2023-01-03 |archive-date=January 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103082833/https://www.instagram.com/p/ByHKGLtgM-a/ |url-status=live }}

1999

| BMI Pop Awards

| Award-winning Songs ("No, No, No")

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mg0EAAAAMBAJ&dq=47th+bmi+pop+awards&pg=PA8 |title=Billboard - Google Books |date=1999-05-29 |accessdate=2023-01-03 |archive-date=November 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115223804/https://books.google.com/books?id=mg0EAAAAMBAJ&dq=47th+bmi+pop+awards&pg=PA8#v=onepage&q=47th%20bmi%20pop%20awards&f=false |url-status=live }}

2001

| BMI Urban Awards

| Award-winning Songs ("911")

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web |url=https://www.bmi.com/press/entry/534730 |title=BMI Urban Award Winners Announced: Winners List | Press |publisher=BMI.com |date=2001-10-03 |accessdate=2023-01-03 |archive-date=January 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103080812/https://www.bmi.com/press/entry/534730 |url-status=live }}

2004

| BMI Urban Awards

| Award-winning Songs ("Fabulous")

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web |url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/2004_bmi_urban_awards_song_list |title=2004 BMI Urban Awards: Song List | News |publisher=BMI.com |date=2004-08-26 |accessdate=2023-01-03 |archive-date=January 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103013822/https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/2004_bmi_urban_awards_song_list |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/20040827_bmi_celebrates_urban_music_at_2004_awards_with_top_writers_pr |title=BMI Celebrates Urban Music at 2004 Awards with Top Writers, Producers, Publishers | News |publisher=BMI.com |date=2004-08-26 |accessdate=2023-01-03 |archive-date=May 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170523035713/https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/20040827_bmi_celebrates_urban_music_at_2004_awards_with_top_writers_pr |url-status=live }}

References

{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Mary}}

Category:African-American songwriters

Category:American rhythm and blues singer-songwriters

Category:Living people

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

Category:Long stubs with short prose

{{US-songwriter-stub}}