Jamie Sparks (singer)

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Jamie Sparks (born in

Since 2006, he has released a number of albums including It's the Music (2007 and 2008), G1RLS (2011), We're Gonna Make It (2012), Rhythm & Soul and Reggae Vibes (2013), Back to the Funk (2015) and Wake Up Call (2017). Sparks has also written music for the soundtrack of the Spike Lee movie You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You and for the 2018 TV series 5th Ward.

From a young age, Sparks became a bass player and toured with various rock, African, calypso, R&B and jazz bands. In 2006, he released a seven-track EP titled Jamie Sparks: Git Wit U and appeared on Beat Factory Groove Essentials compilation on EMI and released Jamie Sparks: The Time in 1998. The single Unforgettable in 2000 was re-released with remixes under the title Fun Tonight in 2004 with

Sparks' father was a deacon at the Cherry Brook United Baptist Church. His brothers were also musicians and his mother, Evelyn Sparks, had been deeply involved in music, forming a family choir in which Jamie and his siblings sang and played instruments.^[citation needed]

His song Wake Up Call was written about his son Josiah Sparks, who died on September 14, 2017, at the age of 22.^[4][6] Josiah's murder remains unsolved even three years after the incident.

Discography

Albums

• Jamie Sparks: The Time (1998)
• Unforgettable (2000)
• Fun Tonight (remix) (2004)
• Scotia Mix, Vol. 1 (2006)
• It's the Music (2007)
• It's the Music - Reloaded (2008)
• G1RLS (2011)
• We're Gonna Make It (2012)
• Rhythm & Soul (2013)
• Reggae Vibes (EP) (2013)
• Back to the Funk (2015)
• Wake Up Call (2017)

Singles

• "Unforgettable" (2000)
• "Gonna Get Down" (2005)
• "Tender Love" (2009)
• "All I Need" (remix) (2009)
• "Wake Up Call" (2017)
• "Brighter Day" (2018)

Featured in

• September (remixes) (2009) (DJ Favorite feat. Jamie Sparks)^[7]

References

External links

• Official website
• Jamie Sparks at
  IMDb