Andrea Martin (musician)

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Andrea Martin
Background information
Birth name	Andrea Monica Martin
Genre(s)	R&B, soul, pop, adult contemporary, Electronic Dance Music
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, producer
Label(s)	Arista

Andrea Monica Martin is an American R&B singer, songwriter and producer.

She is primarily known for writing hit songs (often with longtime partner Ivan Matias) for artists like Toni Braxton("I love me some Him"), Monica ("Before you walk out my life"), Angie Stone ("Wish i didn't miss you"), En Vogue ("Don't Let Go(Love)") and SWV ("You're the one").

She also sings the reggae hook on Lil Kim's song, "Money Talks," from the motion picture soundtrack with the same title. Andrea and Ivan have appeared on other soundtracks throughout the late nineties, including SPRUNG, which she and Ivan Matias are credited as Bonnie and Clyde on the song "Since you've gone away (the lockdown anthem). She is also the lead vocalist on Organized Noise's song, "SET IT OFF" from the motion picture soundtrack of the same name.

She has released one album of her own (The Best Of Me, 1998) as well as a few singles. None of Martin's own singles ever charted as high as those that she wrote for other artists, despite the fact that she has a smooth, powerful voice, and the ability to do reggae as well as sing (although the club popularity of a remixed version of "Share The Love" led to lots of session work for club/dance artists).

She appears as back-up vocal on many albums.

[edit] In the charts as a singer

Year	Single	Chart Position
		Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	Billboard Hot 100	Hot Dance Club Play
1996	Set It Off (Organized Noize feat. Andrea Martin & Queen Latifah)	-	-	42
1998	Let Me Return the Favor	32	82	-
1999	Share the Love	-	-	4
2002	The More I Love You (MFF feat. Andrea Martin)	-	-	12
2004	Release Me (Industry feat. Andrea Martin)	-	-	7

Non-charting singles:

• "Baby Can I Hold You"
• "Big Dave" (with David Anthony)
• "Rise" (with Safri Duo)
• "Story Of My Life" (with Disconfect)
• "So What" (with Antigen)
• "Middle Of the Night" (with Hani)

[edit] In the charts as a writer

Year	Song	Artist	Chart Position
			R&B	Hot 100	Club	UK
1995	Before You Walk Out Of My Life	Monica	1	7	-	22
1995	All I Can Do	Tina Moore	48	-	-	-
1995	Anything	J. Quest	94	-	-	-
1995	Hooked On You	Silk	12	54	-	-
1995	It's All About You	Adina Howard	58	-	-	-
1996	You're The One	SWV	1	5	-	13
1996	Only Love	The Braxtons	58	-	-	-
1996	I Got Somebody Else	Changing Faces	49	-	-	-
1997	Can't Let Go	Laurnea	20	55	-	-
1997	I Love Me Some Him	Toni Braxton	9	-	-	-
1997	Don't Let Go (Love)	En Vogue	1	2	-	5
1997	It's All About You (AKA "It's All About U")	SWV	32	61	-	36
1997	Someone	SWV	5	19	-	34
1998	Be Alone No More	Another Level	-	-	-	6
1998	Stay	Room Service	63	-	-	-
1999	Still In My Heart	Tracie Spencer	36	88	39	-
2002	Wish I Didn't Miss You	Angie Stone	31	79	1	30
2003	Breathe	Blu Cantrell feat. Sean Paul	83	70	17	1
2003	Loneliness (actually a remake of "Share The Love")	Tomcraft	-	-	-	1
2005	Make Things Right	Lemon Jelly	-	-	-	33
2006	I Wasn't Kidding	Angie Stone	-	-	17	-
2008	Better in Time	Leona Lewis	-	62	-	2

UK chart data from [1]