Tom Browne
Born (1954-10-30) October 30, 1954 (age 69)
Queens, New York
GenresFunk, jazz,[1] R&B
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Trumpet
Years active1979–present
LabelsGRP, Arista
Websitetombrowne.org

Tom Browne (born October 30, 1954)[2] is an American jazz trumpeter. He rose to prominence with Sonny Fortune and had major hits in 1980 and 1981: the No. 1 Billboard magazine R&B single "Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" and the No. 4 R&B single "Thighs High (Grip Your Hips and Move)".[3]

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album Peak chart positions Label
US 200
[4] 		US Jazz
[4] 		US R&B
[4]
1979 Browne Sugar 147 6 50 Arista/GRP
1980 Love Approach 18 1 1
1981 Yours Truly 97 6 20
Magic 37 2 5
1982 Special Edition with Sid McCoy — — — Westwood One
1983 Rockin' Radio 147 — 24 Arista
1984 Tommy Gun — 22 49
1988 No Longer I — — — Malaco
1994 Mo' Jamaica Funk — — — Hip Bop
1996 Another Shade of Browne — — —
1999 R 'n' Browne — — —
2010 S' Up — — — Cheetah
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions
US Dance
[3] 		US R&B
[3] 		BEL (FL)
[5] 		NL
[6] 		NZ
[7] 		UK
[8]
1980 "Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" 9 1 6 6 30 10
"Thighs High (Grip Your Hips and Move)" 25 4 — — — 45
1981 "Let's Dance" — 59 — — — —
"Fungi Mama" 29 23 — — — 58
1982 "Bye Gones" — 72 — — — —
1983 "Rockin' Radio" 33 11 — — — 76
1984 "Cruisin'" 24 63 — — — —
"Secret Fantasy" — 36 — — — —
1992 "Funkin' for Jamaica" (remix) — — — 40 — 45
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

References

  1. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "Tom Browne Page". Soulwalking.co.uk. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "Tom Browne Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Tom Browne - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on August 1, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  5. ^ "Tom Browne in Ultratop Vlaanderen" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  6. ^ "Dutch Charts > Tom Browne" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  7. ^ "charts.nz > Tom Browne in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  8. ^ "Tom Browne - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2020.

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