Sharissa (born 1976 in Brooklyn, New York[1]) is an American singer. She released a debut album "No Half Steppin" on Motown Records in 2002 which yielded two charting singles, and recorded a second album "Every Beat of My Heart" for Virgin Records for a 2005 release. Sharissa is currently gearing up for her 3rd independent release "All or Nuth'n".
Background [link]
Sharissa sang as a child both in Brooklyn where she was born and in the Bronx where she grew up.[1] Her dad called her "Little Stevie Wonder,"[2] as she sang to her neighbors in the Edenwald Projects.
She went on to become a member of the group Triple Dose. In 1995, she joined the group 4Kast and released the album Any Weather as part of the group.
After 4Kast broke up, Sharissa was signed to Motown and in 2002, released her debut solo album No Half Steppin'.[3] The title track of the album peaked at #78 on the R&B charts. The album's biggest hit was "Any Other Night"[4] which reached #72 on the Hot 100 and #23 on the R&B charts.[1][5] That same year, she also made an appearance in Queen Latifah's video for "Go Head", alongside Lil' Kim and appeared in the video of Aaliyah's posthumous video, Miss You.
Sharissa resolved her relationship with Motown and moved to Virgin Records. In 2005, she put out her second album, Every Beat of My Heart[6] which featured a single In Love With a Thug with R. Kelly. However, while the album was released in Japan on October 25, 2005, it never saw an American release.
Since then, Sharissa has started her own recording label THE ASSIRAHS MUSIC GROUP which will be releasing her highly anticipated 3rd album "All or Nuth'n" which is scheduled for release in the 3rd quarter of 2011.
References [link]
- ^ a b c (22 April 2002). Sharissa, Jet (magazine), Retrieved December 9, 2010
- ^ (10 March 2004). Sharissa Biography, MTV, Retrieved December 9, 2010
- ^ Next - Sharissa: A Women's Worth, Vibe (magazine), March 2002, p.102 , Retrieved December 9, 2010
- ^ (2 March 2002). No Half Steppin', Billboard (magazine), Retrieved December 9, 2010
- ^ (6 April 2002). Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks, Billboard (magazine), Retrieved December 9, 2010 (listing Any Other Night at #23)
- ^ (6 August 2005). Rhythm & Blues, Billboard (magazine), Retrieved December 9, 2010
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by Sharissa
No Half Steppin'
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Track masters
hinchmen
keep it moving
Motown
Sharissa where you at
I was just about to say I'm sorry for being late,
But I can't say nothing
The accusations you gripe ad you complain,
You always mad about something.
You'd be wilding out if you knew I had packed my things,
But I ain't saying nothing.
The decision of a lifetime I'm having second thoughts about you for the last time.
Maybe it's all good that it's come down to this
(Maybe it's all good yeah)
before we bought the house the cars before we had any kids
(don't need to bring no kids into this mess)
Knowing this is a big mistake that I'll regret much later
(For you to think out)
What it takes for you to be my lover
If you gonna love me
love me all the way completely
baby no half stepping
give me give me what it takes
to make me feel
if you gonna leave me baby leave today
ain't got no time
to waist this love on no one
who don't need it
don't know what to do with it.
You checkin my pagers scrolling down my caller Id
Like trust ain't a factor
When all the while baby you were cheating on me
Did you regret the morning after?
Even though you had these tendencies from the start of this thing
I thought I could change you
You made it easy to decide there's no way that I could never be your wife
Maybe it's all good that it's come down to this
(Maybe it's all good_
before we bought the house the cars before we had any kids
(don't need to be taking no children into this abuse no no no)
Knowing this is a big mistake that I'll regret much later
(boy you ain't the one that I wanna take)
What it takes for you to be my lover
If you gonna love me (if you gonna love me yeah)
love me all the way completely (yeah yeah)
baby no half stepping (no half stepping)
give me give me what it takes (give me this love to make me feel it's real yeah)
to make me feel
if you gonna leave me baby leave today (if you leaving, leave)
ain't got no time
to waist this love on no one (no half of you)
who don't need it
don't know what to do with it.
Sharissa where you at?
Sharissa where you at?
If you gonna love me
love me all the way completely
baby no half stepping (yeah)
give me give me what it takes
to make me feel (keep it moving)
if you gonna leave me baby leave today (Oh yeah)
ain't got no time
to waist this love on no one (no no time for you)
who don't need it
don't know what to do with it.
If you gonna love me (If you gonna if you gonna if you gonna)
love me all the way completely
baby no half stepping (no baby
give me give me what it takes (come on baby I wanna feel right)
to make me feel