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Rich Harrison
Rich Harrison
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Background information
Born	1970
Origin	Washington, D.C., United States
Occupations	Producer, songwriter, singer, rapper
Instruments	R&B, hip hop, funk
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Richcraft Records
Associated acts	Amerie, Lionell Davis, Lorenzo Lynch , Ron Harrison,Chucky Thompson
Notable instruments
	Percussion

Rich Harrison (born 1975 in Washington, DC) is a Grammy Award-winning record producer and songwriter from Washington, D.C.. He is primarily an R&B/Hip-Hop producer. He is well-known for producing hits like "1 Thing" (by Amerie) and "Crazy in Love" (by Beyoncé Knowles featuring Jay-Z).^[1]

[edit] Biography

A classically trained pianist and trumpet player, from an early age Harrison demonstrated an exceptional ability to play anything he heard on the radio. He attended Howard University in Washington, D.C. and graduated with degrees in history and communications in 1997 ^[2].

Harrison has always been quiet about what's going on in his personal life.

[edit] Career

His first big deal came in 1999 when Harrison worked with Mary J. Blige on "Beautiful One" for her album Mary. In 2001, he created his own production company, Richcraft Inc., and immediately wrote and produced Amerie's debut album, All I Have. In 2004 he won a Grammy Award for Beyoncé Knowles' "Crazy in Love" and a nomination for his work on Usher's Confessions album.

Harrison was back in the spotlight early in 2005 with Amerie's "1 Thing", from her album Touch, known for its infectious breakbeats and Amerie's unconventional vocals. A similar beat was used by Harrison for Toni Braxton's "Take This Ring" from her 2005 album Libra both tracks include elements of go-go (mainly in the strong, funky drumming with added percussion). New York Times call him "one of R&B's most exciting producers" ^[3] .

[edit] Current activities

Harrison is currently involved in projects with 50 Cent, Tweet, Missy Elliott, Eve, Young Steff and Dawn Robinson, and is still assisting the South Korean pop sensation Se7en with his first U.S. album assisted by his producer Lionell Davis ^[1].

Harrison has been approched by many artists to assist with album productions, but it appears he is now focusing his time on his own artists, such as Yonug Steff and girl group RichGirl. There is a possibility that he may be appearing on Toni Braxton's forthcoming album.

Other works include tracks for Claudette Ortiz's long-awaited solo album, 3LW's latest and as yet unreleased album and tracks that may appear on 50 Cent's next album.

[edit] Production Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Mary J. Blige - Mary (album) (1999)

04. Beautiful One (co-produced along with Chucky Thompson)

[edit] Mary J. Blige - No More Drama (2001)

15. In The Meantime

[edit] Amerie - All I Have (2002)

01. Why Don't We Fall In Love
02. Talkin' To Me
03. Nothing Like Loving You
04. Can't Let Go
05. Need You Tonight
06. Got to Be There
07. I Just Died
08. Hatin' on You
09. Float
10. Show Me
11. All I Have
12. Outro
13. Just What I Needed to See (Japan Bonus Track)

[edit] Kelly Rowland - Simply Deep (2002)

04. Can't Nobody

[edit] Tha Rayne - Reign Supreme (2003)

02. Didn't You Know

[edit] Beyoncé Knowles - Dangerously In Love (2003)

01. Crazy In Love (featuring Jay-Z)
05. Be With You

[edit] Usher - Confessions (2004)

11. Take Your Hand

[edit] Destiny's Child - Destiny Fulfilled (2004)

02. Soldier (featuring T.I. and Lil Wayne)

[edit] Jennifer Lopez - Rebirth (2005)

01. Get Right
04. Whatever You Wanna Do
12. Get Right (Remix) (featuring Fabolous)

[edit] Christina Milian - Be Cool Soundtrack (2005)

08. Ain't No Reason

[edit] Amerie - Touch (2005)

01. 1 Thing
02. All I Need
05. Like It Used To Be
06. Talkin About
07. Come With Me
08. Rolling Down My Face
12. 1 Thing (Remix) (featuring Eve)
13. Why Don't We Fall In Love (Richcraft Remix)

[edit] Missy Elliott - The Cookbook (2005)

10. Can't Stop

[edit] Pussycat Dolls - PCD (2005)

06. I Don't Need A Man

[edit] Toni Braxton - Libra (2005)

04. Take This Ring

[edit] 3LW - Point Of No Return (2006)

00. Do Ya

[edit] Christina Aguilera - Back To Basics (2006)

02. Makes Me Wanna Pray

[edit] Beyoncé - B'Day (2006)

03. Suga Mama
07. Freakum Dress
11. Creole (Japan Bonus Track)

[edit] Diddy - Press Play (2006)

18. Making It Hard (featuring Mary J. Blige)

[edit] Mos Def - Tru3 Magic (2006)

02. Undeniable

[edit] Che'Nelle - Things Happen For a Reason (2007)

10. Summer Jam

[edit] RichGirl - TBA (2008)

24's

[edit] RichGirl - TBA (2009)

Itty Bitty
He Ain't Wit Me Now (Tho)

[edit] Unreleased

[edit] 50 Cent

Then Days Went By

[edit] 3LW

No Matter What
Senses

[edit] Amerie

Love's Off The Chain

[edit] Cynthia Lissette

Don't Wanna Go
What U Say

[edit] Gwen Stefani

Parental Advisory

[edit] Janet Jackson

Clap Your Hands
Pops Up
Put It On You
What Can I Say

[edit] Mary J. Blige

Outta My Head

[edit] Se7en

This is My Year (featuring Fabolous)^[2][3]

[edit] Usher

Whatever I Want (featuring Mike Jones)
Ride
Dat Girl Right There (ft. Ludacris)

[edit] Young Steff

Don't Trip
Dat Gurl Right
Put That on Everything

[edit] References

[edit] External links

[0] Rich Harrison

[1] Artist Profile - Rich Harrison

[2] New York Times on Rich Harrison

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