Rockwell (musician)

Rockwell ( born March 15, 1964 in Detroit, Michigan, USA, as Kennedy William Gordy ) is an American R & B singer, who was standing at the record label Motown under contract and is the son of Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr..

Life

According to the official announcement Rockwell ended his contract with Motown from without the knowledge of his father in order to avoid accusations of nepotism. For this reason, he also used the stage name " Rockwell", what was the name of his former school band.

In the spring of 1984, he landed with the self- written song Somebody's Watching Me his first and only big hit. He was supported by his childhood friends Michael and Jermaine Jackson, who sang the chorus. Somebody's Watching Me made ​​it in the U.S. at number 2 of the pop charts in the R & B charts, he was even 5 weeks at number 1 His second song Obscene Phone Caller, however, was only moderately successful and Rockwell ended after two more albums, the found only in the R & B sector attention, his career as a musician.

Cover versions

  • In 1992 DJ Bobo wrote the song Somebody's Watching Me into Somebody Dance With Me, and thus landed his first big hit.
  • The Finnish band Warmen, the Children Of Bodom keyboardist Janne Warman, published on 8 June 2005, a cover version of Somebody's Watching Me as a single. The song also appeared on her next album Accept The Fact.
  • On 6 June 2006, the Beatfreakz published in Germany a cover version of Somebody's Watching Me
  • In the published on 27 June 2008 album Wasteland Discotheque band Raunchy this Somebody's Watching Me covers
  • 2009, the US- American producer and remixer duo Mysto & Pizzi on behalf of car insurance Geico a remake of the song Somebody's Watching Me, which served an advertisement.

Discography

Albums

  • 01.1984: Somebody's Watching Me
  • 02.1985: Captured
  • 06.1986: The Genie

Singles

  • 01.1984: Somebody's Watching Me ( with Michael and Jermaine Jackson)
  • 03.1984: Obscene Phone Caller
  • 05.1984: Foreign Country
  • 08.1984: Taxman
  • 02.1985: He's A Cobra
  • 04.1985: Peeping Tom
  • 07.1985: Tokyo
  • 06.1986: Carme
  • 09.1986: Grow Up
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