Person · Male
James Ingram
R&B singer
- From
- Akron, United States
- Active
- 1952–2019
- Releases
- 21
- soul
- contemporary r&b
- pop soul
- quiet storm
About
James Edward Ingram (February 16, 1952 – January 29, 2019) was an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He was a two-time Grammy Award-winner and a two-time Academy Award nominee for Best Original Song. After beginning his career in 1973, Ingram charted eight top 40 hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart from the early 1980s until the early 1990s, as well as thirteen top 40 hits on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In addition, he charted 20 hits on the Adult Contemporary chart (including two number-ones). He had two number-one singles on the Hot 100: the first, a duet with fellow R&B artist Patti Austin, 1982's "Baby, Come to Me" topped the U.S. pop chart in 1983; "I Don't Have the Heart", which became his second number-one in 1990, was his only number-one as a solo artist.
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In between these hits, he also recorded the song "Somewhere Out There" with fellow recording artist Linda Ronstadt for the animated film An American Tail. The song and the music video both became hits. Ingram co-wrote "The Day I Fall in Love", from the motion picture Beethoven's 2nd (1993), and singer Patty Smyth's "Look What Love Has Done", from the motion picture Junior (1994), which earned him nominations for Best Original Song from the Oscars, Golden Globes, and Grammy Awards in 1994 and 1995.
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Discography
Albums
Singles
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Lean on Me / To Be in Love
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Lean on Me Apple Music
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When You Love Someone
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The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite), Part I
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It's Real Apple Music
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Better Way
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Somewhere Out There
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What About Me? / The Rest of Last Night
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Party Animal
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It’s Your Night
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There’s No Easy Way
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She Loves Me (The Best That I Can Be)
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Yah Mo B There
Links
Official
Concerts
Collaboration
Sibling
Also known as
James Edward Ingram
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 1c9d555e-d20a-46d9-93a3-bf7e0d263ece
- ISNI
- 0000000381802912
- IPI
- 00086347842
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 12 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.