Sterling Simms (born July 7, 1985), is an American R&B singer-songwriter.
His debut album, Yours, Mine & The Truth was released on December
23, 2008 by Def Jam Records. He is currently working on his sophomore
album on J Records, and recently released a mixtape entitled July's
Finest.
Sterling recorded his first song with his grandfather at the age
of 6. His grandfather, a musician himself, introduced him to the
sounds of Sam Cooke. When he was 15, his mother moved the family
of four children to Atlanta. There Sterling began to make the rounds
with Dallas Austin, Jermaine Dupri and other music makers in the
city.
After a period struggling, Sterling began to focus on writing, putting
his artist ambitions aside. Returning to Philadelphia, Sterling reconnected
with Kenny Gamble. Back in Atlanta, Sterling met up with producer
Teddy Bishop, who liked the songs Sterling was working on. Bishop
asked, "Who was the voice behind the songs?" At Teddy's
prompting Sterling decided to pursue becoming a performer again.
He sang for Lyor Cohen, Kevin Liles and a group of other influential
music executives, giving them Sam Cooke's "A Long Time Coming." They
were impressed with Sterling and by this time Warner Bros and Atlantic
were very interested in signing him. While waiting for an offer,
Sterling traveled to Miami with Bishop to the VMA’s. Bishop
played Sterling’s music for industry veteran George Robinson.
Robinson recognized his talent at once and convinced the partners
of One Recordings to make Sterling their first release.
Sterling signed with One Recordings and began finishing his album
and eventually a meeting was set up with L.A. Reid at Island/Def
Jam. Two months later One Recordings signed a deal with Island/Def
Jam to jointly release Sterling Simms. Sterling's musical influences
include Boyz II Men, Aaliyah, Sade, Brian McKnight, Mario, New Edition,
Usher and Latin music generally. In 2009, Sterling co-wrote "Robot
Love," a song on Allison Iraheta's debut album "Just Like
You," which will be released on December 1, 2009.
In early 2011, Sterling signed a recording deal with J Records and
is currently working on his sophomore effort.
Discography
Studio albums
Yours, Mine & The Truth (2008)
Time Capsule (TBA)
Mixtapes
July's Finest (2011) [2]
Singles
Year Single Chart positions Album
US Hot 100 US R&B/ Hip-Hop Rhythmic Top 40
2007 "Jump Off" (featuring Sean P) — 56[3] 39[4]
Yours, Mine & The Truth
"
Nasty Girl" — 117[5] — Non-Album Track
2008 "All I Need" (featuring Jadakiss & The-Dream) — 123[6] — Yours,
Mine & The Truth