| Background: | solo_singer |
| Marc Dorsey | |
| Birth Place: | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Genre: | R&B |
| Label: | Jive Records |
| Years Active: | 1994–2002 |
Marc Dorsey (born 1973) is an American R&B singer.[1] He is best known for his guest performance on LL Cool J's 2002 single "Luv U Better", which peaked within the top five of the Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at 46th Annual Grammy Awards. That same year, he guest appeared alongside Pharrell Williams on Jay-Z's song "A Ballad for the Fallen Soldier". Both songs were produced by the Neptunes.[2] [3]
In 1994, Dorsey released his first single, a cover version of The Stylistics' "People Make the World Go Round", for Spike Lee's film Crooklyn. The track appeared as the film's opening song and also was featured in its soundtrack album. Dorsey contributed on the soundtracks to David C. Johnson's 1994 film Drop Squad and Spike Lee's follow-up Clockers (1995).
He wrote several jingles for commercials, including spots for Coca-Cola, Oreos and the United States Army.
On August 10, 1999, Marc Dorsey released his debut studio album Crave through Jive Records. The album was produced by Timmy Allen, Larry Campbell and Manuel Seal, and spawned three charted singles: "If You Really Want to Know",[4] "Crave" and "All I Do".
In 2002, he was the featured vocalist on the LL Cool J's single "Luv U Better". The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration in 2004, losing to Beyoncé & Jay-Z's "Crazy in Love".
Marc Dorsey cited Stevie Wonder as his influence.[5]
| Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[6] | |||
| Crave | 94 |
| Title | Release year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B[7] | US R&B Airplay[8] | US R&B Adult[9] | UK[10] | ||||
| "People Make the World Go Round" | 1994 | 65 | 66 | — | — | Music from the Motion Picture Crooklyn | |
| "If You Really Wanna Know" | 1999 | 56 | 61 | 39 | 58 | Crave | |
| "Crave" | — | — | 31 | 89 | Crave and Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture The Wood | ||
| "All I Do" | 2000 | — | — | — | 78 | Crave | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. | |||||||
| Year | Other artist(s) | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Keep That Same Old Feeling" | 1994 | Michael Bearden, Najee | Spike Lee Presents Drop Squad - Come Back Brother |
| "Forever Yours" | |||
| "My Cherie Amour" | 1995 | Tony Thompson | Sexsational |
| "Come Over" | |||
| "People in Search of a Life" | Clockers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | ||
| "Changes" | |||
| "I Can't Make a Mistake" | 1998 | MC Lyte | Seven & Seven |
| "Ghetto Children" | 1999 | Kelis | Kaleidoscope |
| "Luv U Better" | 2002 | LL Cool J | 10 |
| "A Ballad for the Fallen Soldier" | Jay-Z | The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse |
|-|align=center|2002|"Luv U Better"|Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration||-