Mary Brown (songwriter)

Mary Yvette Brown
BornNew Jersey, United States
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • session vocalist
  • background vocalist
Labels

Mary Brown is an American singer-songwriter best known for co-writing Destiny's Child "No, No, No", as well as Jaheim's "Fabulous".[3] Brown was originally a member of girl-group trio Abstrac, signed to Reprise Records in 1989,[4] which evolved into new jack swing duo M&M signed to Atlantic Records in 1990 as a result of shifting group membership. Both iterations of the group were able to release albums: An eponymous trio album in 1989 for Reprise, and a 1992 M&M album Get To Know Ya Betta on Atlantic. Brown moved into songwriting and background vocals when the group dissolved in 1992.[5]

Songwriting and production credits

Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Apple Music, and AllMusic.

Title Year Artist Album Label
"This Is Not A Goodbye" 1995 Subway Good Times Biv Ten / Motown
"This Time" 1997 Taral Hicks This Time Motown
"Lose My Cool" (Featuring Redman) SWV Release Some Tension RCA Records
"No, No, No (P.1)"[6] 1998 Destiny's Child Destiny's Child Columbia Records
"No, No, No (P.2)" (Featuring Wyclef Jean)
"Never Had A Love Like Mine" (Unreleased)[7]
"Monifah's Anthem"/"Bad Girl" (Featuring Queen Pen) Monifah Mo'hogany Uptown / Universal Records
"Suga Suga"
"Monifah's Anthem"/"Bad Girl II" (Featuring Queen Pen)
"If You Only Knew" Tatyana Ali Kiss the Sky MJJ Music / Epic Records / Sony Music
"Dance Wit Me" (Featuring Doug E. Fresh) Miss Jones The Other Woman Motown
"What Ya Gonna Do" (Featuring Inaya Day) Queen Latifah Order in the Court Flavor Unit / Motown
"So They Say" 1999 Diana Ross Every Day Is a New Day Motown
"911" (Featuring Mary J. Blige) 2000 Wyclef Jean The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book Columbia Records
"Dear Diary" 3LW 3LW Epic Records
"Fabulous" (Featuring Tha' Rayne) 2002 Jaheim Still Ghetto Divine Mill / Warner Bros Records
"Put That Woman First"
"Past 12" Kelly Rowland Simply Deep Columbia Records
"Stronger" 2003 Gloria Gaynor I Wish You Love Logic Records
"You Keep Running"
"Mm Mm Mm" 2004 Patti LaBelle Timeless Journey Def Soul Classics / Def Jam Recordings
"For My Girls" Tiffany Villarreal Tiffany Villarreal Universal Records
"Nine Months"
"Mr. Fix It" The Temptations Legacy Motown
"R U Awake (LP)" 2005 Kieran Roberts Breathe Black Rain Records
"Bump"
"R U Awake (Remix)" (Featuring Jadakiss)
"More" (Featuring Anthony Hamilton) Syleena Johnson Chapter 3: The Flesh Jive Records
"Shoo Be Doo" 2007 Macy Gray Big Will.i.am Music Group / Geffen Records
"Bad Girl" (Featuring Missy Elliott) 2008 Danity Kane Welcome to the Dollhouse Bad Boy / Atlantic Records
"Secret Place" (Interlude)"
"Ecstasy" (Featuring Rick Ross)
"Not a Love Song" Donnie Klang Just a Rolling Stone
"Got Me Going" Day26 Day26
"One More Drink" 2010 Heidi Montag Superficial Warner Music Group
"Remix This Heart" 2015 Kenny Lattimore Anatomy of a Love Song Sincere Soul / eOne
"Still (Family)" (With Ty Dolla Sign) 2021 YBN Nahmir Visionland Atlantic Records
"Talk of the Town" 2022 Jack Harlow Come Home the Kids Miss You Generation Now / Atlantic Records

Background vocals

Title Year Artist Album Label
"D-O-G Me Out" 1990 Guy The Future Uptown Records
"Long Gone"
"One More Night" 1992 Bobby Brown Bobby MCA Records
"The Other Woman" Jacci McGhee Jacci McGhee
"Das da Way We Like 'Em" TLC Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip LaFace Records
"Crossroads" 1993 LL Cool J 14 Shots to the Dome Def Jam / Columbia Records
"Smile Again" 1994 Usher Usher LaFace / Arista Records
"Papa Luv It" 1995 LL Cool J Mr. Smith Def Jam / PolyGram
"Get It Together 1996 702 No Doubt Motown
"Seven Days" (Featuring George Benson) 1997 Mary J. Blige Share My World MCA / Universal Music Group
"Before We Start" 1998 McGruff Destined to Be Uptown Records
"Damn (Should've Treated U Right)" (Featuring Ja Rule) 1999 So Plush Blue Streak (soundtrack) Epic Records
"Another Lover" (Jerry Duplessis Mix)" 2001 Dane Bowers Facing the Crowd Northwestside / Arista Records
"Whatever Happens" Michael Jackson Invincible MJJ Music / Epic Records
"Thug Like Me" 2002 Wyclef Jean Masquerade Columbia Records
"She Is" 2004 Carl Thomas Let's Talk About It Bad Boy Records
"Catch My Breath" 2008 Donnie Klang Just a Rolling Stone Bad Boy / Atlantic Records

Guest appearances

List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other performer(s) Album
"Down With You" 1998 Montell Jordan I Got the Hook-Up (soundtrack)
"On The Phone" 2010 Aasim Off The Shelf

Awards and nominations

Year Awarding Body Award Result Ref
1999 BMI Urban Awards Award-winning Songs ("No, No, No") Won [8]
1999 BMI Pop Awards Award-winning Songs ("No, No, No") Won [9]
2001 BMI Urban Awards Award-winning Songs ("911") Won [10]
2004 BMI Urban Awards Award-winning Songs ("Fabulous") Won [11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Billboard - Google Books". January 11, 2003. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  2. ^ "Songwriter Elite Mary Brown and New Artist Charles Beatty". July 27, 2018. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "Mary Brown | MusicWorld". BMI.com. August 27, 2008. Archived from the original on January 3, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  4. ^ "Hot R&B Songs, 1943-2010" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "Billboard - Google Books". October 11, 1997. Archived from the original on November 15, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  6. ^ "Rob Fusari Interview - Writing Hits for Destiny Child, Will Smith". December 4, 2013. Archived from the original on January 3, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  7. ^ "Repertory". Archived from the original on June 12, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  8. ^ "Mary Brown "Mean Pen Game" on Instagram: "My buddy @thebowlegged1 Lou sent this to me last week. I had to post-my beginning as a writer winning my 1st two @bmi Awards for @destinyschild first #1 hit "No,No,No"? in 1998 @therealpaulanthony and @thebowlegged1 won for All Cried Out. I love these guys – #greatmemories #bigbrothers #stillfriends Thanks @officialvincentherbert for believing in me. @destinyschild Talented Women! I'm proud of each member and their journey's @beyonce @kellyrowland @michellewilliams @letoyaluckett @iamlatavia @robfusari @wyclefjean @princewonda @woadysworld #blessed #support #platinumsongwriter #hits #1 #singer #musicproducers #meanpengame #msmarysmusic"". Instagram. Archived from the original on January 3, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  9. ^ "Billboard - Google Books". May 29, 1999. Archived from the original on November 15, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  10. ^ "BMI Urban Award Winners Announced: Winners List | Press". BMI.com. October 3, 2001. Archived from the original on January 3, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  11. ^ "2004 BMI Urban Awards: Song List | News". BMI.com. August 26, 2004. Archived from the original on January 3, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  12. ^ "BMI Celebrates Urban Music at 2004 Awards with Top Writers, Producers, Publishers | News". BMI.com. August 26, 2004. Archived from the original on May 23, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
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