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Chuckii Booker
Chuckii Booker
Born	December 19, 1962 (age 61); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	R&B, new jack swing
Occupation(s)	Musician, producer, bandleader
Instrument(s)	Vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards
Years active	1983–present
Labels	Atlantic Records

Eugene Allen Booker, Jr.^[1] (born December 19, 1962),^[1]^[2] known professionally as Chuckii Booker, is an American producer, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and bandleader from Los Angeles, California.

Biography

Booker emerged in the late 1980s as an urban contemporary R&B artist and producer. He began recording music after being signed by his godfather, Barry White, to his production company in 1984. Later, he played keyboards with the short-lived Epic Records band Tease for three years.^[2]

Booker received his recording contract in an unlikely manner. He gave his demo tape to the manager of Gerald Albright to showcase his skills as a musician, but had forgotten about the songs on the other side of the tape that contained original songs with his vocals. As a result, he was offered a recording contract with Atlantic Records.^[3]

Booker signed a recording contract with Atlantic to release his debut album Chuckii in 1989 in which he played all the instruments and sang all vocals. The album fared well on the strength of hit singles "(Don't U Know) I Love U" and the #1 R&B single "Turned Away".^[4] The follow-up and its final studio album to date (as of 2024) Niice 'N Wiild was released in 1992^[5] and yielded another chart-topping R&B hit "Games".^[4] After the release of "Games", Booker retired from recording music.

Booker produced for several recording artists throughout the years, including Troop, which yielded two #1 singles ("All I Do Is Think of You" & "Spread My Wings"), his godfather Barry White, Janet Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Demetrius Ross, Kool & the Gang and many more. He was the musical director, producer and keyboardist for Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation World Tour as well as the opening act.^[6] Booker got the gig after he was invited by Jackson to the premiere of her long-form video Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814. Although Booker went to the premiere to mingle with celebrities, he was caught off guard when Jackson asked him after the screening to be her musical director for the tour.^[3]

Booker has produced records for artists such as Lalah Hathaway, Troop,^[7] En Vogue, Angela Winbush, Diana Ross, Anastacia, Commissioned, Rihanna, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, and Bette Midler.^[3]

Personal life

Booker has never married and has no children.^[8]

Discography

Albums

Tease (as keyboardist and songwriter):

1986: Tease (Epic)

As solo artist:

Year	Title	Label	Chart positions
Year	Title	Label	US R&B ^[9]	US ^[9]
1989	Chuckii	Atlantic	18	116
1992	Niice 'n Wiild	Atlantic	13	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions
Year	Title	US R&B ^[4]	US Pop ^[4]
1989	"That's My Honey"	—	—
	"Touch"	13	—
	"(Don't U Know) I Love U"	4	—
	"Turned Away"	1	42
1992	"Games"	1	68
1992	"I Should Have Loved You"	38	—
1993	"With All My Heart"	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.