The Leak: The Tony Rich Project

Tony Rich’s new single “Part The Waves” is #1 Most Added at R&R

August 5th, 2008 10:38 pm

“Part The Waves” is #1 most added at R&R with 17 adds. 18 adds overall, including WYLD/New Orleans which only reports to Mediabase.

* KDKS Shreveport
* KJLH Los Angeles
* KMEZ New Orleans
* KOKY Little Rock
* KQXL Baton Rouge
* WAGH Columbus, GA
* WAKB Birmingham
* WHUR Washington, DC
* WIMX Toledo
* WKXI Jackson
* WLXC Columbia, SC
* WMGL Charleston, SC
* WMPZ Chattanooga
* WTLZ Saginaw
* WUHT Birmingham
* WVBE Roanoke
* WXST Charleston, SC
* WYLD New Orleans

Rich first attracted attention as a staff writer at LaFace Records, where he wrote songs for recording artists including Boyz II Men, Johnny Gill, TLC, and Toni Braxton.

Later, Rich mixed elements of jazz, rock and soul music into his own tracks.

In late 1995 Rich released the hit single, "Nobody Knows" which made it to number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Under the moniker The Tony Rich Project, he released his debut album Words in early 1996.

Both the album and single went platinum and in 1997,

Tony Rich won a Grammy Award for the Best R&B Album.

The song was covered by country music artist Kevin Sharp in the same year.

The song "Like a Woman" was also nominated for a grammy award.

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