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{{About|the American R&B singer|the lead singer and guitarist in the band [[Sublime (band)|Sublime With Rome]]|Rome Ramirez}}
{{About|the American R&B singer|the lead singer and guitarist in the band Sublime With Rome|Rome Ramirez}}
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| origin = [[Benton Harbor, Michigan|Benton Harbor]], [[Michigan]], [[United States]]
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| years_active = 1996-
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| label = [[RCA Label Group|RCA]] (1996-1999) [[JTJ Records|JTJ]] (2001-2003)
| genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
[[Suthun Music Label Group|Suthun Music Entertainment]] (2009-)
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'''Jerome Woods''' (born March 5, 1970, in [[Benton Harbor, Michigan]]), better known by his [[stage name]] '''Rome''', is an American [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] singer. He is best known for his 1997 single "[[I Belong to You (Every Time I See Your Face)]]", which peaked within the top ten of the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. The song led his [[Rome (Rome album)|eponymous debut studio album]] (1997), which moderately entered the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].


==Career==
'''Jerome Woods''', better known by his [[stage name]] '''Rome''' (b. March 5, 1970, [[Benton Harbor, Michigan]]) is an American [[R&B]] singer.
Woods performed in a [[cover band]] called Fire & Ice in [[high school]], and toured regionally both as a solo artist and with the band. He briefly attended [[Oakwood University]] before dropping out in 1989; he moved to [[California]] in hopes of making a career as a singer.<ref name=amg>[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p203340/biography|pure_url=yes}} Rome] at [[Allmusic]]</ref> He toured with Vesta but had little success until he met with Gerald Baillergeau and Victor Merrit, the [[record producer|producer]]s who heard his demo and sent it to [[RCA Records]]. RCA signed him and released his [[Rome (Rome album)|eponymous debut album]] in 1997, which went on to sell over half a million copies in the U.S.,<ref name=amg/> mainly on the strength of its lead single "[[I Belong to You (Every Time I See Your Face)]]", which peaked at number six on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100; the album yielded two other singles which peaked within the chart's [[top 40]].


Woods sang in a [[cover band]] called Fire & Ice while a [[high school]]er, and toured regionally both as a solo artist and with the band. He attended [[Oakwood University]] but [[dropping out|dropped out]] in 1989 and moved to [[California]] in hopes of making a career as a singer.<ref name=amg>[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p203340/biography|pure_url=yes}} Rome] at [[Allmusic]]</ref> He toured with [[Vesta]] but had little success until he met with [[Gerald Baillergeau]] and [[Victor Merrit]], the [[record producer|producer]]s who heard his demo and sent it to [[RCA Records]]. RCA signed him and released his debut album in 1997, which went on to sell over half a million copies in the U.S.,<ref name=amg/> mainly on the strength of the single "I Belong to You (Everytime I See Your Face)", which peaked at #6 in the U.S. He had two [[Top 40]] hits from the album. Having achieved success with his RCA Records' debut he was left stranded when a projected second album was rejected. Instead, he signed a distribution deal with Ground Level for his own label follow-up - "Rome2000: Thank You", but the material recorded while under contract to RCA has never been released. In 2001 he returned with two albums: "To The Highest" and "To Infinity (Thank You)"; the last one is just an alternative edition of "Rome2000: Thank You". "Do It" followed in 2003, and three years later Sony issued Rome's "Best Of", which has only 10 songs from his 1997 debut.
Having achieved success with his RCA Records debut, a projected second album was rejected. Instead, his second album, ''Rome2000: Thank You'', was released independently, although the material recorded while under his contract with RCA remains unreleased. In 2001, he returned with two albums: ''To The Highest'' and ''To Infinity (Thank You)''; the last one is just an alternative edition of ''Rome2000: Thank You''. ''Do It'' followed in 2003, and three years later [[Sony Music|Sony]] issued Rome's ''Best Of'', which contains ten songs from his 1997 debut.


==Discography==
==Discography==

===Albums===
===Albums===
{| class="wikitable"
*''Rome'' ([[RCA Records]], 1997) U.S. #30, U.S. R&B #7<ref name=amg1>[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p203340/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} Billboard], Allmusic.com</ref>
!align=center rowspan=2 width=150|Title
*''Thank You'' (RCA Records, 1999) UNRELEASED
!align=center rowspan=2 width=220|Album details
*''Rome2000: Thank You'' ( [JTJ/Big Whale], 1999 )U.S. R&B #48<ref name=amg1/>
!align=center colspan=2|Peak chart positions
*''To Infinity (Thank You)'' ( [JTJ], 2001 )
|-
*''To The Highest'' ( [JTJ], 2001 )
!width=60|<small>[[Billboard 200|U.S. 200]]</small>
*''Do It'' ( [JTJ Empire], 2003 )
!width=60|<small>[[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|U.S. R&B]]</small><ref name=amg1>[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p203340/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} Billboard], Allmusic.com</ref>
*''The Best Of Rome'' ( [Sony], 2006 )
|-
|align=left valign=center|''[[Rome (Rome album)|Rome]]''
|align=left valign=top|
* Released: {{start date|1997}}
* Label: [[RCA Records|RCA]]
|align=center valign=center|30
|align=center valign=center|7
|-
|align=left valign=center|''To Infinity (Thank You)''
|align=left valign=top|
* Released: {{start date|1999}}
* Label: JTJ / Big Whale
|align=center valign=center|—
|align=center valign=center|48
|-
|align=left valign=center|''To The Highest''
|align=left valign=top|
* Released: {{start date|2001}}
* Label: JTJ
|align=center valign=center|—
|align=center valign=center|—
|-
|align=left valign=center|''Do It''
|align=left valign=top|
* Released: {{start date|2003}}
* Label: JTJ
|align=center valign=center|—
|align=center valign=center|—
|-
|align=left valign=center|''The Best Of Rome''
|align=left valign=top|
* Released: {{start date|2006}}
* Label: [[Sony]]
|align=center valign=center|—
|align=center valign=center|—
|-
|align=left valign=center|''My Time Again (EP)''
|align=left valign=top|
* Released: {{start date|2014}}
* Label: [[Twenty Two Recordings|Twenty Two]] / [[Fontana Distribution|Fontana]]
|align=center valign=center|—
|align=center valign=center|—
|-
|}


Singles
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
!align=center rowspan=2|Year
!align=center rowspan=2|Song
!align=center colspan=2|Peak chart positions
!align=center rowspan=2|Album
|-
!width=60|<small>[[Billboard Hot 100|U.S.<br>Hot 100]]</small>
!width=60|<small>[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|U.S.<br>R&B]]</small><ref name=amg2>[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p203340/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Billboard Singles], Allmusic.com</ref>
|-
|align=left valign=center|1993
|align=left valign=top|"My World"
|align=center valign=center|—
|align=center valign=center|—
|align=left valign=center|''Non-Album Single''
|-
|align=left valign=center rowspan=3|1997
|align=left valign=top|"[[I Belong to You (Every Time I See Your Face)]]"
|align=center valign=center|6
|align=center valign=center|2
|align=left valign=center rowspan=3|''Rome''
|-
|align=left valign=top|"[[Do You Like This]]"
|align=center valign=center|31
|align=center valign=center|10
|-
|align=left valign=top|"Crazy Love"
|align=center valign=center|—
|align=center valign=center|—
|-
|align=left valign=center|1999
|align=left valign=top|"Never Let You Go Away"
|align=center valign=center|—
|align=center valign=center|—
|align=left valign=center|''Non-Album Single''
|-
|align=left valign=center|2001
|align=left valign=top|"Ride & Roll"
|align=center valign=center|—
|align=center valign=center|—
|align=left valign=center|''To The Highest''
|-
|align=left valign=center|2003
|align=left valign=top|"Do It"
|align=center valign=center|—
|align=center valign=center|—
|align=left valign=center|''Do It''
|-
|align=left valign=center|2009
|align=left valign=top|"Back On The Scene"
|align=center valign=center|—
|align=center valign=center|—
|align=left valign=center|''Non-Album Single''
|}


===Guest appearances and compilations===
*'''''SWV "It's All About U cd2''''' 1996 RCA records cds
*[[SWV]] ''It's All About U cd2'' 1996 RCA records cds
Song: ''"Use Your Heart"''
Song: "Use Your Heart"
*'''''SoulTrain Christmas StarFest''''' 1997 Sony records
*''SoulTrain Christmas StarFest'' 1997 Sony records
Song: ''"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"''
Song: "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"
*'''''Danesha Starr featuring ROME''''' Interscope 1998 cds
*''[[Danesha Starr]] featuring ROME'' Interscope 1998 cds
Song ''"As Long As I Live"''
Song "As Long As I Live"
*'''''Sylk-E. Fyne "Raw Sylk"''''' 1998 RCA records
*[[Sylk-E. Fyne]] ''Raw Sylk'' 1998 RCA records
Song: ''"I Missed My Loved Ones"''
Song: "I Missed My Loved Ones"
*'''''Blade. Original Sundtrack''''' 1998 TVT records
*''[[Blade (1998 film)|Blade]] Original Soundtrack'' 1998 TVT records
Song: ''"Fightin' A War"''
Song: "Fightin' A War"
*'''''Held Up. Original Soundtrack''''' 2000
*''[[Held Up]] Original Soundtrack'' 2000
Song: '' "Ride Baby"''
Song: "Ride Baby"
*'''''Bobby Brown "Forever"''''' 1997 MCA records
*[[Bobby Brown]] ''Forever'' 1997 MCA records
Song: '' "Heart and Soul"'', ''"Give It Up"''
Song: "Heart and Soul", "Give It Up"


==Charting Singles==
===Music videos===
*"I Belong to You (Every Time I See Your Face)" (2/25/1997) U.S. #6, U.S. R&B #2<ref name=amg2>[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p203340/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Billboard Singles], Allmusic.com</ref>
*"Do You Like This" (1997) U.S. #31, U.S. R&B #10<ref name=amg2/>
*"Back On The Scene" (2009)

==Music videos==
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{| class="wikitable"
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| 1997
| 1997
| "I Belong to You (Every Time I See Your Face)"
| "[[I Belong to You (Every Time I See Your Face)]]"
| Christopher Erskin
| [[Christopher Erskin]]
|-
|-
| 1997
| 1997
| "Crazy Love"
| "Crazy Love"
| Brian Luvar
| Christopher Erskin
|-
|-
|}
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* [http://www.myspace.com/thebestofrome Rome] at [[MySpace]]
* [http://www.myspace.com/thebestofrome Rome] at [[MySpace]]


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Latest revision as of 23:15, 22 April 2024

This article is about the American R&B singer. For the lead singer and guitarist in the band Sublime With Rome, see Rome Ramirez.
Rome
Birth nameJerome Woods
Born (1970-03-05) March 5, 1970 (age 54)
Benton Harbor, Michigan, U.S.
GenresR&B
Years active1996–2003, 2009–present
Labels
  • RCA (1996–1999)
  • JTJ (2001–2003)
  • Suthun Music Entertainment (2009–current)

Jerome Woods (born March 5, 1970, in Benton Harbor, Michigan), better known by his stage name Rome, is an American R&B singer. He is best known for his 1997 single "I Belong to You (Every Time I See Your Face)", which peaked within the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100. The song led his eponymous debut studio album (1997), which moderately entered the Billboard 200.

Career

[edit]

Woods performed in a cover band called Fire & Ice in high school, and toured regionally both as a solo artist and with the band. He briefly attended Oakwood University before dropping out in 1989; he moved to California in hopes of making a career as a singer.[1] He toured with Vesta but had little success until he met with Gerald Baillergeau and Victor Merrit, the producers who heard his demo and sent it to RCA Records. RCA signed him and released his eponymous debut album in 1997, which went on to sell over half a million copies in the U.S.,[1] mainly on the strength of its lead single "I Belong to You (Every Time I See Your Face)", which peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100; the album yielded two other singles which peaked within the chart's top 40.

Having achieved success with his RCA Records debut, a projected second album was rejected. Instead, his second album, Rome2000: Thank You, was released independently, although the material recorded while under his contract with RCA remains unreleased. In 2001, he returned with two albums: To The Highest and To Infinity (Thank You); the last one is just an alternative edition of Rome2000: Thank You. Do It followed in 2003, and three years later Sony issued Rome's Best Of, which contains ten songs from his 1997 debut.

Discography

[edit]

Albums

[edit]
Title Album details Peak chart positions
U.S. 200 U.S. R&B[2]
Rome
  • Released: 1997 (1997)
  • Label: RCA
 30 7
To Infinity (Thank You)
  • Released: 1999 (1999)
  • Label: JTJ / Big Whale
 — 48
To The Highest
  • Released: 2001 (2001)
  • Label: JTJ
 — —
Do It
  • Released: 2003 (2003)
  • Label: JTJ
 — —
The Best Of Rome
  • Released: 2006 (2006)
  • Label: Sony
 — —
My Time Again (EP) — —

Singles

[edit]
Year Song Peak chart positions Album
U.S.
Hot 100 		U.S.
R&B[3]
1993 "My World" — — Non-Album Single
1997 "I Belong to You (Every Time I See Your Face)" 6 2 Rome
"Do You Like This" 31 10
"Crazy Love" — —
1999 "Never Let You Go Away" — — Non-Album Single
2001 "Ride & Roll" — — To The Highest
2003 "Do It" — — Do It
2009 "Back On The Scene" — — Non-Album Single

Guest appearances and compilations

[edit]
  • SWV It's All About U cd2 1996 RCA records cds

Song: "Use Your Heart"

  • SoulTrain Christmas StarFest 1997 Sony records

Song: "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"

Song "As Long As I Live"

Song: "I Missed My Loved Ones"

  • Blade Original Soundtrack 1998 TVT records

Song: "Fightin' A War"

Song: "Ride Baby"

Song: "Heart and Soul", "Give It Up"

Music videos

[edit]
Year Video Director
1997 "I Belong to You (Every Time I See Your Face)" Christopher Erskin
1997 "Crazy Love" Brian Luvar

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Rome at Allmusic
  2. ^ Billboard, Allmusic.com
  3. ^ Billboard Singles, Allmusic.com
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