In 1994. Marc Dorsey velvet vocals, came on the scene, singing a remake of The Stylistics 'People Make The World Go Round' on the 'Crooklyn' soundtrack and he seemed poised and on his way. Unfortunately though he nailed the remake his single was just a staple for quiet storm radio formats. He next recordings was two songs on the 'Clockers' soundtrack, still no buzz was generated. In 1999 he released his 'Crave' debut on Jive records, where he covered 'Stevie Wonder's 'All I Do' and Donny Hathaway's 'In The Ghetto' both were solid covers perfectly fit for his baritone voice. The lead single 'If You Really Want To Know' did nothing on the charts. Jive didnt know what to do with Dorsey, how they should market the church boy, who was very similar to Johnny Gill. Their frustrations led to them dropping him. In 2002 he struck gold on LL Cool J's 'Love You Better' which went to #1 on both R&B and Hip Hop charts and peaked at #3 on the Pop charts. Few ever realized the voice behind LL's monster single. Marc's case is not so unique in terms of talented singers, who do not always find success, to match their talent.
So talented!!!
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