Ryan Toby
Ryan Toby (born November 26, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, producer, and actor. He is best known for his role as Wesley Glen Ahmal James in the 1993 film Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit.
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| Born | Maurice Ryan Toby November 26, 1978 Willingboro, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Singer, actor, songwriter, producer |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Ryan grew up in Willingboro, New Jersey where he attended Willingboro High School. Ryan has also appeared in the theater and is a Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter.
Ryan has written for both new and upcoming artists as well as established artists in the U.S. and internationally. Some of the artists he has written for include Mary J Blige, Brian McKnight, LL Cool J, Amerie, Charlie Wilson, Monica, Tyrese, Kevin Lyttle, Mario, Chris Brown and Darius Rucker (of Hootie and the Blowfish). In 2003 he collaborated with Usher on Confessions as a songwriter on "Caught Up", "Super Star" and "Follow Me".
Beyond his song writing, Ryan was also part of the R&B trio, City High. In March 2017 Ryan released a solo project, beginning with the R&B ballad "Icarus". He followed up by partnering with Jason Salvador founder of Red Vision Music.
Production discography
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| "Joyful Joyful" | 1993 | Sister Act 2 Cast | Sister Act 2 Soundtrack |  |
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| "Candy" (featuring Larry Blackmon and Cameo) |
1997 | Will Smith | Big Willie Style | |
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| "Don't Say Nothin'" | |
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| "Miami" | |
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| "I Loved You" | |
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| "I Don't Want to Be a Hustler" | 2000 | Dave Hollister | Chicago '85... The Movie | |
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| "What Would You Do?" | 2001 | City High | City High | |
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| "Caramel" | |
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| "Didn't Ya" | |
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| "Best Friends" | |
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| "City High Anthem" | |
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| "Wild One" | 2002 | Darius Rucker | Back to Then | |
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| "After the Candles Burn" | 2003 | Ruben Studdard | Soulful | |
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| "My Lady" | 2004 | Kevin Lyttle | Kevin Lyttle | |
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| "Caught Up" | Usher | Confessions | |
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| "Superstar" | |
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| "Follow Me" | |
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| "Just Like Me" | 2005 | Amerie | Touch | |
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| "Can't Hide from Luv" (featuring Jay-Z) |
Mary J. Blige | The Breakthrough | |
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| "Father in You" | |
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| "Grown Man Business" | Brian McKnight | Gemini | |
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| "Control Myself" (featuring Jennifer Lopez) |
2006 | LL Cool J | Todd Smith | |
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| "Favorite Flavor" (featuring Mary J. Blige) |
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| "I've Changed" (featuring Ryan Toby) |
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| "Ooh Wee" (featuring Ginuwine) |
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| "Down the Aisle" (featuring 112) |
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| "We're Gonna Make It" (featuring Mary Mary) |
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| "The Real Thing" | 2007 | Jill Scott | The Real Thing-Words and Sounds Vol.3 | |
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| "Beautiful" | 2011 | Noel Gourdin | Fresh: The Definition | |
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| "Round 2" | Carl Thomas | Conquer | |
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| "All Bad" | 2013 | Justin Bieber | Journals | |
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| "Pink Crush Velvet" | Raheem DeVaughn | A Place Called Love Land | |
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| "Bite the Bullet" | 2015 | Melanie Fiona | Non-album single | |
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| "I Won" | 2016 | Tim Bowman Jr. | Listen | |
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| "Tell Me" | Usher | Hard II Love | |
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| "Burn Slow" | Ro James | Eldorado | |
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| "Already Knew That" | |
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| "I'm Sorry (Interlude)" | |
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| "El Dorado" | |
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| "WWYD" | Moxie Raia | 931 Reloaded | |
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| "We Should Be Together" | Pia Mia | Non-album single | |
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| "Can't Lie" | 2017 | MiC LOWRY | MOOD | |
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| "Sauced Up" | Fifth Harmony | Fifth Harmony | |
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| "Drip" | Luke James | JOY | |
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| "Icarus" | RYAN TOBY | Non-album single | |
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| "Better" | 2018 | Estelle | Non-album single | |
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| "Big Shoes" | Empire Cast | Non-album single | |
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| "Repeat History" | RYAN TOBY | REPEAT HISTORY | |
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| "If U Don't Mind'" | |
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| "Ya Boyfriend" | |
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| "Mad At Me" | |
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| "Inside" | |
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External links
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