Shep Crawford
Shep Crawford (December 18, 1970) is a Grammy Award-winning American R&B and gospel musician, songwriter, and record producer best known for Whitney Houston's Same Script, Different Cast, Deborah Cox's Nobody's Supposed to Be Here, Tamia's Stranger in My House, Sisqó's Incomplete, and Kelly Price's As We Lay.[1] He is the founder and pastor of The Experience Christian Ministries in Los Angeles, California.[2]
| Shep Crawford | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Anthony Schappel Crawford |
| Also known as | Schappel Crawford |
| Born | December 18, 1970 Los Angeles, California |
| Genres | Rhythm and blues, gospel music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, record producer, composer |
| Instruments | Piano, organ |
| Years active | 1995 - present |
| Associated acts | Whitney Houston Luther Vandross Deborah Cox Tamia Montell Jordan Kelly Price |
Early life and influences
Crawford was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He attended Carver Missionary Baptist Church with his family where he learned musicianship from Pastor Richard Stubbs. At the age of eight, Crawford began playing the piano and organ for the Carver Church each week. At the age of 19, he became a licensed pastor at Love and Unity Community Church by Pastor Carl A. McCorkle.[3]
Career
Crawford has written and produced multiple albums for chart-topping artists, including Whitney Houston, Luther Vandross, Tamia, Deborah Cox, Montell Jordan, and Kelly Price.[4][5][6]
In 1995, Crawford co-produced the song Daddy's Home on Montell Jordan's debut album This Is How We Do It. Jordan brought Crawford on as his music director, after having known each other as musicians in church during their childhood, and Crawford began his professional career.[7][8]
In 1998, he produced and co-wrote the platinum single Deborah Cox track Nobody's Supposed to be Here.[9][10] The song was certified Platinum in the United States,[11] spending a then-record fourteen weeks at number 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart,[12][13] and ranking at number 1 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart and number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart.[14] In 2017, Billboard ranked the song at number 5 on its Greatest of All Time Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[15]
It won the Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single (Female) and was nominated for the Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Song. He also wrote and produced the 1998 Deborah Cox track We Can't Be Friends which ranked at number 1 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart for two weeks.
In 1999, Crawford produced and co-wrote the Sisqó song Incomplete. The song was certified Platinum in the United States[16] and ranked at number 1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 Chart and the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.
In 2000, he produced the Whitney Houston and Deborah Cox duet Same Script, Different Cast. It was nominated for the Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single (Group, Band or Duo). He also began working with Kelly Price and went on to produce multiple albums for her.[17] That same year, Crawford was named as one of the top three producers and songwriters of the year by Billboard.[18]
In 2001, Crawford won both the Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance for Glady Knight's album At Last and the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album for Yolanda Adams' album The Experience.[19] In 2003, Crawford won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year, the Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, and the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album, and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Song for Luther Vandross' album Dance With My Father.[20] That same year, he wrote and produced the song Stranger in My House for Tamia.[21] The song was ranked number 1 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.[22] He also founded 45 Live Records with former manager Erica Grayson and signed his first artist Onitsha, to produce her debut album Church Girl in collaboration with Still Waters, a division of Hidden Beach Recordings.[23][24]
In 2012, he produced select songs on Tamia's album Beautiful Surprise.[25] The album and song of the same name were nominated for Best R&B Album and Best R&B Song at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards in 2013.[26]
Discography
Vocals
| Year | Title | Album | Label | Other Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Daddy's Home | This Is How We Do It | PMP Records | Montell Jordan |
| 1996 | I Am L.V. | I Am L.V. | Tommy Boy Records, East West Records | L.V. |
| 1999 | We Can't Be Friends | One Wish | Arista Records | Deborah Cox |
| 2000 | Same Script, Different Cast | Whitney: The Greatest Hits | Arista Records | Whitney Houston, Deborah Cox |
| 2001 | Beautiful Girl | Jersey Ave | MCA Records | Jersey Ave |
| 2010 | Same Script, Different Cast | The Essential Whitney Houston | Arista Records, Sony Music, Legacy Recordings | Whitney Houston, Deborah Cox |
Instruments and performance
Writing and arrangement
Production
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The Nutty Professor | Writer ("Bounce 2 This"), Producer ("Jungle Groove") | |
| 2009 | Not Easily Broken | Writer ("Have to Go Through It") | |
| 2010 | For Colored Girls | Writer ("Settle") | |
| 2011 | Madea's Big Happy Family | Writer ("Tired") |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Star Search | Writer ("Nobody's Supposed to Be Here"), Writer ("Incomplete") | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | New Zealand Idol | Writer ("Incomplete") | Episode: "Top 24 Group 3 Performance Show" |
| Canadian Idol | Writer ("Nobody's Supposed to Be Here") | 3 episodes | |
| 2005 | American Idol: The Search for a Superstar | Writer ("Incomplete") | Episode: "Top 11 Perform" |
| 2007 | Idols | Writer ("Stranger in My House") | Episode: "Top 4: My Idols" |
| 2013 | Dancing with the Stars | Writer ("Woman's World") | Episode: "Cher Week" |
| 2014-16 | Unsung | Himself | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Superstar Duets | Writer ("I'd Rather") | Episode: "Do or Die" |
Awards and nominations
In 2000, Crawford was named as one of the top three producers and songwriters of the year by Billboard.[18]
Grammy Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Glady Knight's At Last | Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance | Won[19] |
| Yolanda Adams' The Experience | Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album | Won[19] | |
| 2003 | Luther Vandross' Dance With My Father | Grammy Award for Best R&B Song | Nominated[20] |
| Grammy Award for Song of the Year | Won[20] | ||
| Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance | Won[20] | ||
| Grammy Award for Best R&B Album | Won[20] | ||
| 2013 | Tamia's Beautiful Surprise | Grammy Award for Best R&B Album | Nominated[34] |
| Grammy Award for Best R&B Song | Nominated[34] |
ASCAP Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Deborah Cox's Nobody's Supposed to Be Here | ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Award | Won[35] |
| Deborah Cox's We Can't Be Friends | Won[36] | ||
| 2002 | Tamia's Stranger in My House | Won[37] |
Billboard Music Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Deborah Cox's Nobody's Supposed to Be Here | Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Song | Nominated[38] |
Soul Train Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Deborah Cox's Nobody's Supposed to Be Here | Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single – Female | Won[39] |
| 1999 | Soul Train Lady of Soul Award for Best R&B/Soul Song of the Year | Won[39] |
External links
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