D. J. Rogers

DeWayne Julius Rogers is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for the tender acoustic piano-based ballad "Say You Love Me," a charting single from his 1975 RCA album It's Good to Be Alive. Natalie Cole's cover of the song was the first single from her album Snowfall in the Sahara, released by WEA and Elektra Entertainment in June 1999.

D. J. Rogers
Birth nameDeWayne Julius Rogers
Born (1948-05-09) May 9, 1948[1]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.[1]
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
Years active1973–present
Labels

Discography

Studio albums
Year Album Chart positions[2] Record label
US US
R&B
1973 D. J. Rogers — — Shelter Records
1975 It's Good to Be Alive — 36 RCA Records
1976 On the Road Again 175 49
1977 Love, Music and Life — —
1978 Love Brought Me Back — 54 Columbia Records
1979 Trust Me — — ARC Records
1980 The Message Is Still The Same — — ARC Records

Singles
Year Single Chart positions[3]
US US
R&B
1976 "Let My Life Shine" — 78
"Say You Love Me" 98 51
1978 "All My Love" — 87
"Love Brought Me Back" — 20
1980 "Givin' It Up Is Givin' Up" — 47
"Love Cycles" — 44
"She Believes in Me" — 66

References
  1. "California Birth Index, 1905–1995 [database on-line] for Dewayne Julius Rogers (subscription required)". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 30 Aug 2014.
  2. "D. J. Rogers US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
  3. "D. J. Rogers US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.