James Ingram

James Ingram
Ingram in 1998
Born	James Edward Ingram (1952-02-16)February 16, 1952 Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Died	January 29, 2019(2019-01-29) (aged 66) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California, U.S.
Occupations	Singer songwriter record producer
Years active	1973–2012
Spouse	Debra Robinson ​ (m. 1975)​
Relatives	Phillip Ingram (brother)
Musical career
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	R&B pop soul
Instrument(s)	Vocals, keyboards
Labels	Qwest Intering
Musical artist
Website	jamesingramsmusic.com

James Edward Ingram (February 16, 1952 – January 29, 2019)^[1][2] was an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He was a two-time Grammy Award-winner and a two-time Academy Award nominee for Best Original Song. After beginning his career in 1973, Ingram charted eight top 40 hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart from the early 1980s until the early 1990s, as well as thirteen top 40 hits on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In addition, he charted 20 hits on the Adult Contemporary chart (including two number-ones). He had two number-one singles on the Hot 100: the first, a duet with fellow R&B artist Patti Austin, 1982's "Baby, Come to Me" topped the U.S. pop chart in 1983; "I Don't Have the Heart", which became his second number-one in 1990 was his only number-one as a solo artist.

In between these hits, he also recorded the song "Somewhere Out There" with fellow recording artist Linda Ronstadt for the animated film An American Tail. The song and the music video both became hits. Ingram co-wrote "The Day I Fall in Love", from the motion picture Beethoven's 2nd (1993), and singer Patty Smyth's "Look What Love Has Done", from the motion picture Junior (1994), which earned him nominations for Best Original Song from the Oscars, Golden Globes, and Grammy Awards in 1994 and 1995.