Charlie Wilson

Charlie Wilson is best-known for being the lead singer of the Gap Band, whose string of platinum and gold albums produced hits like "Outstanding," "Yearning for Your Love," and "You Dropped a Bomb on Me." The consummate performer, Wilson's star shined bright on his solo outings as well: You Turn My Life Around (1992), Bridging the Gap (2000), and Charlie, Last Name Wilson (2005). And on the heels of 2005's gold-selling LP, "Uncle Charlie" topped Billboard's Hot Adult R&B Airplay, again, with the release of "There Goes My Baby," which spent eight weeks at the summit. During his reign at the top, Wilson scored his highest debut on the Billboard 200, when Uncle Charlie, his fourth solo album, landed in the #2 spot.

As the mentor of Aaron Hall and principal influence on R. Kelly, Charlie Wilson is, without question, "the de-facto father of new jack swing."

He returns with a lovely new piece of music in the song "You Are." The first single from his as-yet-untitled album, "You Are" finds Wilson singing to his lady that she is his absolute everything. The lyrics to this song are beautiful, and his vocal performance is on point as usual.

"It feels really good to know I'm bridging gaps and crossing barriers and breaking down walls. I just believe that no matter who you are, what color you are, what you look like, if you can sing and you can come up with a record and it feels good and everybody can sing along with I, everybody should play the record".

"You Are" is now impacting Urban AC.

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