Jeff Redd then went on to work as an A&R executive at MCA Records. Some of the album was produced by rapper Lord Finesse. As a result, only 1000 copies ever circulated, and the album is very hard to find.
However, before the album could see release, EMI America shuttered their entire black music department.
In 1993, Redd recorded a second album, Down Low. Blige then toured with Redd as one of his backup singers. While working on the assembly line at General Motors, Redd met Blige's stepfather, who gave Redd a tape that featured Blige performing Anita Baker's "Caught Up in the Rapture." After hearing the tape, Redd helped her get signed to Uptown Records. Redd played a large part in getting then-unknown singer Mary J. The song samples 'Catch The Beat' by T-Ski Valley. He released a song entitled "You Called and Told Me" from the Strictly Business soundtrack in 1991. Remixes were played on Westwood's Capital Rap Show New Jack Swing segment. It had a strong underground following in the UK, where it fared well by being played on Black radio stations. The album A Quiet Storm had major producers such as Devante Swing from Jodeci and Timmy Allen as well as The Untouchables Dave "Jam" Hall and Eddie F. It included the uptempo new jack swing tracks " I Found Lovin'" and "Come and Get Your Lovin'," and the ballad "Love High." Two of the album's singles found their way onto the Billboard R&B chart: "What Goes Around Comes Around" reached #53, and "Love High" reached #16. Uptown/MCA produced his 1990 debut album A Quiet Storm. Redd signed a deal with Uptown Records/ MCA Records after André Harrell saw him perform as a solo artist. Redd has also appeared on Sesame Street to sing a song demonstrating “between”. Jeff Redd is an American singer who performed new jack swing-style R&B music in the late 1980s - Early 1990sĪ New York native, Redd began singing with the short-lived group, The Sophisticated Gents, at the age of 17 in the mid-1980s.
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