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Tasha Holiday

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Tasha Holiday
Born1977 or 1978 (age 46–47)[1]
Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States[2]
GenresR&B
Years active1990s
LabelsMCA

Tasha Holiday is an American contemporary R&B singer who was signed to MCA Records in the 1990s.[3] Her biggest success [4] was with the single "Just the Way You Like It" which peaked in the top thirty of the Billboard R&B singles chart, and became one of BET's most played music videos.[5] Billboard Magazine called her album Just the Way You Like It "a promising debut".[6] She also sang vocals on the single "Don't You Worry" by reggae artist Ruffa.[7]

In 2006, she appeared on the track "Life So Real" (with Da Unknown) on the Lil' O album Neva Lay Down Vol. 1 [Explicit].[8]

In 2011, she worked with producer Mike Nitty and a single, "I Used To Love You" was released on YouTube on June 22, 2011.[9] They also premiered a song "They Want Me to Stop" earlier that year.[10]

In 2014, two more collaborations between Nitty and Holiday were released ("Stop Playin'"[11] and "Can't Stop Runnin'"[12]) on Nitty's SoundCloud account. The following year, she collaborated with Nookie on the song "Dreams."[13]

Discography

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Albums

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Studio albums

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EPs

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  • The Acapellas (EP) (1996)[15]

Singles

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Year Single Peak positions Album
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Billboard Hot 100
1996 "Just the Way You Like It" 26 93 Just the Way You Like It
1997 "So Real, So Right" / "Just One Night" 100

References

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  1. ^ Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. March 15, 1997. p. 30. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  2. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Just the Way You Like It - Tasha Holiday | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  3. ^ "Just the Way You Like It - Tasha Holiday | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Company, Johnson Publishing (April 21, 1997). "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company. p. 64 – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (April 12, 1997). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 75 – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (May 10, 1997). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 61 – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ "Ruffa - Don't You Worry". Amazon.com.
  8. ^ "Life So Real (feat. Da Unknown & Tasha Holiday) [Explicit]: Lil' O: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com.
  9. ^ "i use 2 love you"- TASHA HOLIDAY (world premiere) NEW SINGLE!!. YouTube. 22 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.
  10. ^ MIKE NITTY & TASHA HOLIDAY "THEY WANT ME TO STOP" (LEAK). YouTube. 13 January 2011. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.
  11. ^ "STOP PLAYIN- Mike Nitty FEAT. Tasha Holiday (unreleased)". Soundcloud.com. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  12. ^ "" CAN'T KEEP RUNNIN "- MIKE NITTY Feat. TASHA HOLIDAY". Soundcloud.com. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  13. ^ ""DREAMS" NOOKIE FT. TASHA HOLIDAY"". Soundcloud.com. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  14. ^ "Tasha Holiday - Just the Way You Like It". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  15. ^ "Tasha Holiday - The Acapellas". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2020-04-18.