Songs Written by Jimmy WrightTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

James Quentin "Big Jim" Wright (March 19, 1966 – September 29, 2018) was an American musician, composer, songwriter, film score and record producer. A member of the vocal and instrumental ensemble Sounds of Blackness, Wright became a frequent collaborator of production duo Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and an in-house producer for their company, Flyte Tyme Productions, in the 1990s. == Biography == Wright was born in Rockford, Illinois. The son of Jenniel Wright and Alan Jackson, he lived most... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Jimmy Wright first charted in 1992 with Soul Holidays.The artist placed 8 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, one of which reached the Top‑10.The artist scored 6 UK Top‑75 entries.On US Dance the artist achieved 6 Top‑10s, 3 of which peaked at number‑one.On US RnB the artist achieved 4 Top‑10s.

Top songs: #1: Chanté's Got a Man - #2: The Right Kind of Lover - #3: I'm Going All the Way - #4: Heaven - #5: When You Talk About Love
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  The Sounds of Blackness
1.
1992

Soul Holidays
The Sounds of Blackness

2 pts






55
R&B


[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
written by James Harris III, Terry Lewis, James Wright greentick, Jamecia Bennett & Ann Bennett-Nesby
2.
05/1993

I'm Going All the Way
The Sounds of Blackness

from Africa to America: The Journey of the Drum   Africa to America: The Journey of the Drum
37 pts








27
UK
written by Lula Nesby & James Wright greentick
  Patti LaBelle
The Right Kind of Lover
3.
05/1994

#2  The Right Kind of Lover
Patti LaBelle

from Gems   Gems
76 pts
61
US


1
dance
8
R&B
50
UK
[MCA 54673]
written by Ann Bennett-Nesby, James Harris III, Terry Lewis & James Wright greentick
  Lo-Key?
4.
10/1994

Tasty
Lo-Key?

2 pts






50
R&B


[Perspective 7476]
written by Lance Alexander, Tony Tolbert & Jimmy Wright greentick
  The Sounds of Blackness
5.
12/1994

#3  I'm Going All the Way
The Sounds of Blackness

from Africa to America: The Journey of the Drum   Africa to America: The Journey of the Drum
75 pts




41
dance
39
R&B
14
UK
R
[Perspective 7480]
written by Lula Nesby & James Wright greentick
  Barry White
6.
02/1995

Come On
Barry White

from The Icon Is Love   The Icon Is Love
18 pts
87
US




12
R&B


[A&M 0972]
written by Barry White, Lewis, White & James Wright greentick
  Gladys Knight
7.
03/1995

Next Time
Gladys Knight

from Just for You   
21 pts




6
dance
30
R&B


[MCA 55011]
written by Gladys Knight, James Harris III, Terry Lewis & Jimmy Wright greentick
  Lo-Key?
8.
04/1995

Good Ole Fashion Love
Lo-Key?

2 pts






54
R&B


[Perspective 7492]
written by Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Lance "L.A." Alexander, Tony "Prof. T" Tolbert & Jimmy Wright greentick
  Solo [2°]
9.
08/1995

#4  Heaven
Solo [2°]

from Solo   
62 pts
42
US




7
R&B
35
UK
[Perspective 7498]
written by Daniele Stokes, Darnell Chavis, Eunique Mack, Jimmy Wright greentick, James Harris III, Terry Lewis & Robert Anderson
  Ann Nesby
10.
1996

I'm Still Wearing Your Name
Ann Nesby

from I'm Here for You   
6 pts






21
R&B


[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[Perspective album cut]
written by Ann Nesby & James Wright greentick
11.
06/1996

I'll Do Anything for You
Ann Nesby

from I'm Here for You   
2 pts






51
R&B


[Perspective 7542]
written by Ann Nesby, James Wright greentick, James Harris III & Terry Lewis
12.
10/1996

Can I Get a Witness
Ann Nesby

from I'm Here for You   
11 pts




11
dance




written by Ann Nesby, James Wright greentick, James Harris III, Steve Hurley & Terry Lewis
13.
12/1996

The Witness EP: Can I Get a Witness
Ann Nesby

18 pts








42
UK
written by Ann Nesby, James Wright greentick, James Harris III, Steve Hurley & Terry Lewis
14.
1997

This Weekend
Ann Nesby

2 pts






46
R&B


[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[Perspective album cut]
written by James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Ann Nesby, James Wright greentick & Tim Lee
15.
05/1997

Hold On
Ann Nesby

from I'm Here for You   
27 pts




5
dance
105
R&B
75
UK
written by James Harris, Terry Lewis, Steven Hurley, Ann Nesby, James Wright greentick & Timothy Lee
  Patti LaBelle
When You Talk About Love
16.
07/1997

#5  When You Talk About Love
Patti LaBelle

from Flame   Flame
53 pts
56
US


1
dance
12
R&B


[MCA 55357]
written by James Harris III, Terry Lewis & James "Big Jim" Wright greentick
  Luther Vandross
17.
1998

I Won't Let You Do That to Me
Luther Vandross

from One Night with You: The Best of Love, Volume 2   One Night with You: The Best of Love, Volume 2
2 pts






46
R&B


[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
written by James Harris III, Terry Lewis & James Wright greentick
  Patti LaBelle
18.
1998

Someone Like You
Patti LaBelle

from Flame   Flame
3 pts






43
R&B


[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[MCA album cut]
written by Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis & James Wright greentick
  Angel Grant
19.
05/1998

Lil' Red Boat
Angel Grant

from Album   
6 pts
104
US




48
R&B


[Flyte Tyme 56176]
written by James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Angela Grant & James "Big Jim" Wright greentick
  Chanté Moore
Chanté's Got a Man
20.
04/1999

#1  Chanté's Got a Man
Chanté Moore

from This Moment Is Mine   This Moment Is Mine
116 pts
10
US


34
dance
2
R&B


[Silas/MCA 55544]
written by James Harris, George Jackson, Terry Lewis, Chanté Moore & James "Big Jim" Wright greentick
  Ginuwine, R.L., Tyrese & Case
The Best Man I Can Be
21.
11/1999

The Best Man I Can Be
Ginuwine, R.L., Tyrese & Case

from The Best Man: Music from the Motion Picture   The Best Man: Music from the Motion Picture
17 pts
77
US




20
R&B


[Columbia LP Cut]
written by James Harris III, Terry Lewis & Jim Wright greentick
  Yolanda Adams
Open My Heart
22.
05/2000

Open My Heart
Yolanda Adams

from Mountain High...Valley Low   Mountain High...Valley Low
31 pts
57
US


29
dance
10
R&B


[Elektra 67118]
written by Yolanda Adams, James Harris, Terry Lewis & James Wright greentick
  Blu Cantrell
23.
09/2001

I'll Find a Way
Blu Cantrell

from So Blu   So Blu
1 pts






104
R&B


written by James "Big Jim" Wright greentick, James Harris III, Terry Lewis & Tiffany Cobb
  Yolanda Adams
24.
01/2002

Never Give Up
Yolanda Adams

from Believe   Believe
1 pts






79
R&B


[Elektra LP Cut]
written by James Harris III, James Wright greentick, Terry Lewis & Yolanda Adams
25.
06/2002

I'm Gonna Be Ready
Yolanda Adams

from Believe   Believe
1 pts






74
R&B


[Elektra LP Cut]
written by James Wright greentick, James Harris III, Terry Lewis & Yolanda Adams
  Deborah Cox
Up & Down (In & Out)
26.
10/2002

Up & Down (In & Out)
Deborah Cox

from The Morning After   The Morning After
2 pts






58
R&B


[J Records 21204]
written by Alex Richbourg, Deborah Cox, James "Big Jim" Wright greentick, James Harris III & Terry Lewis
  Heather Headley
27.
03/2003

I Wish I Wasn't
Heather Headley

from This Is Who I Am   This Is Who I Am
45 pts
55
US


5
dance
15
R&B


[RCA LP Cut]
written by James Wright greentick, James Harris III & Terry Lewis
  Usher
That's What It's Made For
28.
12/2004

That's What It's Made For
Usher

from Confessions   Confessions
2 pts






59
R&B


[LaFace LP Cut]
written by James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Usher Raymond, Bobby Ross Avila, Issiah J. Avila & James Q. Wright greentick
Seduction
29.
02/2005

Seduction
Usher

from Rhythm City Volume One: Caught Up   
1 pts






68
R&B


[LaFace]
written by Bobby Ross Avila, Iz Avila, James Q. Wright greentick, James Harris III, Terry Lewis & Usher Raymond
  Mary J. Blige
30.
01/2006

Baggage
Mary J. Blige

from The Breakthrough   The Breakthrough
1 pts






116
R&B


written by Mary J. Blige, James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Bobby Ross Avila, Issiah J. Avila, James Q. Wright greentick & Dave Young
  Mariah Carey
Fly Like a Bird
31.
03/2006

Fly Like a Bird
Mariah Carey

from The Emancipation of Mimi   The Emancipation of Mimi
11 pts
104
US




19
R&B


[Island LP Cut]
written by Mariah Carey & James "Big Jim" Wright greentick
  Mary J. Blige
32.
02/2007

Baggage
Mary J. Blige

from The Breakthrough   The Breakthrough
1 pts






104
R&B


R
written by Mary J. Blige, James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Bobby Ross Avila, Issiah J. Avila, James Q. Wright greentick & Dave Young
  Chaka Khan
33.
08/2007

Angel
Chaka Khan

from Funk This   Funk This
8 pts
121
US




26
R&B


[Burgundy LP Cut]
written by James Wright greentick & Yvette M. Stevens
34.
01/2008

One for All Time
Chaka Khan

from Funk This   Funk This
3 pts






35
R&B


[Burgundy LP Cut]
written by James Wright greentick, Johnny Najera, Terry Lewis, Chaka Khan, Bobby Rossavila Jr. & James Harris III
  Deborah Cox
35.
11/2008

Did You Ever Love Me
Deborah Cox

from The Promise   The Promise
1 pts






69
R&B


[DECO LP Cut]
written by Deborah Cox, James Harris III, Terry Lewis & James "Big Jim" Wright greentick
  Anthony Hamilton
36.
04/2009

The Point of It All
Anthony Hamilton

from The Point of It All   The Point of It All
10 pts
109
US




19
R&B


[Jive LP Cut]
written by Anthony Hamilton, Bobby Ross Avila, Issiah J. Avila & James "Big Jim" Wright greentick
  Deborah Cox
Beautiful U R
37.
06/2009

Beautiful U R
Deborah Cox

from The Promise   The Promise
28 pts




1
dance




written by Izzy Avila, Bobby Ross Avila, Deborah Cox, Johnny Najera, Sam Salter, Rick Thomson & James Wright greentick
  Ledisi
Higher Than This
38.
01/2010

Higher Than This
Ledisi

from Turn Me Loose   Turn Me Loose
1 pts






63
R&B


[Verve Forecast LP Cut]
written by James Q. Wright greentick, James Harris III, Terry Lewis & Ledisi Young
  Mariah Carey
39.
02/2010

Angels Cry
Mariah Carey

from Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel   Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel
12 pts


26
AC


90
R&B
81
UK
featuring Ne-Yo
[Island LP Cut]
written by Mariah Carey, Christopher Stewart, Crystal Johnson, James "Big Jim" Wright greentick, Shaffer Smith & David Murray
  Mac Miller
2009
40.
09/2018

2009
Mac Miller

from Swimming   
6 pts
101
US




49
R&B


[Warner LP Cut]
written by Malcolm McCormick, Eric Gabouer, James Harris, Terry Lewis, George Jackson, Chanté Moore, Aja Grant, James Wright greentick & Jon Brion


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