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Norman Washington "Junior" Giscombe (born 6 June 1957) is an English singer often known as simply Junior who was one of the first British R&B artists to be successful in the United States. He is best known for his 1982 hit single, "Mama Used to Say". == Career == Giscombe was born in Wandsworth, London, England, and was a backing vocalist with Linx between 1980 and 1982. "In the early to mid 70s, Junior collaborated with classmates to establish a... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Junior first charted in 1982 with Mama Used to Say.The artist placed 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100.The artist scored 14 UK Top‑75 entries, including 3 Top‑10 placements.On US Dance the artist achieved 2 Top‑10s.On US RnB the artist achieved 2 Top‑10s.

Top songs: #1: Mama Used to Say - #2: Mama - Who da Man? - #3: 1-2-3-4 Get with the Wicked - #4: Make It on My Own - #5: Too Late
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  Junior
Mama Used to Say
1.
10/1981

Mama Used to Say
Junior greentick

from Ji   Ji
9 pts






76
UK
written by Junior Giscombe greentick & Bob Carter
Mama Used to Say
2.
01/1982

#1  Mama Used to Say
Junior greentick

from Ji   Ji
180 pts
30
US
4
dance
2
R&B
7
UK
R
[Mercury 76132]
written by Junior Giscombe greentick & Bob Carter
3.
05/1982

#5  Too Late
Junior greentick

from Ji   Ji
67 pts
102
US
67
dance
8
R&B
20
UK
[Mercury 76150]
written by Junior Giscombe greentick & Bob Carter
4.
09/1982

I Can't Help It / Let Me Know
Junior greentick

from Ji   Ji
14 pts






53
UK
written by Bob Carter & Junior Giscombe greentick
5.
04/1983

Communication Breakdown
Junior greentick

from Inside Lookin' Out   
14 pts




40
R&B
57
UK
[Mercury 812397]
written by Junior Giscombe greentick & Bob Carter
6.
09/1983

Runnin'
Junior greentick

from Inside Lookin' Out   
5 pts






92
UK
written by Junior Giscombe greentick
7.
09/1983

Baby I Want You Back
Junior greentick

from Inside Lookin' Out   
1 pts




72
R&B


[Mercury 814226]
written by Junior Giscombe greentick & Bob Carter
8.
08/1984

Somebody
Junior greentick

from Aquired Taste   
16 pts


28
dance
47
R&B
64
UK
[London 882008]
written by Junior Giscombe greentick & Glenn Nightingale
9.
02/1985

Do You Really (Want My Love)?
Junior greentick

from Aquired Taste   
15 pts






47
UK
written by Junior Giscombe greentick & Glenn Nightingale
10.
11/1985

Oh Louise
Junior greentick

from Aquired Taste   
8 pts






74
UK
written by Junior Giscombe greentick & Robin Smith
11.
02/1986

Come On Over
Junior greentick

from Aquired Taste   
6 pts






87
UK
written by Junior Giscombe greentick & Robin Smith
12.
03/1986

Oh Louise
Junior greentick

from Aquired Taste   
16 pts




14
R&B
83
UK
R
[Mercury 886037]
written by Junior Giscombe greentick & Robin Smith
13.
08/1986

Not Tonight
Junior greentick

from Aquired Taste   
1 pts




76
R&B


[Mercury 886064]
written by Junior Giscombe greentick
  Paul Johnson [English singer]
14.
03/1988

When Love Comes Calling
Paul Johnson [English singer]

2 pts




56
R&B


[Epic 07707]
written by Junior Giscombe greentick & Robin Smith
  Junior
15.
08/1990

Step Off
Junior greentick

from Stand Strong   
11 pts






63
UK
as Junior Giscombe
written by Junior Giscombe greentick & Greg Smith
16.
02/1991

Better Part of Me
Junior greentick

from Stand Strong   
2 pts




51
R&B


[MCA 54010]
written by Junior Giscombe greentick & Simon Law
17.
02/1991

Morning Will Come
Junior greentick

from Stand Strong   
7 pts






81
UK
as Junior Giscombe
written by Simon Law & Junior Giscombe greentick
  Alison Limerick
Make It on My Own
18.
02/1992

#4  Make It on My Own
Alison Limerick

from Make It on My Own   
78 pts


6
dance


16
UK
[Arista 2435]
written by Steve Anderson, Alison Limerick, Alan Glass, Junior Giscombe greentick & Randy Taylor
Make It on My Own '96
19.
09/1996

Make It on My Own '96
Alison Limerick

from Club Classics   
29 pts






30
UK
R
written by Steve Anderson, Alison Limerick, Alan Glass, Junior Giscombe greentick & Randy Taylor
  Kompozur
20.
04/1998

Take Your Time
Kompozur

from Maintain   
1 pts




71
R&B


[All Net 2290]
written by Bob Carter, Joseph Staples, Michael Stallings, Norman Junior Giscombe greentick & Stephen Anderson
  Azure
Mama Used to Say
21.
04/1998

Mama Used to Say
Azure

13 pts






56
UK
written by Junior Giscombe greentick & Bob Carter
  Richard Blackwood
22.
06/2000

#2  Mama - Who da Man?
Richard Blackwood

from You'll Love to Hate This   You'll Love to Hate This
151 pts






3
UK
written by Junior greentick, Lucas, Mickey Power & Richard Blackwood
23.
09/2000

#3  1-2-3-4 Get with the Wicked
Richard Blackwood

from You'll Love to Hate This   You'll Love to Hate This
81 pts






10
UK
featuring Deetah
written by Junior greentick, Christian Karlsson, Fredrik Odesjo, Henrik Jonback & Claudia Ogalde
24.
11/2000

Someone There for Me
Richard Blackwood

from You'll Love to Hate This   You'll Love to Hate This
43 pts






23
UK
written by Christian Karlsson, Fredrik Odesjo, Henrik Jonback, Junior greentick & Richard Blackwood
  Keith Murray
25.
06/2007

Nobody Do It Better
Keith Murray

from Rap-Murr-Phobia (The Fear of Real Hip-Hop)   Rap-Murr-Phobia (The Fear of Real Hip-Hop)
1 pts




65
R&B


featuring Junior & Tyrese
[Def Squad LP Cut]
written by Erick Sermon, Junior greentick, Keith Murray & Tyrese Gibson


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