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Denise Lorraine Davis, better known by her stage name Rainy Davis, is an American songwriter, singer and record producer. Out of four Billboard charted singles, Davis is known best for her song "Sweetheart". The single was originally released on the New York-based independent label called Supertronics Records. However, after the song became a hit in the clubs, then on urban radio and eventually crossing over to pop radio, Columbia Records A&R Exec Joe McEwen offered Rainy Davis a production-artist deal for worldwide physical distribution, which included buying Davis's previous contract from Supertronics. Rainy Davis went on to record two albums for Columbia and received numerous awards for her contributions to hit songs over the years.

Rainy Davis
Davis in 1989
Background information
Birth name	Denise Lorraine Davis
Born	Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genres	R&B, pop, hip hop
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, record producer, music publisher, CEO
Years active	1985–present
Labels	Supertronics Columbia/CBS Rainysongs Entertainment
Website	rainysongs.com

In 2005, when digital music distribution was new to the majority of independent artists and label professionals, Davis, founder and president of Rainysongs, set up her online entertainment company with worldwide digital distribution. This was one of the first digital music distribution labels owned by an African American woman. Davis was also one of the pioneers to structure the foundation for fair digital recording agreements in the U.S.[1]

In 2010, Davis and her company Rainysongs introduced a digital technology platform to North America that empowers independent music professionals to control their digital music content worldwide online.[1]

Biography

Davis was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Even before being famous, Davis was paying her dues. She was singing with a local band called Jamilia (with band members Keith Sweat, Charisse Davis until she joined the female singing group Musique, created and produced by Patrick Adams, which garnered the club pop hits "In the Bush" and "Keep On Jumpin."

After a few weeks of rehearsals with their new band, Musique was out on the road, and Rainy Davis was a live performance member of the female trio group Musique with Becky Bell and Marisa Dejean. Rainy was now on her first tour as a member of a group with two songs that hit #1 on the Billboard Disco Action Charts and then crossing over to a pop hit record. The tour was booked throughout North America by the Norby Walters Agency.

At the request of Amir Bayyan, (personal friend of the Jacksons), Rainy Davis wrote "Sweetheart" for Janet Jackson with her songwriting partner Pete Warner. When the demo was finished, all the songs for Janet's 1986 album Control, had been chosen. Amir Bayyan, Christine Bayyan, and Chris Lord-Alge suggested to Davis that she release the song herself, and, as a result, it became a major hit in the dance and club scene and on urban and pop radio.

Columbia Records signed Rainy Davis in 1987 and dubbed her 'America's Sweetheart', then sent Davis on a national tour to support her debut album. The tour included an appearance on Don Cornelius' TV show Soul Train and a performance at the world-famous Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York. Davis was also a presenter at the Rhythm & Blues awards at Bally's in Las Vegas.

Rainy Davis remains a creative force in the entertainment industry and is a Grammy-nominated songwriter, accomplished music publisher, producer, and recording artist. Her publishing company Rainysongs, is a member of ASCAP and holds controlling interests in the Sweetheart copyrights. Collectively with various album releases by Mariah Carey and Jermaine Dupri with the inclusion of "Sweetheart", album sales exceed 22 million physical records worldwide. Davis' additional production and songwriting and releases include the Cover Girls' "Spring Love" from the album Show Me; Inner Life and Jocelyn Brown's "I Want to Give You Me" from I'm Caught Up, Apollo 440's "Sweetheart" sample from the album The Descending Dudes and 275 more licenses issued by Harry Fox.[1]

Discography

Albums

Year	Title	U.S. R&B Chart	Billboard 200	Top Electronic Albums
1987	Sweetheart	61[2]
1988	Ouch[3]

Album credits

Year	Title	U.S. R&B Chart	Billboard 200	Top Electronic Albums	Top Internet Albums
1979	I'm Caught Up (In a One Night Love Affair) - Inner Life[4]	47
1987	Show Me - The Cover Girls[5]	74[5]	64[5]
1998	Life in 1472: The Original Soundtrack - Jermaine Dupri[6]	1[7]	3[7]
1998	#1's - Mariah Carey[8]	6[9]	4[9]
2001	Greatest Hits - Mariah Carey[8]	36[10]	52[10]
2003	The Remixes - Mariah Carey[8]	25[11]	26[11]		26[11]
2003	Dude Descending [12]
2004	The Remixes - Mariah Carey[8]				1[11]
2011	The Essential Mariah Carey[8]	42[13]
2013	Greatest Hits - Mariah Carey[8]		52[10]

• [4] I'm Caught Up (In a One Night Love Affair) - composer, publisher
• [14] Sweetheart (1987) - primary artist, composer, producer, publisher
• [5] Show Me (1987) - composer, producer, publisher
• [3] Ouch (1988) - primary artist, composer, producer, publisher
• [15] Best of 1987 - 1990 - The Cover Girls (1996) - composer, producer, publisher
• [16] The Greatest Hits - The Cover Girls (1998) - composer, producer, publisher
• [7] Life In 1472 - Jermaine Dupri (1998) - composer, publisher
• [9] #1's - Mariah Carey[17] (1998) - composer, publisher
• [10] Greatest Hits - Mariah Carey (2001) - composer, publisher
• [11] The Remixes - Mariah Carey (2003) - composer, publisher
• [12] Dude Descending - Apollo 440 (2003) - composer, publisher
• [18] Sweetheart (A Story Book Romance) (2011) - primary artist, composer, producer, publisher
• [19] The Essential Mariah Carey (2011) - composer, producer, publisher
• [20] Sweetheart (Collectors Edition) (2015) - primary artist, composer, producer, publisher

Singles

Year	Title	US R&B chart	Hot Dance Music Singles Sales	Dance Music Club Play Singles	Billboard Hot 100	Rhythmic Top 40
1986	"Sweetheart"[2]	24	13	42
1987	"Lowdown So & So"[2]	14	39	9
1987	"Still Waiting"[2]	41
1988	"Indian Giver"[2]	41		16

Singles credits

• [21] "Sweetheart" (1986) - primary artist, composer, producer, publisher
• [22] Lowdown So & So (1986) - primary artist, composer, producer, publisher
• [23] Spring Love - The Cover Girls (1987) - composer, producer, publisher
• [24] Still Waiting (1987) - primary artist, producer
• [25] 4-Ever (1987) - primary artist, composer, producer, publisher
• [26] Indian Giver (1988) - primary artist, composer, producer, publisher
• [27] Ouch (1988) - primary artist, composer, producer, publisher
• [28] Storybook Romance (1993) - primary artist, composer, producer, publisher
• [29] Sweetheart - Jermaine Dupri (1998) - composer, publisher
• Number 1's Sweetheart - Mariah Carey (1998) - composer, publisher
• [30] CC'S Mystique (2011) - primary artist, composer, producer, publisher

References

External links

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