In 1982, O'Bryan released his debut album, "Doin' Alright." The album peaked at #10 on Billboard's Black Albums chart and #80 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart.
His first single, "Still Water (Love)" peaked at #23 on Billboard's Black Singles chart. His next single was the upbeat dance hit, "The Gigolo" which peaked at #5 on Billboard's Black Singles chart, #62 on Billboard's Club Play chart, and #57 on Billboard's Pop Singles chart.
In 1983, O'Bryan released his next album, "You and I." The title song (written by the great Stevie Wonder) peaked at #19 on Billboard's Black Singles chart. Another single, "I'm Freaky" hit #15 on Billboard's Black Singles chart. His song, "Soul Train's A Coming" was used for TV's "Soul Train" from 1983-1987.In 1984, his third album, "Be My Lover" was released. The album included the hit ballad, "Lady I Love You" and the funky soul song, "Lovelite" which hit #1 on Billboard's R&B singles chart. Two more singles ("Breakin' Together," peaked at #32 on Billboard's Hot R&B\Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks) and ("Go On and Cry," peaked at #62 on Billboard's Hot R&B\Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart) were also released.
In 1986, O'Bryan's final album, "Surrender" was released. The album included the top 40 R&B hit, "Tenderoni" which peaked at #35 on Billboard's Hot R&B\Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. Another single, "Driving Force" peaked at #6o on Billboard's Hot R&B\Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. After his final album, O'Bryan left the music business and faded into obscurity.
In 1996, "The Best of O'Bryan" collection cd was released, featuring his most popular songs. After a long break from the music biz, O'Bryan released his new album, "F1rst" in February 2007.
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To see the video of O'Bryan performing "Together Always" on Soul Train, go to:
To see the video of O'Bryan performing "You And I" on Soul Train, go to:
To see a fan-made video of "Soul Train's 'a Comin," go to:
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