His debut album, T.E.V.I.N was released in November 1991 and reached number five on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Sure, Babyface, Narada Michael Walden, and more to produce hits like “Round and Round”, “Tell Me What You Want Me to Do”, “Alone with You” and “Goodbye”. In the following years, Tevin Campbell worked with producers Al B. RELATED: These Black Celebrity Kids Are Paving Their Own Path The single reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles Chart in June 1990. Tevin’s debut single, “Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me)” was released in 1990 as part of Jones’ ensemble LP Back on the Block. It wasn’t long after that Tevin found himself working with non other than Quincy Jones. She had him audition for the jazz flutist Bobbi Huphrey and that led him to meet with Warner Bros executives. He was first part of the choir and then became a soloist at Joshua Chapel in a small town south of Dallas, Texas.
Like most black singers, Tevin grew up singing at church. What happened to him? Where is he? Tevin Campbell’s Rise to R&B’s It Kid This experience had me thinking about Tevin Jermod Campbell, the ’90s wonder kid of R&B.
The title cut from 1996's Back to the World proved to be his last real hit.Tevin Campbell’s “Can We Talk” played and EVERYBODY lost their minds! These students, most of them in their late teens and very early 20s, started getting up from their seats and singing along, arms swinging. The next album, 1994's I'm Ready, did even better, going double-platinum on the strength of the title track and "Can We Talk." But as Campbell grew into adulthood, he struggled to maintain his audience. With hits like the slow-dance jam "Tell Me What You Want Me to Do" and the New Jack number "Just Ask Me," it went platinum and certified Campbell as a teen star. His debut album, 1992's T.E.V.I.N., arrived amidst considerable buzz. It became a crossover hit and earned Campbell the first of eight career Grammy nominations. His next appearance came via "Round and Round" on Prince's Graffiti Bridge soundtrack.
The Texas singer made a precocious debut at the tender age of 12 on Quincy Jones' comeback album Back on the Block, sending the hopeful single "Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me)" to the top of the R&B charts. Blessed with a light yet sturdy voice, Tevin Campbell was a mainstay on urban radio stations in the early '90s.
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