Anthony David (singer)

Anthony David was born in Savannah, Georgia. The Gulf War veteran began writing music while serving as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne and took part in 28 combat missions before moving to Atlanta to pursue a career in music.^[4] In Atlanta, he met R&B singer India.Arie, with whom he began collaborating.^[5] David's first song written for Arie was entitled "Part of My Life" for Arie's 7x Grammy nominated album Acoustic Soul. David also toured with Arie in support of her album.^[6]

In 2004, he released his first independent album Three Chords & The Truth.^{[citation needed]} Then eventually in 2006, he released his second independent album The Red Clay Chronicles.^{[citation needed]} After touring with Arie, David teamed up with her once again to co-write and produce "There's Hope" for Arie's third studio album.^[3] His third release, 2008's Acey Duecy, is a combination of both R&B and soul music.^{[citation needed]} The album, featured the single "Words," a duet with Arie.^[7]

Anthony's fourth album, released on February 22, 2011, As Above So Below, was co-produced with Shannon Sanders and featured guest vocalists including Atlanta singer Algebra Blesset; rapper Phonte from Little Brother; and cousin Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Men.^[8][9][10] The first single from the album, "4Evermore" featuring Blessett and Phonte became David's first top 20 R&B hit in the US charts where it has peaked at #18.^[11] In 2018, he released Hello Like Before: The Songs of Bill Withers, which pays tribute to the late great Bill Withers. The album was produced by Eddie "Gypsy" Stokes.

• "Something About You" (2006)
• "Words" (2006) US R&B #53
• "4Evermore" (2011) US R&B #18
• "Let Me In" (2011)
• "Can't Look Down" (2012)
• "Sweet Pain" (2012)
• "Beautiful Problems" (2016)
• "Need You Now" – with Algebra Blessett (2023)