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Andrea Monica Martin (April 14, 1972 – September 27, 2021) was an American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer.
Career
She was primarily known for writing hit songs (often with longtime partner Ivan Matias) for artists like Toni Braxton ("I Love Me Some Him"), Monica ("Before You Walk Out of My Life"), Angie Stone ("Wish I Didn't Miss You"), En Vogue ("Don't Let Go (Love)"), SWV ("You're the One"), and British singer Leona Lewis ("Better in Time"). She wrote a number of hits in both the UK and the US, as well as non-charting singles for the likes of Paloma Faith ("Trouble with My Baby"), Nelly ("Fly Away"), RBD ("Wanna Play") and Jennifer Hudson ("I Still Love You").
A major in vocal music, Andrea graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in 1990.
In 1998, Martin released her only album The Best of Me, as well as a few singles. Her single "Let Me Return the Favor" reached No. 82 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1998, and her single "Share the Love" was remixed for clubs and peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Dance Charts in June 1999. That same year, she appeared in concert on BET's Girls Night Out, headlining with then-Arista labelmates Monica, Faith Evans, Deborah Cox, and Shanice. She appeared as a backup vocalist on many albums.
Death
Martin died at a hospital in New York City on September 27, 2021, at age 49.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Best of Me |
|
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | US Dance | BEL (FL) | |||
| "Let Me Return the Favor" | 1998 | 82 | 32 | — | — | The Best of Me |
| "Share the Love" | 1999 | — | — | 4 | — | |
| "Middle of the Night" | 2006 | — | — | — | — | non album-release |
| "I Still Love You" | 2011 | — | — | — | 55 | |
| "Someone Loves You Honey" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | |
| "We Are One" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Without You" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | US Dance | GER | NZ | |||
| "Set It Off" | 1996 | 105 | 51 | 43 | 11 | 65 | Set It Off soundtrack |
| "Money Talks" | 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | Money Talks soundtrack |
| "The More I Love You" | 2002 | — | — | 12 | — | — | non album-release |
| "So What" | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Story of My Life" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Higher Ground" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "No More" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "This Ain't Love" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Sleep" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Always" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | Foreign Light |
| "Magnet" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Right Now" | — | — | — | — | — | non album-release | |
| "Live Forever" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Only for a Man like You" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "All I Want" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "All My Life" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Shut Up and Kiss Me" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Palm Reader (Remix)" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Album appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Set It Off" | 1996 | Organized Noise, Queen Latifah | Set It Off soundtrack |
| "Money Talks" | 1997 | Lil Kim | Money Talks soundtrack |
| "No Man Should Be Loenly" | 2009 | — | Reggae Got Soul |
| "Catch Ya" | 2010 | Dennis | Blonde |
| "Drama Queens" | 2011 | Stress | Renaissance II |
| "What's the Point?" | |||
| "Take My Life" | 2013 | Pusha T | Wrath of Caine |
| "Nothing to Lose" | 2014 | Freemasons | Shakedown |
| "W.T.L" | 2015 | Redlight | X Colour |
| "Never See the Light" | Flux Pavilion | Tesla | |
| "Last Night I Dreamed" | Pudgee | Unreleased 92–98 | |
| "We Are Not Broken" | Men in My Head, I.O.U. | Fallen Ash | |
| "Crying in My Sleep" | Shift K3Y | Off the Record | |
| "Me Pt2" | 2016 | Dot Demo | Outer Body Experience |
| "Always" | 2017 | Toddla T, Silkki Wonda | Foreign Light |
| "Beast" | Toddla T, Stefflon Don | ||
| "Blackjack21" | Toddla T | ||
| "Faithful Skit" | |||
| "Foreign Light" | Toddla T, Coco | ||
| "Magnet" | Toddla T | ||
| "Ungrateful" | |||
| "Won't Admit It's Love" | Toddla T, CASisDEAD | ||
| "The Getaway" | 2019 | Bas de Beer | Having Another Bailey |
| "Ain't No Use in Crying" | 2020 | — | The Anti Valentine Album |
| "I've Got a Love 4 You" | — | ||
| "The Good Man" | — |
Notes
In the charts as a writer
| Year | Song | Artist | Chart position | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R&B | Hot 100 | Club | UK | |||
| 1995 | "Before You Walk out of My Life" | Monica | 1 | 7 | - | 22 |
| "All I Can Do" | Tina Moore | 48 | - | - | - | |
| "Anything" | J. Quest | 94 | - | - | - | |
| "Hooked on You" | Silk | 12 | 54 | - | - | |
| "It's All About You" | Adina Howard | 58 | - | - | - | |
| 1996 | "You're the One" | SWV | 1 | 5 | - | 13 |
| "Only Love" | The Braxtons | 52 | - | - | - | |
| "I Got Somebody Else" | Changing Faces | 49 | - | - | - | |
| "Set It Off" | Organized Noize featuring Queen Latifah | 51 | 105 | - | - | |
| 1997 | "Can't Let Go" | Laurneá | 20 | 55 | - | - |
| "I Love Me Some Him" | Toni Braxton | 9 | 19 | - | - | |
| "Don't Let Go (Love)" | En Vogue | 1 | 2 | - | 5 | |
| "It's All About You" | SWV | 32 | 61 | - | 36 | |
| 1998 | "Be Alone No More" | Another Level | - | - | - | 6 |
| "Let Me Return The Favor" | Andrea Martin | 82 | 32 | - | - | |
| "Stay" | Room Service | 63 | - | - | - | |
| 1999 | "Still in My Heart" | Tracie Spencer | 36 | 88 | 39 | - |
| 2002 | "Wish I Didn't Miss You" | Angie Stone | 31 | 79 | 1 | 30 |
| 2003 | "Breathe" | Blu Cantrell | 83 | 70 | 17 | 1 |
| "Loneliness" | Tomcraft | - | - | - | 1 | |
| 2005 | "Make Things Right" | Lemon Jelly | - | - | - | 33 |
| 2006 | "I Wasn't Kidding" | Angie Stone | - | - | 17 | - |
| 2008 | "Better in Time" | Leona Lewis | - | 11 | - | 2 |
| 2009 | "Give It to Me Right" | Melanie Fiona | 57 | - | - | 41 |
| "It Kills Me" | Melanie Fiona | 1 | 49 | - | - | |
| "Face Drop" | Sean Kingston | - | 61 | - | 66 | |
| 2010 | "Tell Me You Love Me" | Leela James | 71 | - | - | - |
| 2013 | "Lose to Win" | Fantasia | 39 | 102 | - | - |
| "Think About It" | Naughty Boy ft. Wiz Khalifa & Ella Eyre | - | - | - | 78 | |
| 2015 | "Love Revolution" | Will Young | - | - | - | 103 |
| 2017 | "More Than Friends" | James Hype featuring Kelli-Leigh | - | - | - | 8 |