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Birth name Houston Edward Summers IV
Born (1983-10-26) October 26, 1983 (age 41)
Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres R&B
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 2003–2005
Labels Capitol

Houston Edward Summers IV (born October 26, 1983), known mononymously as Houston, is an American former R&B singer, best known for his 2004 single "I Like That" (featuring Chingy and Nate Dogg).

..... He was subsequently dropped from his contract with Capitol Records.

Early life

Summers attended the Academy of Music at Hamilton High School in Los Angeles. He would regularly be invited to participate in activities taking place in the school's music academy. His management team recorded a videotape of Summers's performances, which they hoped would help the singer land a recording contract. He was signed to Capitol Records.

Career

Houston's debut single, "I Like That" featuring Chingy and Nate Dogg was released on March 13, 2004, and was a hit therefore peaking at number three on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number 11 on both Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart. His debut and only album, It's Already Written was released on August 10, 2004, being certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
US
R&B
FRA
SWI
UK
It's Already Written 14 8 83 50 101

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
US
R&B

AUS
BEL
(FL)

FRA
GER
IRE
NZ
SWI
UK
"I Like That"
(featuring Chingy, Nate Dogg, and I-20)
2004 11 14 12 26 29 18 39 4 5 11
  • RIAA: Gold
  • ARIA: Gold
It's Already Written
"Ain't Nothing Wrong" 70 52 61 33
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Houston (rapero) para niños

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