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Sherrick (July 6, 1957 – January 22, 1999) was an American soul singer and musician.

Biography

He was born F Lamonte-Smith; or Lamotte Smith in 1957 in Sacramento, California, United States.

Sherrick was given his professional break by producer Raynoma Gordy Singleton (née Mayberry), former wife of Motown founder Berry Gordy. Sherrick was the lead singer of the Motown group, Kagny, who recorded a song for the Motown movie, The Last Dragon in 1985.

He signed with Warner Bros. Records in 1987, co-producing an album with Michael Stokes and with Ray Singleton as an executive producer. The album, titled Sherrick, included "Just Call" which reached number 8 in the US Billboard R&B chart. A version of the Originals' major hit of the late 1960s, "Baby I'm for Real" also charted, peaking at number 53. He also had two entries in the UK Singles Chart in 1987. These were "Just Call" (number 23) and "Let's Be Lovers Tonight" (number 63). In addition, his album, Sherrick reached number 27 in the UK Albums Chart the same year.

..... He decided to do a promotional tour across the USA where his album and singles' success was limited, to garner interest. ..... He worked on what was to become his second album although its production ended prematurely after he took thousands of dollars in advance money. His second album was never completed causing Raynoma Gordy Singleton to absolve herself from further assistance in its production. It caused her to write a chapter in her book entitled The Untold Story: Berry, Me, and Motown. Sherrick disappeared from public eye a year later in 1988 and didn't re-appear

Proposed comeback and death

In 1999, he stated that he was "drug-free and working on new material". However his proposed comeback ended tragically, when he died in Los Angeles, California, on January 22, 1999, at the age of 41. He died of unknown causes. He is survived by his widow Lynne Conner-Smith and three children, Kiriandra, Paris and Chance Smith.

Discography

Albums

Singles