Aleese Simmons

Aleese Simmons (born January 24, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter best known for her 1988 hit single "I Want To Be Your Lover", which peaked at #9 on the Billboard R&B chart. Signed to Orpheus Records, Simmons subsequently released the 1988 album I Want It, her only album to date, before moving into songwriting, working with artists such as Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Destiny's Child, and Christina Milian. Simmons is the mother and manager of fellow R&B singer Latrelle.

Discography Studio albums I Want It (1988) Orpheus Records – #51 Billboard R&B Albums Chart Singles "I Want To Be Your Lover" (1988) – #9 Billboard R&B Chart "I Want It" (1989) – #53 Billboard R&B Chart "Love You Better" (1989)

Songwriting and production credits Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, and AllMusic.

Title Year Artist Album"Now That She's Gone" 1999 Destiny's Child The Writing's on the Wall"What U Want" (Featuring Beanie Sigel) 2000 Next Welcome II Nextasy"Swingin'" (Featuring Latrelle) 2002 Shaggy Showtime: The Soundtrack "Set It Off" Dawn Robinson Dawn "Try It on My Own" Whitney Houston Just Whitney"Wonderful" 2003 Aretha Franklin So Damn Happy"Whatever U Want" (Featuring Joe Budden) 2004 Christina Milian It's About Time"Appreciate" (Featuring Black Thought) 2005 LaToya London Love & Life"Non a Whatcha Do""In Crowd" 2007 Sean Stewart Bratz Motion Picture Soundtrack"Face To Face" 2008 Case & Coko Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns (Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture)"This Gift" Deborah Cox

Background vocals Title Year Artist Album Label"From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart" 1999 Britney Spears ...Baby One More Time Jive Records"You Got It All" 2000 Britney Spears Oops!... I Did It Again Jive Records"People Everyday" (Featuring Estelle) 2008 Musiq Soulchild Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns (Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture) Atlantic Records