Bobby Nunn

Bobby Nunn (born 1952) is an American R&B music producer, songwriter and vocalist, best known for his top 15 US Billboard R&B chart hit single, "She's Just a Groupie" and for writing and producing the Grammy nominated hit single "Rocket 2U" for The Jets.

Life and career Early years He was born in Buffalo, New York, United States. The MoDo studio was located in the basement of the Nunn family home. In 2011, Bob and Gene were inducted into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame.

Nunn's big opportunity came through his association with Rick James. Nunn played keyboards and sang background vocals on some of James's early Motown recordings. Those recordings included the single, "You and I" and most of the tracks on James' Come Get It! and Bustin' Out of L Seven albums.

As a solo artist, Bobby Nunn co-produced his 1982 debut Motown album Second to Nunn, with Winston Monseque. He wrote or co-wrote all but one of the tracks. The album peaked at No. 148 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The lead single, "She's Just a Groupie" performed well, peaking at No. 15 on Billboard′s R&B singles chart. The chorus from "She's Just a Groupie" was used as the chorus on Snoop Dogg's song "Groupie" from his double platinum album, Tha Doggfather. It was sung by Charlie Wilson.

Bobby performed on American Bandstand, Soul Train, Thicke of the Night and other shows during that time. Nunn's 1983 follow-up album, Private Party, despite some favorable reviews, failed to equal the success of his first release. His single "Don't Knock It (Until You Try It)" (on Motown TMG 1323) peaked at No. 65 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1984. The album also spawned a club favorite, "Hangin' Out at the Mall" which featured Tata Vega. Nunn's third album titled Fresh was recorded in 1984, but was never released. hit song "Rocket 2U" for the Jets. The case was settled in April 2023 for an undisclosed amount.

Discography Albums Year Album LabelUS 1982 Second to Nunn Motown 148 1983 Private Party — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles Year Single Peak chart positions US R&B US Dance UK 1982 "She's Just a Groupie" 15 28 ― "Got to Get Up on It" 36 ― ― "Sexy Sassy" ― ― ― "Get It While You Can" ― ― ― 1983 "Private Party" 66 ― ― "Hangin' Out at the Mall" 50 ― ― "Don't Knock It (Until You Try It)" ― ― 65 "Do You Look That Good in the Morning?" ― ― ― "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.