Eric Roberson

Eric Roberson (born September 27, 1973) is an American singer, songwriter, former rapper and music producer. He is sometimes referred to simply as Erro, the name which he later used as part of his label Blue Erro Soul. His first single, "The Moon", was released through Warner Bros. Records in 1994 and he recorded an album for that label which remains unreleased.

Career Raised in Rahway, New Jersey, Roberson attended Rahway High School.

He subsequently returned to Howard University to complete his studies in Musical Theatre. After performing in a number of musicals and plays, he landed a songwriting deal through the EMI label, and went on to collaborate with Philadelphia-based artists such as Jill Scott, Musiq Soulchild, and most extensively, DJ Jazzy Jeff.

As a member of Jeff's A Touch of Jazz production company, Roberson made contributions to Jeff's debut album, The Magnificent in 2002. He continued songwriting work as well as releasing his own material through his Blue Erro Soul imprint. together with Dave Hollister, Fred Hammond and Brian Courtney Wilson.

Roberson's 2014 album, The Box, peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. It was on the chart for three weeks. The album reached No. 104 on the Billboard 200. The album cover and promotional material featured speakers by BoomCase.

Roberson's "I Have a Song" was chosen to be the fundraising single, produced by Jak Beula and released in February 2016, to enable the permanent installation of the first dedicated Commonwealth war memorial in the UK to African and Caribbean service men and women of both World Wars.

In 2024, Roberson signed with the Universal Music Group distributed label SoNo Recording Group. His first release for the label is the Jeff Lorber featured "Every Kinda People", a cover of the 1978 Robert Palmer single.

Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Year Album details Peak chart positions US USR&B 2001The Esoteric Movement Released: June 15, 2001 Label: P-Vine––2003The Vault, Vol. 1 Released: July 1, 2003 Label: Blue Erro Soul––2004The Vault, Vol. 1.5 Released: February 24, 2004 Label: Blue Erro Soul––2005The Appetizer Released: November 7, 2005 Label: Blue Erro Soul––2007...Left Released: February 27, 2007 Label: Blue Erro Soul––2009Music Fan First Released: August 25, 2009 Label: Blue Erro Soul–892011Mister Nice Guy Released: September 5, 2011 Label: Purpose, eOne Music-852012Eric Roberson Prestons When Loves Calls Released: February 2, 2012 Label: Blue Erro Soul/Purpose Records/E1 Music(US), Dome Records(UK)98142013United Tenors (with Fred Hammond, Dave Hollister, Brian Courtney Wilson) Released: March 22, 2013 Released: February 4, 2014 Label: Blue Erro Soul/Liaison (US), Dome Records (UK)–452014The Box Released: August 12, 2014 Label: Blue Erro Soul/Liaison (US), Dome Records (UK)104192016Tigallerro (with Phonte) Released: July 22, 2016 Label: Blue Erro Soul/Foreign Exchange Music–192017Earth – EP Released: April 21, 2017 Label: Blue Erro Soul––2017Wind – EP Released: July 21, 2017 Label: Blue Erro Soul––2017Fire – EP Released: October 20, 2017 Label: Blue Erro Soul––2020Hear From Here Released: April 3, 2020 Label: Blue Erro Soul––2022Lessons Released: April 1, 2022 Label: Blue Erro Soul––2025Beautifully All Over the Place Released: July 23, 2025 Label: Blue Erro Soul––

Live albums

AverySunshine – Twenty Sixty Four (2017), "Heaven Is Right Here" (writer), "Twenty Sixty Four" (writer) Phonte – No News Is Good News (2018), "Find That Love Again" (vocals) Brandon Williams – The Love Factor (2019) "Don't Give Up on Love" (vocals) Zo! – FourFront (2019) – "Love Up" (vocals) Nao Yoshioka – Undeniable (2019) – "Invest in Me feat. Carolyn Malachi" (producer)

Compilations "Couldn't Hear Me" appears on the compilation Gilles Peterson Worldwide Exclusives 3 (2004) Talking Loud.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Artist/work Category Result 2006 SoulTracks Readers' Choice Awards The Appetizer Album of the Year Eric Roberson Male Vocalist of the Year 2007 BET Awards BET Cool Like That Award 2007 SoulTracks Readers' Choice Awards Left Album of the Year "Pretty Girl" Song of the Year Eric Roberson Male Vocalist of the Year 2009 Soul Train Music Awards CENTRIC Award 2009 SoulTracks Readers' Choice Awards Music Fan First Album of the Year "Dealing" with Lalah Hathaway Song of the Year "The Power that Kisses Hold" Eric Roberson Male Vocalist of the Year 2010 Grammy Awards "A Tale of Two" feat. Ben O'Neill & Michelle Thompson Best Urban/Alternative Performance 2011 "Still" 2012 SoulTracks Readers' Choice AwardsMr. Nice Guy Album of the Year "At the Same Time" Song of the Year Eric Roberson Male Vocalist of the Year 2014The Box Album of the Year "Mark on Me" Song of the Year Eric Roberson Male Vocalist of the Year 2017Wind Album of the Year Eric Roberson Male Vocalist of the Year 2021 "Lessons" Song of the Year 2022 Pop Awards SoulTracks Readers' Choice Awards Lessons Album of the Year Eric Roberson Male Vocalist of the Year