Gregory Abbott

Gregory Joel Abbott (born April 2, 1954) Abbott's parents were from Venezuela and Antigua. During his early years, Abbott's mother taught him how to play piano and encouraged him to develop vocally. Before his career as a musician, Abbott studied psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and creative writing at Stanford; where he won a Wallace Stegner fellowship. Before becoming a musician, Abbott taught as a professor of English at the University of California, Berkeley. from 1976 until 1979. Their son, Gregory Joel Abbott, Jr., was born in 1977.

Discography Studio albums YearAlbumLabelPeak chart positionsUS US R&B 1986 Shake You Down Columbia Records 22 5 53 1988 I'll Prove It to You 132 17 — 1996 One World! Musik International — — — 2002 Eyes, Whispers, Rhythm, Sex... — — — 2011 Drop Your Mask Spectra Records — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles Year Title Chart positions US USR&B US Adult Con. UK 1986 "Shake You Down" 1 1 2 6 "I Got the Feelin' (It's Over)" 56 5 25 76 "You're My Angel" — — — — 1988 "I'll Prove It to You" — 5 35 — "Let Me Be Your Hero" — 34 — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums Super Hits (Legacy Recordings, 1998) Rhyme and Reason (Sony Music, 2006)