# Reggie Calloway > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Reggie_Calloway > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Reggie_Calloway.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggie_Calloway > Source revision: 1316669916 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American singer, songwriter, and record producer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2014}} {{Infobox person | name = Reggie Calloway | image = Reggie Calloway on RealTVfilms.jpg | caption = Calloway in 2009 | alias = | birth_name = Reginald LeVon Calloway | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|01|23}} | birth_place = [Cheyenne, Wyoming](/source/Cheyenne%2C_Wyoming), U.S. | occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|record producer|musician|record and finance executive}} | education = [Kentucky State University](/source/Kentucky_State_University) | years_active = 1975–present | spouse = | children = | television = | relatives = {{ubl|Vincent Calloway (brother)|Julius Calloway (uncle)}} | awards = | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | genre = {{hlist|[R&B](/source/Contemporary_R%26B)|[Soul](/source/Soul_music)|[Funk](/source/Funk) |Techno Funk|Pop|[Gospel](/source/Gospel_music)| [Jazz](/source/Jazz) |[New Jack Swing](/source/New_jack_swing)}} | label = {{hlist|[SOLAR](/source/SOLAR_Records)|[Capitol Records](/source/Capitol_Records)|[Sony Music](/source/Sony_Music)|[Epic Records](/source/Epic_Records)|[RCA Records](/source/RCA_Records)|[Elektra Records](/source/Elektra_Records)|Spiral Galaxy Entertainment|Starbound}} | past_member_of = {{flatlist| *[Midnight Star](/source/Midnight_Star_(band)) *Sunchild}} | website = {{URL|reggiecalloway.com}} }} }} '''Reggie Calloway''' (born January 23, 1955) is a [Grammy](/source/Grammys) nominated American singer, songwriter, record producer, musician and record executive. His career spans 45 years in the entertainment industry. He rose to prominence in the late 1970s as the founder and leader of the music group, [Midnight Star](/source/Midnight_Star_(band)) whose album ''[No Parking on the Dance Floor](/source/No_Parking_on_the_Dance_Floor)'' reached #2 on Billboard's R&B Album charts and was certified Platinum X2.{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Midnight+Star&ti=&format=&type=#search_section|title=No Parking on the Dance Floor Album Platinum Certification|publisher=RIAA|date=February 5, 1985|access-date=September 1, 2022}} Calloway later teamed up with his brother Vincent, forming the R&B duo [Calloway](/source/Calloway_(band)) whose single ''[I Wanna Be Rich](/source/I_Wanna_Be_Rich)'' charted at #2 on Billboard's Pop chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/calloway/|title=Calloway - Billboard Top 100 - I Wanna Be Rich #2 |publisher= Billboard|date=May 5, 1990 |access-date=August 31, 2022}} ''[Casanova](/source/Casanova_(LeVert_song))'', recorded by [LeVert](/source/LeVert) and written and produced by Calloway, was nominated for a Grammy Award for ''Best Rhythm & Blues Song''{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/reggie-calloway/8673|title=Grammy Nomination - Reggie Calloway |publisher= Grammy|access-date=August 31, 2022}} and charted at #1 on Billboard's R&B's chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/levert-1983-2006/|title=African American History - LeVert (1983 - 2006) by Sonya Morris|publisher=Black Past|date=April 10, 1986|access-date=August 31, 2022}} He has written and produced songs for [Natalie Cole](/source/Natalie_Cole), [NSYNC](/source/NSYNC), [Klymaxx](/source/Klymaxx), [The Whispers](/source/The_Whispers), and [Teddy Pendergrass](/source/Teddy_Pendergrass), among others. ''[Love Overboard](/source/Love_Overboard)'', written by Calloway and recorded by [Gladys Knight & the Pips](/source/Gladys_Knight_%26_the_Pips), won a Grammy Award for ''Best R&B Performance by a Group or Duo with a Vocal''.{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/gladys-knight-and-pips/3593|title=Love Overboard - Grammy Win|publisher=Grammy|date=February 22, 1989|access-date=September 1, 2022}} Music written and produced by Calloway has been sampled in recordings by such artists as [Snoop Dogg](/source/Snoop_Dogg), [Warren G](/source/Warren_G), [Busta Rhymes](/source/Busta_Rhymes), [Eric B. & Rakim](/source/Eric_B._%26_Rakim), [E-40](/source/E-40), [Doug E. Fresh](/source/Doug_E._Fresh), [A Lighter Shade of Brown](/source/A_Lighter_Shade_of_Brown), [Usher (musician)](/source/Usher_(musician)), [Young MC](/source/Young_MC), [Sugar Ray](/source/Sugar_Ray), and numerous others.{{cite web|url=https://www.whosampled.com/Reggie-Calloway/ |title=Reggie Calloway|publisher= Who Sampled|date=|access-date=September 18, 2022}} Calloway is an avid speaker and advocate for the rights of creatives in the entertainment industry. He serves as President of the ''California Copyright Conference Scholarship Fund'' and serves on the national advisory board for the ''[Archives of African American Music and Culture](/source/Archives_of_African_American_Music_and_Culture)'' as well as serving on the board of directors at ''The Funk Music Hall of Fame'' and ''IAFAR''.{{cite web|url=https://www.musicconnection.com/close-up-royalty-exchange/ |title=CLOSE UP: THE ROYALTY EXCHANGE by Jonathan Widran|publisher= Music Connection|date=June 21, 2013|access-date=August 31, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://eurweb.com/2020/08/27/grammy-nominee-reggie-calloway-joins-archives-of-african-american-music-culture-advisory-board/|title=Grammy Nominee Reggie Calloway Joins Archives of African American Music & Culture Advisory Board by Fisher Jack|publisher= Lee Bailey's eurweb|date=August 27, 2022|access-date=September 1, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://syncsummit.com/reggie-calloway/|title= Reggie Calloway|publisher= Sync Summit|access-date=August 31, 2022}} In 2022, Calloway was inducted into the [Cincinnati](/source/Cincinnati%2C_Ohio) ''Black Music Walk of Fame''.{{cite web|url=https://www.musicconnection.com/sound-royalties-reggie-calloway-added-to-black-music-walk-of-fame/|title= SOUND ROYALTIES' REGGIE CALLOWAY ADDED TO BLACK MUSIC WALK OF FAME|publisher= Music Connection Magazine|date=July 22, 2022 |access-date=August 31, 2022}} ==Early life== '''Reginald LeVon Calloway''' was born to parents Irvin and Gloria (née Gilchrist) Calloway in Cheyenne, Wyoming. His father was in the Air Force, stationed at [Francis E. Warren Air Force Base](/source/Francis_E._Warren_Air_Force_Base). His parents divorced in 1963 and his mother (Gloria) married William Larson and they moved to [Cincinnati, Ohio](/source/Cincinnati%2C_Ohio) in 1964."Statistics for City and County", ''The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky),'' ''Page 11'', January 26, 1963 His mother opened her first business, ''Larson's Flower Barn and Ice Cream Parlor'', where Calloway and his brothers Greg and Vincent worked until its closure in 1970.{{cite web|url=https://archives.iu.edu/catalog/VAE3158|title= Archives of African American Music and Culture - Calloway Collection, 1966-2014|publisher=Indiana University Bloomington |access-date=August 31, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/louisville/name/irvin-calloway-obituary?id=20441145|title= Irvin Calloway Obituary|publisher= Legacy|date=July 3, 2013 |access-date=September 8, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://thecincinnatiherald.com/2020/01/gloria-larson-was-mother-of-the-calloway-brothers/|title=Gloria Larson was mother of the Calloway Brothers|publisher= Funk'n Stuff|date=January 20, 2020|access-date=September 6, 2022}} Calloway has two siblings, brothers Gregory and Vincent. In Jr. High School Calloway played basketball, football, and trumpet and was his school's Student Council President."Reggie Calloway, Midnight Star Shoot for the Skies of Success by Cliff Radel", ''The Cincinnati Enquirer,'' ''Page 19'', July 27, 1994 He attended Woodward High School where he played trumpet in the high school band and was Senior Class President."Reggie Calloway Hits it Big by Cliff Radel", ''The Cincinnati Enquirer,'' ''Page 65'', October 21, 1987 By the mid-1970s, the Calloway family was deeply involved in the funk and jazz scene of Cincinnati. In 1975 Reggie and brothers Vincent and Gregory, along with friends John Jones and Ruben Jordan, formed the jazz-fusion group ''SunChild''. They released their first single on their own label, Starbound Records. During the summer of 1975, SunChild served as the back-up band for [Sonny Stitt](/source/Sonny_Stitt). Calloway attended [Kentucky State University](/source/Kentucky_State_University) majoring in music theory and composition where he was ''Scholar of the Year'', was a member of [Omega Psi Phi](/source/Omega_Psi_Phi) fraternity, and was included in the, ''Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges'' book in 1977.{{cite book |last= Randall|first= H. Pettus|author-link= |date=1977 |title= Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges|url= |location= |publisher= Randall Publishing Company|page= 1332|isbn=}}{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/KentuckyStateUniversity1976Yearbook_69/page/n51/mode/2up|title= Kentucky State University 1976 Yearbook, page 51|publisher= Archive|access-date=September 13, 2022}} He formed the electro-funk band [Midnight Star](/source/Midnight_Star_(band)) consisting of other music students at KSU. His brother Vincent joined the group shortly afterward. To be able to focus on music full-time the band moved into Calloway's vacant grandparent's house in [Louisville, Kentucky](/source/Louisville%2C_Kentucky). It was during this period that the band showcased in New York and were discovered by talent scouts that would later lead to a record deal. They later moved into his mother's (Gloria) house in Cincinnati, where they lived for four years, and she became the manager of the group."Midnight Star and How it Rose by Dick Richman", ''St. Louis Post Dispatch,'' ''Page 25'', March 7, 1985"What's a Freak-A-Zoid? Only Midnight Star Knows, Richard Haag", ''The Charlotte News,'' ''Page 32'', August 11, 1983 ==Career== Reggie Calloway is a singer, songwriter, music producer, multi-instrumentalist, and owner of record label, ''Spiral Galaxy Entertainment'', and publishing company, ''Calloco Music, Inc.'' ===[Midnight Star](/source/Midnight_Star_(band))=== [Midnight Star](/source/Midnight_Star_(band)) was formed by Calloway in 1976 while attending Kentucky State University. The band, consisting of Calloway, Belinda Lipscomb, Melvin Gentry, Kenneth Gant, Bill Simmons, Bo Watson, and Jeff Cooper, were all students at the university. They later added non-KSU students Vincent Calloway (Reggie's younger brother) and Bobby Lovelace."A Band That Stands Together by James Chute", ''The Cincinnati Post,'' ''Page 20'', June 27, 1981 Calloway was the leader of the band, writing, arranging, and producing songs for the nine-piece ensemble. He studied hit songs on the radio, paying close attention to what DJs were spinning in the clubs and hosted listening parties for his family and friends at home. Solar Records President [Dick Griffey](/source/Dick_Griffey) signed the band in 1979 and helped fine-tune their sound through the first three albums.{{cite web|url=https://funknstuff.net/how-reggie-calloway-gave-midnight-star-a-midas-touch-watch-now/|title=TIR 6: How Reggie Calloway Gave Midnight Star Its 'Midas Touch'|publisher= Funk'n Stuff|date=June 26, 2022|access-date=September 1, 2022}} Calloway honed his production skills by shadowing songwriter/producers [Leon Sylvers III](/source/Leon_Sylvers_III) and [Harvey Mason](/source/Harvey_Mason) in the recording studio. While speaking on the topic of the importance of mentoring, Calloway discussed an encounter he had with Quincy Jones, ''"The good Lord brought Quincy Jones into my life, a half hour session with Jones after his concert led to Midnight Star's breakthrough hit, “No Parking on the Dance Floor."''{{cite web|url=https://www.kysu.edu/news/2021/03/midnight-stars-reggie-calloway-regaled-kentucky-state-university-students-faculty-and-alumni.php|title= Midnight Star's 2021 Reggie Calloway regaled Kentucky State University students, faculty and alumni|publisher=Kentucky State University |date=July 22, 2022 |access-date=August 31, 2022}} Calloway's use of synthesizer based beats, a fusion of R&B, funk, and pop, along with Vincent Calloway on vocoder, gave the group their signature techno-funk sound.{{cite web|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/198601/how-to-wreck-a-nice-beach-by-dave-tompkins/9781612190921|title=How to Wreck a Nice Beach: The Vocoder from World War II to Hip-Hop, The Machine Speaks, page 146 |publisher= Penguin Random House|access-date=September 3, 2022}} He recorded six albums with the group, releasing such Top-10 singles as ''[Operator](/source/Operator_(Midnight_Star_song))'', ''Freak-A-Zoid'', and ''Wet My Whistle''. ''[No Parking On the Dance Floor](/source/No_Parking_(On_the_Dance_Floor))'' was listed on [Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)'s ''100 Best Singles of 1984''.{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-best-singles-of-1984-pops-greatest-year-163322/billy-joel-uptown-girl-43437/|title=100 Best Singles of 1984: Pop's Greatest Year|publisher= Rolling Stone|date=September 14, 2014|access-date=September 1, 2022}} Calloway departed the group in 1986 with his brother Vincent to pursue other music ventures."Midnight Star Shines Bright on the Horizon, by Cliff Radel", ''Reno Gazette-Journal,'' ''Page 26'', August 23, 1987 ===Calloway=== right|thumb|Left to right:Vincent and Reggie Calloway in 2009 [Calloway](/source/Calloway_(band)), the music duo, was formed by Calloway with his brother Vincent. They released two albums, ''[All the Way](/source/All_the_Way_(Calloway_album))'' and ''Let's Get Smooth''. Their single, ''[I Wanna Be Rich](/source/I_Wanna_Be_Rich)'', charted at #2 on Billboard's Pop chart as well as certifying Gold.{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/tab_active=defaultaward&ar=Calloway&ti=I+Wanna+Be+Rich&format=Single&type=#search_section|title=Calloway - I Wanna Be Rich Gold Certification|publisher=RIAA|date=April 13, 1990|access-date=August 31, 2022}} Calloway's self-released 2009 debut solo album, ''Bring Back the Love'', received favorable reviews.{{cite web|url=https://www.soultracks.com/reggie-calloway-bring-back-the-love-review|title=Reggie Calloway - Bring Back the Love Review |date=May 31, 2009 |publisher= Soul Tracks|access-date=August 31, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/music/0709/rock/calloway.htm|title=Reggie Calloway - Bring Back The Love Review By Keith "MuzikMan" Hannaleck|publisher= Enjoy the Music Magazine|access-date=September 4, 2022}} ===Additional singles=== In 2017, Calloway and his brother Reggie released the charity single, ''Houston'', after schools in Houston were badly flooded by [Hurricane Harvey](/source/Hurricane_Harvey). Additional artists on the recording project were Walter and Wallace Scott of [The Whispers](/source/The_Whispers) and [Kathy Sledge](/source/Kathy_Sledge) of [Sister Sledge](/source/Sister_Sledge), [Kevin Toney](/source/Kevin_Toney) of [The Blackbyrds](/source/The_Blackbyrds), [Freddie Washington](/source/Freddie_Washington_(bassist)), Brian O'Neal of [The BusBoys](/source/The_BusBoys), and Herman Jackson. All proceeds from the song were donated to the [Houston Independent School District](/source/Houston_Independent_School_District).{{cite web|url= https://www.fox26houston.com/news/proceeds-from-new-houston-song-benefit-schools-hit-by-hurricane|title=Proceeds from new 'Houston' song benefit schools hit by hurricane by Ivory Hecker|publisher= Fox 26 Houston|date=December 22, 2017|access-date=August 31, 2022}} In 2020, the Calloways released the single, ''Politics'', hoping to bring awareness about voting registration and voting participation. ''"My brother, Vincent, and I have written and recorded, “Politics,” one of the most important songs of our careers, at a time of one of the most important elections of all time,"'' said Calloway.{{cite web|url=http://news.theurbanmusicscene.com/2020/10/rb-duo-calloway-releases-new-single-politics/ |title=R&B Duo Calloway (Reggie and Vincent Calloway) Releases New Single "Politics"|publisher= The Urban Music Scene|date=October 9, 2020|access-date=August 31, 2022}} Calloway provided vocals on [Skip Martin](/source/Sennie_%22Skip%22_Martin)'s 2021 charity single, ''[People Get Ready](/source/People_Get_Ready)'', along with artists [Stevie Wonder](/source/Stevie_Wonder), [Ray Parker Jr.](/source/Ray_Parker_Jr.), [Taylor Dayne](/source/Taylor_Dayne), and [Howard Hewett](/source/Howard_Hewett), among others. All proceeds were donated to the [St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital](/source/St._Jude_Children%E2%80%99s_Research_Hospital). The single has been compared to, ''[We Are the World](/source/We_Are_the_World)'', and charted at #1 the World Indie Music Charts in 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.worldindiemusiccharts.com|title=People Get Ready by Skip Martin and Friends #1|publisher= World Indie Music Charts|access-date=September 8, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://indieshark.com/music-reviews/skip-martin-people-get-ready-single/|title=Skip Martin "People Get Ready" (SINGLE) |publisher= Indie Shark Magazine|date=August 18, 2021|access-date=September 8, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://thehollywooddigest.com/people-get-ready-by-skip-martin/|title=People Get Ready by Skip Martin by Garth Thomas|publisher= Indie Shark Magazine|date=August 18, 2021|access-date=September 8, 2022}} ===Writing and producing=== [Dick Griffey](/source/Dick_Griffey), the President and owner of SOLAR Records, who had signed Midnight Star, asked Calloway and the band if they knew of any other talented groups in the Ohio area. Calloway and Midnight star had signed the music group, [The Deele](/source/The_Deele), to their production company ''Mid-Star'' (which included band members Kenny [Babyface](/source/Babyface_(musician)) Edmunds and [LA Reid](/source/LA_Reid)). Calloway pitched the band to Griffey which led to him signing the group. ''"He signed them unheard based on our reputation, but they had the music to back it up,"'' recalled Calloway.{{cite web|url= https://albumism.com/interviews/reggie-calloway-maintains-the-midas-touch|title=INTERVIEW: Reggie Calloway Maintains the Midas Touch by Christopher A. Daniel|publisher= Albumism|date=May 26, 2017|access-date=August 31, 2022}} He produced their 1983 album, ''[Street Beat](/source/Street_Beat_(album))'', containing the #2 single ''Body Talk'', as well as co-writing singles, ''Street Beat'' and ''Video Villain''.{{cite web|url=https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/the-deele-street-beat-material-thangz-eyes-of-a-stranger-three-orignal-albums-3cd-boxset-edition/|title=The Deele: Street Beat / Material Thangz / Eyes Of A Stranger, Three Original Albums, 3CD Boxset Edition|publisher=Cherry Red UK|access-date=September 6, 2022}} While still writing, producing and performing in Midnight Star, Calloway continued producing and writing for other artists. In the early 1980s he also co-produced, ''Radio Activity'' by Royalcash and co-wrote and produced singles, ''Contagious'' and ''Never Too Late'' for [The Whispers](/source/The_Whispers). In 1985 he co-wrote the title track for [Klymaxx](/source/Klymaxx)'s album ''[Meeting in the Ladies Room](/source/Meeting_in_the_Ladies_Room_(song))'' and co-produced ''Hello Stranger'' for [Carrie Lucas](/source/Carrie_Lucas). By the mid-1980s, Calloway had become a prominent writer and producer for other artists."Top Hitter: Reggie Calloway is the Hottest Producer at the Moment", ''LA Times,'' ''Page 373'', October 4, 1987 In 1987 his song, ''[Jump Start](/source/Jump_Start_(song))'', recorded by [Natalie Cole](/source/Natalie_Cole) was said by the press to have literally "jump started" her music career"Natalie Cole, Jumpstart on the Comeback Trail, by Dennis Hunt", ''Los Angeles Times,'' ''Page 91'', September 11, 1987, 1987 and ''[Love Overboard](/source/Love_Overboard)'', written by Calloway and recorded by [Gladys Knight & the Pips](/source/Gladys_Knight_%26_the_Pips), won a Grammy Award for ''Best R&B Performance by a Group or Duo with a Vocal'' as well as being listed as one of their ''Top 10 Hits''.{{cite web|url=https://www.classicrockhistory.com/top-10-gladys-knight-the-pips-songs/ |title=Top 10 Gladys Knight & the Pips Songs by Kachejian|date=November 21, 2020 |publisher=Classic Rock History|access-date=August 31, 2022}} Atlantic Records brought him in on [LeVert](/source/LeVert)'s album project resulting in Calloway writing and producing, ''[Casanova](/source/Casanova_(LeVert_song))'', which earned Calloway a Grammy nomination for ''Best R&B Song'' and [LeVert](/source/LeVert) a nomination for ''Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with a Vocal''."Levert is Paying Price of its New-found Fame by Dennis Hunt", ''LA Times,'' ''Page 82'', October 17, 1987"U2 Gets 4 Grammy Nominations ", ''The Charlotte Observer,'' ''Page 13'', January 15, 1988 In 1988, Calloway wrote and produced the #1 single, ''[Joy](/source/Joy_(Teddy_Pendergrass_song))'', recorded by [Teddy Pendergrass](/source/Teddy_Pendergrass) and in 1993, ''Believe in Love'', both of which made the ''Teddy Pendergrass Top 10 Songs'' by ''Classic Rock History''.{{cite web|url=https://www.classicrockhistory.com/top-10-teddy-pendergrass-songs/|title=Top 10 Teddy Pendergrass Songs|date=April 3, 2021 |publisher=Classic Rock History|access-date=September 6, 2022}} Pendergrass also recorded ''Happy Kwanzaa'', ''Having a Christmas Party'', and ''I Won't Have Christmas'' (all written and produced by Calloway), which were released on his 1998 holiday album, ''[This Christmas (I'd Rather Have Love)](/source/This_Christmas_(I'd_Rather_Have_Love))''.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2012/12/28/168202864/is-kwanzaa-still-a-thing|title=Is Kwanzaa Still A Thing?|publisher=NPR|date=December 28, 2012|access-date=September 6, 2022}} ===Other ventures=== Calloway was instrumental in developing options for artists to receive advances without giving up ownership of their creative works. He serves as the Director of Music Royalty Funding at ''Sound Royalties'' and was the co-founder and co-owner of the [Royalty Exchange](/source/Royalty_Exchange).{{cite web|url=https://www.musicconnection.com/close-up-royalty-exchange/ |title=CLOSE UP: THE ROYALTY EXCHANGE by Jonathan Widran|publisher= Music Connection Magazine|date=June 21, 2013|access-date=August 31, 2022}} ==Singles== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Song !Artist !Credit |- | rowspan="2" |1983 |''Freak-A-Zoid'' |[Midnight Star](/source/Midnight_Star_(band)) |Writer, vocals, musician, producer, music arranger |- |''Radio Activity''{{cite web|url=https://www.kickmag.net/2017/11/13/throwback-royalcash-radio-activity/|title=Throwback Royalcash Radio Activity|publisher=Kick Mag|date=November 13, 2017|access-date=September 6, 2022}} |Royalcash |Co-producer |- | rowspan="5" |1984 |''[No Parking On the Dance Floor](/source/No_Parking_(On_the_Dance_Floor))'' |[Midnight Star](/source/Midnight_Star_(band)) |Vocals, musician, producer, music arranger |- |''[Operator](/source/Operator_(Midnight_Star_song))'' |[Midnight Star](/source/Midnight_Star_(band)) |Writer, musician, producer, music arranger |- |''[Body Talk](/source/Body_Talk_(The_Deele_song))'' |[The Deele](/source/The_Deele) |Producer, vocal and music arranger |- |''Contagious'' |[The Whispers](/source/The_Whispers) |Writer, producer |- |''Never Too Late'' |[The Whispers](/source/The_Whispers) |Writer, producer |- | rowspan="4" |1985 |''[Meeting in the Ladies Room](/source/Meeting_in_the_Ladies_Room_(song))'' |[Klymaxx](/source/Klymaxx) |Writer, co-producer, musician, music arranger |- |''Some Kinda Lover'' |[The Whispers](/source/The_Whispers) |Producer |- |''Hello Stranger'' |[Carrie Lucas](/source/Carrie_Lucas) |Co-producer |- |''Scientific Love'' |[Midnight Star](/source/Midnight_Star_(band)) |Writer, musician, producer, music arranger |- | rowspan="3" |1986 |''Midas touch'' |[Midnight Star](/source/Midnight_Star_(band)) |Writer, musician, producer, music arranger |- |''Headlines'' |[Midnight Star](/source/Midnight_Star_(band)) |Writer, vocals, musician, producer, music arranger |- |''Engine No. 9'' |[Midnight Star](/source/Midnight_Star_(band)) |Writer, musician, producer, music arranger |- | rowspan="3" |1987 |''[Jump Start](/source/Jump_Start_(song))'' |[Natalie Cole](/source/Natalie_Cole) |Writer, musician, producer, music arranger |- |''[Casanova](/source/Casanova_(LeVert_song))'' |[LeVert](/source/LeVert) |Writer, musician, producer, music arranger |- |''[Love Overboard](/source/Love_Overboard)'' |[Gladys Knight & the Pips](/source/Gladys_Knight_%26_the_Pips) |Writer, musician, producer, music arranger |- | rowspan="1" |1988 |''[Joy](/source/Joy_(Teddy_Pendergrass_song))'' |[Teddy Pendergrass](/source/Teddy_Pendergrass) |Writer, vocals, musician, producer, music arranger |- | rowspan="1" |1989 |''[I Wanna Be Rich](/source/I_Wanna_Be_Rich)'' |[Calloway](/source/Calloway_(band)) |Writer, vocals, musician, producer, music arranger |- | rowspan="2" |1990 |''All the Way'' |[Calloway](/source/Calloway_(band)) |Writer, vocals, musician, producer, music arranger |- |''Sir Lancelot'' |[Calloway](/source/Calloway_(band)) |Writer, vocals, musician, producer, music arranger |- | rowspan="1" |1991 |''Elevator'' |Sweet Obsession |Writer, producer |- | rowspan="1" |1992 |''Let's Get Smooth'' |[Calloway](/source/Calloway_(band)) |Writer, vocals, musician, producer, music arranger |- | rowspan="1" |1993 |''Believe in Love'' |[Teddy Pendergrass](/source/Teddy_Pendergrass) |Writer, musician, producer, music arranger |- | rowspan="1" |1994 |''Let's Get Smooth (Jam's Remix)''{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FR_n_KYrgM|title=Calloway ft. Pieces of Dream - Let's Get Smooth [Jam's Rmx]|publisher=JamersonDJ|date=October 21, 2021|access-date=September 6, 2022}} |Calloway ft. [Pieces of a Dream](/source/Pieces_of_a_Dream_(band)) |Writer, vocals, musician, producer, music arranger |- | rowspan="1" |1998 |''Happy Kwanzaa''{{cite web|url=http://www.theafricanamericanlectionary.org/PDF/Kwanzaa_CU_Dec2612.pdf|title=Kwanzaa Day |publisher=The African American Lectionary|date=December 26, 2012|access-date=September 6, 2022}} |[Teddy Pendergrass](/source/Teddy_Pendergrass) |Writer, vocals, musician, producer, music arranger, engineer |- | rowspan="1" |2000 |''I'll Be Good For You'' |[NSYNC](/source/NSYNC) |Writer |- | rowspan="1" |2009 |''Bring Back the Love'' |Reggie Calloway |Writer, vocals, musician, producer, music arranger |- | rowspan="2" |2017 |''Houston'' |Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway (and various artists) |Writer, vocals, musician, producer, music arranger |- |''[People Get Ready](/source/People_Get_Ready)'' |[Skip Martin](/source/Sennie_%22Skip%22_Martin) (and various artists) |Vocals, engineer |- | rowspan="1" |2020 |''Politics'' |Reggie and Vincent Calloway |Writer, vocals, musician, producer, music arranger, engineer |- | rowspan="1" |2021 |''Sabrina''{{cite web|url=http://news.theurbanmusicscene.com/2021/02/reggie-calloway-releases-new-single-sabrina/|title=R&B Singer Reggie Calloway Releases New Single "Sabrina" |publisher=Urban Music Scene|date=February 25, 2021|access-date=September 6, 2022}} |Reggie Calloway |Writer, vocals, musician, producer, music arranger |- |2024 |''I Wanna Be Rich (Anniversary)''{{Cite web |date=2024-12-04 |title=Calloway to Release Special Remix of “I Wanna Be Rich” |url=https://news.theurbanmusicscene.com/2024/12/calloway-to-release-special-remix-of-i-wanna-be-rich/ |access-date=2025-07-18 |website=TheUrbanMusicScene.com |language=en-US}} |Reggie and Vincent Calloway |Writer, vocals, musician |- |2025 |''Freak-A-Zoid (Reboot)''{{Cite web |date=2025-03-18 |title=Calloway to Release Reboot Version of “Freak-A-Zoid” |url=https://news.theurbanmusicscene.com/2025/03/calloway-to-release-reboot-version-of-freak-a-zoid/ |access-date=2025-07-18 |website=TheUrbanMusicScene.com |language=en-US}} |Reggie and Vincent Calloway |Writer, vocals, musician, producer |- |2025 |''6 Pack''{{Cite web |date=2025-07-17 |title=Calloway to Release New Single “6 Pack” |url=https://news.theurbanmusicscene.com/2025/07/calloway-to-release-new-single-6-pack/ |access-date=2025-07-18 |website=TheUrbanMusicScene.com |language=en-US}} |Reggie and Vincent Calloway |Writer, vocals, musician, producer |} ==Singles Billboard Chart== {| class="wikitable" ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Single ! scope="col" colspan="5"| Peak chart positions |- ! style="width:45px;"|[US R&B](/source/Hot_R%26B%2FHip-Hop_Songs)
{{cite magazine|title=Calloway: Complete Chart History - HOT R&B/HIP-HOP SONGS |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/calloway/chart-history/bsi/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 11, 2020}} ! style="width:45px;"|[US Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100)
! style="width:45px;"|[US Dance](/source/Dance_Club_Songs)
!width="35"|[NLD](/source/Dutch_Single_Top_100)
{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Midnight+Star|title=NLD Charts > Midnight Star|publisher=[MegaCharts](/source/MegaCharts)|access-date=August 19, 2014}} ! style="width:45px;"|[UK](/source/UK_Singles_Chart)
|- | rowspan="3"| 1983 | ''Freak-A-Zoid''{{cite web|url=https://www.musicvf.com/Midnight+Star.art|title=Midnight Star Top Songs / US & UK hits charts|publisher= Music VF|access-date=September 5, 2022}} | align=center | 1 | align=center | 18 | align=center | 15 | align=center | — | align=center | ― |- | ''Radioactivity''{{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1983/CB-1983-12-17.PDF|title=Cash Box radio charts |publisher=Cash Box Magazine|date=December 17, 1983|access-date=September 1, 2022}} | align=center | 39 | align=center | — | align=center | — | align=center | — | align=center | — |- | ''Wet My Whistle'' | align=center | 8 | align=center | 61 | align=center | 15 | align=center | — | align=center | 60 |- | rowspan="4"| 1984 | ''[Operator](/source/Operator_(Midnight_Star_song))'' | align=center | 1 | align=center | 18 | align=center | 15 | align=center | — | align=center | 63 |- | ''[No Parking On the Dance Floor](/source/No_Parking_(On_the_Dance_Floor))'' | align=center | 43 | align=center | 81 | align=center | 44 | align=center | — | align=center | — |- | ''[Body Talk](/source/Body_Talk_(The_Deele_song))'' | align=center | 3 | align=center | 77 | align=center | — | align=center | — | align=center | — |- | ''Contagious''{{cite web|url=https://www.musicvf.com/The+Whispers.art|title=The Whispers Complete Chart History|publisher= Music VF Charts|access-date=August 31, 2022}} | align=center | 10 | align=center | — | align=center | 59 | align=center | — | align=center | 56 |- | rowspan="4"| 1985 | ''[Meeting in the Ladies Room](/source/Meeting_in_the_Ladies_Room_(song))'' | align=center | 4 | align=center | 59 | align=center | 22 | align=center | — | align=center | — |- | ''Some Kinda Lover'' | align=center | 17 | align=center | — | align=center | — | align=center | — | align=center | 91 |- | ''Hello Stranger''"Billboard Charts - Carrie Lucas - Hello Stranger", ''Billboard,'' ''Page 48'', September 7, 1985 | align=center | 24 | align=center | — | align=center | — | align=center | — | align=center | — |- | ''Scientific Love'' | align=center | 16 | align=center | 80 | align=center | 19 | align=center | — | align=center | — |- | rowspan="3"| 1986 | ''Midas Touch'' | align=center | 7 | align=center | 42 | align=center | ― | align=center | 29 | align=center | 8 |- | ''Headlines'' | align=center | 3 | align=center | 69 | align=center | 34 | align=center | — | align=center | 16 |- | ''Engine No. 9'' | align=center | 11 | align=center | — | align=center | ― | align=center | 81 | align=center | 64 |- | rowspan="3"| 1987 | ''[Jump Start](/source/Jump_Start_(song))''"Billboard R&B Chart - Jump Start - Natalie Cole", ''Billboard 2,'' ''Page 30'', August 22, 2022"Hit Parade Chart - Natalie Cole - Jump Start #2", ''The Californian,'' ''Page 17'', August 15, 1987 | align=center | 2 | align=center | — | align=center | ― | align=center | — | align=center | — |- | ''[Casanova](/source/Casanova_(LeVert_song))''{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/casanova-hip-hop/|title=Billboard Top 100 - Casanova #3|publisher= Billboard 3|date=February 10, 1990|access-date=September 5, 2022}} | align=center | 1 | align=center | 5 | align=center | 27 | align=center | — | align=center | 9 |- | ''[Love Overboard](/source/Love_Overboard)''{{cite web|url=https://grownfolksmusic.com/bringing-88-back-gladys-knight-pips-love-overboard/|title=BRINGING '88 BACK: GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS - "LOVE OVERBOARD" by Ivan Orr|publisher=Grown Folks Music|date=January 23, 2018|access-date=September 6, 2022}} | align=center | 1 | align=center | 13 | align=center | ― | align=center | — | align=center | — |- | rowspan="3"| 1988 | ''[Joy](/source/Joy_(Teddy_Pendergrass_song))''{{cite web|url=https://www.musicvf.com/Teddy+Pendergrass.art|title=Teddy Pendergrass Complete Chart History|publisher= Music VF |access-date=August 31, 2022}} | align=center | 1 | align=center | 77 | align=center | 42 | align=center | — | align=center | — |- | ''Believe in Love'' | align=center | 14 | align=center | ― | align=center | ― | align=center | — | align=center | — |- | ''Don't Rock the Boat'' | align=center | 3 | align=center | ― | align=center | ― | align=center | 36 | align=center | — |- | rowspan="1"| 1989 | ''[I Wanna Be Rich](/source/I_Wanna_Be_Rich)'' | align=center | 5 | align=center | 2 | align=center | ― | align=center | — | align=center | 100 |- | rowspan="2"| 1990 | ''All the Way'' | align=center | 39 | align=center | 63 | align=center | ― | align=center | — | align=center | — |- | ''Sir Lancelot'' | align=center | 19 | align=center | — | align=center | ― | align=center | — | align=center | — |- | rowspan="1"| 1991 | ''Elevator'' | align=center | 74 | align=center | | align=center | ― | align=center | — | align=center | — |- | rowspan="1"| 1992 | ''Let's Get Smooth'' | align=center | 33 | align=center | — | align=center | ― | align=center | — | align=center | — |- | rowspan="1"| 2000 | ''"I'll Be Good For You"'' | align=center | — | align=center | — | align=center | ― | align=center | — | align=center | — |- | colspan="7" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. |} == Discography == {| class="wikitable" !Year !Album !Artist !Credit |- | 1980 |''The Beginning'' |[Midnight Star](/source/Midnight_Star_(band)) |Writer, vocals, musician, music arranger, producer |- | rowspan="1" |1981 |''[Standing Together](/source/Standing_Together_(Midnight_Star_album))'' |[Midnight Star](/source/Midnight_Star_(band)) |Writer, vocals, musician, music arranger, producer |- | rowspan="1" |1982 |''Victory'' |[Midnight Star](/source/Midnight_Star_(band)) |Writer, vocals, musician, music arranger, producer |- | rowspan="1" |1983 |''[No Parking on the Dance Floor](/source/No_Parking_on_the_Dance_Floor)'' |[Midnight Star](/source/Midnight_Star_(band)) |Writer, vocals, musician, music arranger, producer |- | rowspan="2" |1984 |''[Planetary Invasion](/source/Planetary_Invasion)'' |[Midnight Star](/source/Midnight_Star_(band)) |Writer, vocals, musician, music arranger, producer |- |''[Street Beat](/source/Street_Beat_(album))'' |[The Deele](/source/The_Deele) |Writer, musician, producer, music and vocal arrangement |- | rowspan="1" |1986 |''[Headlines](/source/Headlines_(Midnight_Star_album))'' |[Midnight Star](/source/Midnight_Star_(band)) |Writer, vocals, musician, music arranger, producer |- | rowspan="1" |1989 |''[All the Way](/source/All_the_Way_(Calloway_album))'' |[Calloway](/source/Calloway_(band)) |Writer, vocals, musician, music arranger, producer |- | rowspan="1" |1992 |''Let's Get Smooth'' |[Calloway](/source/Calloway_(band)) |Writer, vocals, musician, music arranger, producer |- | rowspan="1" |2009 |''Bring Back the Love'' |Reggie Calloway |Writer, vocals, musician, music arranger, producer |} ==Billboard Album Chart== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Album ! colspan="5"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| [Certifications](/source/Music_recording_sales_certification)
([sales thresholds](/source/List_of_music_recording_sales_certifications)) ! rowspan="2"| Record label |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="35"| [US Pop](/source/Billboard_200)
{{cite magazine|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/midnight-star-mn0000891911/awards|title=US Charts > Midnight Star|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|access-date=August 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911095356/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/midnight-star-mn0000891911/awards|archive-date=September 11, 2013}} ! width="35"| [US
R&B](/source/Top_R%26B%2FHip-Hop_Albums)
! width="35"| [NLD](/source/MegaCharts)
! width="35"| [NZ](/source/Recording_Industry_Association_of_New_Zealand)
{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Midnight+Star|title=NZ Charts > Midnight Star|publisher=[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand](/source/Recording_Industry_Association_of_New_Zealand)|access-date=August 19, 2014}} ! width="35"| [UK](/source/UK_Albums_Chart)
{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/22336/midnight-star/|title=Midnight Star - UK Full Official Chart History|website=[Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company)}} |- | rowspan="1"|1980 | align="left"| ''"The Beginning"'' | — | — | — | — | — | align=left| | rowspan="7"| [SOLAR](/source/SOLAR_Records) |- | rowspan="1"|1981 | align="left"| ''[Standing Together](/source/Standing_Together_(Midnight_Star_album))'' | — | 54 | — | — | — | align=left| |- | rowspan="1"|1982 | align="left"| ''Victory'' | 205 | 58 | — | — | — | align=left| |- | rowspan="1"|1983 | align="left"| ''[No Parking on the Dance Floor](/source/No_Parking_on_the_Dance_Floor)'' | 27 | 2 | — | 30 | — | align=left| * [RIAA](/source/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America): 2× Platinum{{cite certification|region=United States|artist=Midnight Star|accessdate=January 31, 2022}} |- | rowspan="2"|1984 | align="left"| ''[Planetary Invasion](/source/Planetary_Invasion)'' | 32 | 7 | — | 44 | 85 | align=left| * RIAA: Gold |- | align="left"| ''[Street Beat](/source/Street_Beat_(album))'' | 78 | 9 | — | — | — | align=left| |- | rowspan="1"|1986 | align="left"|''[Headlines](/source/Headlines_(Midnight_Star_album))'' | 56 | 7 | — | — | — | align=left| * RIAA: Gold |- | rowspan="1"|1989 | align="left"| ''[All the Way](/source/All_the_Way_(Calloway_album))'' | 63 | — | — | — | — | align=left| | rowspan="1"| [Epic](/source/Epic_Records) |- | rowspan="1"|1992 | align="left"| ''Let's Get Smooth'' | 42 | 89 | — | — | — | align=left| | rowspan="1"| [SOLAR](/source/SOLAR_Records) |- | colspan="15" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb name|2188364}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Calloway, Reggie}} Category:1955 births Category:Living people Category:American contemporary R&B singers Category:Musicians from Cincinnati Category:SOLAR Records artists Category:African-American male singer-songwriters Category:American male singer-songwriters Category:20th-century American trumpeters Category:20th-century American male musicians Category:African-American record producers Category:Kentucky State University alumni --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Reggie Calloway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggie_Calloway) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggie_Calloway?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.