Jully Black publicity photo, c. 2005

Jully Black (born Jully Ann Inderia Gordon on November 8, 1977 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Jamaican-Canadian R&B singer who was brought up in the notorious Jane and Finch area of Toronto. Image File history File links Jully_Black. ... Image File history File links Jully_Black. ... November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total... Black Canadian is a term used to identify a Canadian of African descent. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Jane and Finch is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, centred around the intersection of two arterial roads, Jane Street and Finch Avenue West. ...

Black had a Top 40 hit on the Canadian charts in 1999 with "Rally'n". She has collaborated and written for many notable artists, including Nas, Missy Elliott, Saukrates, Choclair, Kardinal Offishall, Destiny's Child and Sean Paul. Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Old Farts by the Sometimes-United Nations. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Melissa Arnette Elliott (born July 1, 1971), better known as Missy Elliott, is an American singer, MC, songwriter, and record producer born in Portsmouth, Virginia. ... Saukrates aka Big Sox (born Amani Wailoo on January 1, 1977 in Toronto, Ontario), is a Hip-Hop artist/producer. ... Choclair is a Canadian rapper. ... Kardinal Offishall, aka Kardi, aka Celebrity Face (born Jason Harrow in 1976 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Jamaican-Canadian rap MC and producer. ... Destinys Child was a Grammy Award-winning American R&B girl group. ... This article is on the Jamaican reggae artist Sean Paul. ...

She has had subsequent hits with singles such as "You Changed" and "Between Me and U".

Her solo debut album was originally scheduled for release in 2003 on MCA Records, under the title I Travelled. However, it was heavily delayed, and the label folded and the album was shelved. In the summer of 2005, a newly recorded album, This is Me. was released by Universal Music Group in Canada. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Music Corporation of America, commonly known as MCA, is a United States based corporation in the music business. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Universal Music Group (UMG), formerly MCA Music Entertainment (see Music Corporation of America), is the largest business group and family of record labels in the record industry. ...

According to a piracy report by IFPI, the international music industry body, there were "2.8 million illegal file swapping requests for her music in the first two weeks of her album’s release in 2005". At the same time Jully reportedly "struggled to sell 15,000 copies of the same album". The International Federation of Phonogram and Videogram Producers (IFPI) is an international record industry organization based in Zurich, Switzerland. ...

Discography

Albums

• June 21, 2005: This is Me (Gold)

Singles This is Me (2005, see 2005 in music) was an album by Canadian R&B artist Jully Black. ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ...

• May 23, 2005: "Stay the Night"
• June 22, 2005: "Sweat Of Your Brow" featuring Demarco
• September 30, 2005: "5x Love"/"Material Things" featuring Nas
• February 2006: "I Travelled"
• June 2006: "Gotta Let You Know"

This song has not been released yet, and there is good evidence to support that it is no longer being considered as a single at this point, but has faced a turbelent battle in its quest to become a single. ... Sweat of Your Brow was the second single from Jully Blacks debut album This is Me. ...

Awards

• Juno Awards:
  • 1999: Best R&B/Soul Recording, "Rally'n" featuring Saukrates (Nomination)
  • 2003: R&B/Soul Recording of the Year, "You Changed" (Nomination)
  • 2006: R&B/Soul Recording of the Year, "Sweat of Your Brow" (Nomination)

The Juno Awards are awards of achievement presented to Canadian musical artists and bands; they could be considered the transnational counterpart to the United States Grammy Awards. ...

External links

• Jully Black's Official Site
• IFPI Piracy Report 2006