Composer
Vivian Green
American musician
b. 1979
2 works in the index
- Born
- 1979
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Vivian Sakiyyah Green (born May 22, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. A classically trained pianist, Green began writing songs at the age of 11 and was signed by Columbia Records at 22. She release her debut studio album, A Love Story (2002). Met with critical acclaim and commercial success, the album sold over half a million copies in the United States and various music award nominations. It contained the Billboard Adult R&B Songs-number one single "Emotional Rollercoaster". Her second album, Vivian (2005), became her highest-charting album, peaking in the top twenty on the Billboard 200 and spawning the US Dance-number one singles "Gotta Go Gotta Leave (Tired)" and "I Like It (But I Don't Need It)".
After parting with Columbia Records, she signed with independent record label eOne Music and released two albums: Beautiful (2010) and The Green Room (2012). She later moved to Make Noise Recordings where she experienced as a resurgence with the release of her fifth album Vivid (2015) and the Adult R&B Songs-number two single "Get Right Back to My Baby".
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- singer-songwriter; composer; pianist; recording artist; musician
- Instruments played
- piano
- Genres
- soul
- Official website
- http://www.viviangreen.com/
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 2700715
- ISNI
- 0000000055198764
- GND ID
- 135309832
- Library of Congress ID
- n2004069313
- MusicBrainz ID
- 2b78b6fc-6c31-4786-9cc4-4c3897e1842c
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Guitar, Voice, Piano, Vocal
- Genres represented
- Jazz, R&B, pop
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 2
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emotional Rollercoaster | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Voice, Vocal | Jazz, R&B, pop | 3 |
| Love For Sale | — | — | — | Guitar, Voice | Jazz, R&B | 1 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 2700715. Portrait: William Henderson darkfiber22, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.