Dwele
Biography
Adult contemporary R&B singer/songwriter/producer Dwele grew up on Detroit's west side, listening to soul music from Motown visionaries Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye as well as jazz on the radio. Born Andwele Gardner, he began writing songs at the age of ten, after his father was murdered outside his home, and attended Cody High in Detroit. Dwele spent a year studying music at Wayne State but then opted for an informal education, making music at his home while living in Dearborn and working for AAA. His demo tape, 1998's The Rize, made waves around the Motor City, and he spent time collaborating with Detroit hip-hop group Slum Village and Philadelphia rapper Bahamadia. Signed to Virgin on the strength of his songwriting and performance skills, Dwele released Subject in mid-2003 and cemented his appeal with European audiences (he was a favorite on Gilles Peterson's influential Radio 1 program) with a tour that summer. His second album, Some Kinda..., followed in 2005 and reached the Top 10 of the R&B chart. A couple years later, he provided the hook on Kanye West's hit single "Flashing Lights" and signed to Koch/eOne to release Sketches of a Man (2008) and W.ants W.orld W.omen (2010). Both albums maintained the singer's streak of Top Ten R&B albums. Greater Than One (2012), also released on eOne, featured some of his breeziest, most pleasing grooves. . Adult contemporary R&B singer/songwriter/producer Dwele grew up on Detroit's west side, listening to soul music from Motown visionaries Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye as well as jazz on the radio. Born Andwele Gardner, he began writing songs at the age of ten, after his father was murdered outside his home, and attended Cody High in Detroit. Dwele spent a year studying music at Wayne State but then opted for an informal education, making music at his home while living in Dearborn and working for AAA. His demo tape, 1998's The Rize, made waves around the Motor City, and he spent time collaborating with Detroit hip-hop group Slum Village and Philadelphia rapper Bahamadia. Signed to Virgin on the strength of his songwriting and performance skills, Dwele released Subject in mid-2003 and cemented his appeal with European audiences (he was a favorite on Gilles Peterson's influential Radio 1 program) with a tour that summer. His second album, Some Kinda..., followed in 2005 and reached the Top 10 of the R&B chart. A couple years later, he provided the hook on Kanye West's hit single "Flashing Lights" and signed to Koch/eOne to release Sketches of a Man (2008) and W.ants W.orld W.omen (2010). Both albums maintained the singer's streak of Top Ten R&B albums. Greater Than One (2012), also released on eOne, featured some of his breeziest, most pleasing grooves.
Top Albums |
![](http://a4.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music3/v4/06/ae/0c/06ae0c3c-2b91-76e9-b62f-1e2b9d8b8a79/cover100x100.jpeg) 1. Drive the Fu..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Sketches of a Man (Bonus Track Edition), Dwele](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 2. Sketches of ..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Greater Than One, Dwele](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 3. Greater Than..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Wants World Women (Bonus Track Edition), Dwele](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 4. Wants World ..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Subject, Dwele](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 5. Subject
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![Sketches of a Man, Dwele](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 6. Sketches of ..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Some Kinda..., Dwele](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 7. Some Kinda....
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![What's Up (Intimacy) - EP, Big Tone](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 8. What's Up (I..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Can't Take It (Remixes) [feat. Dwele] - EP, Recloose](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 9. Can't Take I..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![What Profit - Single, Dwele](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 10. What Profit ..
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![Call Me - Single, Slum Village](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 11. Call Me - Si..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![What's Not to Love - Single, Dwele](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 12. What's Not t..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![I'm Cheatin' - Single, Dwele](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 13. I'm Cheatin'..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Sleep Well (feat. Dwele) - Single, Cormega](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 14. Sleep Well (..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![For Lovers Only... A Valentine's Day Special - Single, Dwele](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 15. For Lovers O..
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![Hold On (Remix Extended Version) [feat. Kanye West & Consequence] - Single, Dwele](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 16. Hold On (Rem..
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Top Songs |
| Name | Album | Time | Price | |
1. | Find a Way | Subject | 4:09 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
2. | What's Not to Love | Wants World Women (Bonus Tr.. | 3:27 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
3. | I'm Cheatin' | Sketches of a Man (Bonus Tr.. | 3:42 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
4. | Drive the Future | Drive the Future - Single | 3:23 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
5. | Can't Take It (feat. Dwele) [Mil.. | Tarifa Sandfloor Club, Vol... | 6:23 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
6. | Count Back | 30 Second Ring Tones | 0:32 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
7. | Star | Trinity (Past, Present and .. | 3:21 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
8. | Count the Ways | Detroit Deli (A Taste of De.. | 4:33 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
9. | Closer | Detroit Deli (A Taste of De.. | 5:00 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
10. | Hold On (Remix Extended Version) [fe.. | Hold On (Remix Extended Ver.. | 4:33 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
11. | Star | Trinity (Past, Present and .. | 3:20 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
12. | Find a Way | For Lovers Only... A Valent.. | 4:09 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
13. | I Think I Love U | For Lovers Only... A Valent.. | 3:48 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
14. | Weekend Love | For Lovers Only... A Valent.. | 3:44 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
15. | Let Your Hair Down | Subject | 4:12 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
16. | A.N.G.E.L. (Reprise) | Subject | 3:50 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
17. | Lady At Mahogany | Subject | 4:07 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
18. | Whoomp (Interlude) | Subject | 3:36 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
19. | Without You | Subject | 4:07 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
20. | Kick Out of You | Subject | 4:07 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
21. | Hold On | Subject | 3:42 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
22. | Money Don't Mean a Thing | Subject | 3:30 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
23. | Sho Ya Right | Subject | 4:17 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
24. | Subject | Subject | 4:01 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
25. | Day At a Time | Subject | 4:35 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
Top Music Videos |
![Flashing Lights (Director's Cut) [feat. Dwele], Kanye West](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 1. Flashing Ligh...
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Flashing Lights (feat. Dwele), Kanye West](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 2. Flashing Ligh...
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![I'm Cheatin', Dwele](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 3. I'm Cheatin'
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![What's Not to Love, Dwele](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 4. What's Not to...
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![I'm Cheatin' (Remix), Dwele](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 5. I'm Cheatin' ...
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![What Profit, Dwele](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 6. What Profit
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Find A Way, Dwele](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/86D2/frameworks/images/p.png) 7. Find A Way
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