Errol McCalla Jr.
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Errol McCalla Jr. | |
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| Also known as | Poppi, EPoppi |
| Born | Houston, Texas, United States [1] |
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| Labels | EMI Music Publishing |
Errol McCalla Jr., also known as "Poppi", is an American songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his work with Destiny's Child ("8 Days of Christmas"), Tamia ("Long Distance Love"), and Missy Elliott ("Pussycat"), among others. [2] His work on Elliott's 2002 album Under Construction was nominated for Album of the Year at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards in 2004. [3]
Songwriting and production credits
Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Genius, and AllMusic. [4] [5] [6]
| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
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| "Long Distance Love" | 2000 | Tamia | A Nu Day |
| "Can't No Man" [7] | |||
| "Dot" | Destiny's Child | Charlie's Angels: Music from the Motion Picture | |
| "8 Days of Christmas" [8] | 2001 | 8 Days of Christmas [9] | |
| "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" | |||
| "Dangerously in Love" | Survivor | ||
| "Love Me Not" (Unreleased) [10] | |||
| "Hold My Beer" (Unreleased) [11] | |||
| "Dot" (The E-Poppi Mix)" | 2002 | This Is the Remix | |
| "Pussycat" | Missy Elliott | Under Construction | |
| "This Feeling" | Truth Hurts | Truthfully Speaking | |
| "Dangerously in Love 2" [12] | 2003 | Beyoncé | Dangerously in Love |
| "Always" | Melissa Schuman | Love Don't Cost a Thing: The Soundtrack | |
| "We Could Be" [13] | 2005 | Keyshia Cole | The Way It Is |
| "Never" (Featuring Eve) | |||
| "Back To The Music" | Vanessa Brown | Back To The Music | |
| "Golden" | 2011 | Yolanda Adams | Becoming |
| "Living Proof" | |||
| "What Would You Do" | |||
| "Overwhelmed" | |||
| "Gotta Tell Ya" |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Work | Award | Result | Ref |
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| 2004 | 46th Annual Grammy Awards | Grammy Award for Album of the Year (Under Construction) | Nominated | [14] |
| SESAC Awards | R&B/Hip-Hop Award Recipients ("Pussycat") | Won | Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).</ref>
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References
- ^ https://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/01/prweb99090.htm
- ^ https://www.songhero.com/non-profit/the-man-behing-hits-by-beyonce-missy-elliot-and-more/
- ^ https://www.grammy.com/artists/errol-poppi-mccalla/4254
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/artist/203948-Erroll-Poppi-McCalla-Jr
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/errol-poppi-mccalla-mn0001275110
- ^ https://genius.com/artists/Erroll-poppi-mccalla-jr
- ^ https://madamenoire.com/344630/let-it-bump-10-songs-you-didnt-know-missy-elliot-wrote-or-produced-2/10/
- ^ https://books.google.ca/books?id=2hEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA44&lpg=PA44&dq=errol+mccalla&source=bl&ots=Suza4QxHie&sig=ACfU3U2tcu_n-NYbiRsP0RovCNKj-Saydw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi7koDQ-5z8AhX1JjQIHf26C5E4PBDoAXoECBQQAw#v=onepage&q=errol%20mccalla&f=false
- ^ https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/destinys-child-celebrate-8-days-of-christmas-78230/
- ^ https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/421098717
- ^ https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/887400094
- ^ https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-70-greatest-beyonce-songs-41868/dangerously-in-love-2-2003-41930/
- ^ https://ratedrnb.com/2018/03/10-underrated-songs-by-keyshia-cole/
- ^ https://www.grammy.com/artists/errol-poppi-mccalla/4254