Nick Mundy is an American singer, composer, guitarist and producer from Philadelphia. He was the lead singer of The Beck Family who had a hit in 1979 with the disco funk hit "Can't Shake the Feeling". He had a national hit with "Ain't It All Right" in 1984. He also co-wrote and produced the song "Talk to Me" for Chico DeBarge which was a hit in 1986. He has composed and produced hits for various artists and has worked with Gina Go-Go, Franne Golde and Paul Fox. His compositions have been used in mainstream films.
Background Along with his cousins, Tyrone, Menelick, Tony, and Joanna Beck, he and another cousin Donny Wilson became The Beck Family.Cash Box, April 28, 1979 - Page 10 NEW FACES TO WATCH, The Beck Family He was the lead singer for the group.Record World, June 9, 1979 - Page 36 Black Oriented Music:Year in Review (Continued from page 34) In 1979, they had success with "Can't Shake the Feeling" which got to no. 43 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart,Billboard, May 19, 1979 - Page 40 Billboard Hot Soul Singles, Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 5/19/79Billboard, May 26, 1979 - Page 69 Billboard Hot Soul Singles, Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 5/26/79 no. 37 on the Cash Box Top 100 Black Contemporary singles chart,Cash Box, May 26, 1979 - Page 38 CASH BOX TOP 100 May 26, 1979Cash Box, June 2, 1979 - Page 42 CASH BOX TOP 100 June 2, 1979 no. 47 on the Record World Black Oriented Singles chart,Record World, May 12, 1979 - Page 56 Record World Black Oriented Singles MAY 12, 1979Record World, May 19, 1979 - Page 82 Record World Black Oriented Singles MAY 19, 1979 and no. 137 on the Record World Singles 101 - 150 chart.Record World, May 5, 1979 - Page 28 Record World Singles 101-150 MAY 5, 1979Record World, May 19, 1979 - Page 31 Record World Singles 101-150 MAY 19, 1979Record World, May 26, 1979 - Record World Singles 101-150 MAY 26, 1979Record World, June 2, 1979 - Page 35 Record World Singles 101-150 JUNE 2, 1979 It also made it to no. 25 on the RPM Weekly Disco Playlist chart.RPM Weekly, Volume 31 No. 3 April 14, 1979 - Page 41 DISCO PLAYLIST
In the 1980s, when Sister Sledge took their world tour, Mundy was the musical director.New Music, Spring, 1988 - Page 39 NICK MUNDY Your Kinda Guy (Warner Bros.)Soul Tracks - Nick Mundy By Chris Rizik In the 1990s, he was in a musical partnership with Gina Gomez aka Gina Go-Go.Cash Box< September 14, 1991 - Page 16 MUSIC PUBLISHING By Shelly Weiss
As a composer or producer, has also worked with Eric Benet, Color Me Badd, Sheena Easton, Gina Go Go Gomez, Janice Ian, La Toya Jackson, Jeremy Jordan, Kashif, Motion & Tony Terry, Judy Mowatt, Jeffrey Osborne, Alexander O’Neill, John Pagano, Phil Perry, Carl Thomas, and Wild Orchid & Fergie.Our Stage - Soultracks - Nick Mundy
His music has been used in the films, The Taking of Beverly Hills (1991), Class Act (1992) and Airborne (1993).American Film Institute - NICK MUNDY, MUSIC
Mundy has also recorded Country music.Reverb Nation - Nick Mundy Nick Mundy Country / Alternative Country Vibes Los Angeles, CA
Career Solo In 1981, his single, "Jam with Us" backed with the instrumental version was released on the Double Cross label.Music Metason - ArtistInfo Nick Mundy, Jam With Us
His single, "Ain't It All Right" entered the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart at no. 89 on December 22, peaking at no. 89Billboard, December 22, 1984 - Page 56 FOR WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 22, 1984 Billboard. HOT BLACK SINGLESBillboard, January 5, 1985 - Page 55 BLACK SINGLES A -Z- SONGWRITERS /PUBLISHERS /PERFORMANCE RIGHTS AFFILIATES, A-Z (LISTED BY TITLE)Billboard, January 12, 1985 - Page 49 BLACK SINGLES A -Z- SONGWRITERS /PUBLISHERS /PERFORMANCE RIGHTS AFFILIATES, A-Z (LISTED BY TITLE) and staying in the chart until Jan 19, 1985.Billboard, January 19, 1985 - Page 53 BLACK SINGLES A -Z- SONGWRITERS /PUBLISHERS /PERFORMANCE RIGHTS AFFILIATES, A-Z (LISTED BY TITLE)
His album Your Kinda Guy was released on Warner Brothers in Spring, 1988. Also that year, his single, "Trade Him In" was released on Warner Bros.Music Metason - ArtistInfo, Nick Mundy, Trade Him In
In 2008, Mundy's Just Songs album was released on CD containing thirteen tracks. It was reviewed by Howard Dukes of Soul Tracks. Making note of Mundy's vocal range which went from a husky tenor to a falsetto, Dukes called him an interesting singer. He said that the album started off slow "but rewards listeners to stick around with some good jazz influenced R&B". The songs included "Is it the Way", "Adorable", "Oh, What A Day", and "Happy in My Own Space".Soul Tracks, September 2008 - September Soul Music NewsletterSoul Tracks - Nick Mundy - Just Songs - Howard Dukes
Around 2018, Mundy recorded some Country influenced songs, "Oh What a Day", "B Free Performed Live Inside My Head", "Im Not Coming Home Tonight", "I like My Coffee in the Country" and "Yodalhootenanny".Reverb Nation - Nick Mundy, Country / Alternative Country Vibes * Los Angeles, CA
In April 2023, he released the single, "Show Me A Sign".NM1, 2023-04-10 - Show me a sign sign of the TimesSoul Tracks, April 18, 2023 - First Listen: Nick Mundy wants her to "Show Me A Sign"
Composer, producer With Cerrone and Donnell Spencer, Mundy co-wrote the 1986 hit, "Oops, Oh No!" that was recorded by Cerrone and La Toya Jackson. It made no. 89 on the R&B chart.RnBSoulMusic.com - Cerrone & LaToya Jackson, Oops, Oh NoMusicVF.com - Cerrone & LaToya Jackson Top Songs, Oops, Oh No
Along with Franne Golde and Paul Fox, he co-wrote "Talk to Me" for Chico DeBarge. He also played guitar and some of the drums on the song as well Synthesizer and providing backing vocals.Sessiondays - 1986 Chico DeBarge – Chico DeBarge "Talk to Me" peaked at no. 21 on the sales section and no. 20 in the airplay of the Billboard Hot 100 Sales & Airplay chart on the week ending February 21, 1987.Billboard, February 21, 1987 - Page 79 FOR WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 21, 1987 Billboard. Hot 100. SALES & AIRPLAYBillboard, February 28, 1987 - Page 75 Billboard. Hot 100. SALES & AIRPLAY
He co-wrote and produced the single, "I Can't Face the Fact" for Gina Go-Go.Cash Box, October 22, 1988 - Page 11 FEATURES, Gina Go-Go By Julius Robinson The single got to no. 77 on the Cash Box Top 100 singles chart in 1989.Tropical Glen - CASH BOX Top 100 Singles, Week ending MARCH 25, 1989Cash Box, March 25, 1989 - Page 21 CASH BOX CHARTS TOP 100 SINGLESCash Box, April 1, 1989 - Page 21 CASH BOX CHARTS TOP 100 SINGLES Also that year, Kashif had his single "Personality" released. It was composed by Mundy and "Gina Go Go" Gomez. Mundy also co-produced and co-arranged it with Kashif.Discogs - Kashif – PersonalityCash Box, December 9, 1989 - Page 5 Music Publishing BY SHELLY WEISS Cash Box noted in the December 9 issue that it was at the top of the charts at no. 11, having reached no. 6 the week before.Cash Box, December 9, 1989 - Page 14 CASH BOX CHARTS, TOP R&B SINGLES December 9, 1989 11, Last Week 6, Total Weeks 12 It actually had been holding the number 6 position for three weeks.Cash Box, December 2, 1989 -Page 14 CASH BOX CHARTS TOP 100 SINGLES December 2, 1989 6, Last Week 6, Total Weeks 11Cash Box, November 25, 1989 - Page 33 CASH BOX CHARTS TOP 100 SINGLES November 25, 1989 6, Last Week 10, Total Weeks 10
With Antonina Armato and Gina Go-Go, he co-wrote "What Comes Naturally" for Sheena Easton.Music VF.com - What Comes Naturally By: Sheena Easton He also co-produced the single with Denny Diante.Cash Box, March 16, 1991 - Page 24 It turned out to be a hit for Easton. It got to no. 19 on the Billboard chart.
He produced the single, "Let's Get to It" for John Pagano. The single was released on MCA MCA5P-2258 in 1992.Cash Box, September 12, 1992 - Page 5 MUSIC REVIEWS By Randy Clark SINGLES, JOHH PAGAHO: "Let's Get To It" (MCA MCA5P-2258) It spent seven weeks in the Billboard R&B chart, peaking at no. 64.billboard.com - John Pagano, CHART HISTORY
He wrote "Try My Love" which was recorded by Jeremy Jordan in 1993. It was used in the 1993 film, Airborne which was directed by Rob Bowman and starred Shane McDermott, Seth Green, and Brittney Powell.American Film Institute - AIRBORNE (1993), SOURCES, SONGS
With Maria Christina, Mundy co-wrote the sing "Grind"Billboard, July 25, 1998 - Page 27 Reviews & Previews, SINGLES EDITED BY LARRY FLICK, R&B which was a hit for Alexander O'Neal, getting to no. 83 in 1998.MusicVF.com - Grind By: Alexander O'NealLyrics Vault - Alexander O'Neal : Grind
See also :Category:Song recordings produced by Nick Mundy (musician) :Category:Songs written by Nick Mundy (musician)
References
External links Website Discogs - Nick Mundy Imdb - Nick Mundy Nick Mundy channel - The Best Of Nick Mundy François FUNK channel - The Beck Family - Words And Music (1979) Reverb Nation - Nick Mundy Country / Alternative Country Vibes