Artist Thumbnail
Eric Benét
Born and raised in Milwaukee, Eric Benét grew up surrounded by music as he so aptly describes it, ‘on a cellular level.’ His siblings loved to sing and harmonize together, and the family had subscriptions to all the industry music magazines, so the seeds were being planted. His music group, Benét, put a demo together and scored their first record deal with EMI in 1991. After the record didn’t generate a hit single and the label dropped them. Life was challenging at the time- Eric was a single father to daughter India after his partner was killed in a car accident, and making ends meet by working at UPS. During that time, he made a few more demos which found their way to Warner Bros Records into the hands of Alison Ball, who had been with EMI. She knew a hit when she heard one, and his second album, True to Myself, was released to great acclaim in 1996. He followed with A Day in the Life (1999) which generated his first #1 single with Tamia, "Spend My Life." His life changed dramatically after that time, and he started touring internationally, finding tremendous joy in hearing his music and lyrics sung by fans all over the world. In 2023, he joined forces with longtime friend and experienced music executive Alison Ball to create JBR Creative Group. The record label is behind Benét’s most exciting album to date, Duets, which will feature duets with today’s top R&B recording artists.
Songs See All
Albums
thumbnail img1x1
can I spend my life with you? 2024
thumbnail img1x1
The Other One: Pt. 1 2014
thumbnail img1x1
The Other One (Revisited By The Afropeans) 2014
thumbnail img1x1
The One 2012
thumbnail img1x1
Lost in Time 2010
thumbnail img1x1
Love & Life 2008
thumbnail img1x1
Hurricane 2001
thumbnail img1x1
A Day in the Life 1999
thumbnail img1x1
True to Myself 1996
Singles & EPs See All
thumbnail img1x1
Can't Wait Single • 2025
thumbnail img1x1
Duets EP • 2024
thumbnail img1x1
Fly Away Single • 2024
thumbnail img1x1
So Distracted Single • 2024
thumbnail img1x1
Work It Out Single • 2024
thumbnail img1x1
Something We Can Make Love To Single • 2024
thumbnail img1x1
Lady Single • 2021
thumbnail img1x1
Last Train Single • 2021
thumbnail img1x1
White Christmas Single • 2019
thumbnail img1x1
We Could Have Been Single • 2019
Videos See All
thumbnail img16x9
Georgy Porgy (feat. Faith Evans) Eric Benét • 1.6M views
thumbnail img16x9
Eric Benét - Why You Follow Me (Official Music Video) Eric Benét • 750K views
Featured on
thumbnail img1x1
Grown Folks Choice Playlist • YouTube Music
thumbnail img1x1
R&B Hits 2024 Playlist • YouTube Music
thumbnail img1x1
Seductive Soul Playlist • YouTube Music
thumbnail img1x1
Neo Soul Essentials Playlist • YouTube Music
thumbnail img1x1
Kings of R&B Playlist • YouTube Music
Artist-made playlists
thumbnail img1x1
Official Music Videos Playlist • Eric Benét • 79K views
thumbnail img1x1
SNAP: The Limited Anthology Series Created by Eric Benét, on ALLBLK Playlist • Eric Benét • 163 views
Fans might also like
thumbnail img1x1
Kenny Lattimore 1.28M monthly audience
thumbnail img1x1
Babyface 2.49M monthly audience
thumbnail img1x1
Ledisi 799K monthly audience
thumbnail img1x1
Brian McKnight 4.91M monthly audience
thumbnail img1x1
Mint Condition 4.05M monthly audience
thumbnail img1x1
Lalah Hathaway 79.6K subscribers
thumbnail img1x1
Anthony David 5.59K subscribers
thumbnail img1x1
Kindred the Family Soul 37.8K subscribers
thumbnail img1x1
Glenn Lewis 17.8K subscribers
thumbnail img1x1
Johnny Gill 2.37M monthly audience