Biografia Ingram vanta collaborazioni con figure rilevanti dello star system statunitense, in primis quelle con Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson e Debbie Allen. Ha fatto parte del supergruppo USA for Africa nel video musicale We Are the World.
Nel 1987, ha interpretato Better Way, composizione inserita nella colonna sonora originale del film Beverly Hills Cop II.
È morto il 29 gennaio 2019 per un tumore al cervello che lo affliggeva da tempo. L'annuncio della scomparsa è stato dato dall'attrice e amica Debbie Allen.
Discografia Album studio Anno Album Classifiche Certificazioni Etichetta US USR&B USGospel UK 1983 It's Your Night 46 10 — 25 Gold Qwest/Warner Bros. 1986 Never Felt So Good 123 37 — 72 — 1989 It's Real 117 44 — — — 1993 Always You — 74 — — — 2008 Stand (In the Light) — 63 18 — — Intering "—" denotes the album failed to chart, was not released, or was not certified
Compilation Anno Album Classifiche U.S.certifications Etichetta US USR&B 1991 Greatest Hits: The Power of Great Music 168 — Gold Qwest/Warner Bros. 1999 Forever More (Love Songs, Hits & Duets) 165 94 — Private Music "—" denotes the album failed to chart, was not released, or was not certified
Singoli Il brano Baby, Come to Me (con Patti Austin) raggiunse anche la nona posizione in Olanda e Nuova Zelanda.
Anno Singolo Classifiche Album US USR&B USAC UK1981 "Just Once" (Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram) 17 11 7 — The Dude(Quincy Jones) "One Hundred Ways" (Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram) 14 10 5 —1982 "Baby, Come to Me" (duetto con Patti Austin) 1 9 1 11 Every Home Should Have One(Patti Austin)1983 "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" (duetto con Patti Austin) 45 6 5 — It's Your Night "Whatever We Imagine" — 21 — — "Yah Mo B There" (duet with Michael McDonald) 19 5 10 121984 "There's No Easy Way" 58 — 7 — "She Loves Me (The Best That I Can)" — 59 19 — "What About Me?" (Kenny Rogers with Kim Carnes and James Ingram) 15 57 1 92 What About Me?(Kenny Rogers) 1985 "It's Your Night" — — — 25 It's Your Night 1986 "Always" — 27 — — Never Felt So Good "Never Felt So Good" — 86 — — "Somewhere Out There" (duet with Linda Ronstadt) 2 — 4 8 An American Tail OST 1987 "Better Way" — 66 — — Beverly Hills Cop II OST 1989 "It's Real" — 8 — 83 It's Real "I Wanna Come Back" — 18 — — "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Man" — 30 — — 1990 "The Secret Garden" (Quincy Jones featuring Al B. Sure!,James Ingram, El DeBarge and Barry White) 31 1 26 67 Back on the Block(Quincy Jones) "I Don't Have the Heart" 1 53 2 — It's Real "When Was the Last Time the Music Made You Cry?" — 81 — — 1991 "Where Did My Heart Go?" — — 23 — City Slickers OST "Get Ready" — 59 — — The Greatest Hits:The Power of Great Music 1994 "The Day I Fall in Love" (duet with Dolly Parton) — — — 64 Beethoven's 2nd OST 1995 "When You Love Someone" (duet with Anita Baker) — 71 — — Forget Paris OST "—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released
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