Eric Benét discography: History and Key Facts

American singer Eric Benét has released nine studio albums, one extended play, and more than twenty-two singles. After the breakup of the duo Benét, which consisted of Benét and his sister Lisa and released a self-titled album in 1992, Eric signed a solo recording contract with Warner Bros. Records. In 1996, the label released his solo debut True to Myself. Largely co-produced by Demonté Posey and George Nash, it reached the top 40 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and sold just under 300,000 copies domestically. "Femininity," the album's third single, peaked at number 24 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

A Day in the Life, Benét's second album was released in April 1999. Largely improving on the success of its predecessor, it peaked at number 25 on the US Billboard 200, while also reaching the top ten of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Eventually earning a Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), it sold close to 900,000 units in the United States. Lead single "Georgy Porgy," a cover of the 1978 Toto song and duet with Faith Evans, peaked at number two on the New Zealand Singles Chart. Follow-up "Spend My Life with You" with Tamia became his highest-charting single yet, reaching number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, while also going Gold.

In 2001, Benét was expected to release his third studio album Better and Better on Warner Bros. but the label rejected the album due to creative differences, leading him to sign with Friday Records for next album Hurricane. Released in June 2005, it peaked at number 27 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. with lead single "I Wanna Be Loved" becoming a top 30 hit on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Benét achieved greater commercial success with his next album Love & Life, released in September 2008. Pushed by his second Adult R&B Songs number-one hit "You're the Only One," it peaked at number 11 on the Billboard 200 and number two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

In 2010, the singer released Lost in Time through Reprise Records. As with on Love & Life, he reteamed with Posey and Nash to work on the majority of the album. It reached number 33 on the Billboard 200 and produced the Benét's third chart topper on the Adult R&B Songs chart, "Sometimes I Cry." In 2012, Benét released his sixth studio album The One through his own label Jordan House Records in partnership with Primary Wave. It reached number 32 on the Billboard 200 and became his fourth top ten album on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling 70,000 copies domestically. Building on the success of his previous two albums in Asia, Benét recorded his seventh studio album From E to U: Volume 1, a cover album, specifically for the Asian market. Co-Produced by Posey, it reached number 24 on the Circle Albums Chart in South Korea and was later made available worldwide on streaming services such as Spotify.

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