Brian Hyland

pop charts. 1967 and the so-called "Summer of Love" radically altered the musical climate for short, cutesy pop songs and Hyland would not have any song chart again with the notable exception being "Gypsy Woman", a song he wrote in 1970 that was produced by Del Shannon. Besides crafting his own material, Jordan has written and produced for a number of outside artists, including 98 Degrees, Deborah Cox ("Nobody's Supposed to Be Here", 1998), and Sisqó (the #1 hit "Incomplete", 2000). From 1963 through 1966, Hyland failed to repeat his earlier success, with several minor hits but none reaching higher than #20 ("The Joker Went Wild") on the U.S. Jordan left Def Soul in 2003 and released the album Life After Def on Koch Records. Hyland's other well-known hit was 1962's "Sealed With A Kiss", an eventual oldies radio standard that reached #3 on the American charts and remained on the charts for 11 weeks. Future hits would include "Let's Ride" with Master P in 1998 and "Get It on Tonite" in 1999. The song was a smash hit as it managed to hit #1 on the American charts for one week and remained on the charts a total of 13 weeks. "The is How We Do It" and its follow-up, "Somethin' 4 Da Honeyz", show a strong hip hop influence, and Jordan's material fit alongside the rest of Def Jam's output.

In 1960, Hyland scored his first and biggest hit, "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini", a song that was as much about the 60s beach and surf culture as it was about scantier female swimwear and the males who appreciated it. Jordan's first single was the 1995 #1 hit single "This Is How We Do It", and defined his hip hop soul musical style. Although not known as a major force in the history of rock and roll, Hyland did record two notable songs before his pop music success declined in the late 1960s. Jordan was the first R&B artist signed to the Def Jam label, and became the main male artist on its Def Soul imprint until leaving the label in 2003. Brian Hyland (born November 12, 1943) was a moderately successful pop artist from Queens, New York during the 1960s. Montell Jordan (born December 3, 1968 in Los Angeles, California) is an African-American R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer. 2003: "Supa Star".

2001: "You Must Have Been". 2000: "Once Upon a Time". 1999: "Get It on Tonite" (a remix features LL Cool J) (US #4). 1998: "Let's Ride" (featuring Master P) (US #2).

1998: "I Can Do That" (US #14). 1997: "What's on Tonight" (US #21). 1996: "I Like" (US #28). 1996: "Falling" (US #18).

1995: "Daddy's Home". 1995: "Somethin' 4 Da Honeyz" (US #21). 1995: "This is How We Do It" (US #1). 2003: Life After Def.

2002: Montell Jordan. 1999: Get It On...Tonite. 1998: Let's Ride. 1996: More....

1995: This is How We Do It.