Editing Peter Brown (singer) (section)

==Music career (1977–85)==
Late in 1977, TK Records announced that sales of the 12-inch version of "Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me" had reached the million dollar mark, making it the first gold 12-inch single in history.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> The album went gold as well.

''[[Billboard Magazine]]'''s Year End #1 Awards for 1978 named Brown the #1 new male album artist, #3 new album artist and #10 pop male artist, as well as #11 pop male album artist, #16 soul artists and #11 soul albums. [[Cash Box Magazine]]'s Year End Awards issue for 1978 named Brown #1 Top Male Single Vocalist, #1 Top New Male Single Vocalist and #2 Top Male Album Vocalist along with #3 Crossover R&B Male.

The 1978 ''[[Record World Magazine]]'' Disco Awards named Brown Outstanding New Performer, Top New Male Vocalist and Top Male Vocalist. He was also nominated by NARAS (The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences) in 1978 for a Grammy Award for best R&B Vocal Performance for the song "Dance With Me". "Dance With Me" also included a guest vocal performance by [[Betty Wright]].<ref name="LarkinGE"/> In 1979, Brown's single "Crank It Up" peaked in the Billboard Disco Chart at No. 4.<ref name="LarkinGE"/>

Brown's first professional performance came on the ''[[American Bandstand]]'' television show, hosted by [[Dick Clark]]. That year, Brown also took part in the filming of a television special to promote the upcoming movie ''[[Foul Play (1978 film)|Foul Play]]'' with [[Goldie Hawn]] and [[Chevy Chase]]. He also filmed a segment for the television show ''[[60 Minutes]]'' showing the process of how a song is actually recorded in the recording studio. Later years saw him performing on the ''[[Mike Douglas Show]]'', ''[[American Bandstand]]'' and as a presenter on the [[American Music Awards]]. On tour in 1978, Brown and his band (now with additional members [[Keith Anderson]], drums, Joe Guzzo, guitar, Mike Hillinger, keyboards and Wildflower, background vocals) played venues as diverse as New York's [[The Bottom Line (venue)|The Bottom Line]] and [[Madison Square Garden]].

On Brown's second album (recorded at Studio Center and Criteria Recording studios in North Miami, Florida), ''Stargazer'', he was joined by [[Laura Taylor (singer)|Laura Taylor]] and [[Dan Hartman]] singing background vocals on the song "It's Alright."

In 1980, Brown released another charting dance song (#6 on Billboard's Dance Chart)<ref name="VF"/> called "Can't Be Love – Do It to Me Anyway", which was only released as a 12" single and never appeared on an album. The initial success of his career was soon overshadowed by legal disputes and the eventual bankruptcy of TK Records. After the dust cleared, he was able to sign a new record contract with RCA Records with the help of a new management team, Wiesner/DeMann Entertainment. The 1983 album was called ''Back to the Front'', and was produced by Brown with executive producer [[Bob Gaudio]] (The Four Seasons) and recorded at Gaudio/Valli Recording Studios in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], [[California]]. Featured are musical guests [[Michael Brecker]] (saxophone) and [[Michael Boddicker]] (synthesizers). From this album, the song "Baby Gets High" reached #104 U.S. ''Billboard''<ref>{{cite book|title=Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004|publisher=Record Research|year=2005|edition=4th, illustrated, revised|isbn=9780898201628}}</ref> and #6 on Billboard's Disco Chart. Brown remained with [[Freddy DeMann]] after he started a solo management company whose clients included [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] and [[Michael Jackson]].

In 1984, Brown co-wrote "[[Material Girl]]",<ref name=AllMusic/> which became one of Madonna's biggest hits and signature song. It also made Brown's music publishing company, Minong Publishing one of the year's top music publishers.

Brown also wrote a song for [[Agnetha Fältskog]],<ref name=AllMusic/> "Maybe It Was Magic". [[Peter Cetera]] from the group [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]] was producing her solo album ''I Stand Alone'' and liked the song. Brown also wrote "East Meets West" for the Japanese group [[Sandii & the Sunsetz]]. Brown's final hit was "They Only Come Out at Night" which hit the number one slot on ''Billboard'' magazine's Dance Chart in April 1984. Brown's fourth and final album ''Snap'' was recorded at Pumpkin Recording Studios in Oak Lawn, Illinois, owned by [[Gary Loizzo]], who was a former member of [[The American Breed]] and sang their hit "[[Bend Me Shape Me]]" in 1968. This album contained the song "Zie Zie Won't Dance" which spawned Brown's music video of the same name. The video, filmed in London, was nominated for best video (special effects, art direction and editing) along with videos by [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] and [[Bruce Springsteen]] at the second [[MTV Music Video Awards]] in 1985.

In the late 1980s, a severe case of [[tinnitus]] prompted Brown to quit the music business in an attempt to preserve his damaged hearing. He began a design company which headed the award-winning redesign of the [[Chicago Board Options Exchange]] Internet site, among other wide-ranging design and architectural projects.

In late June 2018, Brown released his fifth album, ''Boom'', his first album release in over 30 years. It features 11 tracks of his signature dance/R&B sound. Singles include "Boom", the ''a cappella'' title track, "Dancing All Alone", and "Drama Queen". ''Boom'' was written, performed, arranged, recorded, and mixed entirely by Brown on an [[iMac]] computer using only Auratone speakers and a Sennheiser MD 441U microphone.