Gentleman (musician)

Tilmann Otto, better known by his stage name Gentleman, is a German reggae musician.

Gentleman
Tilmann Otto a.k.a. Gentleman (2013)
Background information
Birth nameTilmann Otto
BornOsnabrück, Germany
OriginCologne, Germany
GenresReggae, roots reggae, dancehall, reggae fusion
Years active1998–present
LabelsUniversal Music Group
Websitewww.gentleman-music.com

Personal life

Gentleman lives in the Neubrück area of Cologne.[1] He is the son of a Lutheran pastor and is the father of two children, named Samuel and Tamica. He is married to Tamika, a backing singer of the Far East Band, which has supported him since his first concert tour of Germany in 2002. Although regularly on tour and in the studio, Gentleman generally considers himself a rather family oriented person, which becomes apparent in his music projects such as his long-player Journey to Jah, which was inspired by the birth of his first son Samuel.[2] His song Mama from the collaborative album Conversations that he recorded with Ky-Mani Marley deals with his deep spiritual relationship to his mother.[3]

Gentleman at the 2011 Ilosaarirock festival.

Music

Gentleman has traveled to Jamaica regularly since he was 18 years old.[1] His career began with the collaboration of the band Freundeskreis which produced the song "Tabula Rasa". After beginning his career as a deejay, he based his style to the classic form of the reggae genre like that of Bob Marley. He sings mainly in English or Jamaican Patois. With songs like "Send a Prayer", Gentleman expresses his deep belief in God. His album, Confidence, climbed to number 1 on the German album charts in 2004.

Gentleman was featured on the album True Love by Toots and the Maytals, which won the Grammy Award in 2004 for Best Reggae Album.[4] In 2005, Gentleman performed with Mamadee with the song "Lass los" representing North Rhine-Westphalia in the Bundesvision Song Contest 2005, placing 15th with 10 points.[5]

After ten years releasing music under the label Four Music he moved to Universal in 2010.[6]


Gentleman at Chiemsee Reggae Summer 2013
Gentleman (2013)

Discography

Albums
Year Title Chart positions
GER
[7]		 AUT
[8]		 SWI
[9]		 NED
[10]		 FRA
[10]		 POL
[11]
1999 Trodin On 59 – – – – –
2002 Journey to Jah 14 19 21 – – –
2003 Gentleman & The Far East Band Live 15 10 34 – – –
2004 Confidence 1 1 4 – – –
2007 Another Intensity 2 5 2 72 75 –
2010 Diversity 1 2 2 – 146 37
2011 Diversity Live – – – – – –
2012 Live Your Life (with Richie Stephens) – – – – – –
2013 New Day Dawn 6 10 8 – – –
2014 MTV Unplugged 8 14 14 – – –
2016 Conversations (with Ky-Mani Marley) 8 6 4 – – –
2017 The Selection 14 17 22 – – –
2020 Blaue Stunde – – – – – –

Singles
Year Title Chart positions
GER
[7]		 AUT
[12]		 SWI
[13]
1998 "Tabula Rasa" (feat. Freundeskreis & Mellowbag) 13 18 6
1998 "In the Heat of the Night"
Trodin On		 – – –
1999 "Jah Jah Never Fail"
Trodin On		 – – –
2002 "Leave Us Alone"
Journey to Jah		 78 – –
2002 "Dem Gone"
Journey to Jah		 81 – –
2003 "Runaway"
Journey to Jah		 65 – –
2003 "Rainy Days" (feat. Tamika & Martin Jondo)
Gentleman & The Far East Band Live		 88 – –
2003 "Widerstand" (feat. Curse) 45 – –
2004 "Superior"
Confidence		 20 20 76
2005 "Isyankar" (feat. Mustafa Sandal) 6 11 4
2005 "Intoxication"
Confidence		 33 58 –
2005 "Send a Prayer"
Confidence		 75 – –
2006 "On We Go" / "Caan Hold Us Down"
Confidence & Soundtrack Hui Buh		 58 48 76
2007 "Different Places"
Another Intensity		 42 65 –
2007 "Serenity"
Another Intensity		 81 – 88
2007 "Zeit zu verstehen (This Can't Be Everything)" (Azad feat. Gentleman)
Blockschrift		 30 72 –
2008 "Soulfood" / "Lack of Love" (feat. Sizzla)
Another Intensity		 – – –
2009 "Changes"
Diversity		 – – –
2010 "It No Pretty"
Diversity		 19 24 33
2010 "Roots to Grow" (Stefanie Heinzmann feat. Gentleman)
Roots to Grow		 16 56 61
2010 "To the Top" (feat. Christopher Martin)
Diversity		 13 51 23
2013 "You Remember"
New Day Dawn		 19 24 33
2013 "Heart of a Rub-a-Dub"
New Day Dawn (deluxe)		 77 – –
2016 "Ahnma" (Beginner feat. Gzuz and Gentleman) 8 55 65
2017 "Ovaload" (feat. Sean Paul) 78 – –
2017 "Shake Away" – – 71
2017 "Roots" (RAF Camora feat. Gentleman) 42 36 52
2017 "iD" (Michael Patrick Kelly feat. Gentleman) 57 – 60
2018 "Like a Lion" (Mark Forster feat. Gentleman) 38 – 64
2020 "Devam" (featuring Luciano and Ezhel) 9 27 48
2020 "Schöner Tag" (with Sido) 27 49 38

EPs
  • 1999: Heat of the Night
  • 1999: Jah Jah Never Fail
  • 2002: Leave Us Alone
  • 2002: Dem Gone
  • 2003: Rainy Days
  • 2003: Runaway
  • 2004: Superior
  • 2005: Intoxication
  • 2005: Send a Prayer
  • 2006: On We Go / Caan Hold Us Down
  • 2007: Different Places
  • 2007: Serenity
  • 2008: Soulfood / Lack of Love
  • 2010: It No Pretty
  • 2010: To the Top
  • 2010: Lonely Days

DVDs
  • 2003: Gentleman & The Far East Band Live
  • 2011: Diversity Live

References
  1. Kriesch, Adrian & Scholz, Jan-Philipp (2014) "German reggae in Africa, courtesy of Gentleman", Deutsche Welle, 26 February 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014
  2. "Gentleman | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  3. "Gentleman Official Website. Recent album: Gentleman & Ky-Mani Marley - Conversations :: Bio english". www.gentleman-music.com. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  4. “Toots & the Maytals - True Love." Amazon. www.amazon.com. Web. <https://www.amazon.com/True-Love-Toots-Maytals/dp/B0001LUH56>. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  5. "Bundesvision Song Contest". fan-lexikon.de (in German). Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 4, 2010. Retrieved March 25, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 20, 2007. Retrieved August 24, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. Steffen Hung. "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". Austriancharts.at. Archived from the original on 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  9. Steffen Hung. "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". Hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 2016-04-14. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  10. "Another Intensity by Gentleman - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  11. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  12. "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". Austriancharts.at. Archived from the original on 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
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