Case Woodard (born October 4, 1975), known mononymously as Case, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He is best known for the 1990s hits "Touch Me, Tease Me" (featuring Foxy Brown and Mary J. Blige), "Happily Ever After" and "The Best Man I Can Be" (with Ginuwine, R.L. and Tyrese), as well as the early 2000s hits "Missing You" and "Livin' It Up" with Ja Rule. The latter two earned him two Grammy Award nominations. Music career After stints with R&B group 'Future' and a duo called 'Black', Case got work co-writing and singing background for artists including Usher, Christopher Williams and Al B. Sure. Armed with a song written by Faith Evans, Case was discovered by Russell Simmons who signed him to Def Jam Records. Case's solo career took off in 1996 with the release of "Touch Me, Tease Me" featuring a then up-and-coming rapper Foxy Brown and R&B singer Mary J. Blige from The Nutty Professor soundtrack, going gold and reaching #4 on the R&B Songs chart and #14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also found success across globally, becoming a top 40 hit in the UK, where it reached the twenty-sixth position on the UK Singles Chart. Featuring songwriting and production from the likes of Mary J. Blige, Faith Evans and Case himself, Case's self-titled album was released by Def Jam Records in August 1996. Despite the huge success of "Touch Me, Tease Me", the album performed moderately on the Billboard charts. It peaked at number 42 on the Billboard 200 album chart, and reached the top 7 on the R&B Albums chart as well. In a Finding interview with BET that premiered in January 2020, Case dismissed the album as one of his favorites. He later recounted that bad business deals and inexperience being a new artist at the time, as well as not having as much creative input on the album, caused his overall dislike for the album. It took nearly three years for Case to record a follow up album. Case followed the success of his first album with the release of Personal Conversation in April 1999. The album featured the hits "Happily Ever After" (which reached #3 on the R&B charts and #15 on the Hot 100) and "Faded Pictures", which featured R&B singer Joe and reached #3 on the R&B charts and #10 on the Hot