had his fourth number-one US dance hit with "How Soon We Forget", the same year that he released his second album, You and Me Equals Us. On January 9, 2007, Abrams released the single "Just When You Thought", the third single on his own record label, Colonel Records, after "Heartbreaker" and "Let Us All Be Friends". Also in 2007, Abrams released "Never Be", "Just Like Mathematics", and "True Stories". In June 2008, his single, "Only a Few", was issued. Later life and illness A crowdfunding campaign was launched in 2015, via GoFundMe, in order to help Abrams, as he was homeless, suffering from diabetes, and in poor health. Marshall Jefferson, who had begun his own effort to crowdfund an album, encouraged others to donate to Abrams instead, stating: As most of you may or may not know, a lot of recording artists don’t have medical coverage or benefits ... Those of us who have listened to his awesome music and know of his plight, have banded together to try to help him through this rough patch. Death Abrams died on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2016. Numerous music industry luminaries paid tribute, including Tony Tune Herbert, Joey Negro, Dave Pearce, and Swizz Beatz. Jellybean Benitez, a producer who worked on Madonna's "Holiday" and Whitney Houston's "Love Will Save the Day", wrote: "It's a sad day for the House Music community". Jefferson wrote, "Just learned Colonel Abrams passed away," and added, "Never to be forgotten, R.I.P." Discography Studio albums Compilation albums Best of Colonel Abrams (1999, Universal Special Products) Strapped: The Best of the Remixes (2010, Famous) Singles "The Truth" charted on the Hot Dance/Disco chart along with all tracks from the album Colonel Abrams. See also List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart List of Number 1 Dance Hits (United States) References External links 1949 births 2016 deaths MCA Records artists 20th-century African-American male singers African-American male songwriters American boogie musicians American garage house musicians American contemporary R&B singers American soul singers Songwriters from Michigan Singers from Detroit Homeless people Scotti Brothers Records artists 21st-century African-American male singers