Eric Mercury | |
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| Birth name | Eric Alexander Mercury |
| Also known as | Electric Black Man, Merc |
| Born | 28 June 1944 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 14 March 2022 (aged 77) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Soul |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Years active | 1962–2022 |
| Labels | Clip, Sac, Avco Embassy, Enterprise, Mercury, Columbia, Capitol, Atlantic, Manhattan, Anthony Aramouni |
| Formerly of | The Pharaohs, Dianne Brooks, Eric Mercury and The Soul Searchers, Eric Mercury Birthrite, Merc & Monk |
Eric Alexander Mercury (28 June 1944 – 14 March 2022) was a Canadian singer who was a member of the soul group The Soul Searchers during the 1960s. He later made waves in 1969 with his Electric Black Man album. He had two hits: the first on the Canadian charts in 1972 with "I Can Smell That Funky Music", and the second in the United States in 1983, singing a duet with Roberta Flack with "Our Love Will Stop the World". He also co-wrote the song "Down the Backstairs of My Life".