Dino

Dino (born Dean Esposito on July 20, 1963 in Encino, California) is a freestyle/pop music singer from the ’80s and ’90s.

Dino and his family lived in Hawaii and Connecticut before settling in Las Vegas, Nevada where his father became a restaurant owner and where Dino pursued his musical interests. He earned his
Bachelor’s Degree in Communications\Broadcasting and Music at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Shortly after that, he accepted a job as a program director\radio DJ at his college radio station with his own morning show called “Urban Sunrise.” He soon became a Top-40 DJ at Nevada radio station, Power 97.

Dino was subsequently offered a job at KCEP, Las Vegas’ largest black music station where he later became the program director. He also moonlighted as a local club DJ during that time. He first became a singer in a group called Esquire and later signed a record deal with the 4th & B’way record label as a solo artist.
In 1988, he released his first single, “Summergirls” which peaked at #50 on the Billboard Hot 100 (making it his first appearance on the chart) and #40 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart.
In 1989, Dino released his debut studio album, “24\7” which peaked at #34 on the Billboard 200 and #47 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.
The title song peaked at #47 on the Billboard Hot 100, #43 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart (staying on the chart for 3 weeks), #31 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart and #12 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 14 weeks.
The third single, “I Like It” peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the highest-charting single from the album.

The song also peaked at #3 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart (staying on the chart for 10 weeks), #9 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart and #25 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 16 weeks.
The fourth single from the album, “Sunshine” peaked at #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #47 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 10 weeks.
The fifth single from the album, “In the City” was released as a promotional single, but didn’t make the charts at all.
The last single released from the album, “Never 2 Much of U” peaked at #61 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #69 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 5 weeks.

Dino performed at theme parks with other artists such as Sweet Sensation and Linear. He developed an even wider fanbase when he became the opening act for New Kids on the Block in the summer of 1989.
In 1990, Dino released his sophomore album, “Swingin’” on Island Records, which peaked at #82 on the Billboard 200 chart.
The lead single, “Romeo” peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, #35 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart (staying on the chart for 4 weeks), #45 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart and #69 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 7 weeks.
The follow-up single from the album, a cover version of R&B singer Frederick’s 1985 song, “Gentle” peaked at #31 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #31 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 13 weeks.
In 1993, Dino released his third studio album, “The Way I Am” on EastWest Records America, which didn’t make the charts at all.
The first single, a cover version of The Five Stairsteps’ 1970 song, “Ooh Child” peaked at #27 on the Billboard Hot 100, #4 on Billboard’s Top 40 Mainstream chart and #30 on Billboard’s Rhythmic Top 40 chart.
The last single released from the album, “Endlessly” missed the Billboard Hot 100, but managed to peak at #14 on Billboard’s Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.

After that, he began writing and producing music for artists such as Walter Beasley, Sheena Easton, Jordan Knight, Paul Taylor, Tonya Mitchell and Joanna Pacitti (whose song “Watch Me Shine” was featured on the “Legally Blonde” movie soundtrack in 2001.)
These days (according to research), Dino resides in Las Vegas and is married to original Cover Girls member, Caroline Jackson. In 2010, he collaborated with singer Elisa Fiorillo on the album, “Songs From the Fiorillo & Esposito Catalog”, but he hasn’t released any new music since then.

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To see a video for “I Like It,” go to:

To see a video for “Sunshine,” go to:

To see a video for “In the City,” go to:

To see a video for “Romeo,” go to:

To see a video for “Gentle,” go to:

To see a video for “Ooh Child,” go to:

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Tyler Collins

Tyler Collins (born Lisa Tyler Collins on September 1, 1966 in Harlem, New York) is a former R&B music singer from the late ’80s/early ’90s.

She was raised in Detroit, Michigan. She began taking dance lessons when she was 7 years old and made her stage debut a year later. She later attended the University of Maryland & Fordham University where she majored in musical theater and child psychology.

After relocating to Los Angeles, California, Tyler continued to concentrate on the theater, appearing in various musicals & dramas and joined a children’s performance group called the Willow Opera Workshop.

In 1987, she joined an R&B group called the Boys Next Door, signing with Jermaine Jackson’s short-lived record label, Work Records. Tyler left the group two years later to start a solo career and went on to sign a record deal with RCA Records.
In 1989, she released her debut studio album, “Girls Nite Out” which peaked at #85 on the Billboard 200 and #22 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.
The lead single, “Whatcha Gonna Do” peaked at #8 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 16 weeks.
The title song became a hit for Tyler, peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #8 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 16 weeks.

The song also peaked at #33 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart (staying on the chart for 5 weeks) and #20 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart.
The last single released from the album, “Second Chance” peaked at #30 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 11 weeks. It was also moderately successful on the pop charts, peaking at #53 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In 1990, Tyler guest-starred on the NBC television series, “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and co-wrote the song, “I’m Loving Every Moment With You” for Celine Dion’s album, “Unison”. In 1991, she starred in the film, “A Rage in Harlem” and appeared on Tevin Campbell’s debut album, “T.E.V.I.N.” on the track, “Lil’ Brother”.
In 1992, she released her sophomore and last studio album to date, “Tyler” which didn’t appear to make the album charts at all.
The lead single from the album, “Just Make Me the One” peaked at #52 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 8 weeks.
The follow-up single, “It Doesn’t Matter” peaked #88 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #93 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 8 weeks.
In 1994, Tyler appeared on the soundtrack to the film, “Andre” with the track, “Thanks to You” which was released a single, but didn’t make the charts.

In 1995, she participated in the group recording of “Freedom (Theme From Panther)” from the soundtrack to the film, “Panther” which featured other female R&B artists such as TLC, En Vogue, Aaliyah and SWV.
During that same year, Tyler recorded the song, “Never Alone (Eeyore’s Lullaby)” for the Winnie the Pooh tribute album, “Take My Hand: Songs from the Hundred Acre Wood” which peaked at #48 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it her last chart appearance to date.

In 1996, she appeared on the Walt Disney Records compliation album, “Rock A Bye Baby” with the track, “Till There Was You”.

These days (according to research), Tyler resides in Canada where she runs a full-service beauty salon, seemingly retired from the music business.

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To see a video for “Girls’ Nite Out,” go to:

To see a video for “Second Chance,” go to:

To see a video for “It Doesn’t Matter,” go to:

To see a video for “Just Make Me the One,” go to:

To see a video for “Thanks to You,” go to:

To see a video for “Never Alone (Eeyore’s Lullaby)”, go to:

O’Bryan

O’Bryan (born O’Bryan McCoy Burnette II on December 5, 1961 in Sneads Ferry, North Carolina) is an R&B music singer from the ’80s.

Born in North Carolina, he first began playing the piano when he was 6 years old. He later started singing in church and at a local talent shows. In 1974, O’Bryan and his family moved to Santa Ana, California where he sang in the young adult choir at the Second Baptist Church.

O’Bryan’s friend, Melanee Kersey approached him about a career in music and introduced him to her husband, music producer Ron Kersey. Ron invited him to join a group that he was putting together; however, the group quickly folded, so he introduced O’Bryan to the late Don Cornelius (the creator and host of the long-running popular TV program, “Soul Train”) who helped him get a record deal with Capitol Records.
In April of 1982, he released his debut studio album which peaked at #80 on the Billboard 200 and #10 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.
The lead single, “The Gigolo” peaked at #5 on Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles chart, (staying on the chart for 17 weeks) and #62 on Billboard’s Disco Top 80 chart, staying on the chart for only 4 weeks. The song also crossed over to the pop music charts, peaking at #57 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it his only appearance on the chart to date. During that time, O’Bryan was working an office job.
The follow-up single from the album, a cover version of the Four Tops’ 1970 song, “Still Water (Love)” peaked at #23 on Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles chart, staying on the chart for 13 weeks.
In March of 1983, O’Bryan released his sophomore album, “You and I” which peaked at #87 on the Billboard 200 and #13 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart. The first single, “I’m Freaky” peaked at #15 on Billboard’s Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 18 weeks.
The second single, a cover version of Stevie Wonder’s 1972 song, “You and I” peaked at #19 on Billboard’s Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 17 weeks. One of the tracks from the album, “Soul Train’s A Comin’ (Party Down)” became the theme song for “Soul Train” from 1983 to 1987.
In May of 1984, he released his third studio album, “Be My Lover” which peaked at #64 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart. The lead single from the album, “Lovelite” topped Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart for a week in June of that same year, staying on the chart for 21 weeks.

The song also peaked at #1 on Billboard’s Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart and #37 on Billboard’s Dance/Disco Top 80 chart, staying on the chart for 6 weeks. The music video for “Lovelite” became one of the first R&B videos banned from airing on MTV due to its excessive nudity.
The success of “Lovelite” prompted Capitol Records to release the follow-up single, “Breakin’ Together” which peaked at #32 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 10 weeks. The last single from the album, “Go On And Cry” peaked at #62 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 8 weeks.
In December of 1986, O’Bryan released his fourth studio album, “Surrender” which peaked at #66 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.

Due to a lengthy negotiation with Capitol Records, the album wasn’t released until two years after the release of his third album; it would be his last album for the label. The lead single, “Tenderoni” peaked at #35 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 13 weeks.

The follow-up single, “Driving Force” peaked at #60 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for only 7 weeks. The last two singles released from the album: “Dreamin’ About You” and “You Have Got to Come to Me” failed to chart at all.

O’Bryan helped launch the career of R&B singer Karyn White and provided backing vocals on her 1988 song, “Secret Rendezvous” which topped the dance music charts. He was also featured a backing vocalist on jazz musician Paul Jackson Jr.’s album, “I Came to Play” on the track, “Lost And Never Found.” He has also performed with other artists such as Prince, Michael Jackson, Earth, Wind & Fire and Chaka Khan.
During the ’90s, O’Bryan took a job working in the shipping & receiving department of a Whole Foods store. In 1996, his greatest hits compliation album, “The Best of O’Bryan” was released on the Right Stuff record label.
On Valentine’s Day 2007 (twenty years after the release of his last album), he released his fifth studio album, “F1RST” independently on his own record label, Headstorm. These days (according to research), O’Bryan is still performing and releasing music. In 2019, he released an EP called “Good Man”.

To see a video of “The Gigolo,” go to:

To see a video for “Still Water (Love),” go to:

To see a video for “I’m Freaky,” go to:

To see a video for “You and I,” go to:

To see a video for “Soul Train’s a ‘Comin (Party Down)”, go to:

To see a video for “Lovelite,” go to:

To see a video for “Breakin’ Together,” go to:

To see a video for “Go on And Cry,” go to:

To see a video for “Tenderoni,” go to:

To see a video for “Driving Force,” go to:

To see a video for “Dreamin’ About You,” go to:

To see a video for “You Have Got to Come to Me,” go to:

To see a video for “Just Like Doin’ It” (from his album, “F1RST”), go to:

To see a video for “Good Man,” go to:

[updated on 12/08/2021]

L’Trimm

L’Trimm were a female hip-hop music duo from Miami, Florida that consisted of Lady Tigra (born Rachel de Rougemont in New York) and Bunny D. (born Elana Cager).

Lady Tigra was raised in Hollis, Queens, New York and relocated to Miami, Florida when she was in the 7th grade. She and Bunny D first met each other in high school and became friends when they discovered their shared interest in hip-hop.

Lady Tigra was an amateur graffiti artist, poet and break-dancer, and Bunny D. was a classically trained dancer and performer who also wrote hip-hop songs. The two of them formed a group called XTC and they would battle boys during their lunch period.

They regularly attended a teen-night dance club called Skylight Express in Kendall, Florida that featured live performances by national hip-hop artists such as Salt-N-Pepa and LL Cool J, and local Miami bass music and artists such as The 2 Live Crew and the Gucci Crew II.

Lady Tigra and Bunny D. were also featured dancers on the syndicated television show, “Miami Teen Express” which was taped and aired every week throughout South Florida, Atlanta, Georgia and Metro New York. They soon attracted the attention of local rapper Mighty Rock from the group, Double Duce, who used to drive them home from school.

One afternoon, Mighty Rock needed to stop by the Hot Productions studios; during the meeting, the girls went into a recording booth and began rhyming for fun. Paul Klein from Hot Productions caught them and employed Larry Davis to construct some hook-oriented tracks for them around their pre-written rhymes.

When Lady Tigra was 15 years old and Bunny D. was 17 years old, they signed a record deal with Hot Productions. They took their name “L’Trimm” from a then-popular brand of blue jeans called Trim and added the “L’” prefix to give it a French feel.
In 1987, they released their debut single, “Grab It” on the Time-X Records label. The song didn’t appear to make any music charts at all, but it was a hit locally.
In 1988, L’Trimm released their debut studio album of the same name which peaked at #132 on the Billboard 200 and #55 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.
Their next single, “Cars with The Boom” peaked at #54 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #39 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 11 weeks. Afterwards, a national tour followed for the duo, Atlantic Records picked up their debut album and they signed a deal to distribute their second album.
The follow-up single from the album, “Cuttie Pie” peaked at #54 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 9 weeks.
In 1989, L’Trimm released their sophomore album, “Drop That Bottom” which didn’t generate a lot of success nor did the title song which was released as a single.

Lady Tigra and Bunny D. became dissatisfied with the direction that their music was taking once co-writers were placed in charge of producing their third studio album. During that time, independent record labels in Miami, Florida began speculating that the Miami bass sound wouldn’t break through to mainstream national audiences.

As Hot Productions began searching for new creative inspiration, L’Trimm hired representation in the form of managers and lawyers. A stalemate was reached and they abandoned the sessions for their third album. Hot Productions continued with the album without their input, using the vocal outtakes that they had left in the studio.
In 1991, their third studio album, “Groovy” was released, but failed to chart and received poor reviews from critics. The two singles released from the album: “Get Loose” and “Low Rider” failed to make any impact on the charts either.

Unwilling to compromise their creative input, unable to achieve another hit song with the label’s new sound and with its youth pop-rap style waning in popularity, the duo disbanded during that same year.

Lady Tigra returned to New York where she managed nightclubs. In 2007, she moved to Los Angeles, California and released her first solo album, “Please Mr. Boombox” in 2008 to critical acclaim. These days (according to research), she is part of a music project called Tigra & SPNCR.

Bunny D went on to become a nurse working in the fields of Geriatrics, Labor and Delivery, and children and adults with special needs. She was married to rapper L.A. Kidd from hip-hop group Tuff Crew (whom she met while touring together), has four children and has worked as a writer of juvenile fiction.

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To see a video for “Cars With The Boom,” go to:

To see a video for “Cuttie Pie,” go to:

To see a video for “Grab It”, go to:

To see a video for “Drop That Bottom,” go to:

To see a video for “Get Loose,” go to:

To see a video for “Low Rider,” go to:

Exposé

Exposé is a female freestyle/dance-pop music group from Miami, Florida that gained success on the music charts during the ’80s and ’90s.

The group was formed in 1984 by Miami DJ\producer Lewis Martinee, who decided to form a dance-based group. Working with his partners, Ismael Garcia and Frank Diaz at Pantera Productions, talent scouts hired Sandra “Sandeé” Casañas (born Sandra Tola Casañas on January 19, 1962), Alejandra “Alé” Lorenzo and Laurie Miller as the group’s line-up under the name “X-Posed” (which was later changed to Exposé).
In 1985, they recorded their debut single, “Point of No Return” which topped Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Disco Club Play chart for two weeks in April of 1985, staying on the chart for 12 weeks. It also peaked at #19 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart.

The success of the single attracted the attention of major record labels and Exposé signed a record deal with Arista Records, which promptly assumed distribution of the single.
Their follow-up single, “Exposed To Love” peaked at #12 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Disco Club Play chart (staying on the chart for 12 weeks) and #19 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles
Sales chart.

Due to the success of their first two singles, Arista Records granted approval for Exposé to record an album; however, they ran into issues during the making of it as the personnel of the group changed. The reasons for the changes vary from different sources.

People magazine reported that two of the original singers in the group quit while one of them was fired midway through recording their debut album. Billboard magazine stated that Sandeé, Alé and Laurie were fired. Arista Records stated that they lacked star potential.

Lewis Martinee stated that he made the decision himself to replace Sandeé, Alé and Laurie (who maintains that it was all their choice to leave). Future member Jeanette Jurado confirmed that Alé wanted to leave the group.

Shortly after that, Sandeé and Laurie went on to pursue separate solo careers while Alé pursued other ambitions. They were ultimately replaced by Jeanette (born Jeanette Livier Jurado on November 14, 1965 in Pico Rivera, California), Gioia Bruno (born Carmen Gioia Bruno on June 11, 1963 in Bari, Italy) and Ann Curless (born Ann Katherine Curless on October 7, 1963 in Albany, New York).
On February 2, 1987, Exposé released their debut album, “Exposure” which peaked at #16 on the Billboard 200 and #20 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart. The album was certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA in 1990.
The lead single, “Come Go With Me” peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Disco Club Play chart for two weeks (staying on the chart for 13 weeks). It also peaked at #2 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart and #14 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 15 weeks.
The follow-up single, a re-recorded version of “Point of No Return” peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100, #40 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart, #83 on the UK Singles chart and #4 on the RPM Top 100 Singles in Canada.
The third single from the album, “Let Me Be The One” peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #76 on the UK Singles chart.

The song also peaked at #2 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Disco Club Play chart (staying on the chart for 10 weeks), #13 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart and #29 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 13 weeks.
The final single from the album, “Seasons Change” became a hit for Exposé, topping the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart for a week in February of 1988.

It also peaked at #97 on the UK Singles chart, #36 on the music charts in New Zealand, #32 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart and #27 on Billboard’s Hot Black Single chart, staying on the chart for 11 weeks.

Exposé was nominated for a Soul Train Award for “Best New Artist.” They appeared on television shows such as “American Bandstand,” “Solid Gold,” “Showtime at the Apollo,” and “The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers.”

They were tapped to be the opening act for Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam during their national tour and also performed backing vocals of R&B singer Kashif’s album, “Love Changes” on the track, “Who’s Getting Serious?”

Behind the scenes, Exposé faced some legal issues. The members of the group had a restrictive contract and there were media reports about backstage battles. According to Gioia, the group was only paid $200 per show. Reportedly, Arista Records intervened to keep peace between them and the producers, but despite the intervention, they filed a lawsuit and ultimately settled their legal case with a renegotiated contract.
On June 13, 1989, they released their sophomore album, “What You Don’t Know” which peaked at #33 on the Billboard 200 and #94 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA.
The title song peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart, staying on the chart for 11 weeks. It was also moderately successful in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and the Netherlands.
The second single, “When I Looked at Him” peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. It also reached the top 10 in the Netherlands, and was moderately successful in Australia, Canada and Belgium.
The third single, “Tell Me Why” peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, #3 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart (staying on the chart for 12 weeks) and #26 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart. It was also moderately successful in the United Kingdom, Australia, the Netherlands and Canada.
The fourth single from the album, “Your Baby Never Looked Good in Blue” peaked at #17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #9 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. It also peaked at #17 on the RPM Top 100 Singles chart and #19 on the RPM Adult Contemporary chart in Canada.
The last single released from the album, “Stop, Listen, Look & Think” which peaked at #19 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart, staying on the chart for 6 weeks. The song was featured on the soundtrack to the 1990 film, “The Forbidden Dance.”

Exposé’s success granted them their first headlining tour and they made appearances on television shows such as “Soul Train,” “The Pat Sajak Show,” “The Byron Adams Show” and even appeared on the “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rocking Eve” special on December 31, 1989.

The group’s popularity increased overseas to countries such as Japan where they appeared in a few music video-style TV commercials in 1989 for a Japanese alcoholic beverage called Takara CAN Chuhai. The track, “What You Don’t Know” was used as the music in the commercials that included slightly different lyrics in the chorus than in the original song version.
Due to the commercial appeal of Exposé’s first two albums, Arista Records released the music video compliation, “Video Exposure” on VHS and laser disc formats in 1990. The compliation contained music videos for the first eight singles ranging from “Come Go With Me” through “Your Baby Never Looked Good in Blue”.
The group performed backing vocals on Barry Manilow’s 1990 album, “Because It’s Christmas” on the track, “Jingle Bells” (which was released as a single) and also appeared in his long-form music video for the track, “Because It’s Christmas.”

In August of 1990 (while Exposé was on tour), Gioia began developing issues with her throat which were determined to be caused from a benign tumor on her vocal cords.

Due to Gioia’s health issues, the group cut their tour short and took time off from their schedule hoping that she would recover; however, Gioia lost her voice and was unable to sing for several years. She also had to keep talking to a minimum. In 1992, she was replaced by Kelly Moneymaker (born Kelly Susan Moneymaker on June 4, 1970 in Fairbanks, Alaska).
On October 9, 1992, Exposé released their self-titled debut album which peaked at #135 on the Billboard 200 and #93 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.
The lead single, “I Wish the Phone Would Ring” peaked at #28 on the Billboard Hot 100, #20 on Billboard’s Rhythmic Top 40 chart, #21 on Billboard’s Top 40 Mainstream chart and #14 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart.
The follow-up single, “I’ll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me” peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart for a week in July of 1993. It also peaked at #75 on the UK Singles chart, #16 on the RMP Top Singles and topped the RPM Adult Contemporary chart in Canada.
The third single from the album, “As Long as I Can Dream” peaked at #55 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #21 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. Singer Debelah Morgan covered the song in 1999 for the soundtrack to the film, “Stuart Little.”
The last single, “In Walked Love” peaked at #84 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #17 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. It also peaked at #49 on the RPM Top Singles chart and #22 on RPM Adult Contemporary chart in Canada. British pop singer Louise covered the song in 1996 which was moderately successful in the United Kingdom.
In 1995, Exposé was featured on the soundtrack to the film, “Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home” with the track, “I’ll Say Goodbye for the Two of Us” which peaked at #17 on Billboard’s Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.

During that same year, the group made appearances on TV shows such as “Live with Regis and Kathie Lee,” “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “The Les Brown Show” and the children’s TV series, “Xuxa.”
In November of that same year, they released their greatest hits compliation album which didn’t make the charts.
Also in that same year, their cover version of Sharon Brown’s 1982 song, “I Specialize in Love” was released as a promotional 12-inch single which managed to peak at #6 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart (staying on the chart for 12 weeks).

Arista Records dropped Exposé from the label towards the end of 1995. In 1996, they went their separate ways to pursue separate projects; however, over time, labels licensing music from Sony Music Entertainment have released two other variations of greatest hits collections as well as a collection of popular remixes from Exposé’s 12″ singles inclduing the extended version of the original 1985 version of “Point of No Return.”

After the group disbanded, Jeanette performed in the stage play, “Mad Hattan” and provided vocals for contemporary jazz guitarist Nills and Safe Sax. Ann did songwriting, provided vocals to several club-dance projects and provided academic instruction on music and the music business. Both Ann and Jeanette got married, had kids and temporarily retired from performing.

Kelly wrote and produced the album, “Love Songs” for the NBC soap opera, “Days of Our Lives” and has had original songs placed in over 25 various film, television and game productions. On April 18, 1998, she married actor Peter Reckell; they would later have a daughter, Loden (who was born in October of 2007).
In 1997, Gioia made a full recovery from her throat tumor and began singing again. After a brief stint with the band Wet, she worked on a solo career and released a solo album, “Expose This” in 2004.

On August 1, 2003, Ann, Jeanette and Kelly briefly reunited for a reunion concert at the Mid State Fair in Paso Robles, California. According to Kelly, even though there was a desire to do more shows, they were unable to get things active during that time.

In 2006, Jeanette announced on MySpace that Exposé had signed with a major booking agency and Gioia announced her return to the group for the first time in 15 years. Kelly remains an honorary member of Exposé and has stated that she would fill in for any member who is unavailable or to appear with the full lineup on special occasions.

On October 21, 2006, the group began their tour at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida for the Freestyle Explosion concert.

On November 29, 2006, they performed a 16-song show at the Potawatomi Bingo Casino at the Northern Lights Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, making it their first full concert together with Gioia since 1990. They also performed sets at freestyle concerts and gay pride parades throughout the country.

In December of 2007, Jeanette, Gioia, Ann, Kelly, Paradise Artists and Walking Distance Entertainment were named as defendants in a lawsuit by Crystal Entertainment & Filmworks (I & II). The issue was the trademark licensing agreement for the rights to use the name “Exposé.”
The first case was dismissed without prejudice and the second case went to trial. During the process, both Paradise Artists and Kelly were dismissed as defendants and a countersuit was filed against them.

On May 26, 2009, the court ruled in favor of the defendants on most counts, finding them only guilty of a contractual breach with the plantiffs.

The court also ruled that the plantiffs did not prove ownership of the mark and established that due to the lineup being the same since 1986 (with Kelly replacing Gioia due to her illness) and clear identification of the group members on the albums & with touring, the defendants showed common-law proof of ownership and “the consumer goodwill associated with Exposé was with the members.”

The court rewarded Jeanette, Gioia and Ann exclusive rights to the name “Exposé” as a trademark. Exposé mentioned this victory and performed for the first time with Kelly as a guest at the LA Gay Pride Festival on June 14, 2009, making it the first time that all four core members (Jeanette, Gioia, Ann, and Kelly) appeared on stage together.

The plantiffs appealed in the Eleventh Circuit court and the judgment was affirmed in a published opinion by the district court on June 21, 2011.
In 2010, Exposé informed fans on Facebook that they were recording a new album (which has yet to be released) and recorded a new version of “Point of No Return” in 2011.
In December of that same year, they released the single, “I Believe In Christmas (Like It Used to Be)” on the Walking Distance Entertainment LLC label. The proceeds went to the Wounded Warrior Project.
In August of 2012, they released the single, “Shine On” which made its debut on the radio station, Vocalo 89.5 in Chicago, Illinois.

These days, Gioia, Ann and and Jeanette continue to perform and tour together as Exposé.

Kelly Moneymaker currently resides in New Zealand with her husband and daughter where she works a creative media producer and director. She is also involved with environmental organizations, women’s groups and support for other causes.
As for the original members, Laurie Miller released two singles: “Love Is a Natural Thing” in 1986 and “Parallels” in 1987. She later went on to perform on cruises.

These days (according to research), she is the CEO and founder of XICA Productions; the owner of YOGA Fusion with Laurie Miller; the creative director and designer at Preferred Jewelers International; a designer for Bhakti Bags; and the Creative\Art Director at Continental Buying Group (also known as CBG).
Alé was signed to the Vendetta Records label where she released two singles: “I Wanna Know” in 1988 (which peaked at #22 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart, staying on the chart for 7 weeks) and “Stop Me If I Fall in Love” which didn’t chart at all. It’s unknown what she’s currently up to these days.
Sandée gained success on the dance music charts as a solo artist during the late ’80s\early ’90s and released her solo album, “Only Time Will Tell” in 1991. She continued to tour and perform in dance clubs and freestyle shows, but on December 15, 2008, she was found deceased in her home in Hollywood, Florida at the age of 46 caused from a severe seizure.

To see Exposé’s official website, go to:
https://www.exposeonline.net/

To follow Exposé on Facebook, go to:
http://www.facebook.com/exposeonline

To follow Exposé on Instagram, go to:
http://www.instagram.com/exposeonline

To follow Exposé on Twitter, go to:
http://twitter.com/expose_online

To see Exposé’s YouTube page, go to:
http://www.youtube.com/exposeonline

To follow Gioia on Instagram, go to:
https://www.instagram.com/gioiabruno/

To follow Gioia on Twitter, go to:
https://twitter.com/gioiabrunoexp

To follow Jeanette on Instagram, go to:
https://www.instagram.com/jeajurado/

To see Kelly’s official website, go to:
https://www.kellymoneymaker.com/

To follow Kelly on Instagram, go to:
https://www.instagram.com/kellymoneymaker/

To see Laurie’s official website, go to:
https://www.lauriemiller.com/

To follow Laurie on Instagram, go to:
https://www.instagram.com/lmxicayogafusion/

To see a video for the 1985 version of “Point of No Return,” go to:

To see a video for “Exposed to Love,” go to:

To see a video for “Come Go With Me,” go to:

To see a video for the 1987 version of “Point of No Return,” go to:

To see a video for “Let Me Be The One,” go to:

To see a video for “Seasons Change,” go to:

To see a video for “What You Don’t Know,” go to:

To see a video for “When I Looked at Him,” go to:

To see a video for “Tell Me Why,” go to:

To see a video for “Your Baby Never Looked Good in Blue,” go to:

To see a video for “Stop, Listen, Look & Think,” go to:

To see a video for “Jingle Bells” (with Barry Manilow), go to:

To see a video for “I Wish the Phone Would Ring,” go to:

To see a video for “I’ll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me,” go to:

To see a video for “As Long as I Can Dream,” go to:

To see a video for “In Walked Love,” go to:

To see a video for “I’ll Say Goodbye for the Two of Us,” go to:

To see a video for “I Specialize in Love,” go to:

To see a video for “I Believe In Christmas (Like It Used to Be)”, go to:

To see a video for “Shine On,” go to:

Alisha

Alisha (born Alisha Ann Itkin on April 16, 1968 in Brooklyn, New York) is a dance-pop singer from the ’80s and ’90s.

Alisha is the fourth of five children. She first began taking vocal lessons when she was 8 years old. She was coaxed into the music business by her parents, who arranged for studio recording sessions and recitals.

When she was 14 years old, she joined a rock\dance music group called The Babysitters in Brooklyn and recorded a demo that her parents started shopping to various record companies.
Vanguard Records brought Alisha’s demo tape to producer Mark S. Berry, who was searching for a singer for a single he produced called “All Night Passion” which was released as her debut single in February of 1984.

The song peaked at #4 on Billboard’s Dance\Disco Top 80 chart, staying on the chart for 14 weeks. It also peaked at #3 on Billboard’s Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart (staying on the chart for 6 weeks) and #84 on Billboard’s Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 4 weeks.

Due to its success in dance clubs, Alisha signed a record deal with Vanguard Records during that same year. In 1985, she released her self-titled debut album which didn’t appear to make the Billboard 200 at all, but peaked at #59 on the album charts in the Netherlands.
The follow-up single, “Too Turned On” peaked at #6 on Billboard’s Hot Dance\Disco Club Play chart, staying on the chart for 11 weeks. It also peaked at #7 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart.
The third single from the album, “Baby Talk” became Alisha’s only number-one dance hit, topping Billboard’s Hot Dance\Disco Club Play chart for two weeks, staying on the chart for 15 weeks.

It also peaked at #68 on the Billboard Hot 100, #67 on the UK Singles chart, #2 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart and #75 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 11 weeks. Internationally, the song made the charts in Belgium, France, Switzerland and the Netherlands.
The fourth single, “Stargazing” peaked at #16 on Billboard’s Hot Dance\Disco Club Play chart, staying on the chart for 8 weeks. It also peaked at #50 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart.
The last single released from the album, “Boys Will Boys” didn’t make the charts at all. During that time, Alisha attended classes at Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn and was named the “Most Promising New Female Vocalist” in dance singles by Cashbox magazine.
In 1987, she signed a new record deal with RCA Records with the help of Mark S. Berry. During that same year, she released her sophomore album, “Nightwalkin’” which didn’t chart at all on the Billboard 200.
The first single, “Into My Secret” peaked at #97 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #9 on Billboard’s Hot Dance\Disco Club Play chart, staying on the chart for 12 weeks.
The follow-up single from the album, “Let Your Heart Make Up Your Mind” peaked at #23 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart, staying on the chart for 9 weeks.
The third and last single, “I Don’t Know What Comes Over Me” didn’t make any impact on the charts at all. One of the tracks from the album, “Do You Dream About Me” was featured in the film, “Mannequin.”
In 1990, Alisha signed a new record deal with MCA Records and released her third studio album, “Bounce Back” which peaked at #166 on the Billboard 200.
The lead single, a cover version of Fire on Blonde’s 1987 song, “Bounce Back” peaked at #54 on the Billboard Hot 100 (making her highest appearance on the chart to date) and #10 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart, staying on the chart for 9 weeks.
The follow-up singles from the album: “Wrong Number” and “You’ve Really Gotten To Me” failed to make any impact on the charts at all.
After that, Alisha took a hiatus from her music career, but in September of 1996, she released the single, “Wherever the Rhythm Takes Me” on the Critique Records label.
In 1999, she was featured on the soundtrack to the film, “Superstar” with the track, “You Wanna Be A Star (Superstar)” which was released as a single by Jellybean Recordings, but didn’t make the charts. According to research, Alisha is still performing at various shows as of 2021.

To follow Alisha on Instagram, go to:
https://www.instagram.com/alisha80sdance/

To follow Alisha on Facebook, go to:
https://www.facebook.com/ALISHA-253667612257/

To see a video for “All Night Passion”, go to:

To see a video for “Too Turned On”, go to:

To see a video for “Baby Talk”, go to:

To see a video for “Stargazing”, go to:

To see a video for “Boys Will Be Boys”, go to:

To see a video for “Into My Secret”, go to:

To see a video for “Let Your Heart Make Up Your Mind”, go to:

To see a video for “I Don’t Know What Comes Over Me”, go to:

To see a video for “Do You Dream About Me”, go to:

To see a video for “Bounce Back”, go to:

To see a video for “Wrong Number”, go to:

To see a video for “You’ve Really Gotten to Me”, go to:

To see a video for “Wherever The Rhythm Takes Me”, go to:

To see a video for “You Wanna Be A Star (Superstar)”, go to:

Val Young

Val Young (born Valaria Marie Young on June 13, 1958 in Detroit, Michigan) is an R&B singer from the ’80s.

In 1977, she was discovered by George Clinton, who hired to be a background vocalist for the Brides of Frankenstein (although these facts have disputed by ex-Funkadelic singer, Dawn Silva). 

During that same year, she became a member of the Gap Band. She was featured on their song, “Oops Up Side Your Head”, recorded five albums with them and also went on tour with them. 

Val began her solo career after meeting Rick James, who promoted her as the “Black Marilyn Monroe” and brought her to Berry Gordy, who signed her to Motown Records’ subsidiary label, Gordy based on Rick’s recommendation.

In 1985, she released her debut studio album, “Seduction” which peaked at #39 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.  The lead single from the album, “Mind Games” failed to make any impact on the music charts at all.

The title song peaked at #7 on Billboard’s Hot Dance\Disco Club Play chart, staying on the chart for 9 weeks. It also peaked at #4 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart and #17 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 15 weeks.

The third and last single, “If You Should Ever Be Lonely” became a number-one dance hit, topping Billboard’s Hot Dance\Disco Club Play chart for 3 weeks (staying on the chart for 10 weeks). It also peaked at #4 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart and #21 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 14 weeks.

Due to Rick James’ conflict with Motown Records over the status of his spin-off acts, Val left the label and signed a new deal with the Amherst Records label in Buffalo, New York. In 1987, she released her sophomore and last studio album to date, “Private Conversations” which failed to make the charts at all.

The title song peaked at #53 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 11 weeks. The follow-up single, “Don’t Make Me Wait” didn’t make any impact on the charts.

In 1988, Val toured with Bobby Brown after the release of his album, “Don’t Be Cruel.” She later went on to be a background vocalist for artists such as Bobby Womack, Dr. Dre, Evelyn “Champagne” King, Kurtis Blow, Snoop Dogg, El DeBarge, Miki Howard, Gerald LeVert, Teena Marie, Wayman Tisdale and Tupac Shakur.

In 2009, she was featured as a background singer for R&B singer Raphael Saadiq on his PBS televised concert, “Live From The Artists Den.” She also provided backing vocals on Eddie Murphy and Snoop Lion’s song, “Red Light” and appeared in the music video for it.

In 2019, Young partnered with entertainment manager, Lawrence “youngBiz” Dixon, to revamp her and The Mary Jane Girls’ career. These days, she still continues to perform.

To follow Val on Instagram, go to:

https://www.instagram.com/thevalyoung/

To see a video for “Seduction”, go to:

To see a video for “If You Should Ever Be Lonely”, go to:

To see a video for “Mind Games”, go to:

To see a video for “Private Conversations”, go to:

To see a video for “Don’t Make Me Wait”, go to:

[updated on 12\14\2021]

Sa-Fire

Sa-Fire (born Wilma Cosmé in 1966, in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a female freestyle/dance singer from the ’80s and ’90s.

She was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and grew up in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York. She began her career working as a session vocalist and was discovered at an audition for the Cutting Records label and was later signed a record deal with them.
In 1986, Sa-Fire released her debut single, “Don’t Break My Heart” which peaked at #31 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales Chart.
Her follow-up single, “Let Me Be The One” peaked at #26 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart.
In 1988, Sa-Fire released her self-titled debut album which peaked at #79 on the Billboard 200 and #84 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.
The lead single, “Boy, I’ve Been Told” peaked at #13 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart, staying on the chart for 14 weeks. It also peaked at #84 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart.
The second single, “Love Is on Her Mind” peaked at #29 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, staying on the chart for 6 weeks. It also peaked at #18 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart.
The third single from the album, “Thinking of You” (which was dedicated to her deceased uncle) became her biggest hit to date, peaking at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also peaked at #6 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart and #26 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart. The song was translated into Spanish under the title, “El Recuerdo de Ti” by singer\actor Ruben Blades.

In 1989, Sa-Fire and the song were featured in a public service announcement commercial for AIDS awareness which was seen on Spanish-language television networks across the United States and Latin America. She also sang it on an episode of the 1989 revival of “The Mickey Mouse Club”.
The last single from the album, “Gonna Make It” peaked at #71 on the Billboard Hot 100, #31 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart (staying on the chart for 4 weeks) and #20 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart.
In 1989, Sa-Fire was featured on the soundtrack to the film, “She-Devil” with a cover version of Gloria Gaynor’s 1978 song, “I Will Survive” which peaked at #53 on the Billboard Hot 100, #37 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart and #30 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, staying on the chart for 5 weeks.

In 1990, she was featured on the Polygram Records compliation album, “A Christmas Message” with her rendition of the song, “Joy to the World.” She was also featured on singer Tommy Page’s album, “Paintings in My Mind” on the duet, “Don’t Give Up on Love.”
In 1991, she released her sophomore album, “I Wasn’t Born Yesterday” which didn’t appear to make the charts at all.
The lead single, “Make up My Mind” peaked at #36 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, staying on the chart for 4 weeks. It also peaked at #82 on the Billboard Hot 100, #7 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart and #60 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Airplay chart.
The follow-up single, “Taste the Bass” peaked at #6 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart (staying on the chart for 12 weeks) and #4 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart.

The last track from the album, “I Never Heard” was written by singers Michael Jackson and Paul Anka, and recorded as an intended duet in 1983. Michael’s demo of the song was released a single in 2009 under the title, “This is It.”

Sa-Fire teamed up with Tommy Page to form a dance group called La Casa which was fronted by Allan Edwards Tibbitt and Dacia Palmer. Together, she and Tommy wrote and produced three songs that were featured on the “New Faces” compliation album released by Sire/Warner Bros. Records in 1993.
In 1996, she released her third studio and first Spanish-language album, “Atrevida” on the Sony Tropical record label which wasn’t a commercial success.
The singles released from the album: “Como Tu,” “Eso Fue Ayer” and “Un Hombre Secreto” failed to make any impact on the charts at all.
In 2001, after taking a hiatus, Sa-Fire returned with her fourth studio album, “Bringing Back the Groove” on the Globestar record label. She and freestyle singer Cynthia released a cover version of New Edition’s 1989 song, “Can You Stand the Rain.”
In 2009, she released the single, “Exotique” online. It was reported on Urbanlatinoradio.com that she had begun working on a new Spanish-language album in 2010, but nothing much has been heard about the project since then.

These days (according to research), Sa-Fire lives in New York and is still performing at various freestyle music shows.

To see the Sa-Fire fan page on Facebook, go to:
https://www.facebook.com/Safire-Fan-Page-150673144966927/

To follow the Sa-Fire fan page on Instagram, go to:
https://www.instagram.com/safirefan/?hl=en

To see a video for “Don’t Break My Heart,” go to:

To see a video for “Let Me Be the One,” go to:

To see a video for “Boy, I’ve Been Told,” go to:

To see a video for “Love Is on Her Mind,” go to:

To see a video for “Thinking of You,” go to:

To see a video for “Gonna Make It,” go to:

To see a video for “I Will Survive,” go to:

To see a video for “Made up My Mind,” go to:

To see a video for “Taste the Bass,” go to:

To see a video for “Exotique,” go to:

Meli'sa Morgan

Meli’sa Morgan (born Joyce Melissa Morgan on December 6, 1964 in Queens, New York) is a female R&B singer-songwriter from the mid-’80s and ’90s.

Meli’sa was born and raised in Queens, New York. She first began singing in a church gospel choir when she was 9 years old. As a teenager, she attended modeling school. 

After graduating from high school at the age of 16, she studied music and theater at the Julliard School of the Performing Arts, and took acting lessons at the Lee Strasberg Acting School. She did backing vocals for artists such as Chaka Khan, Melba Moore, Kashif and Whitney Houston.

In the early ’80s, Meli’sa was the lead singer for the dance music group, Shades of Love and was a member of the group, High Fashion. In 1983, she left High Fashion and was replaced by jazz vocalist Marcella Allen. Her voice attracted the attention of Capitol Records and she was signed to the label in 1985.

In November of 1985, she released her debut single, a cover version of Prince’s 1982 song, “Do Me Baby.” By the winter of 1986, the song topped Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart for three weeks, staying on the charts for 24 weeks. 

It also peaked at #46 on the Billboard Hot 100 (making it her only appearance on the chart to date), #41 on the UK Singles chart and #22 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart.

In 1986, Meli’sa released her debut studio album, “Do Me Baby” which peaked at #41 on the Billboard 200 and #4 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.

The follow-up single, “Do You Still Love Me” peaked at #5 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 19 weeks.

The third single released from the album, “Fool’s Paradise” peaked at #41 on the UK Singles chart and #24 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 19 weeks. The last single, “Now Or Never” failed to chart at all.

During that same year, Meli’sa was featured on the soundtrack to the film, “The Golden Child” with the track, “Deeper Love” which peaked at #74 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 7 weeks.

In 1987, she released her sophomore album, “Good Love” which peaked at #108 on the Billboard 200 and #11 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.

The first single, “If You Can Do It: I Can Too!!” peaked at #59 on the UK Singles chart, #2 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart (staying on the chart for 18 weeks), #27 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart (staying on the chart for 5 weeks) and #17 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart.

The follow-up single, “Love Changes” (featuring R&B singer Kashif) peaked at #2 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 19 weeks.

The third single, “Here Comes The Night” peaked at #17 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 13 weeks. The last single released from the album, “Good Love” peaked at #59 on the UK Singles chart.

In 1990, Meli’sa released her third studio album, “The Lady in Me” which didn’t make the charts at all. It would be her final album for Capitol Records.

The lead single, “Can You Give Me What I Want” peaked at #33 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 9 weeks. The follow-up single, “Don’t You Know” failed to chart at all.

In 1992, she released her fourth album, “Still In Love With You” on the Pendulum Records label which peaked at #38 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.

The first single, a cover version of Al Green’s 1972 song, “I’m Still in Love With You” (titled as “Still in Love With You”) peaked at #9 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 15 weeks. 

It also peaked at #3 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart (staying on the chart for 12 weeks) and #17 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart.

The follow-up single, “Through the Tears” peaked at #18 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 13 weeks.

The last single released from the album, “I’m Gonna Be Your Lover (Tonight)” peaked at #68 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 4 weeks.

In 1995 and 1996, Meli’sa was featured on Mike Stevens’ singles, “Tell Me How It Feels” and “Searchin'” on the Dome Records label in the United Kingdom.

In 1996, her greatest hits compliation album, “Do You Still Love Me: The Best Of Meli’sa Morgan” was released by the Razor & Tie record label.

In 2000, Meli’sa was featured on singer JT Taylor’s song, “How” which peaked at #82 on Billboard’s Hot R&B\Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart (staying on the chart for 28 weeks) and #35 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart, staying on the chart for 13 weeks. 

During that same year, she was featured on jazz musician Kim Waters’ cover version of Barbara Acklin’s 1968 song, “Am I The Same Girl (Soulful Strut)” along with jazz guitarist Chuck Loeb which peaked at #36 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay, staying on the chart for only 5 weeks.

In 2005 (thirteen years after the release of her previous album), she released her fifth studio album, “I Remember” on the Orpheus Music label which peaked at #96 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.

The lead single, “Back Together” (featuring Freddie Jackson) peaked at #46 on Billboard’s Hot R&B\Hip-Hop Songs chart, staying on the chart for 17 weeks. It also peaked at #25 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart, staying on the chart for 11 weeks. 

The title song peaked at 20 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart, staying on the chart for 20 weeks. The last single released from the album, “High Maintenance” peaked at #37 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart, staying on the chart for 3 weeks.

In 2014, Meli’sa was honored with an Unsung Heroine Award by The National R&B Music Society at Resorts Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In 2015, she was featured on an episode of the TVOne series, “Unsung.”

On July 13, 2018, she released her sixth studio album, “Love Demands” on the Goldenlane record label. The album features cover versions of songs by artists such as The Supremes, Aretha Franklin, Sam Cooke and the Bee Gees, and two bonus tracks of newly recorded versions of “Do Me, Baby” and “Fool’s Paradise.”

These days (according to research), Meli’sa continues to perform and will be starring in an upcoming film called “Footprints of An Angel.”

To see Meli’sa’s official website, go to:

http://www.melisamorgan1.com/

To follow Meli’sa on Twitter, go to:

https://twitter.com/MelisaMorgan22

To follow Meli’sa on Instagram, go to:

http://instagram.com/melisamorgan1

To follow Meli’sa on Facebook, go to:

https://www.facebook.com/Melisamorganfanpage1/

To see a video for “Do Me Baby”, go to:

To see a video for “Do You Still Love Me”, go to:

To see a video for “Fool’s Paradise”, go to:

To see a video for “Now or Never”, go to:

To see a video for “Deeper Love”, go to:

To see a video for “If You Can Do It: I Can Do It Too!”, go to:

To see a video for “Love Changes” (with Kashif), go to:

To see a video for “Here Comes the Night,” go to:

To see a video for “Good Love”, go to:

To see a video for “Can You Give Me What I Want”, go to:

To see a video for “Don’t You Know”, go to:

To see a video for “Still in Love with You”, go to:

To see a video for “Through the Tears”, go to:

To see a video for “I’m Gonna Be Your Lover (Tonight)”, go to:

To see a video for “Tell Me (How It Feels)” (with Mike Stevens), go to:

To see a video for “Searchin'” (with Mike Stevens), go to:

To see a video for “Back Together Again” (with Freddie Jackson), go to:

To see a video for “I Remember,” go to:

To see a video for “High Maintenance”, go to:

To see a video for “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart” (from her “Love Demands” album), go to:

[updated on 12\14\2021]

Amoretto

Amoretto (which means “Little Love Cupids”) was a freestyle/dance music act from the ’80s that consisted of producer\songwriter Rae Serrano and vocalists Jeanette De Jesus, Jessica Lopez and Annette Mimoso Sanchez.
In 1986, they released their only single “Cláve Rocks” on the PKO Records label. The song peaked at #26 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart. It was written, composed and produced by Rae Serrano. Musician Tito Puente provided a timbales solo on the song as well.

After that, it seems as if Amoretto has faded into obscurity. It’s unknown what the members of the group are up to these days.

To see a video for “Cláve Rocks,” go to: