Joi Cardwell

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Joi Cardwell is a female African American dance music singer and songwriter from Brooklyn New York. She has had major success on the Hot Dance Club Play chart, where she placed eight songs in the top ten between 1995 and 2000. Two of her songs hit number one: "You Got to Pray" in 1996 and "Run to You" in 1997. She also lends her vocals to the works of other artists, most notably former Deee-Lite producer Towa Tei ("Luv Connection"), and Brooklyn Funk Essentials. After releasing "The World is Full of Trouble" and a self-titled album with Eightball, Cardwell left the label and released her third album Deliverance on NoMad Records in 1999. Her recent musical output includes the Plain Jane Project, available for preview on her website.

[edit] Singles

Year	Single	Album	US Dance/Club Play Chart
1992	Club Lonely (Lil Louis & The World featuring Joi Cardwell)	Lil Louis & The World - Journey With The Lonely	N/A
1992	Goodbye	N/A	N/A
1994	Trouble	The World Is Full Of Trouble	#11
1994	Jump For Joi	The World Is Full Of Trouble	#2
1994	Love & Devotion	The World Is Full Of Trouble	#3
1995	Luv Connection (Towa Tei featuring Joi Cardwell	Towa Tei - Future Listening	#30
1995	My First Christmas With You	N/A	N/A
1996	You Got To Pray	The World Is Full Of Trouble	#1
1997	Soul To Bare	Joi Cardwell	#2
1997	Run To You	Joi Cardwell	#1
1998	Found Love	Joi Cardwell	#5
1998	Power	Joi Cardwell	#8
1999	Last Chance For Love	Deliverance	#17
2000	Superstar	Deliverance	N/A
2000	Jump For Joi (Millenium Mixes)	Jump For Joi Millenium Mixes EP	#7
2003	After The Rain	N/A	N/A
2003	If You're Ever Lonely	N/A	N/A
2004	Mind Control (Joi & Jorio - a duo consisting of Joi Cardwell and Fred Jorio)	N/A	N/A
2004	Freedom	The Plain Jane Project	N/A
2006	It's Over	The Plain Jane Project	N/A
2006	Make It Alright (Lenny Fontana & Joi Cardwell)	N/A	N/A
2006	What It Feels Like	The Plain Jane Project	N/A