Siedah Garrett
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| Siedah Garrett | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Born | June 24, 1960 | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States  |
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| Genre(s) | R&B | |
| Occupation(s) | singer, songwriter | |
| Years active | 1985-present | |
| Label(s) | Qwest Records, Omtown Records, FFRR Records | |
| Associated acts |
Brand New Heavies | |
| Website | siedah.com | |
Siedah Garrett (born June 24, 1960 in Los Angeles California) is an American, R&B singer and Academy Award and Grammy-nominated songwriter.
Her hits include "Don't Look Any Further" with Dennis Edwards (#72 pop, #2 R&B in 1984), "Do You Want It Right Now?" in 1985 from the Fast Forward soundtrack[1] (#3 Hot Dance Music/Club Play and #63 R&B), and "K.I.S.S.I.N.G." (#97 in 1988). The latter song went to #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
In 1987 Garrett was involved in Michael Jackson's Bad album, singing a duet with Jackson on "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" and co-writing the #1 single "Man in the Mirror". The association with Jackson has also enabled her to sing on several Quincy Jones albums of the 1980s and 1990s. Garrett also toured with Michael Jackson from 1992 to 1993 on his Dangerous World Tour, singing backing vocals and duetting with him for "I Just Can't Stop Loving You".
In 1996 she joined the Brand New Heavies, colloborating on just one album, 1997's Shelter. As part of the band, she enjoyed a minor hit with a cover of Carole King's "You've Got A Friend". Garrett would leave the group in early 1998 to concentrate on her own songwriting.
She would later support Madonna as a backing singer and dancer on The Re-Invention Tour in 2004. Garrett's professional involvement with Madonna goes back some years as she previously supplied backing vocals on some of Madonna's earlier material including True Blue (1986), and Who's That Girl (1987).
Siedah Garrett has more recently co-written "Love You I Do " which is featured in the motion picture Dreamgirls (2006). In 2007, "Love You I Do" received a nomination for an Oscar in the category of achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song).
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Solo Albums
- Kiss Of Life (Qwest, 1988)
- Siedah (Omtown, 2004)
[edit] Brand New Heavies Albums
- Shelter (FFRR, 1997)
[edit] Singles
- "Don't Look Any Further" (Dennis Edwards featuring Siedah Garrett) (Motown, 1984)
- "Curves" (Qwest, 1985)
- "Do You Want It Right Now" (Island, 1985)[2]
- "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (Michael Jackson featuring Siedah Garrett) (Epic, 1987)
- "K.I.S.S.I.N.G." (Qwest, 1988)
- "Refuse To Be Loose" (Qwest, 1988)
- "Rain Down Love" (Freemasons featuring Siedah Garrett) (Loaded, 2007)
[edit] Brand New Heavies Singles
- "Sometimes" (Delicious Vinyl, 1997)
- "You Are The Universe" (FFRR, 1997)
- "You've Got A Friend" (FFRR, 1997)
- "Shelter" (FFRR, 1998)
[edit] See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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