Stacy Lattisaw

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Stacy Lattisaw

Background information
Born November 25, 1966 (1966-11-25) (age 41)
Origin Washington, D.C, United States
Genre(s) Dance, Soul
Occupation(s) Singer,
Years active 1979-1989
Label(s) Cotillion Records (1979–1985)
Motown (1986–1989)

Stacy Lattisaw (born November 25 1966, Washington, D.C.) is an American R&B and dance music singer.

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[edit] Career

When she was a teenager in the early 1980s, Lattisaw had a string of Top 40 R&B hits, with several songs — "Let Me Be Your Angel," "Love on a Two Way Street" and "Miracles" — crossing over to the pop mainstream. Lattisaw recorded her first album for Cotillion Records at the age of 12 in 1979, under the direction of record producer Van McCoy. However it was not until she hooked up with Narada Michael Walden, a former drummer with the Mahavishnu Orchestra who was just beginning a career as a producer, that she became a star. Under Walden's direction, she had five hit albums between 1981 and 1986. She continued recording into the late 1980s, signing to Motown in 1986, but her audience slowly disappeared. By the early 1990s, she decided to retire from the music industry and concentrate on raising her family. However, her official website states that she is now working on a gospel CD.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • 1979: Young & In Love (Cotillion)
  • 1980: Let Me Be Your Angel (Cotillion) - U.S. #44, R&B #9
  • 1981: With You (Cotillion) - U.S. #46, R&B #8
  • 1982: Sneakin' Out (Cotillion, 1982) - U.S. #55, R&B #11
  • 1983: Sixteen (Cotillion) - U.S. #160, R&B #26
  • 1984: Perfect Combination (with Johnny Gill) (Cotillion) - U.S. #139, R&B #60
  • 1985: I'm Not the Same Girl (Cotillion)
  • 1986: Take Me All the Way (Motown) - U.S. #175, R&B #36
  • 1988: Personal Attention (Motown) - U.S. #153, R&B #24
  • 1989: What You Need (Motown) - R&B #24
  • 1998: The Very Best of Stacy Lattisaw (Rhino)

[edit] Singles

  • 1979: "When You're Young And In Love" - R&B #91
  • 1980: "Dynamite" - R&B #8
  • 1980: "Let Me Be Your Angel" - U.S. #21, R&B #8
  • 1980: "Jump to the Beat" - her biggest UK hit (#3)
  • 1980: "Dynamite" (UK #51)
  • 1981: "Feel Me Tonight" - R&B #71
  • 1981: "Love On A Two Way Street" - U.S. #26, R&B #2
  • 1981: "spot light"
  • 1982: "Attack Of The Name Game" - U.S. #70, R&B #14
  • 1982: "Don't Throw It All Away" - R&B #9
  • 1983: "Million Dollar Babe" - R&B #52
  • 1983: "Miracles" - U.S. #72, R&B #13
  • 1984: "Perfect Combination" (with Johnny Gill) - U.S. #75, R&B #10
  • 1984: "Baby It's You" (with Johnny Gill) - R&B # 37
  • 1984: "Block Party" (with Johnny Gill) - R&B # 63
  • 1985: "I'm Not The Same Girl" - R&B #52
  • 1986: "Nail It To The Wall" - U.S. #48, R&B #4
  • 1987: "Jump Into My Life" - R&B #13
  • 1988: "Call Me" - R&B #80
  • 1988: "Every Drop Of Your Love" - R&B #8
  • 1988: "Let Me Take You Down" - R&B #11
  • 1989: "What You Need" - R&B #30
  • 1989: "Where Do We Go From Here?" (with Johnny Gill) - R&B #1

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