Malaika (singer)

Malaika
Background information
Birth name Malaika LeRae Sallard
Also known as Malaika Sallard Johnson
Born January 2, 1972 (1972-01-02) (age 40)
Origin Seattle, Washington, United States
Genres Pop/dance, R&B/soul
Occupations singer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1991-96
Labels A&M Records (1992-93)
Vestry Records (1995)
Associated acts CeCe Peniston
Website Malaika

Malaika (born Malaika LeRae Sallard, January 2, 1972, in Seattle, Washington) also known under name Malaika Sallard Johnson, is a female African American dance singer from Seattle, Washington. During her short lived music career she recorded only one album entitled Sugar Time, which managed two Top 5 hits on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, including her number #1 single, "Gotta Know (Your Name)" in 1993.[1]

Her persona is tied with another A&M recording artist, CeCe Peniston, who took her own chances by performing backup vocals on the Overweight Pooch's album record Female Preacher in 1991, originally intended for Malaika.[2]

Contents

Discography

Albums

Year Title
1993 Sugar Time
  • Release date: June 8, 1993
  • Record label: A&M Records
  • Formats: LP, CD, CS

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
CAN Dance[3] UK Singles Chart[4] U.S. Dance[5] U.S. Maxi U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[6] U.S. Hot 100 Airplay U.S. Hot 100
1992 "So Much Love" 6 — 5 27 — — 55 102 Sugar Time
1993 "Gotta Know (Your Name)" — 68 1 17 48 68 74 120
1995 "Break It Down" — — — — — — — — non-album single
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that region.

Other contributions

Year Title Role
1992 "You Win, I Win, We Lose" (on Finally by CeCe Peniston) background vocal

See also

References

  1. ^ 'Malaika, Biography, Billboard'
  2. ^ 'Phoenix New Times, Interview'
  3. ^ 'Malaika's Canadian chart positions
  4. ^ 'Malaika's UK chart positions'
  5. ^ 'Malaika's US Dance chart positions'
  6. ^ 'Malaika's US R&B/Hip-Hop chart positions'

External links