Terri Wells
Terri Wells is an American soul singer.
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| Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Years active | 1975–present |
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Career
Wells started out in 1975 as a singer with the Philadelphia group, City Limits, which recorded one single and one album.[1] She was then recruited as a session singer for Philadelphia International Records.[2]
In 1983, producer Nick Martinelli suggested she be signed to the Philly World label as a solo artist,[3] and her debut single, "You Make It Heaven", was a minor hit in the United Kingdom. The follow-up, a cover of The Detroit Spinners' track "I'll Be Around", reached the top 20 in Britain, and she performed the song on Top of the Pops.[4][5]
Following this success, she recorded an album, Just Like Dreamin', but it missed the charts, and none of her three follow-up singles (on which she was a co-writer) charted on the main listings.[6]
Albums
- Just Like Dreamin' (1984)
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||
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| 1983 | "You Make It Heaven" | — | 53 | |
| 1984 | "I'll Be Around" | 81 | 17 | |
| 1984 | "Just Like Dreamin'" | – | – | |
| 1984 | "I'm Givin' All My Love" | 66 | – | |
| 1984 | "I Already Know" | – | – | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | ||||
References
- ^ "City Limits". Discogs. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "terri wells". Soulwalking. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "One Hit Wonders: Terri Wells – I'll Be Around". Classic Pop. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Terri Wells - I'll be around (1984) remastered". Youtube. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ Although some sources suggest she was a backing singer on the original, there is no contemporary evidence for this.
- ^ "Terri Wells". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2011). Hot R&B Songs 1942-2010. USA: Record Research. ISBN 978-0898201864.