Jomanda (group)
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Jomanda | |
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| Origin | New Jersey, United States |
| Genres | House[1] |
| Years active | 1988–1994 |
| Labels | Big Beat/Atlantic |
| Past members | Cheri Williams Joanne Thomas (deceased) Renee Washington |
Jomanda was an American female house music vocal trio from New Jersey. Members included Joanne Thomas, Cheri Williams, and Renee Washington.
Biography
[edit]Jomanda had several hits on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart during the first half of the 1990s, including "Got a Love for You," which reached #1 in 1991. The song also crossed over to the mainstream, going top 40 (peaking at #40) on the US Billboard Hot 100.
In 1993, the trio returned to #1 on the dance chart with "Don't You Want My Love", a track credited to Felix featuring Jomanda.
The song "Make My Body Rock" appeared in Dance! Online, a multiplayer online casual rhythm game, and in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Joanne Thomas' death
[edit]Group member Joanne Thomas died in October 2003, after a three-year battle with colon cancer.[citation needed]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- 1990: Someone to Love Me (Big Beat/Atlantic Records)
- 1993: Nubia Soul (Big Beat/Atlantic Records)
Singles
[edit]- As lead artist
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Dance | US R&B | UK | |||
| 1988 | "Make My Body Rock (Feel It)" | — | 6 | — | 44 | Someone to Love Me |
| 1989 | "Don't You Want My Love" | — | 10 | — | 79 | |
| 1991 | "Got a Love for You" | 40 | 1 | 66 | 43 | |
| 1992 | "The True Meaning of Love" | — | 7 | — | — | |
| 1993 | "I Like It" | 83 | 29 | 43 | 67 | Nubia Soul |
| "Back to You" | — | — | 96 | — | ||
| "Never" | — | — | — | 40 | ||
| 1994 | "I Cried the Tears"[2] | — | 15 | — | — | |
- As featured artist
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2][3] |
AUS [4] |
AUT [5] |
BEL (FLA) [6] |
FIN [7] |
GER [8] |
IRE [9] |
NED [10] |
NOR [11] |
SWE [12] |
SWI [13] | ||||
| 1992 | "Don't You Want Me" (Felix feat. Jomanda) | 6 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | #1 | |
See also
[edit]- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
References
[edit]- ^ "Jomanda | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 288. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Official Charts > Felix". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ^ Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Felix in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- #1: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 13 September 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
- ^ "austriancharts.at > Felix in der Österreichischen Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ^ "Ultratop (Vlaanderen) > Felix in Ultratop Vlaanderen" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
- ^ German chart peaks:
- "Don't You Want Me": "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Felix – Don't You Want Me (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- "It Will Make Me Crazy": "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Felix – It Will Make Me Crazy (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- "#1": "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Felix – #1 (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for Felix (from irishcharts.ie)". Imgur.com (original source published by Fireball Media). Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl > Felix in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ^ "norwegiancharts.com > Felix in Norwegian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com > Felix in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ^ "hitparade.ch > Felix in der Schweizer Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ^ "Certifications Albums Argent - année 1992". Disque en France. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Felix)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
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