TLC (band)
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| - | '''LaDonna Adrian Gaines''' (December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012), known by the stage name '''Donna Summer''', was an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the [[disco]] era of the 1970s. She had a [[mezzo-soprano]] vocal range, and was a five-time [[Grammy Award]] winner. Summer was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach number one on the US ''[[Billboard 200|Billboard]]'' chart, and she also charted four number-one singles in the United States within a 13-month period. | + | '''TLC''' is an [[United States|American]] [[musical trio]] whose repertoire spanned [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]], [[Soul music|soul]], [[funk]], and [[new jack swing]]. Originally consisting of singer [[Tionne Watkins|Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins]], rapper [[Lisa Lopes|Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes]] and singer [[Rozonda Thomas|Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas]], they found success in the 1990s while also enduring a series of spats with the law, each other, and the group's record label. |
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| - | "[[I Feel Love]]" has been sampled several times. The song was sampled by [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Whitney Houston]], [[Bette Midler]], [[Diana Ross]], [[Moloko]], [[Britney Spears]], [[Robbie Williams]], [[Darren Hayes]], [[Mylo]], [[David Guetta]], [[Stuart Price]], and [[Moby (musician)|Moby]] among others. Italian company [[Gucci]] used a special version of it in the "Flora" perfume advertising, filmed by [[Chris Cunningham]]. "I Feel Love" has been covered onstage by [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]]' [[John Frusciante]], [[Kylie Minogue]], [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]], [[Basement Jaxx]], and Finnish progressive rock band [[Kingston Wall]]. [[Venus Hum]] with [[Blue Man Group]] also performed this song with Japanese singer [[Kumi Koda]] for their album ''[[The Complex (album)|The Complex]]'', and in 2006, [[Tracy Bonham]] stood in for Hum on the Blue Man Group tour, performing the song. [[Bronski Beat]] and [[Marc Almond]] released the track as a duet with an added bridge section and titled it "I Feel Love/Johnny Remember Me", reaching number 3 in the [[UK Singles Chart|UK charts]] in April 1985. In 1992 U.K. alterna-pop group [[Curve (band)|Curve]] recorded a version for the [[NME]]'s 40th anniversary compilation ''[[Ruby Trax]]'', which became an instant underground classic. | + | |
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| - | "Love to Love You Baby" was sampled in [[Beyoncé Knowles]]'s "Naughty Girl" and by [[TLC (band)|TLC]] on their original version of "I'm Good at Being Bad", but was removed by request of Summer on later editions. The song has been covered in portions onstage by [[Dionne Warwick]]. Summer's "[[Starting Over Again]]" was a number one hit on the [[Hot Country Songs]] chart as a single for [[Dolly Parton]] in 1980. It also was a top-forty hit for Parton on the [[Billboard Hot 100]]. [[Reba McEntire]] named her 1995 album after the song, and McEntire's version hit no. 17 on the country singles chart in 1996. McEntire stated in the album's liner notes that her recording of the song was intended as something of a tribute to Summer and Parton, both artists whom she admired. Summer's "[[On the Radio (Donna Summer song)|On the Radio]]" was covered by country artist [[Emmylou Harris]] for her 1983 album ''[[White Shoes]]''. British singer and actress [[Martine McCutcheon]] recorded a version that reached number 7 in the [[UK Singles Chart|UK charts]] in February 2001. | + | |
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| - | *1974: ''[[Lady of the Night (album)|Lady of the Night]]'' | + | |
| - | *1975: ''[[Love to Love You Baby]]'' | + | |
| - | *1976: ''[[Love Trilogy|A Love Trilogy]]'' | + | |
| - | *1976: ''[[Four Seasons of Love]]'' | + | |
| - | *1977: ''[[I Remember Yesterday]]'' | + | |
| - | *1977: ''[[Once Upon a Time (Donna Summer album)|Once Upon a Time]]'' | + | |
| - | *1979: ''[[Bad Girls (album)|Bad Girls]]'' | + | |
| - | *1980: ''[[The Wanderer (Donna Summer album)|The Wanderer]]'' | + | |
| - | *1981: ''[[I'm a Rainbow]]'' | + | |
| - | *1982: ''[[Donna Summer (album)|Donna Summer]]'' | + | |
| - | *1983: ''[[She Works Hard for the Money]]'' | + | |
| - | *1984: ''[[Cats Without Claws]]'' | + | |
| - | *1987: ''[[All Systems Go (Donna Summer album)|All Systems Go]]'' | + | |
| - | *1989: ''[[Another Place and Time]]'' | + | |
| - | *1991: ''[[Mistaken Identity (Donna Summer album)|Mistaken Identity]]'' | + | |
| - | *1994: ''[[Christmas Spirit (album)|Christmas Spirit]]'' | + | |
| - | *2008: ''[[Crayons (album)|Crayons]]'' | + | |
| + | Initially, TLC achieved commercial success following the release of its debut album ''[[Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip]]'', which sold four million copies worldwide. The group's second studio album, ''[[CrazySexyCool]]'', went on to be certified diamond by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]], and eventually sold 22 million copies worldwide. TLC released four multiplatinum studio albums before going on hiatus due to the death of Lopes in [[Honduras]] in 2002. | ||
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TLC is an American musical trio whose repertoire spanned R&B, hip-hop, soul, funk, and new jack swing. Originally consisting of singer Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, rapper Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and singer Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas, they found success in the 1990s while also enduring a series of spats with the law, each other, and the group's record label.
Initially, TLC achieved commercial success following the release of its debut album Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip, which sold four million copies worldwide. The group's second studio album, CrazySexyCool, went on to be certified diamond by the RIAA, and eventually sold 22 million copies worldwide. TLC released four multiplatinum studio albums before going on hiatus due to the death of Lopes in Honduras in 2002.
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