Jeanie Tracy
JEANIE TRACY
JEANIE TRACY is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and record producer. She rose to fame in the late 1970s as a backing singer of Sylvester, an American disco singer. Her first album, “Me and You” (1982), featured post-disco hits “I’m Your Jeanie”, “Sing Your Own Song” and the overlooked 1983 smash R&B and Funk hit, “Can I Come Over & Play With You Tonight”.
From late 1984 to early 1985, she performed on the US television Show Star Search where she was the winner in the Female Vocalist category for six weeks. In 1995, Jeanie released her second album “It’s My Time”.
In 2012, Jeanie portrayed gospel singer Mahalia Jackson in the theatre production Mahalia: A Gospel Singer. She released an extended play Making New Friends (2015), which features past singles.
Throughout her career, Jeanie has scored four number one dance singles: “The Power” (2001), “Cha Cha Heels” (2004), “Party People” (2006), and “Livin’ for Your Love (Your Love)” (2016).
Other hits from Jeanie include “Do You Believe In The Wonder” (1994), “Last Dance, Everybody Up” (1988), “Party People” (2006), and her collaboration with Yomanda “Happiness” (1997 & 2020) which has gone to be one of most defining dance anthems over the last two decades.
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November 25, 2024