Jomanda (group)
Encyclopedia
Jomanda was an American
female R&B
/house
vocal trio from New Jersey
. Members included Joanne Thomas, Cheri Williams and Renee Washington. They 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. It also crossed over to the mainstream, going Top 40 (peaking at #40) on the US Billboard Hot 100
.
In 1993, they returned to #1 on the dance chart with "Don't You Want Me," a track credited to 'Felix featuring Jomanda'.
Group member Joanne Thomas died in October 2003, after a three year battle with colon cancer.
The song "Make My Body Rock" appeared on the fictional radio station SF-UR in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
. This song is also featured on Dance! Online
, a multiplayer online casual rhythm game
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
female R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
/house
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
vocal trio from New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. Members included Joanne Thomas, Cheri Williams and Renee Washington. They had several hits
Hit record
A hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay, club play, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings...
on the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Dance Club Play chart
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
during the first half of the 1990s, including "Got a Love for You," which reached #1 in 1991. It also crossed over to the mainstream, going Top 40 (peaking at #40) on the US Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
.
In 1993, they returned to #1 on the dance chart with "Don't You Want Me," a track credited to 'Felix featuring Jomanda'.
Group member Joanne Thomas died in October 2003, after a three year battle with colon cancer.
The song "Make My Body Rock" appeared on the fictional radio station SF-UR in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a 2004 open world action video game developed by British games developer Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the third 3D game in the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise, the fifth original console release and eighth game overall...
. This song is also featured on Dance! Online
Dance! Online
DANCE! Online was a downloadable massively multiplayer online music video game produced by David Perry and published by Acclaim in North America. It is a free-to-download PC title that largely resembles a combination of Audition Online and Dance Dance Revolution series. It is based on the Chinese...
, a multiplayer online casual rhythm game
Music video game
A music video game, also commonly known as a music game, is a video game where the gameplay is meaningfully and often almost entirely oriented around the player's interactions with a musical score or individual songs...
.
Albums
- 1990: Someone to Love Me (Big Beat/Atlantic RecordsAtlantic RecordsAtlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
) - 1993: Nubia Soul (Big Beat/Atlantic RecordsAtlantic RecordsAtlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
)
Singles
- 1988: "Make My Body Rock (Feel It)" - US Dance #6, UKUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
#44 - 1989: "Don't You Want My Love" - US Dance #10
- 1991: "Got a Love for You" - US Pop #40, US R&B #66, US Dance #1, UK #43
- 1992: "The True Meaning of Love" - US Dance #7
- 1992: "Don't You Want Me" (Felix feat. Jomanda) - US Dance #1, UK #6
- 1993: "I Like It" - US Pop #83, US R&B #45, US Dance #29, UK #67
- 1993: "Back to You" - US R&B #96
- 1993: "Never" - UK #40
- 1994: "I Cried the Tears" - US Dance #15
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart