Lonnie Gordon

Lonnie Gordon (born Philadelphia [ [http://www.stockaitkenwaterman.com/artists/gord03.htm http://www.stockaitkenwaterman.com/artists/gord03.htm] "Stockaitkenwaterman.com" ] ) is a female Hi-NRG, House and Soul music singer-songwriter from New York's Bronx, who has scored many chart hits during the 1990s and 2000s.

Career

Gordon had several entries on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart in the nineties, including three that reached #1. She also had a major UK pop hit with the song "Happenin' All Over Again" written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman which reached #4 in the UK Singles Chart in 1990 and had originally been written for Donna Summer. [ [http://www.stockaitkenwaterman.com/artists/gord02.htm cafe80s: Lonnie Gordon interview ] ] Subsequent singles did less well there (although two reached the Top 40Roberts, David (Managing Editor) (2005), "British Hit Singles & Albums (Edition 18)", Guinness World Records Limited, ISBN 1-904994-00-8] ).

As a result her debut album, "If I Have To Stand Alone", was never officially released in the UK,Fact|date=February 2007 and only received a limited release in Europe and Japan.Fact|date=February 2007

Her first U.S. dance #1 was "Gonna Catch You" in 1991, which was featured on the soundtrack to the Vanilla Ice movie, "Cool as Ice". It reached #79 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #30 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Her next single in 1993 was followed by a remixed version of "Happenin' All Over Again," another dance chart #1 that generated limited success on the pop chart, peaking at #98 on the Billboard Hot 100. The follow up single was "Do You Want It", released in 1994. All of those singles were included on her album, "Bad Mood", which was released on the now defunct SBK record label, which was a subsidiary of Capitol Records. By this time Lonnie had shaved her head and bleached her hair platinum blonde.

Gordon has hit the U.S. dance chart two more times in 1996, with the songs "Dirty Love" on Geffen Records whick peaked at #6, and "If You Really Love Me" released on Big Bang Records, which peaked at #42. Her third album, a combination of new songs and earlier material, entitled "No Regret" was released in 2000 on Centaur Entertainment. The single released from "No Regrets" was "He Lives in You", which became a modest hit.

Recent times

A new compilation CD of Gordon's material titled "Looking Through Time" is available via the CDBaby website.cite web |url=http://cdbaby.com/cd/lonniegordon |title=Lonnie Gordon - Looking Through Time |accessdate=2007-07-03 |publisher=CD Baby]

Gordon plans to do a worldwide tour, taking in the U.K., and as of June 2007 she is currently recording a new album. Some tracks will be Jazz/Blues standards, and the others will be original material.fact|date=July 2007 Many of the songs are said to be written by Gordon herself.fact|date=July 2007 Lonnie has also created her own label, Gordon Records.cite web |url=http://mobius-news.blogspot.com/2007/05/lonnie-gordon-fan-club.html |title="Lonnie Gordon Fan Club" |accessdate=2007-07-03 |publisher=mobius-news.blogspot.com |quote="There's also a new greatest hits collection 'Looking Through Time' coming up on her very own label Gordon Records, soon to be released through cdbaby.com." ]

Gordon has a major exhibition of her paintings currently on show.

Discography

Albums

* "If I Have To Stand Alone" (1990) Supreme Records
* "Bad Mood" (1993) SBK/Capitol Records
* "No Regrets" (2000) Centaur Entertainment
* "Very Best of Lonnie Gordon" (2002) Night & Day Records
* "Looking Through Time" (2007) Gordon Records
* " (Anthology vol.I) (2007) available on cdbaby.com
* " (Anthology vol II) (2007) available on cdbaby.com
* "TBA" Jazz/Standards album (TBA) Gordon Records
* "TBA" Original material (TBA) Gordon Records

ingles

"-" means unreleased or did not chart. "?" means unreleased, or chart peak (if any) is unknown.

¹ Offshore featuring Lonnie Gordon. ² Quartz Lock featuring Lonnie Gordon. ³ Simon Harris featuring Lonnie Gordon. ⁴ Love Inc. featuring Lonnie Gordon. ⁵ Touch of Soul featuring Lonnie Gordon.

(*) List includes "all" UK Top 75 entries and chart positions (verified accurate and complete) prior to the end of 2004. It may be incomplete and/or unverified in other areas (including UK singles which did not reach the Top 75).

ee also

*List of number-one dance hits (United States)
*List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/user/lalonniegordon - Lonnie Gordon's Official You Tube Page]
* [http://lonniegordon.bravehost.com/ - Lonnie Gordon's Official International Fan Club]

References