Lutricia McNeal
Lutricia McNeal (* 27. November 1973 in Oklahoma City ) is an American pop - and soul - singer .
Life
McNeal first had commercial success in Sweden in 1997 with the single Ain't That Just the Way (originally by Barbi Benton ), which hit the charts in other European countries a year later. In 1998 she made it into the UK's top 10 with Stranded and Someone Loves You Honey. Lutricia McNeal also enjoyed success in Asia and New Zealand, where three of her singles went platinum . From 1998 to 2000, a number of very successful singles followed across Europe.
In 2000, McNeal had their second child. In 2002 she switched to the Swedish label Bonnier and released the uptempo number Perfect Love . Other singles received little attention in Germany.
In November 2004 she was seen without a shell in the men's magazine Playboy . In the summer of 2005 she went on an open-air festival tour and made several guest appearances in Germany.
In autumn 2005, the single It's Not Easy was released and reached number 3 in the Swedish singles charts. The follow-up single, Best of Times , also reached number 6 in Sweden.
In 2011 her single You make me feel good was released on the German label tsp-music. The song, written with Ansgar Huppertz, appeared in 3 versions. The "feel good guitar version" was accompanied by Anthony Thet .
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1997 | My Side of Town |
DE37 (13 weeks) DE |
AT22 (24 weeks) AT |
CH19 (10 weeks) CH |
- | - | |
1998 | Lutricia McNeal | - | - | - |
UK16
gold
(18 weeks)UK |
- | |
1999 | Whatcha Been Doing |
DE84 (2 weeks) DE |
AT50 (1 week) AT |
CH21 (5 weeks) CH |
- | - |
More albums
- 2002: Metroplex
- 2003: My Side of Town (US version of the album Lutricia McNeal )
- 2004: Soulsister Ambassador
- 2005: Rise
Compilations
- 2004: Greatest Hits
- 2010: Complete Best (2 CDs)
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1997 | Ain't That Just the Way My Side Of Town |
DE5
gold
(31 weeks)DE |
AT2
gold
(13 weeks)AT |
CH3 (20 weeks) CH |
UK6th
silver
(18 weeks)UK |
US63 (16 weeks) US |
|
My Side of Town My Side Of Town |
DE73 (10 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - | ||
1998 | Stranded |
DE33 (16 weeks) DE |
AT4 (13 weeks) AT |
CH14 (18 weeks) CH |
UK3
silver
(12 weeks)UK |
- | |
Someone Loves You Honey |
DE51 (9 weeks) DE |
AT13 (10 weeks) AT |
- |
UK9 (7 weeks) UK |
- | ||
The Greatest Love You'll Never Know |
- | - | - |
UK17 (6 weeks) UK |
- | ||
1999 | 365 Days Whatcha Been Doing |
DE58 (9 weeks) DE |
AT26 (8 weeks) AT |
CH31 (12 weeks) CH |
- | - | |
2000 | Fly Away Whatcha Been Doing |
DE84 (5 weeks) DE |
- |
CH61 (7 weeks) CH |
- | - | |
2002 | Perfect Love Metroplex |
DE41 (10 weeks) DE |
AT22 (16 weeks) AT |
CH93 (2 weeks) CH |
- | - | |
2003 | Wrong or Right Metroplex |
- |
AT50 (6 weeks) AT |
- | - | - | |
2004 | Promise Me Soulsister Ambassador |
DE86 (7 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
More singles
- 1997: Washington
- 1998: When a Child Is Born
- 2000: Sodapop
- 2002: You Showed Me
- 2002: Money
- 2003: Power of Music
- 2005: It's Not Easy
- 2005: What About It
- 2006: Best of Times
- 2011: You Make Me Feel Good (music / lyrics: Ansgar Huppertz + Lutricia McNeal)
Awards
- 1998: RSH Gold
swell
- ↑ a b Chart sources: Singles / Albums / UK
- ↑ a b gold / platinum databases: DE AT UK
- ↑ RSH Gold Award 1998
Web links
- lutriciamcneal.net , personal website (English)
- Lutricia McNeal at Allmusic (English)
- Lutricia McNeal at Discogs (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | McNeal, Lutricia |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American pop and soul singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 27, 1973 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Oklahoma City , Oklahoma |