Martha Wash
Martha Wash (born December 28, 1953 in San Francisco , California ) is an American singer .
biography
Wash started her career as a background singer for Sylvester James . With her colleague Izora Armstead , she founded the band Two Tons o 'Fun, which was later renamed The Weather Girls and had a top hit with It's Raining Men .
After The Weather Girls split in the late 1980s, Martha Wash lent her voice to various house acts , including Black Box and C + C Music Factory . However, due to her obesity, she was replaced by playback singers in the music videos.
In 1993 she released her first CD under her own name Martha Wash . In 1996 and 1997 she recorded two successful hits with Todd Terry and Jocelyn Brown , Keep on Jumping and Something's Going On . In 1997 she released The Collection , a best-of album with the greatest hits of her 20-year career.
Discography
Albums
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Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1993 | Martha Wash | - | - | - | - |
US169 (2 weeks) US |
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More albums
- 1998: The Collection (compilation)
- 2013: Something Good
Singles
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1992 | carry on | - | - | - |
UK49 (3 weeks) UK |
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| 1993 | Give it to you | - | - | - |
UK37 (4 weeks) UK |
US90 (2 weeks) US |
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| Runaround / Carry On | - | - | - |
UK49 (2 weeks) UK |
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| 1996 | Keep On Jumpin ' | - |
AT38 (1 week) AT |
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UK8 (6 weeks) UK |
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Todd Terry feat. Martha Wash & Jocelyn Brown
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| 1997 | Something goin 'on |
DE93 (5 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK5 (26 weeks) UK |
- |
Todd Terry feat. Martha Wash & Jocelyn Brown
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| Carry On '97 | - | - | - |
UK49 (1 week) UK |
- | ||
| 1998 | It's Raining Men… The Sequel | - | - | - |
UK21 (3 weeks) UK |
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feat. RuPaul
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| Catch the light | - | - | - |
UK45 (2 weeks) UK |
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| 1999 | Come | - | - | - |
UK64 (1 week) UK |
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| 2000 | It's raining men | - | - | - |
UK56 (2 weeks) UK |
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More singles
- 1987: Got the Feeling (with Izora Armstead )
- 1993: Now That You're G
- 1996: Hold On Tight ( Lambda feat.Martha Wash)
- 1999: Listen to the People (Small Voices Calling feat.Martha Wash)
- 2004: You Lift Me Up
- 2004: Let the Spirit
- 2007: Keep Your Body Working (Tony Moran feat. Martha Wash)
- 2011: I've Got You
- 2015: N2U ( Showtek & Eva Shaw feat.Martha Wash)
- 2017: I Didn't Know ( Serhat feat.Martha Wash)
swell
- ↑ a b Chart sources: Singles Something’s Going On ( Memento of the original from August 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. UK1 UK2 Billboard 200
- ^ The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7
Web links
- Official website
- Martha Wash at Allmusic (English)
- Martha Wash at Discogs (English)
- Martha Wash in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wash, Martha |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 28, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Francisco , California |