Melba Moore
Melba Moore , actually Beatrice Melba Hill , (* 29. October 1945 in New York City , New York ) is an American R & B - singer and actress . From 1975 to 2011 it had 33 hits on the American R&B charts. She reached the top twice: 1986 with A Little Bit More and 1987 with Falling . In the standard work Top R&B Singles 1942-1995 , she is listed at number 18 of the most successful artists of the 1980s.
Career
Melba Moore's career began in 1967 with the role of Sheila in Off-Broadway - and from 1968 in Broadway production of the musical Hair . In 1970 she won a Tony Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for her role as Lutiebelle Gussie Mae Jankins in Purlie . In 1978 she performed alongside Eartha Kitt as Marsinah in Timbuktu! on.
Together with Clifton Davis , she hosted her own television show in 1972. From the mid-1970s, Moore also had success with their records. Her debut album, I Got Love , earned her a Grammy nomination for Best Newcomer in 1970 ; In 1976 she was also nominated for a Grammy in the category “ Best Female R&B Vocal Performance ” for her recording Lean On Me - in which she holds a note for 35 seconds . Other hits included This Is It (1976), You Stepped Into My Life (1978), Love's Comin 'at Ya (1982), Read My Lips (1985) and Falling (1987). Her duets A Little Bit More (1986) and I Can't Complain (1988) with R&B singer Freddie Jackson were also very successful .
1979 Moore got a small role in the film adaptation of Hair ; In 1986 she starred for a season on her own sitcom Melba , which was canceled after a few episodes.
In 1990 Moore recorded the song Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing with other African American artists such as Anita Baker , Dionne Warwick and Stevie Wonder , the song of the African American civil rights activists . Not least because of this publication, the song was recognized in Congressional Records , the official journal of the US Congress as the official national anthem of African Americans.
In the 2000s, Moore turned to gospel music. Occasionally she continues to appear on Broadway shows. In 2003 she starred in the film Fighting Temptations on the side of Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Beyoncé Knowles .
Discography
Studio and live albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 US
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R&B
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| 1971 | Look What You're Doing to the Man |
US157 (5 weeks) US |
R&B43 (4 weeks) R&B |
Mercury
|
| 1975 | Peach Melba |
US176 (4 weeks) US |
R&B49 (5 weeks) R&B |
Buddah
|
| 1976 | This Is It |
US145 (5 weeks) US |
R&B32 (10 weeks) R&B |
Buddah
|
| Melba (1976) |
US177 (7 weeks) US |
R&B30 (9 weeks) R&B |
Buddah
|
|
| 1978 | Melba (1978) |
US114 (25 weeks) US |
R&B35 (27 weeks) R&B |
Epic
|
| 1979 | Burn | - |
R&B71 (2 weeks) R&B |
Epic
|
| 1981 | What a woman needs | - |
R&B46 (14 weeks) R&B |
Capitol
|
| 1982 | The Other Side of the Rainbow |
US152 (19 weeks) US |
R&B18 (34 weeks) R&B |
Capitol
|
| 1983 | Never say never |
US147 (14 weeks) US |
R&B9 (35 weeks) R&B |
Capitol
|
| 1985 | Read My Lips |
US130 (10 weeks) US |
R&B30 (34 weeks) R&B |
Capitol
|
| 1986 | A Lot of Love |
US91 (29 weeks) US |
R&B7 (59 weeks) R&B |
Capitol
|
| 1988 | I'm in love | - |
R&B45 (22 weeks) R&B |
Capitol
|
| 1990 | Soul exposed | - |
R&B52 (26 weeks) R&B |
Capitol
|
More studio albums
- 1970: I Got Love (Mercury)
- 1972: Melba Moore Live! (Mercury)
- 1977: A Portrait of Melba (Buddah)
- 1980: Closer (Epic)
- 1996: Happy Together (with The Lafayette Harris Jr. Trio, Muse)
- 1999: Solitary Journey (Orpheus)
- 2001: A Very Special Christmas Gift (Believe Music / Lightyear)
- 2002: A Night in St. Lucia (Image)
- 2003: I'm Still Here (Shout Glory)
- 2004: Nobody But Jesus (Believe Music / Lightyear)
- 2007: Live in Concert (Soul Concerts)
- 2009: The Gift of Love (Shanachie, with Phil Perry )
- 2016: Forever Moore (Muzikk Matrixx)
Compilations
- 1979: Dancin 'with Melba (Buddah)
- 1979: Get Into My Mind (51 West)
- 1981: Sweet Melba (Accord)
- 1994: Greatest Hits (Unidisc)
- 1995: This Is It - The Best of Melba Moore (Razor & Tie)
- 1996: The Magic of Melba Moore: A Little Bit Moore (EMI)
- 2015: The Essential Melba Moore (RCA / Legacy, download only)
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | [↑]: treated together with the previous entry; [←]: placed in both charts |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DE
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 UK
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US
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R&B
|
Dance
|
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| 1975 | I am His Lady Peach Melba |
- | - | - |
R&B82 (6 weeks) R&B |
- | ||
| 1976 | This Is It This Is It |
- |
UK9 (8 weeks) UK |
US91 (5 weeks) US |
R&B18 (13 weeks) R&B |
- | ||
| Lean on Me This Is It |
- | - | - |
R&B17 (17 weeks) R&B |
- | |||
| 1977 | Good Love Makes Everything Alright Melba (1976) |
- | - | - | - |
Dance36 (9 weeks) Dance |
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| The Long and Winding Road Melba (1976) |
- | - | - |
R&B94 (3 weeks) R&B |
- | |||
| The Way You Make Me Feel Melba (1976) |
- | - | - |
R&B62 (8 weeks) R&B |
- | |||
| 1978 | Standing Right Here A Portrait of Melba |
- | - | - |
R&B69 (5 weeks) R&B |
Dance53 (3 weeks) Dance |
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| You Stepped Into My Life Melba (1978) |
- | - |
US47 (7 weeks) US |
R&B17 (18 weeks) R&B |
Dance5 (12 weeks) Dance |
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| 1979 | Pick Me Up, I'll Dance Melba (1978) |
- |
UK48 (5 weeks) UK |
- |
R&B85 (6 weeks) R&B |
Dance22 (10 weeks) Dance |
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| Miss Thing Burn |
- | - | - |
R&B90 (2 weeks) R&B |
Dance41 (11 weeks) Dance |
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| 1980 | Everything So Good About You Closer |
- | - | - |
R&B47 (12 weeks) R&B |
- | ||
| 1981 | Take My Love What A Woman Needs |
- | - | - |
R&B15 (17 weeks) R&B |
Dance12 (23 weeks) Dance |
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| Let's Stand Together What A Woman Needs |
- | - | - |
R&B44 (11 weeks) R&B[Dance: ↑] |
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| 1982 | Love's Comin 'at Ya The Other Side Of The Rainbow |
DE51 (8 weeks) DE |
UK15 (8 weeks) UK |
- |
R&B5 (20 weeks) R&B |
Dance2 (15 weeks) Dance |
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| 1983 | Mind Up Tonight The Other Side Of The Rainbow |
- |
UK22 (6 weeks) UK |
- |
R&B25 (17 weeks) R&B |
Dance17 (14 weeks) Dance |
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| Underlove The Other Side Of The Rainbow |
- |
UK60 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
R&B35 (11 weeks) R&B |
Dance42 (8 weeks) Dance |
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| Keepin 'My Lover Satisfied Never Say Never |
- | - | - |
R&B14 (15 weeks) R&B |
Dance57 (6 weeks) Dance |
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| 1984 | Livin 'for Your Love Never Say Never |
- | - | - |
R&B6 (17 weeks) R&B |
- | ||
| Love Me Right Never Say Never |
- | - | - |
R&B15 (13 weeks) R&B |
- | |||
| 1985 | I Can't Believe (It's Over) Read My Lips |
- | - | - |
R&B29 (12 weeks) R&B |
- | ||
| Read My Lips Read My Lips |
- | - | - |
R&B12 (15 weeks) R&B |
- | |||
| When You Love Me Like This Read My Lips |
- | - | - |
R&B14 (16 weeks) R&B |
- | |||
| 1986 | Love the One I'm With (A Lot of Love) A Lot Of Love |
- | - | - |
R&B5 (15 weeks) R&B |
- |
with Kashif
|
|
| A Little Bit More A Lot Of Love |
- |
UK96 (1 week) UK |
- |
R&B1 (20 weeks) R&B |
- |
with Freddie Jackson
|
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| Falling A Lot Of Love |
- | - | - |
R&B1 (19 weeks) R&B |
- | |||
| 1987 | I'm Not Gonna Let You Go A Lot Of Love |
- | - | - |
R&B26 (10 weeks) R&B |
- | ||
| It's Been So Long A Lot Of Love |
- | - | - |
R&B6 (15 weeks) R&B |
- | |||
| 1988 | I Can't Complain I'm In Love |
- | - | - |
R&B12 (14 weeks) R&B |
- |
with Freddie Jackson
|
|
| I'm In Love I'm In Love |
- | - | - |
R&B13 (12 weeks) R&B |
- |
with Kashif
|
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| Love & Kisses I'm In Love |
- | - | - |
R&B68 (9 weeks) R&B |
- | |||
| 1989 | Do You Really (Want My Love?) I'm In Love |
- |
UK93 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
R&B10 (14 weeks) R&B |
Dance39 (4 weeks) Dance |
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| Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing I'm In Love |
- | - | - |
R&B9 (13 weeks) R&B |
- | |||
| 2011 | Love Is |
- | - | - |
R&B87 (2 weeks) R&B |
- | ||
More singles
- 1966: Don't Cry Sing Along with the Music
- 1969: I Messed Up a Good Thing
- 1969: We're Living to Give (To Give to Each Other)
- 1970: Black Enough
- 1970: Time and Love
- 1970: I Got Love
- 1970: Look What You're Doing to the Man
- 1971: Loving You Comes So Easy
- 1971: Take Up a Course in Happiness
- 1972: I Ain't Got to Love Nobody Else
- 1975: Must Be Dues
- 1976: Free
- 1976: Make Me Believe in You
- 1976: Play Boy Scout
- 1977: The Greatest Feeling
- 1978: I Don't Know No One Else to Turn To
- 1979: Night People
- 1998: Everybody
- 2005: My Heart Belongs to You
Web links
- Melba Moore's official website (English)
- Melba Moore in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Melba Moore in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Melba Moore at Discogs (English)
- Melba Moore at SoulTracks.com (English)
- Melba Moore at filmreference.com (English)
- Melba Moore in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ^ Joel Whitburn: Top R&B Singles 1942-1995, 1996 ISBN 0-89820-115-2
- ↑ Melba Moore Fact Sheet at TheEnvelope.LATimes.com
- ↑ a b Chart sources: DE UK US
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Moore, Melba |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hill, Beatrice Melba (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 29, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York , United States |