Teena Marie

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Teena Marie (2010)

Teena Marie (born March 5, 1956 in Santa Monica , California - † December 26, 2010 in Pasadena , California; born Mary Christine Brockert ) was an American R&B and soul singer, guitarist, composer and producer. Her best-known recordings include Square Biz (1981), Lovergirl (1984) and Ooo La La La (1988). She was also known by the pseudonyms Lady T and Lady Tee .

Life

Teena Marie had Portuguese ancestry and grew up in Oakwood, California , in the midst of a predominantly African American population. She lived temporarily in the house of the family of the US singer Jill Jones . When Teena Marie was sleeping in a hotel room in 2004, a large picture frame fell on her head and the blow caused a severe concussion that resulted in temporary seizures for the rest of her life. She had had a severe seizure a month before she died. On December 26, 2010, Teena Marie was found lifeless by her daughter in her Los Angeles home.

Career

Musician Rick James wrote and produced her first album, Wild and Peaceful (1979). The track I'm Just a Sucker for Your Love , a duet between the two, became a hit. Since there was no photo of Teena Marie on the cover and her label Motown rarely signed white artists, she was initially mistaken for a black singer.

In 1980, Teena Marie appeared as the opening act for the US musician Prince on his then Dirty Mind tour. After her fourth album (1981), she left the Motown label in a dispute. There were legal disputes, the outcome of which became known as the "Brockert Initiative": A label may not keep an artist under contract if there are no publications. Several successful albums and singles on Epic Records followed . For the movie Top Gun she contributed the song Lead me on . When commercial success waned in the late 1980s, Teena Marie withdrew from the music business and devoted herself to her family. She had a daughter named Alia Rose, who also appears as a singer.

Some of their hits were processed by hip-hop musicians in the form of samples in the 1990s , e.g. Ooo La La La by the Fugees in their hit Fu-Gee-La (1996), or newly recorded by other singers, e.g. B. I Need Your Lovin by Sheena Easton (2000). In 2004 Teena Marie made a comeback with the album La Dona , which reached number 6 in the charts. This comeback attempt earned her a Grammy nomination that same year. In 2008 she received the Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation .

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US
1979 Wild and Peaceful - US94 (20 weeks)
US
First published: March 31, 1979
1980 Lady T - US45 (23 weeks)
US
First published: February 14, 1980
Irons in the Fire - US38 (29 weeks)
US
First published: July 6, 1980
1981 It must be magic - US23
gold
gold

(25 weeks)US
First published: May 14, 1981
1983 Robbery - US119 (24 weeks)
US
First published: September 18, 1983
1984 Starchild - US31
gold
gold

(35 weeks)US
First published: November 11, 1984
1986 Emerald City - US81 (11 weeks)
US
First published: July 22, 1986
1988 Naked to the World - US65 (13 weeks)
US
First published: March 21, 1988
1990 Ivory - US132 (10 weeks)
US
First published: September 7, 1990
2004 La Doña - US6 (21 weeks)
US
First published: May 11, 2004
2006 Sapphire - US24 (10 weeks)
US
First published: May 9, 2006
2009 Congo Square - US20 (6 weeks)
US
First published: June 9, 2009
2013 Beautiful - US63 (1 week)
US
First published: January 15, 2013

Compilations

year title Remarks
1985 Greatest hits First published: 1985
1991 Greatest hits First publication: 1991
1994 I Need Your Lovin ': The Best of First published: May 17, 1994
Passion Play First published: July 19, 1994
1996 Motown Milestones: The Best of First published: January 23, 1996
1997 Lovergirl: The Teena Marie Story First published: February 11, 1997
2000 Love songs First published: January 18, 2000
Ultimate Collection First published: February 1, 2000
2001 The Millennium Collection: The Best of First published: March 27, 2001
2002 Great hits First published: May 7, 2002
2011 Playlist: The Very Best of First published: May 10, 2011

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US
1979 I'm a Sucker for Your Love
Wild and Peaceful 		UK43 (8 weeks)
UK 		-
First release: June 1979
feat. Rick James
1980 Behind the Groove
Lady T 		UK6 (10 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: May 1980
I Need Your Lovin '
Irons in the Fire 		UK28 (6 weeks)
UK 		US37 (14 weeks)
US
First published: October 1980
1981 Square Biz
It Must Be Magic 		- US50 (13 weeks)
US
First published: July 1981
1984 Lovergirl
Starchild 		UK76 (3 weeks)
UK 		US4 (24 weeks)
US
First published: December 1984
1985 Jammin '
Starchild 		- US81 (3 weeks)
US
First published: April 1985
1988 Ooo La La La
Naked to the World 		UK74 (4 weeks)
UK 		US85 (5 weeks)
US
First published: February 1988
1990 Since Day One
Ivory 		UK69 (2 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: October 1990
2004 Still in love
La Doña 		- US70 (20 weeks)
US
First published: May 2004
A Rose by Any Other Name
La Doña 		- US97 (2 weeks)
US
First release: December 2004
feat. Gerald Levert

Web links

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  1. ↑ http://beautifulnightschitown.blogspot.de/2013/02/the-question-of-u-jill-jones-talks-2.html
  2. ↑ We Remember Teena Marie , foxync.com, accessed June 8, 2019
  3. ↑ Soul singer: Teena Marie is dead. In: Spiegel Online . December 27, 2010, accessed June 9, 2018 .
  4. ↑ http://beautifulnightschitown.blogspot.de/2013/02/the-question-of-u-jill-jones-talks-2.html
  5. ↑ a b Chart sources: UK US
  6. ↑ Music Sales Awards: US
personal data
SURNAME Teena Marie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brockert, Mary Christine (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American R&B and soul singer, guitarist, composer and producer
DATE OF BIRTH March 5, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Santa Monica , California , USA
DATE OF DEATH December 26, 2010
Place of death Pasadena , California , USA