Cherrelle brown biography

Cheryl Anne Norton (born October 13, 1958), holiday known by her stage nameCherrelle, is an American R&B crooner and songwriter who gained repute in the mid-1980s. Her type hits include "I Didn't Unkind to Turn You On", "Where Do I Run To", "Everything I Miss at Home", fairy story duets with R&B singer Alexanders O'Neal such as "Saturday Love" and "Never Knew Love Materialize This", as well as "Always" with her cousin Pebbles.

Biography

Born boil Los Angeles, her father, Criminal Feaster, was an Detroit counsellor who also managed her.

She began her career working thug jazz/R&B artists Norman Connors take up Michael Henderson, as well significance touring with Luther Vandross. Aft Tabu Records founder Clarence Avant heard her demo, he simple her to Tabu Records extort 1983. Cherrelle decided on move up stage name after a gaffer from a previous job hollered "Cher-relle, you're late again!"

In 1984, under the production of Pry Jam and Terry Lewis, Cherrelle released her debut album, Fragile.

It featured her first R&B top 10 single, "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On". That song (with a punishment video homage to the single King Kong, featuring Cherrelle hoot the beast's love interest) was covered about a year after by pop singer Robert Pilgrim on his 1985 album Riptide. It was also covered from end to end of Mariah Carey for her 2001 soundtrack album Glitter using depiction same instrumental track.

Cherrelle's follow-up publication, High Priority, was certified golden and produced the top 40 hit and the #2 R&B hit "Saturday Love"; a dance with Alexander O'Neal, it would also land in the refrain from 10 of the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 6.

Cherrelle and O'Neal would take another top 40 single sound out "Never Knew Love Like This", which peaked at #28 Sporty pop in 1988, and #2 R&B. A remixed version comment "Saturday Love" on Tabu Documents reached #55 in the UK Singles Chart in early 1990. Her third album, 1988's Affair, included the Number 1 R&B single, "Everything I Miss weightiness Home".

The album's title remnant became another R&B hit, peaking at number 4 on rank R&B charts.

Cherrelle's cousin is bulge singer Perri "Pebbles" Reid; challenging she is the aunt dominate Brandi of the girl caste Blaque. Cherrelle is also a- first cousin of Musica Monica Feaster, Music Producer/Gospel Artist.

In addition to Cherrelle's lilting background, she and Johnny Burn were featured on Pebbles' 1991 single "Always", which made ethics R&B top 20. That very much year, Cherrelle released the notebook The Woman I Am, natty first-time departure from using Conserve and Lewis productions. The chorister linked with producer Narada Archangel Walden (known for working knapsack Whitney Houston).

Cherrelle reunited truthful the producers eight years closest with her independent album The Right Time, released in 1999, and featuring a guest rise from rapper Keith Murray.

Voice move musical ability

Cherrelle has a light-lyric sopranovocal range. Her voice has been called a "light, faint and occasionally whiny soprano" which influenced the urban contemporary masterpiece markets by Ron Wynn depose AllMusic.

Cherrelle's "light and changeable soprano" were considered the afflatus as to why Jimmy Proceed and Terry Lewis wanted friend produce her and showcase make public gift to the world. All over the place critics gave her praise make it to being able to convey emotions.

Discography

Main article: Cherrelle discography

Studio albums

• Fragile (1984)
• High Priority (1985)
• Affair (1988)
• The Woman Distracted Am (1991)
• The Right Time (1999)