Seduction (band)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2007) |
 |
This article is outdated. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. Please see the talk page for more information. (November 2010) |
| Seduction | |
|---|---|
| Origin | New York, New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | Dance-pop Freestyle Urban contemporary House |
| Labels | A&M Records |
| Past members | |
| April Harris (born March 25, 1967) Michelle Visage (September 20, 1968) Idalis DeLeon (June 15, 1966) |
|
Seduction was a female dance-pop, urban contemporary, house music, and freestyle trio from New York assembled and produced by Robert Clivillés and David Cole (later of C+C Music Factory), consisting of members April Harris (born March 25, 1967), Michelle Visage (20 September 1968), and Idalis DeLeon (born June 15, 1966).
Contents |
[edit] History
Originally intended as a studio project, and prior to any assemblage of the aforementioned trio, the first track produced, "Seduction" (later re-named "Seduction's Theme"), featured vocals by Carol Cooper, and was released to dance clubs. The second single "(You're My One and Only) True Love" featured uncredited lead vocals by Martha Wash.[1] Against its producers' expectations, it ended up becoming a hit. Envisioning a potential hit phenomenon, Cole and Clivillés set to the task of assembling a group of girls who displayed talent, sex appeal, and multiformat potential. Visage, DeLeon and Harris were chosen and assembled for the recording of the album Nothing Matters Without Love and subsequent singles. Their biggest hit came in early 1990 with "Two to Make It Right", a #2 pop hit. In mid-1990 DeLeon left the group and was replaced by Sinoa Loren (born 6 December 1966). After a pair of hits with this line-up, the group disbanded in 1991.
[edit] Alumni and further works
- DeLeon went on to become a prominent MTV VJ and Hollywood Reporter MTVExtraAccess Hollywood VJ as well as a SAG Nominated actress on TV shows such as Living Single, Six Feet Under, Nip Tuck, Burn Notice and feature films like "Running Scared" and "Vicious Circle". iDalis Media.com is her entertainment firm she runs today coaching clients to brand their act through precision on camera performance coaching and career brand media strategy.
- Michelle Visage performed guest vocals on the single "Crash" by Freestyle act TKA, as well as the single "It's Gonna Be a Lovely Day" by C+C Music Factory alter-ego The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. from the soundtrack to the Whitney Houston film The Bodyguard. Visage later co-hosted a VH1 talk show show, the The RuPaul Show with RuPaul, and eventually went on to become a popular on-air personality for New York radio station WKTU. In 2005, Visage joined the morning show "The Morning Mix" on WNEW-FM "Mix 102.7" FM (now WWFS). She is currently the host of Sunny 104.3 Morning Show on WEAT-FM in West Palm Beach, Florida and since January 2011, she now is the third permanent panel judge on the popular reality television series RuPaul's Drag Race which airs on the Logo cable television network.
- April Harris earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Howard University’s School of Communication. She has performed principal roles in the following plays: Dreamgirls (National Tour), Wicked Ways (National Tour), Smokey Joe’s Café (National Tour), Footloose (National Tour), Ain’t Misbehavin' (National Tour), The Wiz, and Medea and Beehive. She toured internationally with her all-female band (Koffee), being featured on the BET Soundstage Tour, Blackapalooza Tour, and the U2/Kelis European Tour. In 2004, April established AVH Entertainment, LLC, a music and television production company. She owns the rights to the name Seduction and reassembled the group with two new members, Maria Flora and Eunice Quiñones, (Miss New York Latina 2006), and released an album of new material, Feel Brand New, through AVH Entertainment (her own label) in 2005. Current projects in development include a television show geared towards teens.
- Singer and actress Sinoa Loren went on to perform for two movie soundtracks on Universal: Carlito's Way (1993) and The Shadow (1994). Her songs were Pillow Talk, a remake of the classic 1970s hit, and Some Kind of Mystery (written by Diane Warren and produced by Jellybean Benitez). Sinoa has also written and recorded several dance songs played throughout South America and Mexico. She is currently working with SKY, an original group performing a tribute to Seduction, along with original songs. Along with Sinoa, SKY is made up of Karmine Alers and Yassmin Alers.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- 1989 Nothing Matters Without Love #36 U.S.
- 1990 The Re-Mixes
- 2005 Feel Brand New
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
US Dan [3] |
US R&B [4] |
US AC [5] |
UK [6] |
||||||||||
| 1988 | "Seduction" | — | 17 | — | — | 87 | Nothing Matters Without Love | |||||||
| 1989 | "(You're My One and Only) True Love" | 23 | 3 | 56 | — | 92 | ||||||||
| "Two to Make It Right" | 2 | 1 | — | — | 79 | |||||||||
| 1990 | "Heartbeat" | 13 | 2 | 21 | — | 75 | ||||||||
| "Could This Be Love" | 11 | — | 38 | 21 | — | |||||||||
| "Breakdown" | 82 | 4 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Groove Me" | — | 4 | — | — | — | The Re-Mixes | ||||||||
| 2004 | "Feel Brand New" | — | 28 | — | — | — | Feel Brand New | |||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
[edit] Other charted songs
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Dan [3] |
|||
| 1990 | "Free Your Body" | 2 | Non-album song |
[edit] References
- ^ List of songs featuring Wash's vocals at marthawash.com
- ^ "Seduction Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/seduction/chart-history/11765?f=379&g=Singles. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
- ^ a b "Seduction Album & Song Chart History - Dance/Club Play Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/seduction/chart-history/11765?f=359&g=Singles. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
- ^ "Seduction Album & Song Chart History - R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/seduction/chart-history/11765?f=367&g=Singles. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
- ^ "Seduction Album & Song Chart History - Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/seduction/chart-history/11765?f=341&g=Singles. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
- ^ "Chart Stats - Seduction". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=5360. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
- ^ "RIAA Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
