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Andrea True (born July 26, 1943, Nashville, Tennessee) is a former adult film star who was also a singer during the disco era^[1]. She had multiple stage names, including Inger Kissin, Andrea Travis, Singh Low, and Singe Low.

Biography

True attended Saint Cecilia Academy, a conservative all-girl Catholic school in Nashville, where she was a boarding student. She graduated in 1956. True moved to New York City as a teenager, to seek fame as a mainstream movie star. While she did manage to get some minor roles in mainstream movies, the fame she sought was fleeting. Desperate for work, she decided to pursue a career as a porn star. She appeared in more than 60 hardcore porn films in the early to mid-1970s and distinguished herself as one of the most recognizable porn stars in the early New York adult film industry

During her heyday as a porn actress, True was hired by a real estate business on the Caribbean island of Jamaica to produce a commercial. During her stay, a political crisis gripped the island and no one was allowed to leave with any money. Long interested in pursuing a music career, True asked her friend, record producer Gregg Diamond to travel to the island and produce a track for her, which she would finance locally. Diamond arrived with a composition in hand, to which True added lyrics. The result of their collaboration, "More, More, More" was sung by True accompanied by local Jamaican musicians.

Ultimately remixed by producer Tom Moulton, More, More, More became a favorite in discos and nightclubs. It ultimately reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, and a full-scale, platinum selling album with the same title soon followed. In early 1977, True released the single N.Y. You Got Me Dancing from her White Witch follow-up album. The single became True's second biggest hit, reaching #27 on Billboard's Pop chart. In 1980 she released her third and final album, War Machine a more punk rock-oriented album, which went virtually unnoticed.

True briefly returned to porn after the failure of her third album, but soon realized that there was little work in the porn industry for a woman in her late 30s. She was unable to return to music because a Goitre had developed on her vocal cords that required surgery, which in turn ended her singing career. So she went on to live a more private life.

In 1999 True resurfaced into the public eye when the Canadian group Len sampled the catchy beat from "More, More, More" in their own hit single, "Steal My Sunshine". She has since appeared on a number of VH1 specials including Where Are They Now in 1999, VH1's 100 Greatest Dance Songs in 2001 ("More, More, More" was the #45 greatest dance song) and VH1's 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders in 2003, where she said she wants to be remembered as a person who "gave people pleasure" — then made sure to emphasize the words — "with her music." She also made an appearance in the 2005 documentary movie Inside Deep Throat. She is currently living in Florida where she works as an astrologist and as a counselor at a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center.

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Black Albums	Pop Albums
1976	More, More, More	#49	#47
1977	White Witch	n/a	n/a
1980	War Machine	n/a	n/a

Singles

Year	Single	Album	Pop Singles	Black Singles	Club Play Singles	Disco Singles
1976	"Call Me"	More, More, More				5
1976	Keep It Up Longer	More, More, More				5
1976	More, More, More (Disco Version)	More, More, More			1
1976	More, More, More (Pt. 1)	More, More, More	4	23		1
1976	Party Line/Fill Me Up/Call Me	More, More, More		95	9
1976	Party Line	More, More, More	80		4
1977	N.Y., You Got Me Dancing	White Witch	27		4
1977	What's Your Name, What's Your Number	White Witch			9
1978	What's Your Name, What's Your Number	White Witch	56

Partial filmography

Meatball (1972) (as Singe Low)
Hot Channels (1973)
Devil's Due (1973)
Madame Zenobia (1973) (as Inger Kissen)
Deep Throat Part II (1974)
Ilusions of a Lady (1974)
Lady on the Couch (1974)
The Chamber Maids (1974)
The Seduction of Lynn Carter (1974)
Mash'd (1976)

References

^ Jason Ankeny (2007-07-02). "Biography: Andrea True". All Music. Retrieved 2007-07-01. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |TRUE&sql= ignored (help)

External links

[1] Jason Ankeny (2007-07-02). "Biography: Andrea True". All Music. Retrieved 2007-07-01. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |TRUE&sql= ignored (help)

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 True attended [[Saint Cecilia]] Academy, a conservative all-girl [[Catholic school]] in Nashville, where she was a boarding student. She graduated in 1956. True moved to [[New York City]] as a teenager, to seek fame as a mainstream [[film|movie]] star. While she did manage to get some minor roles in mainstream movies, the fame she sought was fleeting. Desperate for work, she decided to pursue a career as a [[porn star]]. She appeared in more than 60 [[hardcore pornography|hardcore porn]] films in the early to mid-1970s and distinguished herself as one of the most recognizable [[Pornographic actor|porn stars]] in the early New York adult film industry
-During her heyday as a porn actress, True was hired by a real estate business on the [[Caribbean]] island of [[Jamaica]] to produce a commercial. During her stay, a political crisis gripped the island and no one was allowed to leave with any money. Long interested in pursuing a music career, True asked her friend, [[record producer]] [[Gregg Diamond]] to travel to the island and produce a track for her, which she would finanace locally. Diamond arrived with a composition in hand, to which True added [[lyrics]].  The result of their collaboration, "[[More, More, More]]" was sung by True accompanied by local Jamaican musicians.
+During her heyday as a porn actress, True was hired by a real estate business on the [[Caribbean]] island of [[Jamaica]] to produce a commercial. During her stay, a political crisis gripped the island and no one was allowed to leave with any money. Long interested in pursuing a music career, True asked her friend, [[record producer]] [[Gregg Diamond]] to travel to the island and produce a track for her, which she would finance locally. Diamond arrived with a composition in hand, to which True added [[lyrics]].  The result of their collaboration, "[[More, More, More]]" was sung by True accompanied by local Jamaican musicians.
 Ultimately remixed by producer [[Tom Moulton]], ''[[More, More, More]]'' became a favorite in [[discos]] and [[nightclub]]s. It ultimately reached #4 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]], and a full-scale, [[music recording sales certification|platinum]] selling [[album]] with the same title soon followed. In early 1977, True released the [[Single (music)|single]] ''N.Y. You Got Me Dancing'' from her ''White Witch'' follow-up album. The single became True's second biggest hit, reaching #27 on [[Billboard]]'s Pop chart. In 1980 she released her third and final album, ''[[War Machine (Andrea True album)|War Machine]]'' a more [[punk rock]]-oriented album, which went virtually unnoticed.