Jomanda (group) explained

Jomanda
Background:	group_or_band
Origin:	New Jersey, United States
Genre:	House^[1]
Years Active:	1988–1994
Label:	Big Beat/Atlantic
Past Members:	Cheri Williams Joanne Thomas (deceased) Renee Washington

Jomanda was an American female house music vocal trio from New Jersey. Members included Joanne Thomas, Cheri Williams, and Renee Washington.

Biography

Jomanda had several hits on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart during the first half of the 1990s, including "Got a Love for You," which reached #1 in 1991. The song also crossed over to the mainstream, going top 40 (peaking at #40) on the US Billboard Hot 100.

In 1993, the trio returned to #1 on the dance chart with "Don't You Want My Love", a track credited to Felix featuring Jomanda.

The song "Make My Body Rock" appeared in Dance! Online, a multiplayer online casual rhythm game, and in .

Joanne Thomas' death

Group member Joanne Thomas died in October 2003, after a three-year battle with colon cancer.

Discography

Albums

• 1990: Someone to Love Me (Big Beat/Atlantic Records)
• 1993: Nubia Soul (Big Beat/Atlantic Records)

Singles

As lead artist

Year	Single	Peak chart positions				Album
		US	US Dance	US R&B	UK
1988	"Make My Body Rock (Feel It)"	—	6	—	44	Someone to Love Me
1989	"Don't You Want My Love"	—	10	—	79
1991	"Got a Love for You"	40	1	66	43
1992	"The True Meaning of Love"	—	7	—	—
1993	"I Like It"	83	29	43	67	Nubia Sou
	"Back to You"	—	—	96	—
	"Never"	—	—	—	40
1994	"I Cried the Tears"^[2]	—	15	—	—

As featured artist

See also

• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jomanda | Biography & History . . 2020-04-05.
2. Book: Roberts , David . 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 288.
3. Web site: Official Charts > Felix. The Official UK Charts Company. 2016-08-16.
4. Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
   • Top 50 peaks: Web site: australian-charts.com > Felix in Australian Charts. Hung Medien. 2016-08-16.
   • Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia.
   1. 1: Web site: Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 13 September 2016. Imgur.com. 2016-09-22.
5. Web site: austriancharts.at > Felix in der Österreichischen Hitparade. German. Hung Medien. 2016-08-16.
6. Web site: Ultratop (Vlaanderen) > Felix in Ultratop Vlaanderen. Dutch. Hung Medien. 2016-08-16.
7. Book: Nyman, Jake . 2005 . Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja . 1st . Tammi . Helsinki. 951-31-2503-3. Finnish .
8. German chart peaks:
   • "Don't You Want Me": Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Felix – Don't You Want Me (single). German. GfK Entertainment. 2016-08-16.
   • "It Will Make Me Crazy": Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Felix – It Will Make Me Crazy (single). German. GfK Entertainment. 2016-08-16.
   • "#1": Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Felix – #1 (album). German. GfK Entertainment. 2016-08-16.
9. Web site: The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for Felix (from irishcharts.ie). Imgur.com (original source published by Fireball Media). 2016-08-16.
10. Web site: dutchcharts.nl > Felix in Dutch Charts. Dutch. Hung Medien. 2016-08-16.
11. Web site: norwegiancharts.com > Felix in Norwegian Charts. Hung Medien. 2016-08-16.
12. Web site: swedishcharts.com > Felix in Swedish Charts. Hung Medien. 2016-08-16.
13. Web site: hitparade.ch > Felix in der Schweizer Hitparade. German. Hung Medien. 2016-08-16.
14. Web site: Certifications Albums Argent - année 1992. Disque en France. 2010-08-14. dead. https://archive.today/20130121133227/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259165-CERTIFICATIONS.html?year=1992&type=8. 21 January 2013. dmy-all.
15. Germany. Felix. 2011-06-09.