Perri (group) explained
Perri |
Background: | group_or_band |
Origin: | Bakersfield, California, U.S. |
Instrument: | Vocals |
Years Active: | 1981–present[1] |
Current Members: | Carol Perry Darlene Perry Sharon Perry Lori Perry |
Perri is an American R&B vocal group composed of a quartet of sisters.[1] Throughout their career, they have had a career their own releasing albums and had a career as session singers.[1]
History
The group composed of four sisters, Carol, Darlene, Sharon, and Lori, based in Bakersfield, California.[2] In 1981, their career began after seeing a Pat Metheny concert.[3] [4] They sent him a demo tape and they backed him on a record by him.[4] [5] They toured with him from 1983 until 1985.[4] At this time, the group moved to Los Angeles. In 1986, Anita Baker recruited the group to a concert in Los Angeles for her Rapture Tour.[2] [6] In that same year, they secured a record deal with Zebra/MCA, where their debut album, Celebrate, was released.[4] [7] The album peaked at No. 48 in December 1986 on the Top Jazz Albums chart.[8] The album drew inspiration from Metheny's jazz standards.[9] In 1988, they provided backing vocals for Baker's album Giving You the Best That I Got.[7] Their single, Do the Right Thing, was featured on the movie with the same title.[10] In 1990, their album, Tradewinds, was released through Geffen Records.[11] [12] The album peaked at No. 30 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart.[11] In the following year, Ebony Magazine listed the album on the "Also Recommended" list of albums.[13] In 1995, they sung at Holly Robinson Peete and Rodney Peete's wedding.[14] In the following year, they contributed to Ann Nesby's solo debut.[15]
Throughout their career, they have also contributed background on records from musical artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Herbie Hancock, Kirk Franklin, Tamela Mann, and TobyMac.[16] They also appeared on CDs by musical artists such as Whitney Houston, Patti LaBelle, and Brenda Russell.[17] They appeared on Houston's record, The Star Spangled Banner, on the B-side, "America the Beautiful", and was credited.[18]
In 2016, their first album in 26 years, Back to You, was released, on their own label.[1] [16]
Discography
Celebrate (1986, Zebra/MCA)[19]
- "Jaco Two" (4:20)
- "Maybe Tomorrow" (4:56)
- "Alone" (7:12)
- "Celebrate!" (7:25)
- "You Take Me to Heaven" (4:32)
- "Airsteam Two" (6:03)
- "Say (You'll Be Mine)" (4:31)
- "He Never Sleeps" (3:02)
The Flight (1988, Zebra/MCA)[20]
- "I'm the One" (4:37)
- "Upside Down" (4:37)
- "No Place to Go" (4:26)
- "Fall in Love" (4:42)
- "Flight" (5:05)
- "I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love" (5:00)
- "Travels Two" (5:04)
- "Caves of Altamira" (4:15)
- "Eternal Life" (3:20)
Tradewinds (1990, Geffen)[21]
- "Someone Like You" (5:04)
- "It's Been You" (4:40)
- "You Taught Me How" (4:32)
- "Tradewinds" (5:20)
- "Talk to Me" (4:14)
- "You're the One" (5:39)
- "Crazy" (3:01)
- "Mary, Mary" (5:08)
- "No Way to Treat a Lady" (4:24)
- "Say You Will" (3:43)
Back to You (2016, Perri Records)
- "Majesty" (5:25)
- "Jesus He Is Worthy" (4:05)
- "Back to You" (5:18)
- "God is So Good" (4:48)
- "You Are Holy" (6:23)
- "Sing Unto the Lord" (4:52)
- "We Got to Pray" (4:38)
- "Call it Grace" (4:31)
- "Walk Like You" (5:51)
- "Use Me" (3:09)
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Perri Page. January 20, 2024. Soulwalking.co.uk.
- Book: Gregory, Hugh. Soul music A-Z. Da Capo Press. August 21, 1995. January 20, 2024. 9780306806438.
- Web site: Billboard. August 24, 1985. January 20, 2024. Google Books.
- Book: Carpenter, Bil. Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia. Google Books. 2005. January 20, 2024. Backbeat Books. 9780879308414.
- Web site: Billboard. January 25, 1986. January 20, 2024. Google Books.
- Web site: Jet. March 9, 1987. January 20, 2024. Google Books. Johnson Publishing Company.
- Web site: Jet. February 27, 1989. January 20, 2024. Johnson Publishing Company.
- Web site: Billboard. December 27, 1986. January 20, 2024. Google Books.
- Web site: Billboard. March 1, 1986. January 20, 2024. Google Books.
- Book: Do the Right Thing: A Spike Lee Joint. Spike. Lee. Lisa. Jones. 1989. Simon and Schuster . 978-0-671-68265-1 . January 20, 2024.
- Book: Blues & Soul. Napfield Limited. July 1990. January 20, 2024.
- Web site: Perri – Tradewinds. AllMusic. January 20, 2024.
- Web site: Ebony. February 1991. January 20, 2024. Google Books.
- Web site: Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. Johnson Publishing. Company. July 10, 1995. January 20, 2024. Google Books.
- Web site: Billboard. March 30, 1996. January 20, 2024. Google Books.
- Web site: Perry Lane Music. January 20, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20230927115147/https://www.perrylanemusic.com/. September 27, 2023. live.
- Book: Clark Hine, Darlene. Black Women in America, Volume 1. 2005. January 23, 2024. Oxford University Press.
- Book: MusicMaster, The CD-5 Singles Directory: from the Beginning to 1994: Alphabetically Listed by Artist/title • Volume 1. 9780910925075. 1994. January 23, 2024. Record-Rama Sound Archives.
- Web site: Perri - Celebrate Album Review, Songs & More. AllMusic. January 21, 2024.
- Web site: Perri - The Flight Album Review, Songs & More. AllMusic. January 21, 2024.
- Web site: Perri - Tradewinds Album Review, Songs & More. AllMusic. January 21, 2024.