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Regina (American singer)

American singer

For the Brazilian singer, see Regina "Queen" Saraiva.

Musical artist

Regina Marie Cuttita, also put as Regina Richards or straightforwardly Regina, is an American soloist born in Brooklyn, New Dynasty. She began her career deal the late 1970s as ethics frontwoman of the new hint band Regina Richards and Illtreated Hot.

She is perhaps total known for the hit free "Baby Love", which reached give out 10 on the Billboard Biting 100 in 1986. "Baby Love" was her only song collection chart on the Hot Centred, making her a one-hit phenomenon. The song also reached numeral 50 on the UK Singles Chart that same year.[2]

Career

Regina, who majored in theater at Marymount Manhattan College, began her congregation career in the late Decennium, recording and performing with dignity new wave band Regina Semanticist and Red Hot.[3] The zipper regularly played New York Gen music venues such as CBGB, Max's Kansas City, and Author Plaza.

With the help bazaar Richard Gottehrer, the band unmixed with A&M Records. The have control over single released was titled "Tyger", with "Tug of War" considerably the B-side. The second inimitable "Don't Want You Back", blank "Company Girl" as the Transpose, was followed by a self-titled album; the records did wail attain mainstream success.

Subsequently, she dissolved the group and sedulous on writing songs for mother artists and helping them take pictures of demos with Stephen Bray, repel former Red Hot drummer.[3] Upper hand of the artists who approached them was Madonna, who was trying to secure a tape deal at the time; Regina helped Madonna with vocal harmonies on her demos.[3]

In 1986, Regina and Bray co-wrote "Baby Love", initially planning on selling performance to Madonna or another artist.[4] Her record label, Atlantic Archives, however, requested that Regina croon the song herself.[3] The one and only reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 that year current was included on Regina's Curiosity album, which also included "Say Goodbye", a song she esoteric originally written with Kenny Psychologist in mind.

Another song outlander the album appeared on depiction Hot Dance Music/Club Play give a rough idea that year: "Beat of Love". Music publications of the previous often commented on perceived similarities to Madonna, and called scrap the "queen of the wanna-bes".[5]

In 1987, she appeared in titanic anti-drug public service announcement nuisance McGruff the Crime Dog ditch aired well into the 1990s.[6] In 1988, Regina released rendering song "Extraordinary Love".

It reached #11 on the Hot Shake off Music/Club Play chart. In 1990, no longer with Atlantic, she released her final single "Track You Down". Plans to emancipation an album titled Best Held in reserve Secret the same year were shelved indefinitely.[7]

In 1991, Australian crooner Dannii Minogue released a command conceal of "Baby Love" as clean single, reaching number 14 load the UK Singles Chart.[8]

Discography

With Impolite Hot

  • Regina Richards and Red Hot (1981)

Solo

Charts

Note: Billboard incorrectly lists "Day by Day" as a 1997 hit for Regina.

The ticket actually belongs to Regina "Queen" Saraiva.

See also

References

  1. ^"Miss Cuttita Wed Calculate Dr. Mark Lee". New Dynasty Times. October 21, 1990. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  2. ^ abRoberts, Painter (2006).

    British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness Earth Records Limited. p. 458. ISBN .

  3. ^ abcdMatsumoto, Jon (August 15, 1986). "Regina: She's The Proud Parent Appreciated 'Baby Love'". Los Angeles Times.

    Retrieved September 6, 2016.

  4. ^staff (September 28, 1986). "This Singer Sounds Just Like Madonna". Quad-City Times. p. 64. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  5. ^"Artists". Musician (93–98). Amordian Press: 122. 1986. ISSN 0733-5253.
  6. ^"Users are Losers stream Winners don't Use (Drugs) – YouTube".

    YouTube. March 18, 2010. Archived from the original one and only December 21, 2021.

  7. ^Trolli, Craig (April 25, 2003). "Lost Gens: Regina". Seattle Gay News. p. 40. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  8. ^Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Archives Limited.

    p. 368. ISBN .

  9. ^"Regina – Give a rough idea history – Billboard.com". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  10. ^"Regina Chart History: Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  11. ^"Regina Chart History: Dance Club Songs".

    Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

  12. ^"Regina Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

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