Jeanie Tracy | |
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 Tracy performing at Southern Decadence in New Orleans, 2007. | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Jeanie Tracy-Smith, Silhouette,[1] Technodiva[2] |
| Born | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | house · R&B · disco · soul · Hi-NRG · gospel |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, record producer, actress |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Labels | Mamahouse Records, Carrillo Music, AM Records, TommyBoy, Megatone |
| Website | www |
Jeanie Tracy is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and record producer. She rose to fame in the late 1970s as a background singer of Sylvester, an American disco singer. Her first album, Me and You (1982), featured post-disco hits "I'm Your Jeanie","Sing Your Own Song" and the overlooked 1983 smash R&B and Funk hit,"Can I Come Over And Play With You Tonight". From late 1984 to early 1985, she performed on television Show Star Search where she was the winner in the Female Vocalist category for six weeks. In 1995, Tracy released her second album It's My Time.
In 2012, Tracy portrayed gospel singer Mahalia Jackson in the theater production Mahalia: A Gospel Singer. She released an extended play Making New Friends (2015), which features past singles.
Throughout her career, Tracy has scored four number-one dance singles: "The Power" (2001), "Cha Cha Heels" (2004), "Party People" (2006), and "Livin' for Your Love (Your Love)" (2016).
- ^ Published by McFarland. (July 5, 2013). First Ladies of Disco: 32 Stars Discuss the Era and Their Singing Careers. Page 217. Retrieved from https://books.google.com/books?id=cfwQAAAAQBAJ&dq=West+Coast+Blues+Hall+of+Fame+%22jeanie+tracy%22&pg=PA217
- ^ Jeanie Tracy Interview. Disco Disco. Retrieved on April 3, 2019