![]() After switching to R&B she was signed aged 12. Wright was born in Miami in 1953 and started singing gospel at the age of two, with her siblings in the group Echoes of Joy. Sexuality was addressed in other early hits like Let Me Be Your Lovermaker and Baby Sitter, where, as on Clean Up Woman, she is superseded by a love rival, who has “a truckload of you know what / and all of it in place”. ![]() ![]() Hits like Clean Up Woman were written for Wright but she also penned her own songs including Tonight is the Night, about losing her virginity, which became a favourite for R&B fans. She twice worked with the Marley family, on an album of posthumous Bob Marley reworks in 1999 – having supported him on tour in 1979 – and with Damian Marley and rapper Nas on their 2010 album Distant Relatives. She also provided backing vocals or vocal production for artists including Jennifer Lopez, Joss Stone, Gloria Estefan, Lil Wayne and David Byrne. Wright had another US Top 10 hit with Dance With Me in 1978, providing vocals alongside lead artist Peter Brown. ![]()
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