Emerald City is the seventh album by Teena Marie, released on July 22, 1986. It is a stylistic departure for her, with strong blues and rock influences favored over her established soul/funk style, and is a concept album. This proved puzzling for fans and critics, and the album sold poorly, peaking at number 20 on […]
Irons In The Fire is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Teena Marie, released on August 14, 1980, by Motown. Her first self produced effort, it was dedicated to her father, Thomas Leslie Brockert (1919-1976). It received positive reviews on its release. In a 2009 interview she named it as her personal favourite of […]
“I Need Your Lovin’” was the lead single from Teena Marie‘s album Irons In The Fire. It peaked at #9 on the US Black Singles chart and became her first Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #37. It also reached #28 in the United Kingdom, making it Marie’s second and last […]
Robbery is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Teena Marie, released in September 18, 1983. It is her first album for Epic Records, following her acrimonious departure from Motown the previous year. The album was written and produced by Marie herself and features contributions from Patrice Rushen, Paulinho da Costa, and Steve Ferrone among […]
“Behind The Groove” is the second single by Teena Marie from her album Lady T, which peaked at #21 on the US Black Singles chart and became Teena Marie’s only top 20 hit in the United Kingdom, reaching #6.
It Must Be Magic is the fourth studio album by Teena Marie, released on May 14, 1981. It was her last album for Motown and the highest-selling of Marie’s tenure with Motown. The album peaked at No. 2 on the US Black Albums chart and No. 23 on the Pop Albums chart. Lead single “Square […]
Naked To The World is the eighth album by Teena Marie, released on March 21, 1988. It is a return to her soul/funk roots following the experimentation of her previous album Emerald City, which had been a critical and commercial disappointment. Naked to the World peaked at #15 on the Black Albums chart and #65 […]
“Ooo La La La” is a single by American R&B singer Teena Marie, which was released in 1988 and is featured on her album Naked to the World, released during the same year. The single became Teena Marie’s biggest hit on the R&B chart. “Ooo La La La” peaked at number one on the Billboard […]
Starchild is the sixth album by Teena Marie, released in 1984. Following the relative commercial failure (in U.S. Pop Chart terms: The album peaked at #119 on the Pop chart; however, it reached #13 on the R&B chart compared to Starchild reaching #9.) of her previous album, Robbery, Starchild became the highest-selling album of Marie’s […]