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Norma Jean Wright
Norma Jean Wright
Born	July 15, 1956 (age 68); Ripley, Tennessee, (U.S.)
Origin	Elyria, Ohio, (U.S.)
Genres	Disco, soul, funk
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1976-present
Website	www.chictribute.com

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Norma Jean Wright (born July 15, 1956) is an American singer and was the lead vocalist of the American group Chic, a soul, R&B and disco band, from 1977 to 1978.^[1]

Early life

Norma Jean Wright was born in Ripley, Tennessee. At young age, she relocated to Elyria, Ohio, with her family. She attended Ohio State University.

Career

Wright sang in the female trio, the Topettes, and toured for a short time with The Spinners. In 1977, she joined Chic, a soul, R&B and disco band.^[1]

Most notably, she sang lead vocal on Chic's debut album, Chic (1977), which includes the hits "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" (#6 Pop, #6 R&B in January 1978) and "Everybody Dance" (#38 Pop, #12 R&B in April 1978).

She left Chic in 1978 to begin a solo career, billed as Norma Jean. In July 1978, she scored her first R&B Top 20 hit, "Saturday" (#15), from her debut album, Norma Jean on the Bearsville Records label, produced by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers.^[1] In January 1980, she scored her second (and last) R&B Top 20 hit, "High Society" (#19), also produced by the Chic team.

Her first album included several popular songs: "Sorcerer", "Having a Party", and "I Like Love." Later popular songs were "Hold Me Lonely Boy" (1979), "Love Attack" (1983), "Shot in the Dark" (1984), and "Every Bit of This Love" (1985). In 2004, "I Like Love" was sampled by the British dance project Solitaire for their club hit "I Like Love (I Love Love)."

Wright has sung as a backing vocalist with C+C Music Factory, Constina, Randy Crawford, Will Downing, Aretha Franklin, Fantasy, Debbie Gibson, Nelson Rangell, Luther Vandross, Madonna, Sister Sledge, Nick Scotti & Freddie Jackson. She frequently appears in a duo with Luci Martin, another former Chic vocalist. In 2018, Wright joined and toured with the female group First Ladies of Disco. In March 2019, Wright released the single "Don't Stop Me Now" with the group.

In 2019, she received The Culture News Award for Lifetime Achievement by David Serero.^[2]

Discography

Studio albums

Norma Jean (1978)

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions
Year	Title	US Pop ^[3]	US R&B ^[3]	US Dance ^[4]
1978	"Saturday"	103	15	10
	"Sorcerer"	―	―
	"Having a Party"	―	83
	"I Like Love"	―	―
1979	"High Society"	―	19	92
1983	"Love Attack"	―	―	―
1984	"Shot in the Dark"	―	―	―
1985	"Every Bit of This Love"	―	―	―
2004	"You Lift Me Up"	―	―	―
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Ed, Hogan. "Norma Jean Wright Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
^ "NORMA JEAN WRIGHT | theculturenews".
^ ^a ^b "Norma Jean Wright Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
^ "Norma Jean Wright - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2023.

External links

Norma Jean Wright discography at Discogs
chictribute.com

[Hogan-1] Ed, Hogan. "Norma Jean Wright Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved August 8, 2011.

[2] "NORMA JEAN WRIGHT | theculturenews".

[VF-3] "Norma Jean Wright Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved November 6, 2023.

[4] "Norma Jean Wright - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2023.

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-'''Norma Jean Wright''' (born July 15, 1956) is an American singer and was the lead vocalist of the American group [[Chic (band)|Chic]], a [[Soul music|soul]], [[R&B]] and [[disco]] band, from 1977 to 1978.<ref name="Hogan">Hogan, Ed "[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/norma-jean-wright-p139931/biography Norma Jean Wright Biography]", [[Allmusic]], retrieved 2011-08-08</ref>
+'''Norma Jean Wright''' (born July 15, 1956) is an American singer and was the lead vocalist of the American group [[Chic (band)|Chic]], a [[Soul music|soul]], [[R&B]] and [[disco]] band, from 1977 to 1978.<ref name="Hogan">{{cite web|first=Hogan|last=Ed|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/norma-jean-wright-mn0000456085#biography|title=Norma Jean Wright Biography|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=2011-08-08}}</ref>
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+==Discography==
+===Studio albums===
 * ''[[Norma Jean (album)|Norma Jean]]'' (1978)
+===Singles===
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+! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
+! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions
+|-
+! style="width:40px;"| <small>[[Billboard Hot 100|US Pop]]</small><br><ref name="VF">{{cite web |title=Norma Jean Wright Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography |url=https://www.musicvf.com/Norma+Jean+Wright.art |website=Music VF |access-date=6 November 2023}}</ref>
+! style="width:40px;"| <small>[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B]]</small><br><ref name="VF"/>
+! style="width:40px;"| <small>[[Dance Club Songs|US Dance]]</small><br><ref>{{cite web |title=Norma Jean Wright - Awards |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/norma-jean-wright-mn0000456085/awards |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=6 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721034731/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/norma-jean-wright-mn0000456085/awards |archive-date=July 21, 2012}}</ref>
+|-
+| rowspan="4"|1978
+| "Saturday"
+| align=center | 103
+| align=center | 15
+| align=center rowspan="4"| 10
+|-
+| "Sorcerer"
+| align=center | ―
+| align=center | ―
+|-
+| "Having a Party"
+| align=center | ―
+| align=center | 83
+|-
+| "I Like Love"
+| align=center | ―
+| align=center | ―
+|-
+| 1979
+| "High Society"
+| align=center | ―
+| align=center | 19
+| align=center | 92
+|-
+| 1983
+| "Love Attack"
+| align=center | ―
+| align=center | ―
+| align=center | ―
+|-
+| 1984
+| "Shot in the Dark"
+| align=center | ―
+| align=center | ―
+| align=center | ―
+|-
+| 1985
+| "Every Bit of This Love"
+| align=center | ―
+| align=center | ―
+| align=center | ―
+|-
+| 2004
+| "You Lift Me Up"
+| align=center | ―
+| align=center | ―
+| align=center | ―
+|-
+| colspan="5" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
+|}
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
+* {{Discogs artist}}
 * [http://www.chictribute.com/ chictribute.com]

v t e Chic
Bernard Edwards Nile Rodgers Tony Thompson Alfa Anderson Luci Martin Norma Jean Wright Fonzi Thornton Michelle Cobbs Nathaniel S. Hardy, Jr. Omar Hakim Robert Sabino Sylver Logan Sharp Luther Vandross Diva Gray Robin Clark
Studio albums	Chic (1977) C'est Chic (1978) Risqué (1979) Real People (1980) Take It Off (1981) Soup For One (1982) Tongue in Chic (1982) Believer (1983) Chic-ism (1992) It's About Time (2018)
Live albums	Live at the Budokan (1999) A Night in Amsterdam (2006)
Compilations	Les Plus Grands Succès De Chic: Chic's Greatest Hits (1979) Freak Out: The Greatest Hits of Chic and Sister Sledge (1988) Megachic: Best of Chic (1990) Dance, Dance, Dance: The Best of Chic (1991) The Best of Chic, Volume 2 (1992) Everybody Dance (1995) Dance, Dance, Dance & Other Hits (1997) The Very Best of Chic & Sister Sledge (1999) The Very Best of Chic (2000) Good Times: The Very Best of the Hits & the Remixes (Chic & Sister Sledge) (2005) The Definitive Groove Collection (2006) Up All Night (2013)
Singles	"Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" "Everybody Dance" "Le Freak" "I Want Your Love" "Good Times" "My Forbidden Lover" "My Feet Keep Dancing" "Rebels Are We" "Real People" "Stage Fright" "Soup for One" "Hangin'" "Chic Mystique" "I'll Be There"
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