Lonnie Gordon (born Philadelphia) is a female Hi-NRG, House and Soul music singer-songwriter from New York's Bronx, who has scored many chart hits during the 1990s and 2000s.Gordon had several entries on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart in the nineties, including three that reached #1. She also had a major UK pop hit with the song "Happenin' All Over Again" written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman which reached #4 in the UK Singles Chart in 1990 and had originally been written for Donna Summer. Subsequent singles did less well there (although two reached the Top 40.As a result her debut album, If I Have To Stand Alone, was never officially released in the UK, and only received a limited release in Europe and Japan.Her first U.S. dance #1 was "Gonna Catch You" in 1991, which was featured on the soundtrack to the Vanilla Ice movie, Cool as Ice. It reached #79 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #30 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Her next single in 1993 was followed by a remixed version of "Happenin' All Over Again," another dance chart #1 that generated limited success on the pop chart, peaking at #98 on the Billboard Hot 100. The follow up single was "Do You Want It", released in 1994. All of those singles were included on her album, Bad Mood, which was released on the now defunct SBK record label, which was a subsidiary of Capitol Records. By this time Lonnie had shaved her head and bleached her hair platinum blonde.Gordon has hit the U.S. dance chart two more times in 1996, with the songs "Dirty Love" on Geffen Records whick peaked at #6, and "If You Really Love Me" released on Big Bang Records, which peaked at #42. Her third album, a combination of new songs and earlier material, entitled No Regret was released in 2000 on Centaur Entertainment. The single released from No Regrets was "He Lives in You", which became a modest hit.A new compilation CD of Gordon's material titled "Looking Through Time" is available via the CDBaby website.Gordon plans to do a worldwide tour, taking in the U.K., and as of June 2007 she is currently recording a new album. Some tracks will be Jazz/Blues standards, and the others will be original material. Many of the songs are said to be written by Gordon herself.Lonnie has also created her own label, Gordon Records.Gordon has a major exhibition of her paintings currently on show.
Gordon had several entries on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart in the 1990s, including three that reached #1. She also had major hits UK pop with the song "Happenin' All Over Again" written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, which reached #4 in the UK Singles Chart in 1990, and had originally been written for Donna Summer. Subsequent singles did less well there (although two reached the Top 40.
As a result her debut album, If I Have To Stand Alone, was never officially released in the UK,[citation needed] and only received a limited release in Europe and Japan.[citation needed]
Her first U.S. dance #1 was "Gonna Catch You" in 1991, which was featured on the soundtrack to the Vanilla Ice movie, Cool as Ice. It reached #79 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #30 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Her next single in 1993 was followed by a remixed version of "Happenin' All Over Again," another dance chart #1 that generated success on the pop chart, peaking at #98 on the Billboard Hot 100. The follow up single was "Do You Want It", released in 1994. All of those singles were included on her album, Bad Mood, which was released on the now defunct SBK record label, which was a subsidiary of Capitol Records and became a top 20 album.
Gordon has hit the U.S. dance chart two more times in 1996, with the songs "Dirty Love" on Geffen Records, which peaked at #6, and "If You Really Love Me" released on Big Bang Records, which peaked at #42. Her third album, a combination of new songs and earlier material, entitled No Regret was released in 2000 on Centaur Entertainment. The single released from No Regret was "He Lives in You", which also became another "Gordon anthem".
In 2002 Gordon starred as the lead vocalist and narrator for "Zumanity" another side of Cirque du Soleil, in Las Vegas. Working with Cirque du Soleil and moving to Las Vegas, was a bold career move that provided an opportunity for Gordon to showcase her strong vocals and incredible stage presence. After leaving Cirque du Soleil, Gordon made her way back to London England and constantly toured. This lead to a recording deal with Positiva/EMI. Who remixed "Gonna Catch You"(known now as Catch You Baby), with a release date in July 2009, and a new album to follow. Gordon's 1990 album "If I Have To Stand Alone", finally saw it's release worldwide, in May 2009 after being recorded in 1990 and sounds as fresh today as it did back then. Released via cherry-pop records.
Her back catalogue of Stock Aitken Waterman produced material is being released on iTunes with some rare and unreleased recordings available!
From Wikipedia:Lonnie Gordon (born Philadelphia) is a female Hi-NRG, house and soul singer-songwriter from New York's Bronx, who has scored many chart hits during the 1990s and 2000s.