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Female Trouble (album)
''Female Trouble'' is an album by the American musician Nona Hendryx, released in 1987. It was her first album for EMI America. The album is dedicated to Winnie Mandela. "Why Should I Cry?" was the first single. ''Female Trouble'' peaked at No. 96 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200. Production ''Female Trouble'' was produced mostly by Dan Hartman and Hendryx; Hendryx was unable to find a producer to helm the entire album. Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Jellybean Johnson, and The System (band), the System also contributed to the album. "Baby Go-Go" was written by Prince (musician), Prince; it contains backing vocals from George Clinton (funk musician), George Clinton and Mavis Staples. "Winds of Change (Mandela to Mandela)", a duet with Peter Gabriel, was inspired by letters sent to Nelson Mandela by Winnie. Bass player T. M. Stevens raps on "Big Fun". Critical reception ''Trouser Press'' wrote that "Hendryx's irrepressible full-throttle approach makes this an invigorating blast, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nona Hendryx
Nona Bernis Hendryx (born October 9, 1944) is an American vocalist, record producer, songwriter, musician, and author. Hendryx is known for her work as a solo artist as well as for being one-third of the trio Labelle, who had a hit with "Lady Marmalade". Her music has ranged from soul, funk, and R&B to hard rock, new wave, and new-age. She stated in an interview that her family's last name was originally spelled with an 'i' and that she is a distant cousin of guitarist Jimi Hendrix. Biography Early career Hendryx was born in Trenton, New Jersey in 1944 where she met fellow New Jersey native Sarah Dash and later met Philadelphia-born singer Patricia Holte (Patti LaBelle). After a short-lived tenure as a member of the Del-Capris, Hendryx and Dash formed a singing group with Holte (once the lead singer of a girl group in Philadelphia called The Ordettes). In 1961, Cindy Birdsong, from Camden, New Jersey, became the fourth member of the group, who became the Bluebelles and sign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
