A'me Lorain (born Amy Trujillo on May 11, 1967, in

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, California) is an American

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who fronted The Family Affair. A'me Lorain & The Family Affair released one

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in 1989, titled ''Starring In...Standing in a Monkey Sea''. A 1990

single Single may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Single (music), a song release Songs * "Single" (Natasha Bedingfield song), 2004 * "Single" (New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo song), 2008 * "Single" (William Wei song), 2016 * "Single", by ...

, " Whole Wide World", was a

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in the United States, peaking at #9 on the Hot Dance Play

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and #37 on the Hot Dance Maxi Singles chart. The

song A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetitio ...

also crossed over to the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at #9, and appeared on the

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to the

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'' True Love''. The

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band was a true "family affair" with her

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Freddy Trujillo on bass and her then-husband

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playing guitar and drums. As of 2011, A'me was working on new dance material for an independent label.milk carton pop stars: A'me vs Amy
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