Belita Karen Woods (October 23, 1948 – May 14, 2012) was a lead singer of the late 1970s R&B group Brainstorm. She also performed with

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for two decades, beginning in 1992. Brainstorm had a disco hit in 1977 called "Lovin' Is Really My Game". Their follow-up album, 1978's ''Journey to the Light'', featured a more soul-funk sound, anchored by the album tracks "We're On Our Way Home" and "If You Ever Need To Cry". Prior to joining Brainstorm, Woods released a single "Magic Corner"/"Grounded" on Detroit's Moira label in 1967. She recorded briefly with the

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in 1990, when original members Joe Harris and Brenda Joyce Evans reformed the group for

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and his

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revival label

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. She is female lead singer on their 1991 single, a recorded version of the group's

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song "

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". Woods began touring with the

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in 1992. In 2001 she sang on four songs ("Scratched", "When Jack Met Jill", "Relax", "Tempovision") on French DJ/producer

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's ''

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'' album. The song "Scratched" was produced by fellow P-Funk mate

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, who also sang on the song "Tempovision". She had three solo songs on George Clinton's ''

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'', released in 2005: "Don't Dance Too Close", "More Than Words Can Say" and "Saddest Day". Woods died of heart failure on May 14, 2012. She was 63.

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Belita Woods
1948 births 2012 deaths P-Funk members American women singers Singers from Michigan {{US-singer-stub