''Roni Griffith'' is the debut album by

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singer

Roni Griffith Roni Griffith is an American former 1980s disco musician and model from Bloomington, Indiana. Career She was one of the original Coconuts in the popular 1980s group Kid Creole and the Coconuts. They opened up for The B-52's, Huey Lewis and the Ne ...

, recorded and released in 1982 on

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. Her first album includes backing singers, Wendell Morrison and his wife Marian Rolle and Leanora Logan, who were with

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at that time on their last album, ''Heat It Up''; plus Connie Harvey, who was the disco bands, Dazzle and Poussez!, and Janet Wright who was with the disco/soul band,

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on the

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album, ''I'm Caught Up (In A One Night Love Affair)''. It was produced by

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, who played all of the instruments on her album. This album features a few cuts, "Desire", "Love Is The Drug" and the cover of

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tune, "(The Best Part of) Breakin' Up". After that, she left Vanguard Records to focus more on Christian life and pursue her career as a

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artist.

Track listing

Side one #"Love Is The Drug" #"

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" #"Desire" Side two #"Voodoo Man" #"Spys" #"Heart on the Line" #"Take Me Out"

Personnel

*Bobby Orlando – all instruments, synthesizer, computer, producer *Wendell Morrison, Marian Rolle, Leanora Logan – backing vocals *Connie Harvey, Janet Wright – backing vocals on "The Best Part Of Breaking Up"

References

External links

* * 1982 debut albums Electronic albums by American artists Post-disco albums {{1980s-electronic-album-stub