Yvonne Fair
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Yvonne Fair, born Flora Yvonne Coleman on October 21, 1942, in Richmond, Virginia, is an American singer. She started her career as a member of The Chantels before joining James Brown's revue in 1961 and releasing several singles with him. In the early 1970s, Fair signed with Motown Records and released her debut single "Stay a Little Longer" under the Soul label. Her most notable work was the album The Bitch Is Black (1975), which included the hit single "Funky Music Sho' 'Nuff Turns Me On", reaching number 32 on the US R&B charts in summer 1974, with Marvin Gaye providing background vocals. Fair also appeared as a singer in the film Lady Sings the Blues (1972) and was an opening act for artists such as Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, The Jackson Five, and The Temptations. Her cover of Kim Weston's "It Should Have Been Me" reached number 5 on the UK Singles Chart in 1976. Fair retired from the music industry in the 1980s but made a brief appearance in the television film Mr. Roadrunner (1991). She passed away on March 6, 1994, at the age of 51 due to pancreatic cancer.
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- I Found You
- If I Knew
- You Can Make It If You Try by Yvonne Fair
- We Should Never Be Lonely My Love
- Straighten Up
- Say Yeah Yeah
- I Will Still Be Around
- We Should Never Be Lonely My Love by Yvonne Fair
- All I Could Do Was Cry
- It's Bad For Me To See You
- Stay A Little Longer
- Love Ain't No Toy
- Let Your Hair Down
- It Should Have Been Me
- Straighten Up featuring Yvonne Fair
- Walk Out The Door If You Wanna
- I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)
- Tell Me Something Good
- You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover
- I Can't Let Him Go
- It Must Be Love Baby by Yvonne Fair
- Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On
