Do you guys remember?:

*Fonda Rae, "Over Like a Fat Rat", her cover of that song, "Hold me baby, touch me crazy, all night long."
*Sybil "Don't Make Me Over" (Lawd does that song bring back sweet college memories).
*Ce Ce Penniston "Finally" "We Gotta Love Thang" "Walk on"
Even Crystal Waters "Gypsy" "Makin Happy"

It's like they just disappeared?

wonder505 said:

who are these people... i dont know them because I was born in 1986

Sybil is the artist that I miss.

TotalAlisa said:

these are singers who were around mid-80s' to early 90's.

wonder505 said:

I saw Ce Ce at DC's gay pride back in June. She looked great.

wonder505 said:

Ce Ce was on Hit Me Baby One More Time last year. I don't know what is going on with her recording.

Now as for Fonda, you can read a (relatively) recent interview with her here. It's pretty cool. Interesting that she names Ce Ce's "Finally" as one of her favorite disco songs. "Touch Me" wasn't a cover; it was Cathy Dennis' who covered it and sucked all the funk out of it turning it into an early-90's pop hit.

And the others I don't know.
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wonder505 said:

Fonda Did it 1st she was also a part of Don Armando's 2nd ave Rhumba Band and did lead vocals on "Deputy of Love"

but then again you probably werent around when this song came out in 1978

Cathy Dennis ROCKED!!!

I think Crystal Waters is still doing club/house music...she had a lot of hits during the mid 90's...100% Pure Love being the biggest...wasn't that song bigger then Gypsy Woman?

Hey guys,

Thanks so much for update!. I'm sorry I got that wrong, didn't know Fonda Rae's "Touch Me" was the original.

Cathy Dennis should have never been allowed to do that song over. As Voicescarry stated, that song is completely without any soul or funk whatsoever, it's more bubblegum pop.

sosgemini said:

she did a couple of tracks on Strictly Rhythm that didnt even get past the Test pressing stage.

you wanna check out a strong male vocalist in House?.... Michael Watford

wonder505 said:

Cathy is a really fabulous pop songwriter so I do not begrudge her covering it. But when compared to the original, there's really no point in listening to it if you prefer funk. But if you are in the mood for some dance-pop it serves its purpose. Right around that time (1990), funk was on life support, though
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IAintTheOne said:

sorry, was born in '71. still ole school and proud of it.

VoicesCarry said:

you're right. Fonda has a deeper voice so her version carries more funk and a little deeper passion to it, especially when she starts breaking it down in the end.

wonder505 said:

Plus the drum machine hits HARD on Fonda's version. I respect Cathy for making it her own and not trying to "be true" to the original - because that would have been a damn mess

wonder505 said:

Oh not Knockin' ya trust me

This has been on my mind for a while now...

Whatever happened to KRIS KROSS?

I remember one of the dudes had cancer and that's the last I heard.

wonder505 said:

Isn't Crystal Waters the one who sings the song about a homeless woman, And then goes "LA DA DEE, LA DA DA, LA DA DEE, LA DA DA"? I couldn't stand that song.

ThePunisher said:

And she also did...

"From tha bacc to the middle and around again, I'm gonna B there 'til the end. 100%.... PURE, LOVE."

Mara said:

She also did the "Happy" which is a club classic and my favorite song "Surprise.