I'm not fimiliar with the song that Prince wrote for her(although I wish I could hear it and I'd def appreciate it if anybody could orgnote it for me - if they have it).

Didn't know that she was a singer untill I heard this song titled "Burning My Heart Out" from this movie...



She had the Phylicia Rashad package(Good voice, good acting, tough Broadway background and good looks) fact is, she was TOO DAMN GOOD to find work in Hollywood.

I'm personally trying to find her music everywhere but its all in vain, it seems that she and everything associated with her(minus the movies) have completely vanished.

If you're quick...



...you can pick this up for a buck on Amazon.



tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

ren woods played one of the muses in "xanadu", you know.

theAudience said:

Couldn't find it, is it a gospel project?

I remember seeing this album(Out On The Woods) in Brownsville, TN couple of months ago...



Should've grabbed it when I had the chance

I'm more familiar with her acting than her music, but I got two of her LPs right here...I'm gon check 'em out to see if I been sleepin...

Harlepolis said:

My bad. allmusic had their wires crossed regarding the album link.

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A talented teenage group that formed in Los Angeles, CA, the members were Ilene Anderson, Mary Lou Anderson, and the incredible Renee "Ren" Woods. The sky was the limit for this promising group which began as the Soul Five, inspired by the Jackson 5. Two members dropped and the remaining members switched to Sunday's Child. Sammy Davis Jr. took them under his wing and was partly responsible for securing them a deal with Reprise Records, where they recorded their only album, Sunday's Child in 1970.

http://www.allmusic.com/c...fexqegldse

Reprise Records let this fantastic album by three Southern California teenagers -- 16-year-old Ilene Anderson, 14-year-old Mary Lou Anderson, and 13-year-old Renee "Ren" Woods -- gather dust in warehouses. The teens give every selection a rich gospel flavor, excelling on a medley comprised of "I Found a Love," "Yes I'm Ready," "You're Good for Me," and "Wichita Lineman." They show reverence but no fear in tackling "My Song," popularized by Aretha Franklin, the Bee Gees' "To Love Somebody," and Paul McCartney's "Maybe I'm Amazed." This is an item that Reprise should reissue on CD pronto; as it is, if you can't find a copy at a garage sale or resale store, you're out of luck. Dynamo lead singer Ren Woods later recorded solo on many labels including Elektra and CBS/ARC, and she has enjoyed a long acting career in television and movies.

http://www.allmusic.com/c...fixqyhldte
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tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

DadeCounty305 said:

Damn you

I'm content with one and you got both lol this ain't right, boy

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Ren Woods was in the movie "Car Wash"..(not the hooker-lol)...She played the role of one of the guys girlfriends. She wanted him to go back to school and he wouldn't.

SPYZFAN1 said:

She played 'Loretta'.

I'm not crazy, YOU're crazy!

lol!..Thanks Harlepolis.

DadeCounty305 said:

My ass was snoozin, I finally got around to play that Ren Woods "Azz Izz" on the ol Victrola this afternoon, and I was pleasantly surprised. That album is great. Ya know I was kinda expecting all slow/midtempo like tracks, but she got one killer jam on there, my new favorite, "I Don't Wanna Stop." The song has a vibe kinda similar to Cameo's "Knights By Night" and it that.shit.was.jammin! My other favorite on there is the slow jam "Take Me To Heaven", But I enjoyed this whole album, all off one listen. She did her thang on all them tracks.

DadeCounty305 said:

Its a shame that Prince wanted her to take the song off the album.

She still going hard I hear, I got this from IMDB:

Autobiographical one-woman concert appearances in "A Diva Like Me" and "An Empress Like Renn" have been favorably received.

I also remember her cameo in Whoopi Goldberg's Jumpin' Jack Flash.

Harlepolis said:

Yeah, I was just checkin her out on IMDB myself, looks like she's featured in a movie schedueled to be released this year as well.

First time I ever seen her was in "Car Wash", second time was this movie called "Youngblood" with her and Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, who btw released a great album himself back in 1977 or 78.

Harlepolis said:

I'm sayin...I now know that Prince wrote that song, I'm wondering if he produced it as well. I can't wait to get that one off the vinyl, I see myself jammin the hell outta that track for a looooong time.

does anyone know why Prince made her remove the song "I Don't Wanna Stop" from her album?

SoulAlive said:

According to the caption up there "The track was later removed at Prince's request - possibly because he didn't feel it was up to scratch.".