thanx to whomever posted about the Words & Music album

had no idea she did music, and to read about the musicians involved

and that she actually wrote & had input on alot of the record...

this track is really funky, and very "late 70's"

I can hear the lead singer (the Davenport chick)

from Brand New Heavies, doing this some justice...

how many of you know & love this album?

all of the songs are good

especially the ballads

this is my other favorite:

you can definitely hear Patrice Rushen's input here

sounds like an outtake from Patrice musically

I'm something like a STAN of hers

ever since I first laid eyes on her in Sparkle

thanx again to the OP of the

post about this album some months back

Pretty standard stuff. Doesn't come close to good Amy Winehouse or Adele. To each his or her own though.

2freaky4church1 said:

Pretty standard stuff.

I agree.. but I am over here

going crazy behind this record lol

thanx for feedback

Here's some info for ya on her. I'm pretty surprised of what I've learned of her as well. Who knew?

Mini Biography

Lonette McKee's career began in the music industry in hometown Detroit, Michigan as a child prodigy, where she began playing keyboards composing music and lyrics, singing and performing professionally at the age of seven. At fourteen she recorded her first record, "Stop Don't Worry 'Bout It" which became an instant regional Pop/R&B hit. McKee wrote the title song for feature film "Quadroon" when just fifteen. She has written and produced three solo LPs, most recently, "Natural Love", for Spike Lee's Columbia 40 Acres and A Mule label. McKee scored the music for a well-received cable documentary on the lower Manhattan African Burial Ground, as well as numerous infomercials. She has toured extensively throughout the world in concert performances, including the JVC Jazz Festival at Carnegie Hall. McKee continues to write and produce music and will score her feature, "Drream Street" which she has written and will mark her directorial debut.

Feature film credits include; 'Sparkle', 'Cuba', 'Which Way Is Up' and 'Brewsters Millions' - both opposite the legendary Richard Pryor; 'The Cotton Club' and 'Gardens of Stone' for Francis Coppola; 'Lift', for which she earned a Black Reel nomination. Other films include 'Honey', 'Men of Honor', 'Round Midnight' for the great filmmaker Bertrand Tavenier, 'A Day in Black and White', 'Fast Food Fast Women' 'Paper Mache Chase'and 'Jungle Fever', 'Malcolm X', 'He Got Game' and 'She Hate Me' for Spike Lee. Television mini series and films include; 'Women of Brewster Place', for which she received an NAACP nomination, 'Having Our Say', 'Queen' with Halle Berry, 'To Dance with Olivia' and 'For Love of Olivia' - both opposite Louis Gossett Jr. for CBS television network and 'Blind Faith' for Showtime Cable Network. Lonette also received an NAACP nomination for her appearances on the long-running CBS soap opera 'As The World Turns'.

thanx so much for this, I can start here, collecting movies she's been in... I just started following her on twitter... I hope she tweets me back one day

2elijah said:

Here's some info for ya on her. I'm pretty surprised of what I've learned of her as well. Who knew?

Mini Biography

Lonette McKee's career began in the music industry in hometown Detroit, Michigan as a child prodigy, where she began playing keyboards composing music and lyrics, singing and performing professionally at the age of seven. At fourteen she recorded her first record, "Stop Don't Worry 'Bout It" which became an instant regional Pop/R&B hit. McKee wrote the title song for feature film "Quadroon" when just fifteen. She has written and produced three solo LPs, most recently, "Natural Love", for Spike Lee's Columbia 40 Acres and A Mule label. McKee scored the music for a well-received cable documentary on the lower Manhattan African Burial Ground, as well as numerous infomercials. She has toured extensively throughout the world in concert performances, including the JVC Jazz Festival at Carnegie Hall. McKee continues to write and produce music and will score her feature, "Drream Street" which she has written and will mark her directorial debut.

Feature film credits include; 'Sparkle', 'Cuba', 'Which Way Is Up' and 'Brewsters Millions' - both opposite the legendary Richard Pryor; 'The Cotton Club' and 'Gardens of Stone' for Francis Coppola; 'Lift', for which she earned a Black Reel nomination. Other films include 'Honey', 'Men of Honor', 'Round Midnight' for the great filmmaker Bertrand Tavenier, 'A Day in Black and White', 'Fast Food Fast Women' 'Paper Mache Chase'and 'Jungle Fever', 'Malcolm X', 'He Got Game' and 'She Hate Me' for Spike Lee. Television mini series and films include; 'Women of Brewster Place', for which she received an NAACP nomination, 'Having Our Say', 'Queen' with Halle Berry, 'To Dance with Olivia' and 'For Love of Olivia' - both opposite Louis Gossett Jr. for CBS television network and 'Blind Faith' for Showtime Cable Network. Lonette also received an NAACP nomination for her appearances on the long-running CBS soap opera 'As The World Turns'.

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My favorites from that album are "Sometimes" and "Maybe There Are Reasons"

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2freaky4church1 said:

Pretty standard stuff. Doesn't come close to good Amy Winehouse or Adele. To each his or her own though.

Neither of whome come close to Rachelle Ferrell. To each his own, though.