Priscilla Wright (singer)
Priscilla Wright (born August 14, 1940 in London, Ontario) is a Canadian singer.
Wright had a hit in the United States at the age of 14 with the song "Man in the Raincoat" in 1955. It sold over half a million copies in the U.S.[1] and hit #16 on the Billboard Singles Chart.[2] Following this she spent 14 years singing with the Ontario group Moxie Whitney, and sang with The National Press and Allied Jazz.
In 1991, she signed to Attic Records after a hiatus and released the album When You Love Somebody. In 1993 she was nominated for a Juno Award for Most Promising Artist.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1992 | When You Love Somebody |
| 1995 | The Singer and the Song |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN AC | CAN Country | US | |||
| 1955 | "Man in a Raincoat" | — | — | 16 | singles only |
| 1983 | "God Bless You Baby" | — | 38 | — | |
| "Pure Love" | 15 | — | — | ||
| 1985 | "Heartbeat" | 10 | — | — | |
| "Say You'll Stay Forever" | 9 | — | — | ||
| 1986 | "Hungry" | 15 | — | — | |
| 1988 | "Man in a Raincoat" (re-recording) | 8 | — | — | |
| 1990 | "We Rise Again" | 10 | — | — | |
| 1992 | "Closer to Saying Goodbye" | 20 | — | — | When You Love Somebody |
| 1993 | "Woman's Intuition" | 28 | — | — | |
References
- ↑ Bush, John. Biography of Priscilla Wright at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
- ↑ Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. 7th edn, 2000
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