Teena Marie

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Teena Marie (born Mary Christine Brockert on March 5, 1956 in Santa Monica, California) is an American singer/songwriter/producer. “Lady T” is a protegé of late funk legend Rick James, and is notable as one of the few successful Caucasian R&B performers, currently the reputed queen of blue-eyed soul.

After signing with Motown Records in 1976 as a backup singer, Teena hooked up with James for her first album titled Wild and Peaceful, released in 1979. Legend has had it that thanks to James’ refusal to work with Motown diva Diana Ross, Teena Marie found her first successes with the songs “I’m A Sucker For Your Love” and “Deja Vu (I’ve Been Here Before).”

After James’ initial guidance, Teena Marie opened the 1980s by producing two hit albums on her own, the 1980 gold album, Lady T (featuring the hit R&B single, “Behind the Groove”) and its follow up, Irons in the Fire, (featuring her first pop hit, the Top 40 single, “I Need Your Lovin’”). In 1981, she released her best-selling album on Motown, the platinum It Must Be Magic. It yielded the hit songs, “Square Biz”, “Portuguese Love”, and the title track. That same year, she also appeared on James’ hugely successful album, Street Songs, where they scored a huge hit with their duet, “Fire And Desire.”

Success, however, did not mean Teena Marie was satisfied professionally or was stable financially. Upon discovering she had been underpaid royalties for the four albums she recorded for Motown, Teena Marie decided to leave the label and later sued it for having restricted her artistic control.

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Top Tracks

1	Behind the Groove full track	204
2	Lead Me On	193
3	I Need Your Lovin' full track	159
4	Square Biz full track	113
5	Lovergirl full track	88
6	Portuguese Love full track	61
7	It Must Be Magic full track	46
7	Ooo La La La full track	46
9	I'm a Sucker for Your Love full track	39
10	Dear Lover full track	35
11	Out On A Limb full track	30
12	If I Were a Bell full track	23
13	Young Love full track	18
14	Irons in the Fire full track	16
15	Shadow Boxing full track	15

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AllyWonderland wrote:
last month

I did Square Biz in a talent show in middle school. Lady T will always have a magical place in my heart.

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DJCritical84 wrote:
last month

hands on my heart 88>

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pip1410 wrote:
August 2008

What a tune - still sends shivers down my spine......

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Mike_Anthony wrote:
August 2008

An underappreciated artist that deserves way more Listeners. Lady T!

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somnambulance wrote:
August 2008

DO I LOVE YOU... YEAH-HEAAAAHUS... INDEEEEEEEEED...!

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superfille wrote:
July 2008

Quelle voix!!!

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hisownparade wrote:
July 2008

Please join the new Teena Marie group! http://www.last.fm/group/Teena+Marie

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PFE2008 wrote:
June 2008

i cant believe "de ja vu" is no where on this chart

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EmpressEricka wrote:
June 2008

LADY T!!!

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donknotty wrote:
June 2008

Saw her on an old replay of Soul Train, I Need Your Lovin' is such a great song.

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chillionaire wrote:
June 2008

Lady T is the shit.

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hisownparade wrote:
May 2008

She should totally have more plays than this!

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ted1986 wrote:
March 2008

For all of you fans of old school R&B/Soul, there's a group I lead called 80s R&B/Soul which you will love! We have a weekly vote and this week, the vote is Alexander O'Neal vs Freddie Jackson. Feel free to cast your votes!

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dutchblast wrote:
March 2008

FUNK FUNK FUNK FUNK...GOD I LOVE THE OLD SKOOL SMOOTH FUNKY KNOW DRUGS NEEDED TO BE TAKEN GROOVES

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DoSoMeThiN wrote:
March 2008

Teena = Love. I'm so lucky that I've had the chance to see her live <3

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somebodyunot wrote:
February 2008

I'm going...WILD!

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kooluek wrote:
February 2008

i lover her tits.

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JeremyAce4 wrote:
January 2008

JNez, sorry!

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JNez wrote:
December 2007

Been loving this woman since day one people. I was around 7 when Square Biz came out and when I discovered her ballads it was a wrap. My favorite female singer ever.

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llehcin wrote:
December 2007

Tune In Tomorrow, Casanova Brown, Co-Pilot To Pilot, If I Were A Bell, hell Teena is the truth. She holds a place in R&B history. You have to see her perform live. You'll never be the same.

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