Jomanda (group)

For the Dutch spiritualist, see Jomanda. For the Irish house DJ, see Yomanda.

Jomanda
Origin	New Jersey, United States
Genres	House [1]
Years active	1988–1994
Labels	Big Beat/Atlantic
Past members	Cheri Williams Joanne Thomas (deceased) Renee Washington

Jomanda was an American female house music vocal trio from New Jersey. Members included Joanne Thomas, Cheri Williams, and Renee Washington.

Biography

Jomanda had several hits on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart during the first half of the 1990s, including "Got a Love for You," which reached No. 1 in 1991. The song also crossed over to the mainstream, going top 40 (peaking at No. 40) on the US Billboard Hot 100.

In 1993, the trio returned to No. 1 on the dance chart with "Don't You Want My Love", a track credited to Felix featuring Jomanda.

The song "Make My Body Rock" appeared in Dance! Online, a multiplayer online casual rhythm game, and in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas .

Joanne Thomas' death

Group member Joanne Thomas died in October 2003, after a three-year battle with colon cancer.^{[ citation needed ]}

Discography

Albums

• 1990: Someone to Love Me (Big Beat/Atlantic Records)
• 1993: Nubia Soul (Big Beat/Atlantic Records)

Singles

As lead artist

Year	Single	Peak chart positions				Album
		US	US Dance	US R&B	UK
1988	"Make My Body Rock (Feel It)"	—	6	—	44	Someone to Love Me
1989	"Don't You Want My Love"	—	10	—	79
1991	"Got a Love for You"	40	1	66	43
1992	"The True Meaning of Love"	—	7	—	—
1993	"I Like It"	83	29	43	67	Nubia Soul
	"Back to You"	—	—	96	—
	"Never"	—	—	—	40
1994	"I Cried the Tears" [2]	—	15	—	—

As featured artist

Year	Single	Peak chart positions											Certifications (sales thresholds)	Album
		UK [2] [3]	AUS [4]	AUT [5]	BEL (FLA) [6]	FIN [7]	GER [8]	IRE [9]	NED [10]	NOR [11]	SWE [12]	SWI [13]
1992	"Don't You Want Me" (Felix feat. Jomanda)	6	17	3	3	1	2	7	3	5	4	1	FRA: Silver [14] GER: Gold [15]	#1

See also

• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

References

1. "Jomanda | Biography & History". AllMusic . Retrieved April 5, 2020.
2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 288. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
3. "Official Charts > Felix". The Official UK Charts Company . Retrieved August 16, 2016.
4. Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
   • Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Felix in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
   • Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
   • #1: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 13 September 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
5. "austriancharts.at > Felix in der Österreichischen Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
6. "Ultratop (Vlaanderen) > Felix in Ultratop Vlaanderen" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
7. Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN   951-31-2503-3.
8. German chart peaks:
   • "Don't You Want Me": "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Felix – Don't You Want Me (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
   • "It Will Make Me Crazy": "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Felix – It Will Make Me Crazy (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
   • "#1": "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Felix – #1 (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
9. "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for Felix (from irishcharts.ie)". Imgur.com (original source published by Fireball Media). Retrieved August 16, 2016.
10. "dutchcharts.nl > Felix in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
11. "norwegiancharts.com > Felix in Norwegian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
12. "swedishcharts.com > Felix in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
13. "hitparade.ch > Felix in der Schweizer Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
14. "Certifications Albums Argent - année 1992". Disque en France. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
15. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Felix)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved June 9, 2011.