Parlet | |
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 Parlet in 1979 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Detroit, MI |
| Genres | Funk, soul |
| Years active | 1978–1980 |
| Labels | Casablanca |
| Past members | Mallia Franklin, Debbie Wright, Jeanette Washington, Shirley Hayden, Janice Evans |
Parlet was a female spinoff group from P-Funk formed by veteran background vocalists Mallia Franklin, Jeanette Washington and Debbie Wright. [1] Washington and Wright were the first female members in Parliament-Funkadelic in 1975. [1]
| Studio albums | US R&B [2] | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Pleasure Principle | 55 | 1978 |
| Invasion of the Booty Snatchers | 73 | 1979 |
| Play Me or Trade Me | — | 1980 |
| Singles | US R&B [2] [3] | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Pleasure Principle | 66 | 1978 |
| Ridin High | 49 | 1979 |
| Wolf Tickets | 67 | 1980 |
| Help From My Friends | 73 | 1980 |
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