Terri Wells

Terri Wells is an American soul singer.

Terri Wells
Born	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genres	Funk Philly soul R&B Dance
Occupations	Singer Songwriter
Years active	1975–present
Labels	Philadelphia Philly World
Formerly of	City Limits

Career

Wells started out in 1975 as a singer with the Philadelphia group, City Limits, which recorded one single and one album. ^[1] She was then recruited as a session singer for Philadelphia International Records. ^[2]

In 1983, producer Nick Martinelli suggested she be signed to the Philly World label as a solo artist, ^[3] and her debut single, "You Make It Heaven", was a minor hit in the United Kingdom. The follow-up, a cover of The Detroit Spinners' track "I'll Be Around", reached the top 20 in Britain, and she performed the song on Top of the Pops. ^{[4] [5]}

Following this success, she recorded an album, Just Like Dreamin', but it missed the charts, and none of her three follow-up singles (on which she was a co-writer) charted on the main listings. ^[6]

Albums

• Just Like Dreamin' (1984)

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions
		US R&B [7]	UK
1983	"You Make It Heaven"	—	53
1984	"I'll Be Around"	81	17
1984	"Just Like Dreamin'"	–	–
1984	"I'm Givin' All My Love"	66	–
1984	"I Already Know"	–	–
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

References

1. "City Limits". Discogs. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
2. "terri wells". Soulwalking. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
3. "One Hit Wonders: Terri Wells – I'll Be Around". Classic Pop. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
4. "Terri Wells - I'll be around (1984) remastered". Youtube. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
5. Although some sources suggest she was a backing singer on the original, there is no contemporary evidence for this.
6. "Terri Wells". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
7. Whitburn, Joel (2011). Hot R&B Songs 1942-2010. USA: Record Research. ISBN   978-0898201864.