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

Biography

The group name Jomanda was created by combining the names of the two original members, Joanne Thomas and Amanda Askins. After the group was formed, Cheri Williams joined the group. Later, when Amanda chose not to sign the contract, she was replaced by Renee Washington.

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.

Discography

Albums

  • 1986: On Top (of The Groove) (ACE BEAT Records); (First release)
  • 1990: Someone to Love Me (Big Beat/Atlantic Records)
  • 1993: Nubia Soul (Big Beat/Atlantic Records)

Singles

; As lead artist

{|class="wikitable"

|-

! rowspan=2|Year

! rowspan="2" style="width:250px;"| Single

! colspan=4|Peak chart positions

! rowspan=2|Album

|- style=font-size:smaller

! style="text-align:center; width:30px;"|US

! style="text-align:center; width:30px;"|US Dance

! style="text-align:center; width:30px;"|US R&B

! style="text-align:center; width:30px;"|UK

|-

| style="text-align:center;"|1988

|align="left"|"Make My Body Rock (Feel It)"

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|6

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|44

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"|Someone to Love Me

|-

| style="text-align:center;"|1989

|align="left"|"Don't You Want My Love"

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|10

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|79

|-

| style="text-align:center;"|1991

|align="left"|"Got a Love for You"

| style="text-align:center;"|40

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| style="text-align:center;"|66

| style="text-align:center;"|43

|-

| style="text-align:center;"|1992

|align="left"| "The True Meaning of Love"

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|7

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

|-

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|1993

|align="left"| "I Like It"

| style="text-align:center;"| 83

| style="text-align:center;"| 29

| style="text-align:center;"| 43

| style="text-align:center;"| 67

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"|Nubia Soul

|-

|align="left"| "Back to You"

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| 96

| style="text-align:center;"| —

|-

|align="left"| "Never"

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| 40

|-

| style="text-align:center;"|1994

|align="left"| "I Cried the Tears"

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| 15

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"| —

|}

;As featured artist

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|-

! rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Single

! colspan="11"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Certifications<br /><small>(sales thresholds)</small>

! rowspan="2"| Album

|- style="font-size:smaller;"

! style="width:35px;"| UK<br>

! style="width:35px;"| AUS<br>

! style="width:35px;"| AUT<br>

! style="width:35px;"| BEL<br><small>(FLA)</small><br>

! style="width:35px;"| FIN<br>

! style="width:35px;"| GER<br>

! style="width:35px;"| IRE<br>

! style="width:35px;"| NED<br>

! style="width:35px;"| NOR<br>

! style="width:35px;"| SWE<br>

! style="width:35px;"| SWI<br>

|-

|| 1992

| style="text-align:left;"| "Don't You Want Me" <small>(Felix feat. Jomanda)</small>

| 6

| 17

| 3

| 3

| 1

| 2

| 7

| 3

| 5

| 4

| 1

|

  • FRA: Silver
  • GER: Gold

| style="text-align:left;"| #1

|}

See also

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

References