Jomanda was an American female house music vocal trio from New Jersey. Members included Joanne Thomas, Cheri Williams, and Renee Washington.
Jomanda | |
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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 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 #1 in 1991. The song also crossed over to the mainstream, going top 40 (peaking at #40) on the US Billboard Hot 100.
In 1993, the trio returned to #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.
Group member Joanne Thomas died in October 2003, after a three-year battle with colon cancer.[citation needed]
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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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 Sou |
"Back to You" | — | — | 96 | — | ||
"Never" | — | — | — | 40 | ||
1994 | "I Cried the Tears"[2] | — | 15 | — | — |
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | ||||||||||
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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 | #1 |