COVERSTORY: "BRANDI WELLS"          [Home

   

Brandi Wells was born as Marguerite J. Pinder Bannister in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA in 1956 and passed away at March 25th 2003. Brandi was married with Terry Price.

Already at the age of 9 she appeared in the "Twilights" for the Harathon label on the songs "Shipwreck" and "It's Been So Long". In 1972 she joined Major Harris' backing singers "Brown Sugar". A year later she formed Breeze, who backed acts such as Billy Paul, Fat Larry and Philly Cream (a.k.a. Ingram) as well as own recordings on the WMOT label.

"Breeze" turnde into "Slick" who had a UK Top 20 hit "Space Bass" in 1979. They also had a hit called "Sexy Cream". She sang the song 'Sunrise' for the group in 1980. 

Brandi joined WM0T as a solo artist in 1981. Her 1981 debut album "Watch Out" featured musicians like Thom Bell, Dexter Wansel, Nick Martinelli and Michael Pedicin Jr. She made the US R & B charts with 'When It's Love' in 1981 and the album's title track became her biggest hit in 1982. "I Hate To See You Go" also received airplay on the more discerning soul music radio stations. 

A second album '21st Century Fox' was released on the Omni label in 1985. This album was a competent follow-up to the "Watch Out" album with electro-pop/R&B grooves like "Midnight Dancer" and vibrant "S" and the ballad "Why Can't We Be Lovers."

"Watch Out" has been included in our latest Oldschool Classics Mix (Track #4). 
You can listen to this mix here [WMP required]

Song Highlights:

Watch Out 
You Are My Life
What Goes Around Comes Around
Falling in Love
Fantasy
I Hate to See You Go
When You Get Right Down to It
I Love You

Albums:

Watch Out (WMOT 1981)
21st Century Fox (Omni Records 1985)