Cherrelle
Cheryl Anne Norton, better known by her stage name Cherrelle, (born October 13, 1958) is an American R&B singer who gained fame in the 1980s. Her signature hits include "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On", "Where Do I Run To", "Everything I Miss at Home", and duets with R&B singer Alexander O'Neal such as "Saturday Love" and "Never Knew Love Like This."
Biography
Cherrelle began her career working with jazz/R&B artists Norman Connors and Michael Henderson, as well as touring with Luther Vandross. After Tabu Records founder Clarence Avant heard her demo, he signed her to Tabu Records in 1983. Cherrelle decided on her stage name after a boss from a previous job hollered "Cher-relle, you're late again!"
In 1984, under the production of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Cherrelle released her debut album, Fragile. It featured her first R&B top ten single, "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On". That song (with a music video homage to the film King Kong, featuring Cherrelle as the beast's love interest) was covered about a year later by pop singer Robert Palmer on his 1985 album Riptide. It was also covered by Mariah Carey for her 2001 soundtrack album Glitter using the same instrumental track.
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Cherrelle
ALBUMS
- Greatest Hits released: 2005
- The Best of Cherrelle released: 2005
- The Right Time released: 1999
- The Woman I Am released: 1991
- Affair released: 1988
- High Priority released: 1985
- Fragile released: 1984
Greatest Hits
Released 2005- I Didn't Mean to Turn You On
- Affair
- Everything I Miss at Home
- Where Do I Run To
- Will You Satisfy?
- Never Knew Love Like This (feat. Alexander O'Neal)
- Saturday Love (feat. Alexander O'Neal)
- When You Look in My Eyes
- What More Can I Do for You
- You Look Good to Me
- Fragile... Handle With Care
- Artificial Heart
- Like I Will
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by Cherrelle
Affair
by: CherrelleWhat do you call this thing we have
Am I your woman, are you my man?
Could it be love or just a fling?
Maybe your body, it agrees with me
Affair, I don't need commitment
I don't need a man to tell me how to feel
Affair, I don't want a promise
All I really need is to be close to you
I want respect and I'll state my case
'Cause, baby, I won't take
All your loveliness in my face
So hear me loud and clear
Don't matter if you flirt
As long as you're discreet
And make sure nobody's hurt like me
Affair, I don't need commitment
I don't need a man to tell me how to feel
Affair, I don't want a promise
All I really need is to be close to you
Affair, I don't need commitment
I don't need a man to tell me how to feel
Affair, I don't want a promise
All I really need is to be close to you
Affair
I don't need, I don't need, no
I don't need
I don't need, I don't need, no
I don't need, I don't need
Affair, affair, affair
I don't need commitment
I don't need a man to tell me how to feel
I don't want a promise
All I really need is to be close to you