Gayle Adams is an American

United States

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 urban contemporary

Urban contemporary

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 and house music

House music

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 artist

Musician

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, who is best known for her hit single

Hit single

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s "Love Fever

Love Fever

- Chart performance :...

", "Stretch'in Out" and "Your Love Is A Lifesaver." She recorded

Sound recording and reproduction

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 two albums for the dance-oriented Prelude record label

Record label

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 in the early 1980s, which were written and produced by the Washington D.C. based record producer

Record producer

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s, Willie Lester and guitarist Rodney Brown. Adams most successful single was 1981's, "Love Fever" which reached number six on the US dance charts, and number twenty-four on the soul singles chart. "Stretch'in Out" peaked at number sixty four in the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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in July 1980. Her most recent significant hit single was "I'm Warning You", in 1984.

Singles

• "Stretchin' Out"
• "Plain Out Of Luck"
• "Your Love Is A Lifesaver"
• "Love Fever"
• "I'm Warning You"