Lutricia McNeal
Encyclopedia
Lutricia McNeal is an American
R&B
/pop singer
. She achieved worldwide success with her singles "Ain't That Just the Way" (UK
: #6, Germany
: #5, Sweden
: #1) which sold two million copies worldwide, "Stranded" (UK: #3, Sweden: #6) and "Someone Loves You Honey" (UK: #9).
, when she teamed up with the Swedish producer team Rob'n'Raz
. Together they scored three Top 20 hits and one #1 hit in Sweden, namely "Clubhopping" (Sweden: #13), "Bite the Beat" (Sweden: #14) and "In Command" (Sweden: #1).
A few years later she started her own solo career with the #1 single "Ain't That Just The Way," which made her famous worldwide. It was a Top 10 chart hit in every European country and cracked the Asia
n market and became a #1 hit on US Billboard Dance Charts. The single went gold and platinum in several countries.
A couple of more hit singles followed from the debut album My Side of Town
. The biggest airplay hits from this album were "Stranded" (#1 airplay hit in the UK) and "Someone Loves You Honey." While McNeal enjoys regular success in Sweden, Scandinavia and Austria, she also scored big hits in other countries. Her single "My Side of Town", for example, went platinum and was a #1 hit in New Zealand. She managed to have three Top 10 hit singles in the UK.
A second album followed in 1999 entitled Whatcha Been Doing
before she took a short break from the music business to give birth to her second son.
She is the mother of two boys: Dean (born 1990) and Dallas (born 2000). She lived with her husband and manager
in Texas
, U.S.
and spent a lot of time in Europe to be available for tours, promotion and concerts. In 2006, she moved to Stockholm, Sweden to produce some songs like "Hold That Moment," "Same Same Same," but Same Same Same was never officially released. Then, in 2009 she moved away from Sweden, to Germany and produced her commercial hit for Cambell Soup, "You Make Me Feel Good" and due to her husband's job they moved back to America, to New York in 2011, October. Since the late 90's she has released several albums, which were particularly successful in Sweden
, Germany
and Japan
. In October 2004 she posed for the German version of Playboy. She expressed her disapproval for George W. Bush
and his policies (especially regarding the Iraq War) clearly in interviews and is involved in women's rights
. Her most recent success were the singles "It's Not Easy" (in September 2005), which was released in Sweden only and reached #3 on the Single Charts, and "Best Of Times" (in February 2006) which reached No 6 on the Swedish Single Charts..
United States
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R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
/pop singer
Pop Singer
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. She achieved worldwide success with her singles "Ain't That Just the Way" (UK
United Kingdom
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: #6, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
: #5, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
: #1) which sold two million copies worldwide, "Stranded" (UK: #3, Sweden: #6) and "Someone Loves You Honey" (UK: #9).
Biography
McNeal is the seventh of nine children. Her father was a preacher and she used to sing regularly in the local church choir. Discovered by Rogers/Grantham, her career took off during a visit to EuropeEurope
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, when she teamed up with the Swedish producer team Rob'n'Raz
Rob'n'Raz
Rob'n'Raz were a Swedish musician duo of Robert Wåtz and Rasmus Lindwall.After some years of disc jockeying in the late 1980s, they decided to start performing and composing together. They worked on production, remixing and scratching...
. Together they scored three Top 20 hits and one #1 hit in Sweden, namely "Clubhopping" (Sweden: #13), "Bite the Beat" (Sweden: #14) and "In Command" (Sweden: #1).
A few years later she started her own solo career with the #1 single "Ain't That Just The Way," which made her famous worldwide. It was a Top 10 chart hit in every European country and cracked the Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
n market and became a #1 hit on US Billboard Dance Charts. The single went gold and platinum in several countries.
A couple of more hit singles followed from the debut album My Side of Town
My Side of Town
My Side of Town is the debut album by Lutricia McNeal. The album was released under the name "Lutricia McNeal" in the UK.-Original Swedish release :-UK release :-UK re-release :...
. The biggest airplay hits from this album were "Stranded" (#1 airplay hit in the UK) and "Someone Loves You Honey." While McNeal enjoys regular success in Sweden, Scandinavia and Austria, she also scored big hits in other countries. Her single "My Side of Town", for example, went platinum and was a #1 hit in New Zealand. She managed to have three Top 10 hit singles in the UK.
A second album followed in 1999 entitled Whatcha Been Doing
Whatcha Been Doing
-Track listing:-Charts:...
before she took a short break from the music business to give birth to her second son.
She is the mother of two boys: Dean (born 1990) and Dallas (born 2000). She lived with her husband and manager
Talent manager
A talent manager, also known as an artist manager or band manager, is an individual or company who guides the professional career of artists in the entertainment industry...
in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and spent a lot of time in Europe to be available for tours, promotion and concerts. In 2006, she moved to Stockholm, Sweden to produce some songs like "Hold That Moment," "Same Same Same," but Same Same Same was never officially released. Then, in 2009 she moved away from Sweden, to Germany and produced her commercial hit for Cambell Soup, "You Make Me Feel Good" and due to her husband's job they moved back to America, to New York in 2011, October. Since the late 90's she has released several albums, which were particularly successful in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. In October 2004 she posed for the German version of Playboy. She expressed her disapproval for George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
and his policies (especially regarding the Iraq War) clearly in interviews and is involved in women's rights
Women's rights
Women's rights are entitlements and freedoms claimed for women and girls of all ages in many societies.In some places these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behaviour, whereas in others they may be ignored or suppressed...
. Her most recent success were the singles "It's Not Easy" (in September 2005), which was released in Sweden only and reached #3 on the Single Charts, and "Best Of Times" (in February 2006) which reached No 6 on the Swedish Single Charts..
Studio albums
- 1997 My Side of TownMy Side of TownMy Side of Town is the debut album by Lutricia McNeal. The album was released under the name "Lutricia McNeal" in the UK.-Original Swedish release :-UK release :-UK re-release :...
- 1999 Whatcha Been DoingWhatcha Been Doing-Track listing:-Charts:...
- 2002 Metroplex
- 2004 Soulsister AmbassadorSoulsister AmbassadorSoulsister Ambassador is the fourth studio album by American R&B artist Lutricia McNeal, released in 2004.-Track listing:# "What About It" - 4:00# "Promise Me" - 3:26# "Tell Me Why" - 3:51# "Lately" - 4:58# "Soulsister Ambassador" - 2:58...
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds) |
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| UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
SWE Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
GER Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
AUT Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
NOR Nor Nor may refer to:*In grammar, nor is a coordinating conjunction*Nór, the eponymous founder-king of Norway in Norse mythology*Nor , a character in the book in Wicked... |
FIN FIN FIN may refer to:* Finland , a Nordic country in Europe* ICAO code for Finnair* FASB Interpretation Number, an identifier for documents published by the Financial Accounting Standards Board... |
SWI Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
NZ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
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| 1997 | "Ain't That Just The Way" | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 15 | 3 | 2 |
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My Side of Town My Side of Town My Side of Town is the debut album by Lutricia McNeal. The album was released under the name "Lutricia McNeal" in the UK.-Original Swedish release :-UK release :-UK re-release :... |
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| "My Side of Town" | — | 30 | 73 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
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| "Washington" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 1998 | "Stranded" | 3 | 6 | 33 | 4 | 4 | — | 14 | 3 |
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| "Someone Loves You Honey" | 9 | 26 | 51 | 13 | 17 | — | — | 30 | |||||||||||
| "The Greatest Love You'll Never Know" / "When A Child Is Born" | 17 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 1999 | "365 Days" | 18 | 58 | 26 | 14 | — | 31 | 39 | Whatcha Been Doing Whatcha Been Doing -Track listing:-Charts:... |
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| 2000 | "Fly Away" | 14 | 84 | — | — | 7 | 61 | ||||||||||||
| "Sodapop" | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album song | ||||||||||||
| 2002 | "Perfect Love" | 8 | 41 | 22 | 13 | 20 | 93 | Metroplex | |||||||||||
| "You Showed Me" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 2003 | "Power Of Music" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Wrong Or Right" | — | 50 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | "Promise Me" | 86 | — | — | Soulsister Ambassador Soulsister Ambassador Soulsister Ambassador is the fourth studio album by American R&B artist Lutricia McNeal, released in 2004.-Track listing:# "What About It" - 4:00# "Promise Me" - 3:26# "Tell Me Why" - 3:51# "Lately" - 4:58# "Soulsister Ambassador" - 2:58... |
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| 2005 | "It's Not Easy" | 3 | Non-album song | ||||||||||||||||
| "Best Of Times" | 6 | Non-album song | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | "Hold That Moment" | — | — | — | Non-album song | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | "You Make Me Feel Good" | Non-album song | |||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart in that country or territory, otherwise the song was not released in this country. | |||||||||||||||||||
External links
- LutriciaMcNeal.net (Official Website)