Overweight Pooch is a female rapper, called after her childhood nickname

Nickname

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In 1991, she released her only album

Album

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 to date Female Preacher

Female Preacher

-Credits and personnel:* Tonya Davis - lead vocal, writer, co-producer* CeCe Peniston - back vocal, co-writer* Felipe Delgado - writer, producer, engineer, mix, cuts and scratches* Andrew Smith - writer, producer* T. Smith - writer* James Brown - writer...

on A&M Records

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, and scored a moderate commercial success with the single "I Like It", which charted at number #16 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, and at #58 in the UK Singles Chart

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. The composition featured vocals by CeCe Peniston

CeCe Peniston

CeCe Peniston is an African American recording artist and former beauty queen. At the beginning of the nineties, she was considered to be one of the most successful dance club artists in the history of the U.S...

, who contributed on another two songs on Davis' album ("Kickin' Da Blues" and "Female Preacher").

Albums

Year	Title
1991	Female Preacher Female Preacher -Credits and personnel:* Tonya Davis - lead vocal, writer, co-producer* CeCe Peniston - back vocal, co-writer* Felipe Delgado - writer, producer, engineer, mix, cuts and scratches* Andrew Smith - writer, producer* T. Smith - writer* James Brown - writer... Release date: 1991 Record label: A&M Records A&M Records A&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that operates under the mantle of its Interscope-Geffen-A&M division.-Beginnings:... Formats: LP, CD, CS

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions		Album
		UK Singles Chart 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 ...	US Dance
1990	"Hip House Party Hip House Party "Hip House Party" is a song recorded by Overweight Pooch.The single, written by E.L.Linnear and Felipe Delgado, was the debut single of the US raper Tonya Davis, later available also on her A&M album Female Preacher. However, the composition was already released in 1990 on Jam Harder: The A&M... "	-	-	Female Preacher Female Preacher -Credits and personnel:* Tonya Davis - lead vocal, writer, co-producer* CeCe Peniston - back vocal, co-writer* Felipe Delgado - writer, producer, engineer, mix, cuts and scratches* Andrew Smith - writer, producer* T. Smith - writer* James Brown - writer...
1991	"Ace Is a Spade Ace Is a Spade "Ace Is a Spade" is a 1991 song recorded by Overweight Pooch.The single was written by Tonya Davis herself, along with Felipe Delgado, a producer of the Pooch's debut album... "	-	-
	"I Like It"	58	16
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that region.

External links

• Overweight Pooch on Discogs
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• Overweight Pooch at Billboard.com