Tracie Spencer
 |
Tracie Spencer |
|---|
Tracie Spencer (born in Waterloo, Iowa) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and model.
Biography
Spencer won the CBS television talent show Star Search in 1987, singing Whitney Houston's 1986 hit "How Will I Know". Shortly after, she signed a record deal with Capitol Records and released her self-titled debut album. She found success with the singles "Hide and Seek", "Symptoms of True Love" and her remake of John Lennon's "Imagine". Her second album, Make the Difference, was released on August 27 1990 . The first single, "Save Your Love", showed an impressive standing at #7 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. Her following single, "This House", became her biggest hit to date reaching #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Tender Kisses", one of her best known ballads, hit #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and made her the youngest female artist to receive the ASCAP songwriter of the year award. The other singles, "This Time Make It Funky" and "Love Me", charted relatively well on The Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. Spencer attended Columbus High School in Waterloo. She also served on the board for the Children's Defense Fund as a teen and was given the Martin Luther King Christian Leadership Award for being a positive role model to youth and traveling across the US and abroad as part of a "Stay In School" program. She made a guest appearance on the hit ABC sitcom, Family Matters in 1993 and recorded the song "I'll be There for You" for the 1997 film, Good Burger, "The Rain" for "A Smile Like Yours" starring Ashley Judd and Greg Kinnear, "Down In The Delta", and "Girlfight" starring Michelle Rodriquez. She also modeled for Tommy Hilfiger,Chanel and Dollhouse, which lead her to being apart of New York and LA's fashion week in 1999-2000 being stylized by Derek Khan and signed to "NEXT" modeling agency . On June 29 1999, she released with Tracie and found success with the hit singles "It's All About You (Not About Me)" peaking in the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 and "Still In My Heart", the latter showcasing her elastic soprano vocals. In the 2000s, she started singing background vocals on Hip-Hop songs for rappers such as Kanye West, 50 Cent, and Eve. She acted in the short film, A Tale of Two Sisters; in 2004 and in 2006, she performed in a play called Choices in Los Angeles and as of 2007, she is working on a new project.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title | US | US R&B |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Tracie Spencer | 146 | 57 |
| 1990 | Make the Difference | 107 | 38 |
| 1996 | The Best of Tracie Spencer | - | - |
| 1999 | Tracie | 114 | 19 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Album | US | US R&B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | "Hide and Seek" | Tracie Spencer | - | 32 |
| 1988 | "Symptoms of True Love" | Tracie Spencer | 38 | 11 |
| 1989 | "Imagine" | Tracie Spencer | 85 | 31 |
| 1990 | "Save Your Love" | Make The Difference | - | 7 |
| 1990 | "This House" | Make The Difference | 3 | 7 |
| 1991 | "This Time Make It Funky" | Make The Difference | 54 | 31 |
| 1991 | "Tender Kisses" | Make The Difference | 42 | 1 |
| 1992 | "Love Me" | Make The Difference | 48 | 2 |
| 1999 | "It's All About You (Not About Me)" | Tracie | 18 | 6 |
| 2000 | "Still In My Heart" | Tracie | 88 | 36 |
| 2000 | "Not Gonna Cry" | Tracie | N/A | N/A |