Me'lissa Morgan

Me'lissa Morgan is a female R&B vocalist best known for her rendition of Prince's "Do Me, Baby".

History

The Queens, New York native got her start in the business while singing with a church gospel choir called the Starlets of Corona, New York where she learned the mechanics of show stopping vocals and how to phrase a song. Morgan later reimerged as a member of a vocal trio called High Fashion, which also included singers Alyson Williams and Erick McClinton. Her association with that studio outfit came about as the result of a session she did with the group Change. High Fashion debuted on Capitol. It spawned one little disco hit, "Feeling Lucky Lately." A second LP, Make Up Your Mind, dropped in 1983; sales were embarrassing, Morgan booked, and by 1985, High Fashion disbanded. Me'lissa would later on sing background for artists including Chaka Khan, and on the classic debut album of Whitney Houston.

Morgan’s big break came in 1985 when the then President of Capitol Records wanted a female singer to cover the Prince classic “Do Me, Baby.” Her gospel-flavored version of “Do Me Baby” shot to the top of the R&B charts where it stayed for three weeks. The single peaked at number 46 on the pop charts and catapulted Morgan into the spotlight. Morgan rode the R&B singles chart in the mid 1980’s straight into the early 1990’s with 11 entries - among them, “Do You Still Love Me,” “Fool’s Paradise,” “Deeper Love,” “If You Can Do it: I Can Too,” “Love Changes (with Kashif),” “Here Comes the Night,” “Can You Give Me What I Want,” “Still in Love With You,” “Through the Tears” with Daddy Freddy and “I’m Gonna be Your Lover (Tonight).”

She has also garnered a huge gay/lesbian fanbase with her lead vocals on the Shades of Soul dance hit, "Body To Body" and has been staying on the radar by wowing audiences with her show stopping performances at popular gay/lesbian events and several off broadway musicals.