Perri is an American R&B vocal group composed of a quartet of sisters. Throughout their career, they have had a career their own releasing albums and had a career as session singers.

History

The group composed of four sisters, Carol, Darlene, Sharon, and Lori, based in Bakersfield, California. In 1981, their career began after seeing a

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concert. They sent him a demo tape and they backed him on a record by him. They toured with him from 1983 until 1985. At this time, the group moved to

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. In 1986,

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recruited the group to a concert in Los Angeles for her Rapture Tour. In that same year, they secured a record deal with Zebra/ MCA, where their debut album, ''Celebrate'', was released. The album peaked at No. 48 in December 1986 on the

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chart. The album drew inspiration from Metheny's

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standards. In 1988, they provided backing vocals for Baker's album '' Giving You the Best That I Got''. Their single, ''Do the Right Thing'', was featured on the movie with the same title. In 1990, their album, ''Tradewinds'', was released through

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. The album peaked at No. 30 on the

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chart. In the following year,

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listed the album on the "Also Recommended" list of albums. In 1995, they sung at

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and

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's wedding. In the following year, they contributed to

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's solo debut. Throughout their career, they have also contributed background on records from musical artists such as

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, and

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. They also appeared on CDs by musical artists such as

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, and

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. They appeared on Houston's record,

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, on the B-side, "

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", and was credited. In 2016, their first album in 26 years, ''Back to You'', was released, on their own label.

Discography

''Celebrate'' (1986, Zebra/MCA) # "Jaco Two" (4:20) # "Maybe Tomorrow" (4:56) # "Alone" (7:12) # "Celebrate!" (7:25) # "You Take Me to Heaven" (4:32) # "Airsteam Two" (6:03) # "Say (You'll Be Mine)" (4:31) # "He Never Sleeps" (3:02) ''The Flight'' (1988, Zebra/MCA) # "I'm the One" (4:37) # "Upside Down" (4:37) # "No Place to Go" (4:26) # "Fall in Love" (4:42) # "Flight" (5:05) # " I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love" (5:00) # "Travels Two" (5:04) # "Caves of Altamira" (4:15) # "Eternal Life" (3:20) ''Tradewinds'' (1990, Geffen) # "Someone Like You" (5:04) # "It's Been You" (4:40) # "You Taught Me How" (4:32) # "Tradewinds" (5:20) # "Talk to Me" (4:14) # "You're the One" (5:39) # "Crazy" (3:01) # "Mary, Mary" (5:08) # "No Way to Treat a Lady" (4:24) # "Say You Will" (3:43) ''Back to You'' (2016, Perri Records) # "Majesty" (5:25) # "Jesus He Is Worthy" (4:05) # "Back to You" (5:18) # "God is So Good" (4:48) # "You Are Holy" (6:23) # "Sing Unto the Lord" (4:52) # "We Got to Pray" (4:38) # "Call it Grace" (4:31) # "Walk Like You" (5:51) # "Use Me" (3:09)

References

External links

Official website
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