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The Jones Girls
American R&B vocal trio from Detroit, Michigan, United States
The Jones Girls were an American R&B vocal trio of sisters from Detroit, Michigan, United States.[1] Consisting of Brenda, Shirley and Valorie Jones, the Jones Girls first signed and recorded for GM Records in 1970. The trio were best known for their singles during the late–1970s through the 1980s; most notably 1979's "You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else".[2] After a two–year tenure with GM, they then recorded for various labels before having success at Philadelphia International Records with Gamble & Huff.[1]
History
The group consisted of sisters Brenda (December 7, 1954 – April 3, 2017),[3][4] Valorie (April 17, 1956 – December 2, 2001) and Shirley Jones (born September 22, 1953). They performed as backup singers for Lou Rawls, Teddy Pendergrass, Aretha Franklin, and Le Pamplemousse. They worked with Diana Ross[5] from 1975 to 1978 and were the backup singers on Linda Clifford's 1978 album If My Friends Could See The Jones Girls were a R&B trio of sisters from Detroit, Michigan. They first recorded for GM Records in 1968, then recorded for Philadelphia International Records with Gamble & Huff. The group consisted of sisters Brenda, Valorie and Shirley Jones. They served as backup singers for Lou Rawls, Teddy Pendergrass, Aretha Franklin, and Le Pamplemousse. They worked with Diana Ross from 1975–78 and were the backup singers on Linda Clifford's 1978 album If My Friends Could See Me Now and on Tower of Power's lowly rated 1979 album Back on the Streets. Their biggest hit was "You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else". The song broke the Billboard Magazine Top 40 at #38 in May 1979. The song was also a Top 5 R&B hit. It became a gold record. An additional hit followed in 1980, with the single "I Just Love The Man", charting at #9 in January 1981. The less successful "Nights Over Egypt" (released in 1981, charting at R&B #23 in 1982 and written by Dexter Wansel), is currently a cult classic that receives more airplay on urban radio stati The Jones Girls were an R&B vocal trio from Detroit, Michigan that consisted of sisters Shirley (born Shirley Yvonne Jones on September 22, 1953), Brenda (born Brenda Elaine Jones on December 7, 1954) and Valorie (born Valorie Denise Jones on April 17, 1956). They were the daughters of singer Mary Frazier Jones. In the early 1970s, the Jones Girls released a few singles on labels such as GM, Music Merchant, Curtom & Paramount Records, but neither of them made the charts at all. In 1976, they were featured vocalists on Brass Fever’s album, “Time is Running Out.” By 1978, they had sung background vocals for Aretha Franklin on her song, “Almighty Fire.” The sisters later recorded with Linda Clifford on her song, “Runaway Love” before touring with Diana Ross, which took them to a high level. Their first char
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The Jones Girls later signed a record deal with Philadelphia International Records. In 1979, they released their self-titled debut album which peaked at #50 on the Billboard 200 and #8 on Billboard’s Top Soul Albums chart.
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