Priscilla Wright (singer)
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Priscilla Wright is a Canadian singer.
Wright had a hit in the United States at the age of 14 with the song "Man in the Raincoat" in 1955. It sold over half a million copies in the U.S. and hit #16 on the Billboard Singles Chart. Following this she spent 14 years singing with the Ontario
group Moxie Whitney, and sang with The National Press and Allied Jazz.
In 1991, she signed to Attic Records
after a hiatus and released the album When You Love Somebody. In 1993 she was nominated for a Juno Award
for Most Promising Artist.
Wright had a hit in the United States at the age of 14 with the song "Man in the Raincoat" in 1955. It sold over half a million copies in the U.S. and hit #16 on the Billboard Singles Chart. Following this she spent 14 years singing with the Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
group Moxie Whitney, and sang with The National Press and Allied Jazz.
In 1991, she signed to Attic Records
Attic Records
Attic Records may refer to:* Attic Records , Canadian rock label* ATIC Records, Manchester, United Kingdom electronic / Hip Hop label, founded by Aim in 2005...
after a hiatus and released the album When You Love Somebody. In 1993 she was nominated for a Juno Award
Juno Award
The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
for Most Promising Artist.
Albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1992 | When You Love Somebody |
| 1995 | The Singer and the Song |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN AC | CAN Country | US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
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| 1955 | "Man in a Raincoat" | — | — | 16 | singles only |
| 1983 | "God Bless You Baby" | — | 38 | — | |
| "Pure Love" | 15 | — | — | ||
| 1985 | "Heartbeat" | 10 | — | — | |
| "Say You'll Stay Forever" | 9 | — | — | ||
| 1986 | "Hungry" | 15 | — | — | |
| 1988 | "Man in a Raincoat" (re-recording) | 8 | — | — | |
| 1990 | "We Rise Again" | 10 | — | — | |
| 1992 | "Closer to Saying Goodbye" | 20 | — | — | When You Love Somebody |
| 1993 | "Woman's Intuition" | 28 | — | — |