The weekend looms, and for that we are grateful; however the weather remains stubbornly grim, cold, grey and wet. London's bleak enough, but parts of the Midlands and now Yorkshire are rapidly evolving as
inland seas, it seems. Hey ho - at least coronavirus has a rival for the tabloid headlines.
Regardless of the weather, there's still a requirement here at Dolores Delargo Towers to "crank things up a bit" as we near the end of any week. Today's treat comes from a late, great artiste around whom there is somewhat of a mystery: for, according to several obituaries, she was born on this date in 1946, yet according to her Wikipedia entry and indeed several other sources she was actually born in August!
Whatever the truth might be, the former Mrs Stevie Wonder [and co-writer with him of hits such as
Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours] Syreeta Wright (for it is she) was lauded in her short career for her sweet ballads - notably the Billy Preston duet
With You I'm Born Again. As it turned out, that was the pinnacle of her recording career but, before she left the business, she had a stab at a more dance-oriented style.
From that era comes this long-forgotten number, so let's wiggle-along-a-'reeta and Thank Disco It's Friday!
Not really surprised that it wasn't a big hit.
Syreeta Wright (
28th February OR
3rd August 1946 – 6th July 2004)
