Johnna Lee Cummings
Born (1971-11-16) November 16, 1971
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1]
Genrespop, dance-pop, electronic
Occupation(s)Singer, dancer
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1989–1996
LabelsNext Plateau, PWL

Johnna Lee Cummings (born 1971) is an American pop music singer known for her lead vocals with the early 1990s girl group Boy Krazy; under the direction of Stock Aitken Waterman, Boy Krazy became a one-hit wonder on American Top 40 music charts with their hit song "That's What Love Can Do" which was released in 1991, but became a bigger hit after it was remixed and re-released two years later.

Early life

Cummings was born and raised in Philadelphia and moved to New York City at the age of 17.[1]

Boy Krazy

Boy Krazy had significant dance club success with their singles in the UK and the US and Canada. "That's What Love Can Do" is their most famous track, where it hit #18 in America in 1993, nearly 2 years after its release. The song had charted in the UK upon initial release at #86 in 1991. It re-entered the charts at #80 coinciding with the increase in American popularity. The American follow-up, "Good Times With Bad Boys" peaked at #59 in the US. In the UK, the group's second single released in that territory, "All You Have To Do" peaked at #91.

Solo career

After leaving the group, Cummings signed a solo record deal in the mid 1990s with PWL International Ltd. Using just her first name Johnna, her 1996 debut single, "Do What You Feel", received attention and featured remixes by dance music producer Matt Darey. The radio edit, peaked just outside the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart, at #43.[2] The follow-up, another uptempo house-pop track, "In My Dreams", peaked at #66 in the UK chart.[2] A third album called Pride was released in 1996 but failed to reach the UK Albums Chart. Nevertheless, Cummings' label released the title track as a single. It was produced by Motiv 8. The single peaked outside the UK Singles Chart top 75, and the same was true of her next single, "Let The Spirit Move You".[3]

Personal life

Cummings was briefly engaged to former Florida kickboxer Mike Vieira.

In 2007, Johnna's then-current lifestyle was chronicled in filmmaker Kimberly Craig's short documentary, Expect Less.[1]

Discography

Albums

Year Album
1996 Pride

Singles

Year Single UK AUS[4]
1996 "Do What You Feel" 43[2] 231
1996 "In My Dreams" 66[2] -
1996 "Pride" 85[3] -
1996 "Let The Spirit Move You" 126[3] -

References

  1. 1 2 3 Expect Less. 22 July 2007 – via YouTube.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 286. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. 1 2 3 UK singles chart peaks outside the top 75 (NB the Official Chart Company website uses a compressed chart between 76-100, in contrast): "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 Jessie J – JX". Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  4. ↑ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 2015-07-15". imgur.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2015-09-09.


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