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Terri Wells

[b]Soul - disco - boogie singer[/b] Hails from Philadelphia Sang in church before being old enough to sing in clubs. She and some local friends formed [a=City Limits], who signed briefly to [l=TSOP] in the mid-70's. When the group disbanded, [a=Dexter Wansel] hired her as a session singer at [l=Philadelphia International Records]. For the next few years she both toured and recorded with artists including [a=Lou Rawls], [a=MFSB], [a=Leon Huff], [a=Jean Carn] and [a=Dexter Wansel] (singing on "Love Is Everywhere", "Life On Mars" and lead on "The Sweetest Pain"). In 1979, Dexter retired from live performances, and Terri was hired by [a=Roy Ayers]. She toured in his band and co-wrote "Let's Stay Together" on his "Feelin' Good" album. She was a featured lead vocalist on [a=Roy Ayers]' "Turn Me Loose' and was signed to his [l=Uno Melodic Records], although nothing was released. When [a=Nick Martinelli] was hired by the [l=Philly World Records] as a staff producer, he recommended they sign Terri. This led to her debut solo release 'You Make It Heaven' (UK Top75) in 1983. Her follow-up "I'll Be Around" (U K Top 20, 1984) was a remake of the [a=Spinners] classic on which she had been one of the original background singers! "Just Like Dreamin", which also included "Who's That Stranger", was released later in 1984.