Flashback Who's That???

I first heard the powerhouse vocals of Martha Wash singing backup on Sylvester's 'You Are My Friend' it was clear her voice could not be denied, whether it's 'Taking Away Your Space, 'Give It To You' 'Strike It Up' 'Gonna Make You Sweat' or dueting with Luther Vandross on 'I Have Nothing', so clear pristine and precise.

Martha Elaine Wash was December 28, 1953 is a two time Grammy nominated American R&B, pop, soul, and house singer and songwriter with a career spanning over thirty years. Known for her distinctive and powerful dramatic soprano voice,  Wash first achieved fame as one half of the successful act Two Tons O' Fun who sang backing for the often dubbed Queen of Disco Sylvester. After gaining their own record deal, they released three consecutive commercially successful songs which all peaked at number 2 in the dance charts. The duo was renamed The Weather Girls in 1982 when they released the multi platinum single "It's Raining Men" in 1982 which brought the band to mainstream pop attention. After the disbanding in 1985, Wash subsequently made a successful transition into House music as a featured artist on several successful songs. This has led her being branded as The Queen of Clubland, with seven Dance songs peaking at number one on the American Billboard Charts and a further four Dance songs peaking at number two, her most recent #1 song being the 2015 Tony Moran radio edit of "Free People".  After battling with RCA and Columbia records, you would think that Wash would be on easy street, but not so much.