Teri DeSario
Teri DeSario | |
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Birth name | Teri Lynn DeSario |
Born | November 27, 1951 |
Origin | Dayspring |
Teri Lynn DeSario (born November 27, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter from Miami, Florida.
Career
DeSario worked within several
"Ain't Nothing Gonna Keep Me from You" from 1978 was DeSario's first hit single, written by Barry Gibb from her first album Pleasure Train, also released in 1978. Even though the first single from her debut, Pleasure Train, made #43 on the U.S. pop charts, she hadn't really enjoyed the recording experience and wanted a new direction. It was then that she bumped into an old school mate she had as a teen, Harry Wayne Casey (KC) of KC and the Sunshine Band.[1]
In the U.S., DeSario is mainly known for her duet with KC, lead singer of the R&B and funk group
By the end of 1980, her hit "
In 1989, DeSario also performed/recorded a version of "Lifeline" with The Maranatha! Singers on a compilation CD for Maranatha! Music.[4]
DeSario took her talents to production for Emergence on 1993's Laughing Medusa Theme Series, Vol. 1 release. DeSario was credited as executive producer, producer and vocalist and husband Bill took on the roles of
In 2012, Gold Legion.com digitally remastered Pleasure Train and released it on CD. Though it does not contain bonus tracks of the 12 inch dance versions, it comes with a 12-page booklet with liner notes that detail the story of the original album as told by its producers.
DeSario shares her life in Germany and Miami and sings from time to time with The Marschfellows in Germany. She is also part of Christian music groups and performs with them.[citation needed]
Television appearances
In the late 1970s/early 1980s, DeSario made TV appearances including
Discography
- Pleasure Train(1978)
- Moonlight Madness (1979)
- Caught (1980)
- Time After Time: The Best of Teri DeSario (compilation from Casablanca) (Japan Only) / 1984 / 25SA-273
- A Call to Us All (1983)
- Overnight Success (Japan only) (1984)
- "Overnight Success" - 3:32
- "Ocean of Love" - 4:07
- "Dance of Love" - 4:45
- "All of My Love" - 3:16
- "Let's Dance" - 4:47
- "Straight to the Heart" - 3:55
- "Reach for the Top" - 4:05
- "Just Loving You" - 4:07
- Voices in the Wind (DaySpring, U.S.) / 1985 / 701413101
- "Celebrate" - 4:58
- "Tapestry" - 3:56
- "Attitude of Gratitude" - 4:25
- "Voices in the Wind" - 4:53
- "I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier" - 4:50
- "Truth" - 4:43
- "Ain't Givin' Up No Way" - 4:00
- "All Day Thursday" - 5:29
- Teri DeSario - Gloria Jean's coffee sampler (2005)
- "Fallin'" (from Moonlight Madness, 1979)
- "It Takes a Man and a Woman"
- "Ain't Nothing Gonna Keep Me from You"
- "I'm Ready"
- "I Will Always Love You"
References
- ^ Teri Desario Official MySpace Page
- ^ 30 Years of an "Overnight Success" @*ai love music* Retrieved February 24, 2019.
- ^ Teri Desario - "Overnight Success" music video @Dailymotion.com Retrieved February 24, 2019.
- ^ U.S. Copyright Office, The Maranatha! Music radio compilation : v. 1.