Tracie Spencer
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Tracie Spencer | |
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Born | Tracie Monique Spencer[1] July 12, 1976 Waterloo, Iowa, U.S. |
Education | Columbus High School |
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Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 1987–2006, 2023-present |
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Tracie Monique Spencer (born July 12, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter. Spencer first came to attention in 1987, when the then 11-year-old won the junior vocalist competition on the television show Star Search. Spencer soon signed a contract with Capitol Records, at the time the youngest female artist to do so. She went on to gain attention for her R&B and pop singles "Symptoms of True Love" (1988), "This House" (1990), "Tender Kisses" (1991) and "It's All About You (Not About Me)" (1999).
Biography
Early life and education
Born in
Spencer began singing at the age of three and began modeling in pageant competitions at age five. In addition to singing, Spencer was an honor student who also played basketball in elementary and high school.
Career
1987–1992
Spencer performed, produced and directed her first
Her
Spencer's second album, Make the Difference, was released on August 27, 1990. The first single, "Save Your Love", was her first to reach the Top-10 on the R&B/Hip-Hop charts, reaching No. 7. Her following single, "This House", became her biggest hit ever, reaching No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single "Tender Kisses" hit No. 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop charts and made her the youngest female artist to receive the ASCAP songwriter of the year award in 1992.[11] The other singles from this album, "This Time Make It Funky" and "Love Me", charted on both the Hot 100 and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop charts. In 1993, Spencer recorded the follow-up to Make the Difference and was going to release what was supposed to be her third studio album entitled Naturelle but for unknown reasons it was shelved by Capitol Records. The unreleased album was discovered in 2022 by a fan as a forgotten rare cassette only tape format with very few copies released for promotional use. The details of the album and two photos of it can be seen on Discogs.com. The album on that site is only titled as "Naturelle" with an early 1994 release date. The album never saw the light of day in full and the promotional sampler can be heard on Youtube.
1993–1999
Spencer served on the board of the
2023-present
After a hiatus, Spencer and fellow R&B singer Shanice appeared together on Sherri on September 29, 2023.
Discography
Studio albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
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US [12] |
US R&B [12] |
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1988 | Tracie Spencer
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146 | 57 | 46 | ||||||||||
1990 | Make the Difference
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107 | 38 | — | ||||||||||
1999 | Tracie
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114 | 19 | — | ||||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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US R&B [12] |
AUS [14][15] |
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NZ
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UK
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1988 | "Hide and Seek" | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | Tracie Spencer | |||||
"Symptoms of True Love" | 38 | 11 | 14 | — | 24 | — | 100 | |||||||
1989 | " Imagine "
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85 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1990 | "Save Your Love" | — | 7 | 20 | — | — | — | — | Make the Difference | |||||
"This House" | 3 | 7 | 7 | 87 | — | 26 | 65 | |||||||
1991 | "This Time Make It Funky" | 54 | 31 | 13 | 163 | — | 48 | — | ||||||
"Tender Kisses" | 42 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
1992 | "Love Me" | 48 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1999 | "It's All About You (Not About Me)" | 18 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 65 | Tracie | |||||
2000 | "Still in My Heart" | 88 | 36 | 39 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
References
- ^ "BET Her". Archived from the original on April 14, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- ^ "Tracie Spencer". Oldies.com. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "Tracie Spencer on Apple Music". Music.apple.com. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "Marvin E. Spencer (1938-2014)". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier.
- ^ [email protected], JOHN MOLSEED. "Marvin Spencer had golden voice, personality". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier.
- ^ Group, Vibe Media (November 13, 1999). "Vibe". Vibe Media Group – via Google Books.
- ^ Company, Johnson Publishing (March 13, 1991). "Ebony". Johnson Publishing Company – via Google Books.
- ^ Company, Johnson Publishing (February 10, 1992). "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company – via Google Books.
- ^ "High School Hit-Maker". People.com. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ "Where are they Now? Tracie Spencer". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ^ Company, Johnson Publishing (July 6, 1992). "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e "US Charts > Tracie Spencer". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
- ^ Media Control Charts. Retrieved June 13, 2013.[dead link]
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 263.
- ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing September 16, 1991". Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
- ^ "UK Charts > Tracie Spencer". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
External links
- Tracie Spencer at IMDb