Pennye- Expanded Edition - Pennye Ford

PENNYE FORD was born Penny Ford in 1964 in Cincinnati, Ohio and is the daughter of Gene Redd Sr., the record company executive and former producer at King Records, famous for once having James Brown on their roster. She is also the sister of the late Sharron Redd and Gene Redd Jr. who was a songwriter for Kool & The Gang and BMP. In her youth Pennye studied various musical instruments and this led to her joining a group called Reach and toured extensively with them throughout Japan. On her return to the US, PENNYE FORD got a job at the Motown publishing company, Jobete Music and recorded a few demos of their catalogue. Later she worked on Total Experience Records where she had a short stint as a backing singer for The GAP Band. PENNYE FORD also features as the uncredited lead vocalist for the German electronic dance band Snap! on their 1990 #1 hit, The Power.In 1984 PENNYE FORD released her debut album entitled PENNYE. The album features the production of label owner Lonnie Simmons and contained two hits for Ford in the form of the up-tempo groove, CHANGE YOU WICKED WAYS, which reached #76 on the UK Singles chart and the popular Dance single DANGEROUS, that soared to #24 in the US Dance chart and a top 50 spot in the UK charts. Other notable tracks include the seriously funky slow jam DON’T YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU which is backed by a deep synth bassline that you cant help but love and the softer and more soulful, SERIOUS LOVE written and produced by Pennye herself.

Release Date: 24/09/2012

Our Price: £9.95

Code: CDBBR0047

Weight: 200

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1. FEEL THE MUSIC

2. UH OH, I MADE A MISTAKE

3. CHANGE YOUR WICKED WAYS

4. SERIOUS LOVE

5. DON’T YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU

6. READY FOR LOVE

7. DANGEROUS

8. NEVER LET GO

9. SPEND MY TIME WITH YOU

10. Change Your Wicked Ways (12" Version)
11. Dangerous (12" Remix)
12. Uh Oh, I Made A Mistake (12" Long Version)
13. Change Your Wicked Ways (12” Remix)
14. Dangerous (Single Remix)
15. Uh Oh, I Made A Mistake (12” Instrumental Remix)
16. Change Your Wicked Ways (12” M+M Mix)

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