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The A Side:
Why Should I Cry? (Extended Version) 7:08
The B Side:
Why Should I Cry? (Dub Version / Acapella) 9:21
Funkyland 4:01
The Brief:
Everyone wish a Happy Birthday to the Fun-Wife today!
Early in her career, Nona Hendryx was one of a three part nucleus that formed a singing group called The Ordettes. The other two were Sarah Dash and Patricia Holte (who later changed her name to Patti LaBelle). The Ordettes evolved into the Bluebelles which evolved into Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles which evolved into LaBelle. In 1977 LaBelle dissolved and Nona embarked on a solo career. 1987 marked the release of her fifth solo album, ‘Female Trouble’. Prince and Peter Gabriel contributed songs to the LP and Nona also enlisted Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis to write and produce some tracks. “Why Should I Cry” is one of the Jam & Lewis tracks and it proved to be Nona’s most commercially successful single of her career. The track “Funkyland”, which was co-produced and co-written by Nona and Dan Hartman, is a bonus track not available on the ‘Female Trouble’ LP.
The Billboard Charts:
| Chart | Debuted | Debut Pos. | Peak Pos. | Wks on Chart |
| Hot 100 | 5/23/87 | 80 | 58 | 9 |
| Hot Black Singles | 4/11/87 | 5 | 15 | |
| Hot Dance/Disco | 5/23/87 | 6 | 10 |
The Source:
Label: EMI America Records
Catalog#: V-19235
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 1/3 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
The Equipment:
Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable
Audio Technica AT440MLa Phono Cartridge
Yamaha RX-Z1 A/V Receiver
Sony PCM-R300 DAT Deck
Turtle Beach Catalina sound card
Mustek Scan Express A3 1200 Scanner
Spin Clean Record Washer MKII
The Software:
Cool Edit Pro
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006
Microsoft ICE
The Links:
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password is: funwithvinyl
Enjoy and get it on!
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LOVE this song!!! Haven’t heard it in ages, this is going to be fun!!! =)
Happy Birthday to the Fun-Wife! Many happy returns, and much thanks for allowing the Fun-Husband his private time to share with us his vinyl treasures all this while! Cheers!
And yeah, this is a hot jam, Richie!