CD album re-issue of Standing at the Crossroads

Evelyn Thomas (b. August 22, 1953) is a Disco/Hi-NRG/House music/Soul music and Dance-pop singer from Chicago, Illinois. Thomas is known for her unusual singing voice as the tone of her voice often hid her ethnicity since she seems to prefer singing in a plan voice rather than the affected soul vocals ethnic females are known for. She sound more like a White female singer than a Black female singer. She is best known for her song "High Energy", which hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1984. The song was also her only Billboard Hot 100 entry, peaking at #85. She has had three additional songs hit the Billboard dance chart. Image File history File links EvelynStanding. ... Image File history File links EvelynStanding. ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Hi-NRG (High Energy) is a type of electronic dance music which was popular in nightclubs in the early 1980s and remains popular today. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town, The City of Big Shoulders, The 312, The City that Works Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837  - Mayor... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Billboards Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart is a weekly national survey of what songs are most popular in U.S. dance clubs. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

"High Energy" also reached #5 on the UK Pop charts in 1984 and #1 in Germany, in addition to becoming a major mainstream chart hit all over Europe. The follow-up single "Masquerade", released the same year, received heavy rotation in European clubs but failed to crossover to the UK Top 40. Several of unsuccessful singles followed before she hit the charts again. Most notably "Heartless" and a cover of the Supremes' "Reflections" recorded in a Hi-NRG style which peaked at #18 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play in 1986. It became the lead single from her fourth album release, "Standing at the Crossroads", in 1987. The song, "Heartless" was only her second single to chart outside of the Club/Dance charts in the United States. "Heartless" peaked at #84 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart in 1985. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Billboards Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart is a weekly national survey of what songs are most popular in U.S. dance clubs. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In late 1987, the single "No Win Situation" shot to #1 on the now defunct UK Hi-NRG chart. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hi-NRG (High Energy) is a type of electronic dance music which was popular in nightclubs in the early 1980s and remains popular today. ...

Although best known worldwide for her Hi-NRG club hits, Thomas has also recorded and performed in disco, jazz, and gospel music styles. Before her successful stint in the 80s, she had also scored a chart hit in 1976, reaching the UK Top 30 with her single "Weak Spot". The remix of her largest hit was remixed in 2004 when "High Engery 2004" became a worldwide gay discoteque hit. The remix was released on Dance Street/ZYX Records out of Germany in early 2005. The remix secured moderate radio and club play Stateside. Hi-NRG (High Energy) is a type of electronic dance music which was popular in nightclubs in the early 1980s and remains popular today. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...

Discography

Albums

• I Wanna Make It On My Own Casablanca 1978 (NBLP-7107)
• Have a Little Faith In Me Casablanca 1979
• High Energy Record Shack 1984
• Standing at the Crossroads Hot Productions 1987
• The Best of Evelyn Thomas Hot Productions 1991
• High Energy: The Best of Evelyn Thomas Hallmark 2000

Singles

• "Weak Spot"
• "Doomsday"
• "Summer on the Beach"
• "I Wanna Make It On My Own"
• "Love In The First Degree"
• "Have A Little Faith In Me"
• "This Is Madness"
• "High Engery"
• "Masquerade"
• "How Many Hearts"
• "Heartless"
• "Reflections"
• "No Win Situation"
• "Move Your Body"
• "High Energy/Without Your Love"
• "High Energy 2004"

See also

• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart