Oleta Adams
Cover of Christmas Time with Oleta
Background information
Birth name	Oleta Adams
Born	May 4, 1962
Origin	Seattle, Washington
Genre(s)	Gospel, Soul, Jazz
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instrument(s)	Singing, piano
Years active	1980 - present
Label(s)	Koch Records
Website	http://www.oletaadams.com

Oleta Adams (born May 4, 1962 in Seattle, Washington) is an American soul and jazz singer. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Nickname: The Emerald City Location of Seattle in King County and Washington Coordinates: Country United States State Washington County King County Incorporated December 2 1869 Government  - Mayor Greg Nickels Area  - City  142. ... “Washington State” redirects here. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Gospel (disambiguation). ... The soul, acording to many religious and philosophical traditions, is a self-aware ethereal substance particular to a unique living being. ... Jazz is a style of music which originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States at around the start of the 20th century. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... Harry Belafonte singing, photograph by C. van Vechten Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with speech. ... A short grand piano, with the top up. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Koch Entertainment is an American entertainment company, based out of New York City and Nashville, Tennessee. ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Nickname: The Emerald City Location of Seattle in King County and Washington Coordinates: Country United States State Washington County King County Incorporated December 2 1869 Government  - Mayor Greg Nickels Area  - City  142. ... “Washington State” redirects here. ... The soul, acording to many religious and philosophical traditions, is a self-aware ethereal substance particular to a unique living being. ... Jazz is a style of music which originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States at around the start of the 20th century. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ...

Biography

Oleta was born the daughter of a preacher and was raised with gospel music. In her youth her family moved to Yakima, Washington, which is sometimes shown as her place of birth. For other uses, see Gospel (disambiguation). ... Location of Yakima in Washington Coordinates: Country United States of America State Washington County Yakima Incorporated December 1, 1883 Government  - Mayor Dave Edler Area  - City  20. ...

Oleta started her career in the early 80s with two self financed albums which had limited success. In 1985, she was discovered by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, founders of the famous English pop band Tears for Fears whilst performing in a Kansas City, Missouri bar. They invited her to join their band as a singer to their next album The Seeds of Love. ^[1] Centuries: 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century Decades: 30s - 40s - 50s - 60s - 70s - 80s - 90s - 100s - 110s - 120s - 130s 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 Note: Sometimes 80s is used as shorthand for the 1980s, the 1880s, or other such decades in different centuries. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Roland Orzabal Roland Orzabal (born Roland Jaime Orzabal de la Quintana, 22 August 1961, in Portsmouth, England) is the co-founder of the English pop band, Tears for Fears. ... Curt Smith Curt Smith (born June 24, 1961 in Bath, Somerset, England) is a singer, bassist, synthesizer player and songwriter. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Tears for Fears (abbreviated TFF) are an English pop band formed in the early 1980s by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, which emerged after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate. ... Nickname: City of Fountains Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ... Official language(s) English Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City Area  Ranked 21st  - Total 69,709 sq mi (180,693 km²)  - Width 240 miles (385 km)  - Length 300 miles (480 km)  - % water 1. ... The Seeds of Love is the third album by the pop band Tears for Fears, released in 1989. ...

In 1989, the LP was released and the single "Woman In Chains" - sung as a duet by Adams and Orzabal and with Phil Collins on drums - became her real first hit. Oleta started her solo career in 1990 assisted by Orzabal who did the production. Her debut album Circle of One received much critical acclaim and she scored her biggest hit to date in 1991 with her cover of Brenda Russell's "Get Here". 1991 also saw Oleta contribute to the Elton John/Bernie Taupin tribute album, Two Rooms, on which appeared her version of John's 1974 hit "Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me". 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks distributed to the public. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Philip David Charles Collins (born January 30, 1951 in Chiswick, London) is an English rock and pop musician. ... In popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list—a chart—of top selling or otherwise judged most popular releases. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... Circle of One is the third album of Oleta Adams and was released in 1990. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Brenda Russell (born April 8, 1949 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American singer-songwriter and keyboardist. ... Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE[1][2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a multiple Grammy- and Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... Bernie Taupin (born May 22, 1950) is an English lyricist famous for his collaboration with Elton John. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... So Beautiful, 2005 Darren Stanley Hayes (born 8 May 1972, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) is a singer-songwriter. ...

Her next album Evolution was also a commercial success. Her 1995 release, Moving On, saw Oleta move more in the direction of R&B. Two years later she released the Christian themed Come Walk With Me. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Christians believe that Jesus is the mediator of the New Covenant (see Hebrews 8:6). ...

In 1998, she toured as a guest vocalist on Phil Collins's Big Band Jazz Tour. Philip David Charles Collins (born January 30, 1951 in Chiswick, London) is an English rock and pop musician. ...

Oleta Adams' smooth sumptuous contralto voice has become the vanguard in an R&B jazz segment that was largely vacant during Anita Baker's hiatus. In music, an alto is a singer with a vocal range somewhere between a tenor and a soprano. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

Oleta Adams has released her first Christmas album on October 3, 2006 titled Christmas Time with Oleta. ^[2] October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Filmography

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2002 Trumpet Awards (2002) (TV) Herself

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VVCS profvoetbal gala (1996) (TV) Herself

Tears for Fears: Tears Roll Down - Greatest Hits '82-'92 (1996) (V) Herself (segment "Woman in Chains")

Top of the Pops Herself (2 episodes, 1991-1995) Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a long-running British music chart television programme, made and broadcast by the BBC. It was originally shown each week, mostly on BBC One, from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. ...

Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin (1991) (TV) Herself

Soul Train Herself (1 episode, 1991) Soul Train is a long-running American music-related syndicated television program. ...

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Herself (2 episodes, 1990-1991) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was the full name of NBCs The Tonight Show during the years that Johnny Carson hosted from 1962 to 1992. ...

Discography

Albums

Circle of One is the third album of Oleta Adams and was released in 1990. ... October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Singles and selected songs

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DVDs

Cover of Oleta Adams Live in Concert with the Metropole Orchestra

• Oleta Adams Live in Concert (2005)

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References

1. ^ VH1.com Biography Oleta Adams. (Retrieved: September 15, 2006)
2. ^ ^{a b c} Official website News 9/10/2006. Retrieved September 15, 2006
3. ^ Official site Inspiration for the Christmas album. Retrieved September 15, 2006

External links

• official website
• complete discography (including sideworks)
• Artist bio at Soultracks.com
• [1] at IMDb
• [2] at Tv.com