Sinnamon

Sinnamon
Origin	Hartford, Connecticut[1] New York City, New York
Genres	Contemporary R&B, post-disco
Years active	1982-1994
Labels	Becket
Past members	Barbara Fowler Marsha Carter Melissa Bell

Sinnamon was an American female R&B vocal trio, consisting of Connecticut natives Barbara Fowler and Marsha Carter, and Melissa Bell from New York. The group went through an abrupt development from a minimalist contemporary R&B sound of post-disco^[2] which was dropped after a third release, moving towards mild freestyle and radio-friendly house music but still preserving their R&B affiliation. Bell is currently a writer, living in New York City.

History

Their greatest success occurred in 1982 when their song "Thanks to You" spent two weeks at number one on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in Billboard.^[2][3] The song also reached number 44 on the US Billboard R&B chart.^[4][2] Their song "I Need You Now" features uncredited guest vocals by Bernard Fowler from Peech Boys.

Discography

Singles

Year	Single[5]	Label	Peak chart positions
			US R&B	US DAN
1982	"He's Gonna Take You Home"	Becket	―	―
	"Thanks to You"	Becket	#44	#1
1983	"I Need You Now"	Jive	―	―
1984	"Thin Line"	Power House	―	―
1986	"Say It Again"	Spring	―	―
1987	"Send It C.O.D."	New Image	―	―
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Particular singles

"Thanks to You"

12" single[5]	"Thanks To You" – 6:59 "Thanks To You" (instrumental) –7:55 "Thanks To You" (Fierce Reprise) – 6:05 Label: Becket Written-by: Darryl Payne, Eric Matthew, Keith Diamond Mixed-by: Shep Pettibone

References

1. Billboard (magazine) 94: 45. Jun 26, 1982. Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. "Sinnamon on Billboard charts". Allmusic, Billboard. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
3. Joel Whitburn's, Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003, 2004
4. Joel Whitburn Presents Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004, 2004
5. "Discogs article — Sinnamon". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-08-04.

See also

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