Jomanda (group)

Jomanda was an American female house music vocal trio from New Jersey. Members included Joanne Thomas, Cheri Williams, and Renee Washington.

For the Dutch spiritualist, see Jomanda. For the Irish house DJ, see Yomanda.
Jomanda
OriginNew Jersey, United States
GenresHouse[1] R&B
Years active1990s
LabelsBig Beat/Atlantic Records
Past membersCheri Williams
Joanne Thomas (deceased)
Renee Washington

Biography

Jomanda had several hits on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart during the first half of the 1990s, including "Got a Love for You," which reached #1 in 1991. The song also crossed over to the mainstream, going Top 40 (peaking at #40) on the US Billboard Hot 100.

In 1993, the trio returned to #1 on the dance chart with "Don't You Want Me," a track credited to Felix featuring Jomanda.

The song "Make My Body Rock" appeared on the fictional radio station SF-UR in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. This song is also featured on Dance! Online, a multiplayer online casual rhythm game.

Joanne Thomas' death

Group member Joanne Thomas died in October 2003, after a three-year battle with colon cancer.

Discography

Albums

Singles
As lead artist
Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US US Dance US R&B UK
1988 "Make My Body Rock (Feel It)" — 6 — 44 Someone to Love Me
1989 "Don't You Want My Love" — 10 — 79
1991 "Got a Love for You" 40 1 66 43
1992 "The True Meaning of Love" — 7 — —
1993 "I Like It" 83 29 43 67 Nubia Sou
"Back to You" — — 96 —
"Never" — — — 40
1994 "I Cried the Tears"[2] — 15 — —
As featured artist
Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)		 Album
UK
[2][3]		 AUS
[4]		 AUT
[5]		 BEL
(FLA)
[6]		 FIN
[7]		 GER
[8]		 IRE
[9]		 NED
[10]		 NOR
[11]		 SWE
[12]		 SWI
[13]
1992 "Don't You Want Me" (Felix feat. Jomanda) 6 17 3 3 1 2 7 3 5 4 1 #1
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See also
  • List of number-one dance hits (United States)
  • List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

References
  1. "Jomanda | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 288. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. "Official Charts > Felix". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  4. Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
  5. "austriancharts.at > Felix in der Österreichischen Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  6. "Ultratop (Vlaanderen) > Felix in Ultratop Vlaanderen" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  7. Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  8. German chart peaks:
  9. "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for Felix (from irishcharts.ie)". Imgur.com (original source published by Fireball Media). Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  10. "dutchcharts.nl > Felix in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  11. "norwegiancharts.com > Felix in Norwegian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  12. "swedishcharts.com > Felix in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  13. "hitparade.ch > Felix in der Schweizer Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  14. "Certifications Albums Argent - année 1992". Disque en France. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  15. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Felix)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
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