Anita Ward
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Memphis, Tennessee, USA (1979 – present)
Before signing a recording contract, Ward obtained a degree in psychology from Rust College in Holly Springs, Mississippi, and had become a schoolteacher. While recording her first album, Knight presented her with a song he had written the previous year for singer Stacy Lattisaw. Ward did not like the song, but Knight insisted that a dance track was needed to capitalize on the current disco trend, and Ward relented. The song, which was originally a juvenile-targeted tune about teens talking on the telephone, was rewritten with more “adult” lyrics, and the result was the single “Ring My Bell” which reached number one in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom in 1979. Disputes with Knight, a car accident, and the fading appeal of disco music halted Ward’s career and she came to be regarded as a one hit wonder. Only one other single of hers made the Billboard charts in the U.S., “Don’t Drop My Love,” which halted at #87.
On New Year’s Eve 2002 she performed “Ring My Bell” in New York City’s Times Square before a crowd of revelers as part of the city’s official celebration.
On New Years’s Eve 2005, Anita performed in Memphis, Tennessee at Backstreet. She sang her number one classic hit “Ring My Bell” and several other disco hits.
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Ring My Bell
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Songs of Love
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Ring My Bell - Single
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Ring My Bell - The Best of Anita Ward
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discotequedude
Her only other charting single on the Pop chart was the fabulous "Don't Drop My Love" which peaked at #87 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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SmoothMineral
One hit wonder. But such a wonderful hit... [11]
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JustinSpearsMe
One hit wonder. But such a wonderful hit... [10]
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murrallachina
que recuerdos
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RussellChap
Cheesetastic
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LekuBauer
Era uma vez muito antes de existir Beyoncé... Anita a real diva :-D
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DJSMusicfactory
Disco Classic, baby!!! :-)
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DavidBN
One hit wonder. But such a wonderful hit... [9]
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DJSMusicfactory
Ring my bell, baby!!!
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superandroid69
One hit wonder. But such a wonderful hit... [8]
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Miss-Kei
Best one hit wonder hit in the 70's. I wonder what Ms.Ward is doing right now?
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BelleLumineuse
One hit wonder. But such a wonderful hit... [7]
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vishal8492
Disco hit !!
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otsiningopark
One hit wonder. But such a wonderful hit... [5] and some of her other songs are great too! :)
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PokeBaal
One hit wonder. But such a wonderful hit... [4]
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PirateDolly13
One hit wonder. But such a wonderful hit... (3)
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McCoyMcFlyer
Just Dance brought me here..
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muniralive
Disco Disco Disco [2]
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GuilhermeVogue
One hit wonder. But such a wonderful hit... 2
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shaunasthescene
One hit wonder. But such a wonderful hit...
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