Teena Marie - Wild and Peaceful (35th anniversary)

Today (March 31st) marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of Wild and Peaceful, the debut album from Teena Marie. I was a fan of her music from the mid-80's and only a few years ago, after her untimely death, fully explored her back catalog.

Click here for my full review of this album.

Teena Marie - Wild and Peaceful

Today (March 5th) would have been the fifty-sixth birthday of American singer-songwriter and producer Teena Marie. She passed away on December 26th, 2010.

At age twenty, the California born singer was introduced to a producer working for Motown where she recorded some demos. Rick James who was also with Motown was impressed by her sound and decided to co-produce her debut (along with Art Stewart). Teena’s debut album Wild and Peaceful was released on that famed record label on March 31st, 1979. It did fairly well, going to number 94 on the US Billboard Hot 200 and number 18 on the US R&B charts.