Shannon

Brenda Shannon Greene (born May 2, 1958), known professionally as Shannon, is an American singer and songwriter of freestyle and dance-pop music. She is best known for her single "Let the Music Play", which topped the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in 1983 and was certified gold.

Her studio albums include Let the Music Play (1984), followed by Do You Wanna Get Away (1985) and Love Goes All the Way (1986). In 1999, Shannon appeared in a segment of VH1's One-Hit Wonders, Her studio album, A Beauty Returns, was released in 2006.

Career

Shannon was born in Washington, D.C., United States. In 1983, she was enrolled at York College in New York City and toured with the New York Jazz Ensemble. its unique sound, called "the Shannon Sound", would later come to be known as "freestyle". It was later ranked #23 among Billboard'''s best dance songs of all-time.

Her debut studio album, Let the Music Play, was released on February 1, 1984. "Give Me Tonight", the follow-up single, reached the number-two spot on the R&B charts and number one on the Hot Dance Club Play charts. The song went to number 46 on the pop charts. In the United States, the third single was "My Heart's Divided".

Discography Studio albums Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US USR&B GER NLD NZ SWI UK 1984 Let the Music Play Release date: February 1, 1984 Label: Atlantic | Mirage 32 11 29 35 47 50 30 52 US: Gold 1985 Do You Wanna Get Away Release date: May 1985 Label: Atlantic | Mirage 92 39 78 — — — — — 1986 Love Goes All the Way Release date: October 24, 1986 Label: Atlantic — — — — — — — — 2000 The Best Is Yet to Come Release date: March 28, 2000 Label: Contagious — — — — — — — — 2006 A Beauty Returns Release date: November 30, 2006 Label: Diggin 4 Brown — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilations Part Time Lovers (1991) The Collection (1994) The Ultimate Collection (1994) Dancefloor Artists Volume 8 – The Best of Shannon (1995) The Collection (reissue) (2001) Let the Music Play: The Best of Shannon'' (2004)

Singles Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album US CAN GER 5 25 2 23 14 US: Gold 57 — — — — Do You Wanna Get Away "Stronger Together" 103 26 25 — — — — — — 46 "Urgent" — 68 — — — — — — — 84 "Stop the Noise" — — — — — — — — — — 1986 "Love Goes All the Way" — — — — — — — — — — Love Goes All the Way "Prove Me Right" — 82 — — — — — — — — 1987 "Dancin'" — — — — — — — — — 91 "Criminal" — — — — — — — — — — Fatal Beauty 1992 "Rain Song" — — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles 1995 "It's Got to Be Love" — — — — — — — — — — 2000 "Give Me Tonight 2000" — — 3 — — — — — — — The Best Is Yet to Come "Let the Music Play 2000" — — 32 — — — — — — — 2001 "Let the Music Play" (re-release) — — — — — — — — — 102 Non-album singles 2002 "Let the Music Play 2002" — — — — — 83 — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Featured singles Year Single Artist Peak chart positions Album USDan 1997 "It's Over Love" Todd Terry 1 — — 16 Todd Terry Presents Ready for a New Day 1998 "Let the Music Play '98" Qwest — — — — Non-album single "Move Mania" Sash! 25 56 40 8 Life Goes On 2000 "Pulsation" Illicit — — — — Non-album single "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.