Secret Weapon (group) - Wikipedia

Secret Weapon was a New York-based short-lived post-disco music group, formed by Jerome Prister. The group had a number of hits throughout the 1980s with ... SecretWeapon(group) FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch NottobeconfusedwithSecretWeapons(band). SecretWeaponOriginNewYork,NewYorkU.S.GenresPost-disco •funkLabelsPreludeRecordsMusicalartist SecretWeaponwasaNewYork-basedshort-livedpost-discomusicgroup,[1]formedbyJeromePrister.Thegrouphadanumberofhitsthroughoutthe1980swiththeirmostsuccessfulsinglebeing"MustBetheMusic"whichhit#24ontheR&Bchart[2]and#66onthedancechartin1982.[3] Contents 1Post-breakup 2Originalmembers 3Othermembers(atvarioustimes) 4Discography 4.1Albums 4.2Singles 5References Post-breakup[edit] BandfounderJeromePristerwentontoformtheshort-livedoff-shootgroupOutputandlaterreleasedseveralsolosingles,alongwitha1989studioalbum,underthenameJerome"SecretWeapon"Prister.Hediedofastrokein2007.[4][citationneeded] SingerMicheleBlackmon,whoalsoco-wrote"MustBetheMusic,"laterbeganworkingasaunitteammembermanaginginmatesatacorrectionalfacility,althoughshewouldcontinueperforming/entertainingonthesideuntilshortlybeforeherdeathinlate2014.[5] SecretWeapon'sDjuana"DJ"ThomasisaradiopersonalityonAtlanta'sWRDA.[6] One-timeleadvocalistStanleySnider(creditedas"'The'RoySkipSnider"inlinernotesfortheband'sself-titledalbum)wentontoreleaseseveralsolosinglesafterthedissolutionofthegroup[7]butwouldneverofficiallyjoinanothergroup,optingtoworkmorebehindthescenes,creatingandproducingseveralgroups.Thefounderofahealthinsurancenon-profit,SnidercurrentlyworksastheCEOofthiscompanyandrecentlyannouncedhisreturntosinging.[8] Originalmembers[edit] Djuana"DJ"Thomas-vocals MicheleBlackmon-vocals KevinWalker-keyboards RussellThomas-leadguitar JeffBell-rhythmguitar JeromePrister-bass,vocals RicciPaige-drums DarrenSteward-percussion Othermembers(atvarioustimes)[edit] StanleySnider-vocals BobbyColeman-vocals FrankPrato-backgroundvocals CalvinFields-bassguitar DaveBrown-drums Discography[edit] Albums[edit] Year Single Chartpositions USR&B USDance 1983 SecretWeapon — — "—"denotesthesinglefailedtochart Singles[edit] Year Single Chartpositions USR&B USDance 1982 "MustBetheMusic" 24 66 1983 "DJMan" 73 — 1984 "MoveforMe"(asOutput) 88 — 1988 "SayYou'llBe"(asJerome"SecretWeapon"Prister) 89 — "—"denotesthesinglefailedtochart References[edit] ^Kellman,Andy(Allmusic).SecretWeaponoverview.RoviCorporation.RetrievedOctober23,2018. ^Whitburn,Joel(2004).TopR&B/Hip-HopSingles:1942-2004.RecordResearch.p. 516. ^Whitburn,Joel(2004).HotDance/Disco:1974-2003.RecordResearch.p. 229. ^[email protected],2019. ^MicheleBlackmon-Obituaries-TheHutchinsonNews-Hutchinson,KS(December23,2014)RetrievedMarch31,2019. ^"Archivedcopy".www.1057thegroove.com.Archivedfromtheoriginalon16July2012.Retrieved22May2022.{{citeweb}}:CS1maint:archivedcopyastitle(link) ^[email protected](needstobeverified,asDiscogsnolongerconsideredareliablesource)RetrievedMarch31,2019. ^SecretWeapon'sCharttoppingVocalistShoutsOut"DOWPrinciple&JAMBOXStudios"@YouTube.comRetrievedMarch31,2019. AuthoritycontrolGeneral ISNI 1 VIAF 1 WorldCat Other MusicBrainzartist ThisarticleonaUnitedStatesR&B/soulmusicband,group,orcollectiveisastub.YoucanhelpWikipediabyexpandingit.vte Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Secret_Weapon_(group)&oldid=1089260782" Categories:Americanpost-discomusicgroupsMusicalgroupsfromNewYorkCityPreludeRecordsartistsUnitedStatesR&BmusicalgroupstubsHiddencategories:CS1maint:archivedcopyastitleArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionisdifferentfromWikidataArticleswithhCardsAllarticleswithunsourcedstatementsArticleswithunsourcedstatementsfromMarch2019ArticleswithISNIidentifiersArticleswithVIAFidentifiersArticleswithWORLDCATIDidentifiersArticleswithMusicBrainzidentifiersAllstubarticles Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk English Views ReadEditViewhistory More Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Languages 日本語 Editlinks