– Aria
This was internationally popular in the 90s. It was on the first album by the group Black Box. I still like the sound. For me, it still captures the excitement of disco.
But it ran into some controversy. The extraordinary song writer and singer Martha Wash was not featured, or even credited. A member of the group, French Caribbean model Katrin Quinol, lip-synched the voice of Martha Wash.
It was a common pattern in those days. Katrin Quinol was sexy and lip-synched parts of most of the group’s songs. Martha Wash created and sang one hit after another for several groups, but her weight counted against her. She often received no credit and no royalties for her work.
Here she is singing live at a gay pride event a few years ago in Richmond, VA.