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Lutricia McNeal | |
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Background information | |
Born | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | November 27, 1973
Genres | Pop, soul, dance |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Years active | 1996–present |
Labels | Arcarde Records (1996–2000) Bonnier Amigo / Polydor Records (2002–2004) Edel Records (2004–2005) Playground Music (2005–2006) Exzess Berlin (2007) tspmusic (2011–) |
Lutricia McNeal (born November 27, 1973) is an American soul and pop singer. She achieved worldwide success with her cover version of " Ain't That Just the Way" which sold two million copies worldwide.
McNeal was discovered by Rogers/Grantham. Her career took off during a visit to Europe, when she teamed up with the Swedish producer team Rob'n'Raz. Their 1993 hit " In Command" went to No. 1 in Sweden. [1]
A few years later she started her own solo career with the single " Ain't That Just the Way". The single went gold and platinum in several countries.[ citation needed]
She then released her debut album My Side of Town. The biggest airplay hits from this album were " Stranded" and " Someone Loves You Honey".[ citation needed] Her single " My Side of Town" went platinum and was a #1 hit in New Zealand. [2] She managed to have three Top 10 hit singles in the UK.[ citation needed] A second album followed in 1999 entitled Whatcha Been Doing before she took a short break from the music business to give birth to her second son.[ citation needed]
In 2006, she produced songs like "Hold That Moment" and "Same Same Same", but "Same Same Same" was never officially released.[ citation needed] In October 2004 she posed for the German version of Playboy.[ citation needed] She expressed her disapproval for George W. Bush and his policies (especially regarding the Iraq War) clearly in interviews and is involved in women's rights.[ citation needed] She then released the singles "It's Not Easy" (in September 2005), which was released in Sweden only and reached #3 on the Single Charts, and "Best Of Times" (in February 2006) which reached No 6 on the Swedish Single Charts.[ citation needed] "You Make Me Feel Good" was released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in July 2011.[ citation needed]
Title | Album details | Peak positions | |||||||
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AUT [3] |
GER [4] |
NOR [5] |
POL [6] |
SWE [7] |
SWI [8] |
UK [9] | |||
My Side of Town |
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22 | 37 | 8 | — | 20 | 19 | 16 | |
Whatcha Been Doing |
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50 | 84 | 31 | — | — | 21 | — | |
Metroplex |
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— | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | |
Soulsister Ambassador |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Certifications ( sales thresholds) |
Album | ||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK [10] |
SWE |
GER |
AUT |
NOR |
FIN |
SWI |
NZ |
POL [11] | ||||||||||||
" Ain't That Just the Way" | 1997 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 15 | 3 | 2 | — |
|
My Side of Town | ||||||||
" My Side of Town" | — | 30 | 73 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| ||||||||||
"Washington" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
" Stranded" | 1998 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 4 | 4 | — | 14 | 3 | — |
| |||||||||
" Someone Loves You Honey" | 9 | 26 | 51 | 13 | 17 | — | — | 30 | — | |||||||||||
"The Greatest Love You'll Never Know" / " When a Child Is Born" | 17 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
"365 Days" | 1999 | — | 18 | 58 | 26 | 14 | — | 31 | 39 | — | Whatcha Been Doing | |||||||||
"Fly Away" | 2000 | — | 14 | 84 | — | — | 7 | 61 | — | — | ||||||||||
"Sodapop" | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album song | ||||||||||
" Perfect Love" | 2002 | — | 8 | 41 | 22 | 13 | 20 | 93 | — | 14 | Metroplex | |||||||||
" You Showed Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |||||||||||
"Power of Music" | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
"Wrong or Right" | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | 14 | |||||||||||
"Promise Me" | 2004 | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Soulsister Ambassador | |||||||||
"Rise" | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rise (EP) | |||||||||
"It's Not Easy" | 2005 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album song | |||||||||
"Best of Times" | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
"Hold That Moment" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
"You Make Me Feel Good" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
"Ain't That Just The Way" (with Charming Horses) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | ||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart in that country or territory, otherwise the song was not released in this country. |
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Lutricia McNeal | |
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Background information | |
Born | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | November 27, 1973
Genres | Pop, soul, dance |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Years active | 1996–present |
Labels | Arcarde Records (1996–2000) Bonnier Amigo / Polydor Records (2002–2004) Edel Records (2004–2005) Playground Music (2005–2006) Exzess Berlin (2007) tspmusic (2011–) |
Lutricia McNeal (born November 27, 1973) is an American soul and pop singer. She achieved worldwide success with her cover version of " Ain't That Just the Way" which sold two million copies worldwide.
McNeal was discovered by Rogers/Grantham. Her career took off during a visit to Europe, when she teamed up with the Swedish producer team Rob'n'Raz. Their 1993 hit " In Command" went to No. 1 in Sweden. [1]
A few years later she started her own solo career with the single " Ain't That Just the Way". The single went gold and platinum in several countries.[ citation needed]
She then released her debut album My Side of Town. The biggest airplay hits from this album were " Stranded" and " Someone Loves You Honey".[ citation needed] Her single " My Side of Town" went platinum and was a #1 hit in New Zealand. [2] She managed to have three Top 10 hit singles in the UK.[ citation needed] A second album followed in 1999 entitled Whatcha Been Doing before she took a short break from the music business to give birth to her second son.[ citation needed]
In 2006, she produced songs like "Hold That Moment" and "Same Same Same", but "Same Same Same" was never officially released.[ citation needed] In October 2004 she posed for the German version of Playboy.[ citation needed] She expressed her disapproval for George W. Bush and his policies (especially regarding the Iraq War) clearly in interviews and is involved in women's rights.[ citation needed] She then released the singles "It's Not Easy" (in September 2005), which was released in Sweden only and reached #3 on the Single Charts, and "Best Of Times" (in February 2006) which reached No 6 on the Swedish Single Charts.[ citation needed] "You Make Me Feel Good" was released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in July 2011.[ citation needed]
Title | Album details | Peak positions | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AUT [3] |
GER [4] |
NOR [5] |
POL [6] |
SWE [7] |
SWI [8] |
UK [9] | |||
My Side of Town |
|
22 | 37 | 8 | — | 20 | 19 | 16 | |
Whatcha Been Doing |
|
50 | 84 | 31 | — | — | 21 | — | |
Metroplex |
|
— | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | |
Soulsister Ambassador |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Certifications ( sales thresholds) |
Album | ||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK [10] |
SWE |
GER |
AUT |
NOR |
FIN |
SWI |
NZ |
POL [11] | ||||||||||||
" Ain't That Just the Way" | 1997 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 15 | 3 | 2 | — |
|
My Side of Town | ||||||||
" My Side of Town" | — | 30 | 73 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| ||||||||||
"Washington" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
" Stranded" | 1998 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 4 | 4 | — | 14 | 3 | — |
| |||||||||
" Someone Loves You Honey" | 9 | 26 | 51 | 13 | 17 | — | — | 30 | — | |||||||||||
"The Greatest Love You'll Never Know" / " When a Child Is Born" | 17 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
"365 Days" | 1999 | — | 18 | 58 | 26 | 14 | — | 31 | 39 | — | Whatcha Been Doing | |||||||||
"Fly Away" | 2000 | — | 14 | 84 | — | — | 7 | 61 | — | — | ||||||||||
"Sodapop" | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album song | ||||||||||
" Perfect Love" | 2002 | — | 8 | 41 | 22 | 13 | 20 | 93 | — | 14 | Metroplex | |||||||||
" You Showed Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |||||||||||
"Power of Music" | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
"Wrong or Right" | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | 14 | |||||||||||
"Promise Me" | 2004 | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Soulsister Ambassador | |||||||||
"Rise" | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rise (EP) | |||||||||
"It's Not Easy" | 2005 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album song | |||||||||
"Best of Times" | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
"Hold That Moment" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
"You Make Me Feel Good" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
"Ain't That Just The Way" (with Charming Horses) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | ||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart in that country or territory, otherwise the song was not released in this country. |