Anita Ward
Anita Ward ( born December 20, 1956 in Memphis, Tennessee ) is an American singer.
Career
After a degree in psychology, she worked as a teacher before she was taken from the producer Frederick Knight under contract. Knight offered the singer at the disco song Ring My Bell, which he had originally written for Stacy Lattisaw. Ward did not like the song nor the disco genre, however, could change his mind and took on 1979 Ring My Bell. The song reached both in the U.S. and UK # 1 on the singles chart in Germany and Austria each 3rd place and in Switzerland 5th place disputes with Frederick Knight and a car accident, however, led to the fact that Anita Ward was able to continue her career is not successful. Their single Do not Drop My Love was with number 87 in the U.S. and number 26 in the disco charts only a small success.
Knight produced two LPs with Ward. The first album Songs of Love contained the hit Ring My Bell also Wards only published on plate original song You Lied. Otherwise dominate this work the soulful ballads. The next album offers disco numbers like Do not Drop My Love and Cover Me also mainly ballads.
Today Anita Ward appears in different events such as sporting events and sings her hit single Ring My Bell. It is a classic one- hit wonder. The song Ring My Bell was now covered MORE times, including by Tori Amos.