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High Inergy
was an
American
R&B
and
soul
girl group who found fame on
Motown Records
in the late 1970s. They are best known for the
hit song
, "
You Can't Turn Me Off (In the Middle of Turning Me On)
".
History
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High Inergy started in 1976 when the four founding singers were discovered by
Gwen Gordy Fuqua
during a
Bicentennial
show in
Pasadena, California
.
[1]
The members of the group included lead singer
Vernessa Mitchell
, her sister Barbara Mitchell, Linda Howard and Michelle Martin (or Rumph).
[1]
The Mitchell sisters were singers, while the remaining members were known primarily for their dancing.
[2]
Fashioned after
Martha and the Vandellas
and
the Supremes
, the group was signed to Motown's Gordy subsidiary in 1977.
[1]
They quickly found success with the R&B/
pop
hit, "You Can't Turn Me Off (In the Middle of Turning Me On),"
[1]
which reached R&B number 2 and
U.S.
number 12.
The group became a trio when Vernessa left after the second album to pursue a career in
gospel music
.
[1]
Barbara Mitchell replaced her sister as lead singer.
[2]
The group would score a total of nine R&B hits before disbanding for
solo
careers in 1984.
[1]
Group member Linda Howard died on December 9, 2012.
Collaborations
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On their 1980 album,
Hold On
, the group collaborated with labelmates
Switch
on the track "Hold On to My Love." The song features Switch member
Bobby DeBarge
as the male lead vocalist. DeBarge also produced and co-wrote the song.
[3]
Smokey Robinson
performed two duets with Barbara Mitchell on
Groove Patrol
,
[1]
High Inergy's last album, which was released in 1983.
[4]
Discography
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Albums
[
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Singles
[
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Year
|
Single
|
Cat. No.
|
R&B
|
Pop
|
Dance
|
1977
|
"
You Can't Turn Me Off (In the Middle of Turning Me On)
"
b/w
"Save It for a Rainy Day"
[5]
|
Gordy G 7155F
|
2
|
12
|
-
|
1978
|
"Love Is All You Need" b/w "Some Kinda Magic"
[5]
|
Gordy G 7157F
|
20
|
89
|
-
|
"We Are the Future" b/w "High School"
|
Gordy G 7160F
|
77
|
-
|
-
|
"Lovin' Fever" b/w "Beware"
|
Gordy G 7161F
|
51
|
-
|
-
|
1979
|
"Shoulda Gone Dancin'" b/w "Peaceland"
[7]
|
Gordy G 7166F
|
50
|
101
|
35
|
1980
|
"Make Me Yours" b/w "I Love Makin' Love (To the Music)"
|
Gordy G 7187F
|
68
|
-
|
-
|
1981
|
"Goin' Through the Motions"
|
Gordy
|
73
|
?
|
-
|
1982
|
"First Impressions" b/w "Could This Be Love"
|
Gordy 1613GF
|
50
|
-
|
-
|
1983
|
"He's a Pretender" b/w "Don't Let Up on the Groove"
[4]
|
Gordy 1662GF
|
62
|
82
|
25
|
References
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- ^
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
Colin Larkin
, ed. (1993).
The Guinness Who's Who of Soul Music
(First ed.).
Guinness Publishing
. p. 113.
ISBN
0-85112-733-9
.
- ^
a
b
Lowe, John.
"High Inergy - Biography"
.
AllMusic
.
United States
. Retrieved
2010-12-21
.
- ^
a
b
Hold On
(Media notes). High Inergy. Hollywood, California: Gordy Records. 1980.
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c
Groove Patrol
(Media notes). High Inergy. Hollywood, California: Gordy Records. 1983.
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b
c
Turnin' On
(Media notes). High Inergy. Hollywood, California: Gordy Records. 1977.
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Steppin' Out
(Media notes). High Inergy. Hollywood, California: Gordy Records. 1978.
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Shoulda Gone Dancin
(Media notes). High Inergy. Hollywood, California: Gordy Records. 1979.
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Frenzy
(Media notes). High Inergy. Hollywood, California: Gordy Records. 1979.
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High Inergy
(Media notes). High Inergy. Hollywood, California: Gordy Records. 1981.
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So Right
(Media notes). High Inergy. Hollywood, California: Gordy Records. 1982.
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