Ullanda McCullough

Ullanda McCullough is an American pop music singer most noted as a background vocalist.[1]

Ullanda McCullough
Birth nameUllanda McCullough
GenresSoul, R&B, Disco, gospel, Pop
Occupation(s)Singer, Background singer
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1970-1991
LabelsAriola Records
Atlantic Records
Associated actsAshford & Simpson

Career

McCullough began her singing career at age 13 in Detroit, Michigan. In early 1970s she sang numerous advertising jingles including the 1971 Coca-Cola commercial I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing. In 1974, she was a background vocalist on Eddie Floyd's album, "Soul Street". In 1975, McCullough relocated from Detroit to New York City to continue her career as a background singer.[2] She sang background vocals for Ashford & Simpson, Diana Ross,[2] Tina Turner, Luther Vandross, Quincy Jones, Bette Midler[2] and others.

In 1979 McCullough began a solo career and recorded three albums: Love Zone (1979), Ullanda McCullough (1981) and Watching You Watching Me (1982). Afterward, she returned to singing backup for Billy Joel, The Weather Girls and others.

Personal life

McCullough became a born-again Christian in the 1990s. She co-authored her biography with Cecil Murphey, Something Special: The Story of Ullanda Innocent, in 1996.

Discography

Studio albums
Year Album Chart positions[3] Record label
US US
R&B
1979 Love Zone — — Ariola Records
1981 Ullanda McCullough — — Atlantic Records
1982 Watching You Watching Me — —
"—" denotes the album failed to chart

Singles
  • "Stars" (1979)
  • "Want Ads" (1979)
  • "Around And Around" (1979)
  • "You'll never know" With High Gloss (1981)
  • "Rock Me" (1981)
  • "Bad Company / It's You" (1981)
  • "Watching You Watching Me" (1982)

Compilations
  • Watching You Watching Me (2014)

References
  1. Peters, Ida (April 7, 1981). "What's Happening: Ullanda". Washington Afro-American. p. 11. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  2. Johnson, Herschel (December 1981). "The Secret World of Studio Musicias". Black Enterprise. 12 (5): 71.
  3. "Ullanda McCullough US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-09-03.

Further reading
  • McCullough-Innocent, Ullanda; Murphy, Cecil (1996). Something Special: The Story of Ullanda Innocent. Review & Herald Pub Assn. ISBN 978-0828007153.
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