Malaika (born Malaika LeRae Sallard, January 2, 1972, in Seattle, Washington) also known under name Malaika Sallard Johnson, is a female African American dance singer from Seattle, Washington. During her short lived music career she recorded only one album entitled Sugar Time, which managed two Top 5 hits on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, including her number #1 single, "Gotta Know (Your Name)" in 1993.[1]
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| Born | Malaika LeRae Sallard January 2, 1972 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Other names | Malaika Sallard Johnson |
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| Years active | 1991–1996 |
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Sallard is tied with another A&M recording artist, CeCe Peniston, who took her own chances by performing backup vocals on the Overweight Pooch's album record Female Preacher in 1991, originally intended for Malaika.[2]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Year | Title |
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| 1993 | Sugar Time
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Singles
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
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SS | Air | 100 [6] |
Air | 100 | ||||
| 1992 | "So Much Love" | 6 | — | 5 | 27 | — | — | 55 | 102 | Sugar Time |
| 1993 | "Gotta Know (Your Name)" | — | 68 | 1 | 17 | 48 | 68 | 74 | 120 | |
| 1995 | "Break It Down" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single |
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that region. | ||||||||||
Other contributions
edit| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1992 | "You Win, I Win, We Lose" (on Finally by CeCe Peniston) | background vocal |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Malaika, Biography, Billboard.com
- ^ Koen, David (July 8, 1992). "HIP-HOP HOMEGIRLS". Phoenix New Times.
- ^ "Artists". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ "'Malaika's Canadian chart positions". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on August 28, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ^ 'Malaika's US Dance chart positions'
- ^ 'Malaika's US R&B/Hip-Hop chart positions'