Jomanda (group)

For the Dutch spiritualist, see Jomanda. For the Irish house DJ, see Yomanda.

Jomanda was an American female house music vocal trio from New Jersey. Members included Joanne Thomas, Cheri Williams, and Renee Washington.

Jomanda
Origin	New Jersey, United States
Genres	House[1]
Years active	1988–1994
Labels	Big Beat/Atlantic
Past members	Cheri Williams Joanne Thomas (deceased) Renee Washington

Biography

Jomanda had several hits on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart during the first half of the 1990s, including "Got a Love for You," which reached #1 in 1991. The song also crossed over to the mainstream, going top 40 (peaking at #40) on the US Billboard Hot 100.

In 1993, the trio returned to #1 on the dance chart with "Don't You Want My Love", a track credited to Felix featuring Jomanda.

The song "Make My Body Rock" appeared in Dance! Online, a multiplayer online casual rhythm game, and in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

Joanne Thomas' death

Group member Joanne Thomas died in October 2003, after a three-year battle with colon cancer.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Albums

• 1990: Someone to Love Me (Big Beat/Atlantic Records)
• 1993: Nubia Soul (Big Beat/Atlantic Records)

Singles

As lead artist

Year	Single	Peak chart positions				Album
		US	US Dance	US R&B	UK
1988	"Make My Body Rock (Feel It)"	—	6	—	44	Someone to Love Me
1989	"Don't You Want My Love"	—	10	—	79
1991	"Got a Love for You"	40	1	66	43
1992	"The True Meaning of Love"	—	7	—	—
1993	"I Like It"	83	29	43	67	Nubia Soul
	"Back to You"	—	—	96	—
	"Never"	—	—	—	40
1994	"I Cried the Tears"[2]	—	15	—	—

As featured artist

Year	Single	Peak chart positions											Certifications (sales thresholds)	Album
		UK [2][3]	AUS [4]	AUT [5]	BEL (FLA) [6]	FIN [7]	GER [8]	IRE [9]	NED [10]	NOR [11]	SWE [12]	SWI [13]
1992	"Don't You Want Me" (Felix feat. Jomanda)	6	17	3	3	1	2	7	3	5	4	1	FRA: Silver[14] GER: Gold[15]	#1

See also

• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart