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== Biography == == Biography ==
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== Discography == == Discography ==

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American singer/songwriter
Sue Ann Carwell
Also known asSue Ann
BornChicago, Illinois, U.S.
GenresMinneapolis funk, R&B
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active1970s–present
Musical artist

Sue Ann Carwell is an American singer/songwriter who was a notable early contributor to the Minneapolis sound pioneered by Prince in the late 1970s. As well as working as a background singer, she recorded albums two albums in the 1980s – Sue Ann (1981) and Blue Velvet (1988) – and her third album, Painkiller, was released in 1992. Artists with whom Carwell has worked include, among many others, Prince, Jesse Johnson, Bobby Brown, Britney Spears, Celine Dion, Cher, Christina Aguilera, Geri Halliwell, Rod Stewart, Ronan Keating, Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan and Rufus. Carwell is also a prolific songwriter, whose compositions have been widely performed.

Biography

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Carwell as a teenager began singing on the Minneapolis R&B scene, working withh the likes of Jesse Johnson. After Prince attended one of her performances she became a protégée of his; however, she resisted his suggestion that she used the name "Susie Stone". In 1981, aged 19, she released her debut album, titled Sue Ann, on Warner Bros Records.

Discography

Albums

  • 1981: Sue Ann
  • 1988: Blue Velvet
  • 1992: Painkiller
  • 2010: Blues In My Sunshine, featuring Jesse Johnson

Singles

  • 1981: "Let Me Let You Rock Me / Let Me Let You Rock Me"
  • 1988: "I'll Give You Love"
  • 1988: "Pleasure"
  • 1988: "Rock Steady"
  • 1992: "7 Days 7 Nights"
  • 1992: "Sex Or Love"

References

  1. ^ Swensson, Andrea (March 8, 2018). "20 pioneering women in Minnesota music". The Current. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  2. "Sue Ann Carwell | Credits". Rate Your Music. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  3. "Chaka Khan & Rufus - I'm A Woman Reaction". The True Rock And Roll Podcast – via YouTube.
  4. "Carwell Sue Ann". ASCAP | Repertory. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  5. "Sue Ann Carwell". RYM. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  6. Barendregt, Erwin (October 27, 2019). "Jesse Johnson – Verbal Penetration". A Pop Life. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  7. "Associated artists & people | Sue Anne Carwell". Prince.org. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  8. "Early Prince side projects that never got off the Ground". Lipstick Alley. August 24, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  9. Carwell, Sue Ann. "Sue Ann". RY. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  10. Sue Ann. "Blue Velvet". RYM. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  11. Carwell, Sue Ann. "Painkiller". RYM. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  12. "Blues In My Sunshine" at Discogs.
  13. "Let Me Let You Rock Me". princevault.com. Retrieved December 26, 2024.

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