ABOUT CYNTHIA

IN 1981, CYNTHIA WAS HIRED BY BILL MOTLEY, TO SING A DANCE PRODUCTION OF HIS DIANA ROSS MEDLEY "AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH/REMEMBER ME", AS WELL AS HIS SELF PENNED GAY ANTHEM "CRUISIN' THE STREETS", WITH HIS NEWLY FORMED BOYSTOWN GANG. SHE WASN'T INTERESTED IN BEING A PART OF THE BAND, BUT SHE WAS YOUNG AND WANTED TO SING IN A RECORDING STUDIO.

SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, SHE GOT A CALL FROM A BOOKING AGENT, SAYING THE TUNE HAD ENTERED THE BILLBOARD CHARTS AT 69. THIS WAS AN HISTORICAL HIGH. NO ONE HAD EVER ENTERED THAT HIGH UP ON THE CHART, SO EVERYONE WAS EXCITED ABOUT THIS RUNAWAY HIT. CYNTHIA STARTED TOURING THE UNITED STATES, EVERY BAR,ON EVERY CORNER, AND WAS REWARDED WITH A #4 IN THE NATION, AND #1 ALL OVER THE LOCAL CHARTS.

SHE WAS QUICKLY SIGNED UP TO ATLANTIC RECORDS, WHERE SHE RECORDED AND RELEASED 2 MORE DANCE HITS, "BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN" , WITH PRODUCER MICHAEL STEWART, AND "CHAIN REACTION" , WITH PRODUCER DAVID HARVEY.THESE DISCS KEPT CYNTHIA TOURING AND BUSY UNTIL 1989, WHEN SHE HAD FINALLY BEEN WORN OUT BY SEX, DRUGS AND DISCO.SHE GOT CLEAN, AND FORMED AN OLD SCHOOL R&B COVER/ORIGINAL BAND. THIS BAND, "THE CYNTHIA MANLEY BAND", HAS SUPPORTED CYNTHIA EVER SINCE.

SHE HAS WRITTEN AND RECORDED 3 TUNES THAT ARE IN MOVIES.SHE HAS TAKEN HER BAND TO KOSOVO, BOSNIA, MACEDONIA, KOREA, AND IRAQ, TO ENTERTAIN AMERICAN TROOPS. THEY SPENT 3 MONTHS IN MUSCAT, OMAN, WHERE CYNTHIA WROTE HER NEXT CD, ALL OVER THE PLACE, AND THEY WENT TO JAPAN TWICE, WHERE SHE ENJOYED MINOR CELEBRITY.

CYNTHIA HAS WRITTEN AND RECORDED 2 CDS, WITH HER BAND, AND THEY PERFORM AT FESTIVALS AND EVENTS, AS WELL AS BARS, ALL OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. CYNTHIA MANLEY WAS A CHILD WHEN SHE MET DISCO. SHE LEFT HOME TO GROW UP, AND NOW SHE'S BACK WITH WHAT SHE CALLS THE " MOST EXCITING THING I HAVE DONE SINCE "AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN". SHE'S TEAMED UP WITH A YOUNG AND TALENTED ITALIAN TEAM TO WRITE 4 DANCE TUNES.THEY ARE HAPPY, HI NRG DANCE TUNES, AND SHE IS READY TO INTRODUCE THEM TO THE WORLD.WITH THE HELP OF CHRISTAIN deWALDEN, VANNI G., AND DAVID BACON, SHE HAS CREATED A VERY FUN COMEBACK CD.

"I'VE QUIT MOST OF MY BAD HABITS, INCLUDING CIGARETTES, AND I AM SINGING BETTER THAN EVER. I AM VERY READY TO HIT THE ROAD." ANYONE WHO HAS SEEN CYNTHIA PERFORM WILL APPRECIATE THE POLISH SHE HAS ADDED TO HER PASSION." SOME FOLKS GET OLDER AND BETTER. I JUST GET BETTER"... WE HOPE YOU LOVE THE MUSIC. NOW, COME ON, EVERYBODY DANCE.



CYNTHIA MANLEY CONTACT:
CYNMANLEY@AOL.COM

 

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