1. In 1969, Thelma Houston released her debut album, entitled Sunshower, produced, arranged and composed by Jimmy Webb except for one track.
16 Facts About Thelma Houston
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Thelma Houston took acting classes and received her first role in the 1975 made-for-television film Death Scream.
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In 1976 Thelma Houston sang backing vocals for Motown labelmate Jermaine Jackson on his album My Name Is Jermaine.
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Thelma Houston released her third solo album Any Way You Like It in 1976.
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Thelma Houston did enjoy considerable commercial success in 1978 via the inclusion of her track "Love Masterpiece" on the Thank God It's Friday soundtrack album which sold double platinum but her own album release that year Ready to Roll again failing to consolidate the stardom augured by "Don't Leave Me This Way".
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Thelma Houston continued recording music into the 1980s, beginning with the RCA release Breakwater Cat which reunited her with Jimmy Webb who produced her debut single Sunshower and which like their earlier collaboration was a commercially overlooked critical success.
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Thelma Houston continued to contribute to movie soundtracks, recording "Keep It Light" for the 1985 film Into the Night and she remade Bill Withers' "Lean on Me" for the 1989 film entitled Lean on Me.
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Thelma Houston co-wrote and sang back-up on the song "Be Yourself" for Patti LaBelle's 1989 album of the same title.
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In 1994, Thelma Houston participated in an AIDS benefit at New York's Algonquin Hotel, performing gospel music with Phoebe Snow, Chaka Khan and CeCe Peniston as "Sisters of Glory".
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Thelma Houston performed with the Sisters of Glory for the Pope in Vatican City and in 1995 Thelma Houston, Phoebe Snow, CeCe Peniston, Lois Walden and Albertina Walker recorded the Warner Brothers album Good News in Hard Times as the Sisters of Glory.
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In 2000, Thelma Houston toured successfully throughout Australia in the stage musical version of Fame.
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Thelma Houston won an episode of the NBC show Hit Me, Baby, One More Time with her renditions of her own hit and "Fallin'" by Alicia Keys.
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The album was produced by Peitor Angell and features cover versions of songs by male artists such as Luther Vandross, Marvin Gaye, and Sting that Thelma Houston had been inspired by.
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Thelma Houston sang "Don't Leave Me This Way" on American Idol on April 22,2009, and on America's Got Talent on September 16,2009.
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In 2024, Thelma Houston competed in season eleven of The Masked Singer as "Clock".
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Thelma Houston made it all the way to the semifinals, and finished in third place overall.