Priscilla Wright (singer)
Priscilla Wright (born August 14, 1940, in London, Ontario) is a Canadian singer, most famous for the song "The Man in the Raincoat", which she first released in 1955, and re-recorded in 1988.
Biography
Wright's father was choir conductor and composer Don Wright,[1] and her maternal grandfather was Canadian Prime Minister Arthur Meighen.[2]
Wright had a hit in the United States at the age of 14 with the song "The Man in the Raincoat" in 1955. It sold over half a million copies in the U.S.[3] and hit No. 16 on Billboard's chart of "Most Played by Jockeys".[4] Following this she spent 14 years singing with the Ontario group Moxie Whitney, and sang with The National Press and Allied Jazz.
In 1991, she signed to Attic Records after a hiatus and released the album When You Love Somebody. In 1993 she was nominated for a Juno Award for Most Promising Artist.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1992 | When You Love Somebody |
| 1995 | The Singer and the Song |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN AC | CAN Country | US | |||
| 1955 | "The Man in the Raincoat" | — | — | 16 | singles only |
| 1983 | "God Bless You Baby" | — | 38 | — | |
| "Pure Love" | 15 | — | — | ||
| 1985 | "Heartbeat" | 10 | — | — | |
| "Say You'll Stay Forever" | 9 | — | — | ||
| 1986 | "Hungry" | 15 | — | — | |
| 1988 | "Man in a Raincoat" (re-recording) | 8 | — | — | |
| 1990 | "We Rise Again" | 10 | — | — | |
| 1992 | "Closer to Saying Goodbye" | 20 | — | — | When You Love Somebody |
| 1993 | "Woman's Intuition" | 28 | — | — | |
References
- "The Cash Box Canadian Capers", Cash Box, April 30, 1955. p. 18. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- Hawthorn, Tom. "Singer lowered her voice, and raised her profile", The Globe and Mail, March 28, 2007. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- Bush, John. Biography of Priscilla Wright at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
- "The Billboard Music Popularity Charts - Popular Records", Billboard, August 6, 1955. p. 50. Retrieved April 17, 2018.