BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY
The Emotions
| The Emotions | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | R&B, Soul, Disco, Pop, Gospel |
| Years active | 1962–present |
| Labels | Stax Volt Columbia Motown Raging Bull |
| Associated acts | Earth, Wind & Fire, Ramsey Lewis, Deniece Williams, Curtis Mayfield, Minnie Riperton |
| Website | Official site |
| Members | Pamela Hutchinson Sheila Hutchinson Wanda Hutchinson |
| Past members | Jeanette Hutchinson Theresa Davis Adrianne Harris |
The Emotions are an American female Soul/R&B singing group from Chicago, Illinois, originally consisting of three sisters; Wanda Hutchinson, Shelia Hutchinson and Jeanette Hutchinson. The sisters are all children of Joseph and Lillian Hutchinson.
History
Success with Earth, Wind & Fire and Beyond
Their association with Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire brought them their greatest success.[1] With White's assistance, The Emotions released the albums Rejoice and Sunbeam in 1977 and 1978. Maurice White and Clarence McDonald co-produced the single "Best Of My Love" which spent five weeks at number one on the US pop chart in 1977. Jeanette left in 1977, to give birth to her second child, Pili, and their youngest sister Pamela was brought in to record on the album Rejoice and perform live dates. In 1978, Jeanette returned to the group. In collaboration with Earth, Wind & Fire, the group scored big with the single, "Boogie Wonderland", which was a top ten hit in 1979. The group continued to record together during the 1980s, and were signed briefly with Motown Records. Their last recording to date was 1996's The Emotions Live released on their own record label Sunbeam Records.
The Emotions today
The current lineup of The Emotions consists of Wanda, Pamela, and Sheila Hutchinson. They continue to perform and make personal appearances. Wanda has three daughters, two of whom plan to enter the music industry themselves. Wanda, Pamela, and Sheila Hutchinson performed on a PBS special on 70s soul music in 2004, singing "Best Of My Love".
In 2013, Wanda, Sheila, and Pam moved to Stardom Records record label, which is owned by The Stylistics lead singer and Smooth Jazz recording artist Eban Brown, and teamed up with rapper Snoop Dogg for a sultry Hip Hop/R&B single called "Life", written by Terrace Martin and the daughters of Wanda Vaughn.
Influence
- The Cheryl Lynn hit "Got To Be Real" is based on the bridge of "Best of My Love".
- "Blind Alley" was sampled in 1988 for Big Daddy Kane's "Ain't No Half Steppin'".[2]
- Two of Mariah Carey's songs have sampled Emotions' songs: "Emotions" sampled "Best of My Love", and "Dreamlover" sampled "Blind Alley".[3]
- LL Cool J sampled "Blind Alley" on "Pink Cookies In a Plastic Bag Getting Crushed by Buildings".
- Ghostface Killah sampled "Take Me Back" for "Tooken Back" from his The Pretty Toney Album.
- The late 1970s family trio, The Jones Girls, have also reported being strongly influenced by the Emotions' sound.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | Record label | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] | US R&B [4] | AUS [5] | CAN [6] | |||||||||||
| 1969 | So I Can Love You | — | 43 | — | — | Volt | ||||||||
| 1971 | Untouched | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1972 | Songs of Innocence and Experience [A] | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1976 | Flowers | 45 | 5 | — | — |
| Columbia | |||||||
| 1977 | Rejoice | 7 | 1 | 64 | 29 |
| ||||||||
| Sunshine | 88 | 39 | — | — | Stax | |||||||||
| 1978 | Sunbeam | 40 | 12 | — | 66 |
| Columbia | |||||||
| 1979 | Come into Our World | 96 | 35 | — | — | ARC/Columbia | ||||||||
| 1981 | New Affair | 168 | 46 | — | — | |||||||||
| 1984 | Sincerely | 206 | 33 | — | — | Red Label | ||||||||
| 1985 | If I Only Knew | 203 | 54 | — | — | Motown | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
- A Album was never released
Compilation albums
- Charting compilations
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Record label |
|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B [4] | |||
| 1996 | Best of My Love: The Best of the Emotions | 77 | Legacy |
- Complete list
- Chronicle: Greatest Hits (1978, Stax)
- Best of My Love: The Best of the Emotions (1996, Legacy)
- The Emotions (1998, Sony Music)
- Love Songs (1999, Legacy)
- Super Hits (2002, Legacy)
- Songs of Innocence and Experience… and Then Some! (2004, Stax)
- Best of the Emotions (2007, Mastercuts Gold)
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] | US R&B [4] | US Dan [4] | AUS [5] | CAN [6] | NLD [8] | NZ [9] | UK [10] | |||||||
| 1962 | "Santa Got Stuck in the Chimney" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1964 | "Good Old Days" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1967 | "I Can't Stand No More Heartaches" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1968 | "Somebody New" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "I Can't Control These Emotions" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "I Love You But I'll Leave You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1969 | "So I Can Love You" | 39 | 3 | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | |||||
| "The Best Part of a Love Affair" | 101 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Stealing Love" (A-Side) | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "When Tomorrow Comes" (B-Side) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1970 | "Heart Association" | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Black Christmas" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1971 | "You Make Me Want to Love You" | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "If You Think It (You May As Well Do It)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Show Me How" | 52 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1972 | "My Honey and Me" | 113 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "I Could Never Be Happy" | 93 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "From Toys to Boys" | 112 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1973 | "Runnin' Back (And Forth)" | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Peace Be Still" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "What Do the Lonely Do at Christmas" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1974 | "Put a Little Love Away" | 73 | 53 | — | — | 79 | — | — | — | |||||
| "Baby, I'm Through" | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "There Are More Questions Than Answers" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1976 | "Flowers" (A-Side) | 87 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |||||
| "I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love" (B-Side) | 51 | 13 | 4 | — | 67 | — | — | 40 | ||||||
| 1977 | "Best of My Love" | 1 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 4 | |||||
| "Don't Ask My Neighbors" | 44 | 7 | — | — | 88 | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Shouting Out Love" (A-Side) | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1978 | "Baby, I'm Through" (re-release) (B-Side) | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Smile" | 102 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Whole Lot of Shakin'" | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1979 | "Walking the Line" | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Boogie Wonderland" (with Earth, Wind & Fire) | 6 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||||||
| "What's the Name of Your Love?" | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "I Should Be Dancing" | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | ||||||
| 1980 | "Where Is Your Love?" | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Come into Our World" | — | — | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1981 | "Turn It Out" | — | 48 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Now That I Know" | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1984 | "You're the One" | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "You're the Best" | — | 52 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Are You Through with My Heart?" | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1985 | "Miss Your Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "If I Only Knew Then (What I Know Now)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
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