Joi Cardwell
Joi Cardwell sang for the pleasure of it before she turned professional and started contributing backing vocals for a list of other artists that includes LL Cool J, the Pointer Sisters, and Jermaine Jackson. A native of New York City, she stepped onto the stage at Carnegie Hall when she was five years old, singing "Three Blind Mice" as part of her school's performance there. Her teen years saw the dream of performing solidify, and she enrolled in New York University as a liberal arts major with a concentration in philosophy and literature. During her time at NYU, she entered a talent competition hosted by Harlem's Apollo Theatre. She earned top prize a total of five times, the first time by belting out "For Your Eyes Only." It wasn't long before she turned professional and started touring with Ben E. King. Producer Kashif tapped her to join a group called the Promise in 1989. The all-girl outfit made one album, but the recording was never released. Within two years, Cardwell quit to strike out on her own. She sang on the dance numbers "Saved My Life" and "Club Lonely" in 1992. During this time she sang backup for others, while her own solo career took her to a string of labels. She put out "Was It Something I Said" for Epic, "Holdin' On" for Freetown Records, and "Hot Little Body" for Tribal America, which also featured Behavior and Fred Jorio. A new career phase started in 1994, when Cardwell signed with Eightball Records, an independent label based in New York. She penned all the songs on The World Is Full of Trouble, her debut album, which she also produced. The 1995 album launched the hit single "Trouble." She went on to score hits with the singles "You Got to Pray," "Run to You," "Jump for Joi," and "Soul to Bare." A self-titled album was released in 1997, followed shortly by the 1998 remix compilation Clubland's Greatest Hits. In 2000, "Last Chance for Love" was honored as the Best Dance Song of the year by the Glama Awards, and she remained active throughout the next several years, with 12" releases on Junior Vasquez Music, Twisted, Curvve, and King Street Sounds. Cardwell is openly gay; she came out of the closet at the age of 21.
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What Love's Gonna Do
Dance - Released by Quantize Recordings on 11 mrt. 2016
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Moho Vaults Vol 2 (2010-2013) - Deep & Soulful House Essentials
House - Released by Morehouse Records on 18 nov. 2013
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What's Freedom
House - Released by Morehouse Records on 1 nov. 2010
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Joi Cardwell - Best of Me
Electronic - Released by Curly Gurly Music on 12 sep. 2018
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What Love's Gonna Do
Dance - Released by Quantize Recordings on 11 mrt. 2016
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Soul to Bare - Remixes
House - Released by Curvve Recordings on 21 sep. 1998
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We Can Do Better (Remixes)
Dance - Released by Nervous Records on 7 jul. 2017
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People Make The World Go Round
Dance - Released by Nervous Records on 29 jul. 2008
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Keep Coming Around (feat. Mona Lisa)
Dance - Released by Nervous Records on 18 dec. 2007
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Imperfect (Las Bibas from Vizcaya Remixes)
Electronic - Released by Curly Gurly Music on 16 jul. 2021
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Shot Through the Heart
House - Released by Curly gurly on 1 jan. 2014
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Lucky Charm (Igor Zanonn Remix Set)
House - Released by Curly gurly on 19 aug. 2014
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Jump 4 Joi (DJ Mike Cruz Mixes)
Electronic - Released by Curly gurly on 1 jan. 2014
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Return To Love
House - Released by King Street Sounds on 9 apr. 2012
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If Ever You're Lonely
House - Released by Stellar Records on 1 jan. 2009
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People Make The World Go Round (Ben R Saunders Remix)
Dance - Released by Nervous Records on 11 sep. 2015
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