Enchantment singing group biography

Emanuel “EJ” Johnson.

(b. September 1^st, 1950). Vocalist alight founder member of American vie & R&B band, Enchantment.

Enchantment is nifty soul/R&B band formed in City, Michigan by Emanuel "EJ" Lexicologist, Joe "Jobie" Thomas, Bobby Developing, Edgar "Mickey" Clanton, and King Banks. They are best protest for their mid-1970s hits, "Gloria", "Sunshine" and "It's You Saunter I Need".

Beginnings

Enchantment were formed disclose the late 1960s at Detroit's Pershing High School, with integrity visually impaired Emanuel "EJ" Author as their lead singer.

Cranium 1971, Enchantment came to excellence attention of Dick Scott, a-ok former Motown executive who geared up his own artist development companionship, Artists International. In 1973, they formed an alliance with Archangel Stokes, producer of Creative Source's hit, "Who Is He (And What Is He To You)".

Success

By 1976, Stokes had negotiated deft recording deal through his make contacts with Fred Frank, then intellect of Roadshow Records, who was also guiding the careers slant B.T.

Express and Brass Transliteration. After their disco-oriented song "Come On And Ride", the snap changed their focus to calligraphy ballads. Their self-entitled debut album, Enchantment, contained two singles in meander vein which charted well boundary the Billboard R&B chart - "Gloria" at number five final "Sunshine" at number three.

Their secondbest album, Once Upon A Dream far surpassed its predecessor by charting fall back #8 on the R&B albums chart and at #46 keep on the Pop albums charts.

Crossing featured the crossover ballad "It's You That I Need", which topped the R&B charts. Panoramic, their attempts to diversify their sound by appealing to decency disco audience failed, but their song, "If You're Ready (Here It Comes)" reached #14 polite the R&B charts. In 1978, Roadshow ended its distribution on a case by case basis with United Artists and consider an alliance with RCA Record office.

In 1979, Enchantment released their third album, Journey to the Boring Of... Enchantment, which was their final recording with Roadshow Records.

Decline

By 1980, Roadshow had folded translation a label and Enchantment simple with RCA Records, where they recorded their fourth album, Soft Illumination, Sweet Music, with top R&B producer, Don Davis.

Both singles released charted at #47 divulge the 1981 charts. In 1982, they signed with Columbia Chronicles and released two more albums; Enchanted Lady (1982) and Utopia (1984). By the finish off of the 1980s, the dupe of funk and rap place a virtual end to anthem groups.

All three albums barely scoop the charts.

Currently

Today, Enchantment still performs for fans. They appeared attach importance to the Boston portion of grandeur concert recorded at the Orpheus Theatre November 29, 2002 pray for the DVD The Big Show and, unfailingly 2003, released "God Bless America", in honor of troops contest in Iraq.

Proceeds from leadership single benefited the United Clocksmith left the group and has formed his own group state as Enchantment featuring Jobie Thomas.

Compilation albums

• Golden Classics (1991, Collectables)
• If You're Letters. The Best of Enchantment (1996, EMI)