# Meli'sa Morgan

Joyce Melissa Morgan (usually spelled Meli'sa; born December 6, 1964) is an American R&B/Soul singer–songwriter. Morgan had a string of urban contemporary hits from the mid–1980s to the mid–1990s. Most notable include her cover version of Prince's "Do Me, Baby" (1985), "Do You Still Love Me" (1986) and "Still in Love with You" (1992).

## Early life

Born in Queens, New York, Morgan got her start in the music industry while singing with a church gospel choir called the Starlets of Corona. Morgan cites Chaka Khan as a major influence.

## Career
### 1982–1992

Her initial chart entry was as the lead singer of the dance group, Shades of Love. They had a single entry at #26 on Billboard magazine's Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1982 with "Body to Body (Keep in Touch)." This was re-popularized in 1994 by new remixes and reached number 1 on the same chart. That same year, music entrepreneur Jacques Fred Petrus asked her to join his newly created studio group, High Fashion, that featured Morgan and two other New York vocalists, Eric McClinton and Alyson Williams. High Fashion's sole hit, "Feelin' Lucky Lately," reached #32 on the US Black Singles chart. In 1983, Morgan left, and was replaced in the group by the jazz vocalist, Marcella Allen. Morgan worked as a backing singer with Chaka Khan, Whitney Houston, and Melba Moore.
As a solo artist, she topped the R&B chart with her cover version of Prince's "Do Me, Baby" for 3 weeks, (the title track from her debut album) which also became her only Billboard Hot 100 entry, peaking at number 46 in 1986. She also had a top 5 R&B single with "Do You Still Love Me" from her debut album. She had several solo hits on the US dance chart as well, including "Still in Love with You," which hit #3 in 1992.
A verse from Morgan's 1986 single "Fool's Paradise" was re-vamped, with modified lyrics, by Mary J. Blige as the chorus to the 1996 Jay-Z single "Can't Knock the Hustle."

### 2005–present

After a lengthy hiatus, Morgan released her fifth solo album, I Remember. The first single, "Back Together Again", a song originally recorded by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway, received moderate airplay on urban contemporary radio stations during early 2006 and peaked at number 46 on Billboard's R&B chart. The follow-up singles included "I Remember," "Will You?," and "High Maintenance" which were released in September 2006. New material by Meli'sa Morgan can be heard on a German release by Cool Million, which features Meli'sa Morgan on lead vocals on the opening track "Sweet Baby."
In 2014, Morgan was honored with an Unsung Heroine Award by the National R&B Music Society at Resorts Casino in Atlantic City, NJ.
Morgan was featured on an episode of TVOne's Unsung which aired in 2015.
On May 28, 2024, Morgan scored her first gold album, for the 1986 debut album entitled, "Do Me Baby." It was certified gold by the RIAA for sales reaching over 500,000 units.

## Personal life

Morgan was married to playwright, writer, and director Shelly Garrett from 1993 until 1994.

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | US R&B /HH | Certifications |
| Do Me Baby | Released: 1986 Label: Capitol Format: LP, CD, cassette | 41 | 4 | RIAA: Gold |
| Good Love | Released: 1987 Label: Capitol Format: LP, CD, cassette | 108 | 11 | |
| The Lady in Me | Released: 1990 Label: Capitol Format: LP, CD, cassette | — | — | |
| Still in Love with You | Released: 1992 Label: Pendulum Format: LP, CD, cassette | — | 38 | |
| I Remember | Released: November 8, 2005 Label: Lu Ann/Orpheus Music Format: CD, digital download | — | 96 | |
| Love Demands | Released: July 13, 2018 Label: Goldenlane Format: CD, digital download | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||

### Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected details :
| Title | Album details |
| Do You Still Love Me?: The Best of Meli'sa Morgan | Released: June 18, 1996 Label: Razor & Tie Format: CD |

### Singles

List of singles as a group member, with selected chart positions, showing year released :
| Title | Year | Chart positions | Chart positions | Artist | Album |
| Title | Year | US R&B /HH | US Dance | Artist | Album |
| "I'm in the Prime of Love" | 1978 | — | — | Business Before Pleasure (stylised as B.B.P.) | — |
| "Feelin' Lucky Lately" | 1982 | 32 | — | High Fashion | Feelin' Lucky |
| "Keep in Touch (Body to Body)" | 1982 | — | 1 | Shades of Love | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||||
List of singles as a lead artist, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications :
| Title | Year | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US R&B /HH | US Dance | UK | Album |
| "Do Me Baby" | 1985 | 46 | 1 | — | — | Do Me Baby |
| "Do You Still Love Me?" | 1986 | — | 5 | — | — | Do Me Baby |
| "Fool's Paradise" | 1986 | — | 24 | — | 41 | Do Me Baby |
| "Now or Never" | 1986 | — | — | — | — | Do Me Baby |
| "Deeper Love" | 1987 | — | 74 | — | — | The Golden Child |
| "If You Can Do It: I Can Too" | 1987 | — | 2 | 27 | 86 | Good Love |
| "Love Changes" (with Kashif) | 1987 | — | 2 | — | — | Good Love |
| "Here Comes the Night" | 1988 | — | 17 | — | — | Good Love |
| "Good Love" | 1988 | — | — | — | 59 | Good Love |
| "Can You Give Me What I Want" | 1990 | — | 33 | — | — | The Lady in Me |
| "Don't You Know" | 1990 | — | — | — | — | The Lady in Me |
| "Still in Love with You" | 1992 | — | 9 | 3 | — | Still in Love with You |
| "Through the Tears" | 1992 | — | 18 | — | — | Still in Love with You |
| "I'm Gonna Be Your Lover (Tonight)" | 1992 | — | 68 | — | — | Still in Love with You |
| "Tell Me (How It Feels)" (with Mike Stevens) | 1995 | — | — | — | — | Joy |
| "Searchin'" (with Mike Stevens) | 1996 | — | — | — | — | Joy |
| "Believe In Yourself" (with Soul Switch) | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — |
| "How" (with JT Taylor) | 2000 | — | 82 | — | — | A Brand New Me |
| "Don't Say Love" (with Soul Switch) | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Back Together Again" (with Freddie Jackson) | 2005 | — | 46 | — | — | I Remember |
| "I Remember..." | 2006 | — | 86 | — | — | I Remember |
| "Sweet Baby" (with Cool Million) | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — |
| "So Good" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Footprints of an Angel" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | TBA |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||