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Martha Wash

real name Martha Elaine Wash

San Francisco, United States

Martha Wash is credited on 573 releases across 154 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1975–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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573

Credits

154

Albums

6

Decades active

118

In collections

Biography

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American vocalist, born in San Francisco, California on December 28, 1953.
She began her career as a backing vocalist for Sylvester, after which she formed part of Two Tons O' Fun which was renamed The Weather Girls in 1982.
In 1989, Wash was asked by Italian act Black Box record and demo their songs. Black Box retained Wash's uncredited vocals on their debut album Dreamland (1990). Wash sued and won her case. In the same year, C + C Music Factory released "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" which used uncredited vocal parts that Wash had recorded. Wash successfully sued the group for sleeve credits in 1991.
Runs Purple Rose Records.

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Credited work

573 releases · 154 albums · active 1975–2025

  • Performance · 732
  • Other credits · 7
  • Production · 1

Studios: Groove Studio · The Automatt · WTM Studios · The Dream Factory

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