Ullanda McCullough

Ullanda McCullough
Ullanda McCullough
Genres	R&B; soul; disco; gospel; pop;
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1970–1991
Labels	Ariola; Atlantic;

Ullanda McCullough is an American pop music singer most noted as a backing vocalist.^[1]

Career

McCullough began her singing career at age 13 in Detroit, Michigan. In early 1970s she sang numerous advertising jingles including the 1971 Coca-Cola commercial I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing. In 1974, she was a backing vocalist on Eddie Floyd's album, Soul Street. In 1975, McCullough relocated from Detroit to New York City to continue her career as a background singer.^[2] She sang background vocals for Ashford & Simpson, Diana Ross,^[2] Tina Turner, Luther Vandross, Quincy Jones, Bette Midler^[2] and others.

In 1979 McCullough began a solo career and recorded three albums: Love Zone (1979), Ullanda McCullough (1981) and Watching You Watching Me (1982). Afterward, she returned to singing backup for Billy Joel, the Weather Girls, Bill Withers, and others. She also provided backing vocals for the animated series, Jem.

Personal life

McCullough became a born-again Christian in the 1990s. She co-authored her biography with Cecil Murphey, Something Special: The Story of Ullanda Innocent, in 1996.

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album	Record label
1979	Love Zone	Ariola Records
1981	Ullanda McCullough	Atlantic Records
1982	Watching You Watching Me	Atlantic Records

Compilation albums

Watching You Watching Me (2014)

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US R&B ^[3]	US Dance ^[3]	UK ^[4]
1979	"Stars"	―	―	―
	"Want Ads"	65	17	―
	"Around and Around"	84	―	―
1981	"You'll Never Know" (with Hi Gloss)	―	―	12
	"Bad Company / It's You"	36	18	―
	"Rock Me"	―	―	―
1982	"Watching You Watching Me"	―	―	―
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

^ Peters, Ida (April 7, 1981). "What's Happening: Ullanda". Washington Afro-American. p. 11. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c Johnson, Herschel (December 1981). "The Secret World of Studio Musicias". Black Enterprise. 12 (5): 71.
^ ^a ^b "Ullanda McCullough Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
^ "HI GLOSS - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2022.