Legacy Recordings

California blonde Mary Christine Brockert was always fiercely independent. Piercing her nose and losing her name, she chased her rock ‘n’ roll dreams out of suntanned Santa Monica and met superfreak Rick James. With electronic drums, ferocious guitars, wiggling synths, layered vocals and aggressively funky beats, the new Teena Marie blasted stereos and stereotypes. Composer, arranger and producer of her own sound, she gave soul to metalheads and brought soul machismo to its knees. The lovergirl’s legacy: music isn’t about the color of your skin-it’s about hugging you skin tight.

(T. Marie); Produced by Teena Marie; rhythm and vocal arrangements by Teena Marie; synthesizer arrangement by Teena Marie and Fred Mirza; Teena Marie, lead and background vocals, guitar, synthesizer, drums, percussion, programming; Rec. Los Angeles, 1984. Epic single 04619; P 1984 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Lovergirl by Teena Marie