b. 31 August 1966, Manchester, Lancashire, England. Former backing vocalist on some of Primal Scream's finest moments, Johnson has also worked with A Certain Ratio, Electronic and sundry other more minor local projects like the Jam MCs' "Ironweed". She had initially been discovered by Maze's Frankie Beverley singing in Fifth Heaven, who supported Maze on their Wembley dates in the UK. She was subsequently enlisted as backing vocalist for Maze. Johnson's solo career began in 1994 with the marvellous "Rays Of The Rising Sun". Produced by David Tolan of the Joy (for whom she was also a vocalist). Eventually she settled on East West/Magnet, who invited K Klass to remix the song. It gave her a sizeable club hit, though this time the version somewhat diminished Johnson's vocal imput. A radio mix also featured Johnny Marr (Smiths) on guitar, presumably through his pervious liaisons with K Klass.
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Fifth Of Heaven - Without You - Buzz fm Manchester (03:53)
Taken from the year of 1989, another Manchester street soul classic! Fifth Of Heaven - WITHOUT YOU. This is the follow up tune to the group's "biggest" track - JUST A LITTLE MORE, which can also be found on my...
Fifth Of Heaven - Just A Little More (stereo mix) - Buzz fm Manchester (05:20)
Taken from the year of 1989, a true Manchester street soul classic! Fifth Of Heaven - JUST A LITTLE MORE. This tune has been uploaded to the Tube before, but ive had many requests in my inbox to upload a version in...
Primal Scream - Don't Fight It, Feel It (06:55)
EP: Primal Scream - Don't Fight It, Feel It Track: A Label: Creation Records Catalog#: CRE 110T Format: Vinyl, 12" Country: UK Released: 1991 Genre: Electronic Style: House, Techno Credits: Producer - Andrew...
Mozaic - Rays Of The Rising Sun (Ramp Club Mix) (06:43)
Following up "Sing It (The Hallelujah Song)", Mozaic released their third single, a cover version of Primal Scream vocalist Denise Johnson's 1994 single, "Rays Of The Rising Sun". Featuring remixes from Jon Of The...
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