Exposé is an American Latin freestyle vocal group. Primarily
consisting of lead vocalists Jeanette Jurado, Ann Curless, and Gioia
Bruno, the group achieved much of their success between 1984 and 1993,
becoming the first group to have four top ten hits on the Billboard
Hot 100 chart from its debut album, including the 1988 #1 hit "Seasons
Change". In March 2015, Billboard magazine named the group the eighth
most-successful girl group of all-time.The group was popular in dance
clubs, mainstream Top 40 and adult contemporary charts in the United
States. The group actively toured and recorded music from 1984 to
1995, then retired from recording and public performances until 2003,
and currently tour today.Exposé was initially formed in 1984 when
Lewis Martineé, a Miami disc jockey and producer, decided to form a
dance-based group. Working with his partners Ismael Garcia and Frank
Diaz at Pantera Productions, talent scouts hired Sandra Casañas
(Sandeé), Alejandra Lorenzo (Alé), and Laurie Miller as the group's
lineup, under the name X-Posed, which later became Exposé. The next
year, the trio recorded "Point of No Return" for Pantera Records as a
7-inch vinyl single and a 12-inch vinyl single, the latter of which
became a #1 hit on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. The song
helped to introduce a still-popular genre of music that became known
as freestyle, which often features keyboard riffs, a sing-along
chorus, and electro funk drum-machine patterns in the music
arrangement. The success of "Point of No Return" on the dance charts
caught the attention of major labels and Expose signed with Arista
Records, which promptly assumed distribution of the 12-inch vinyl
single. A year later, Exposé recorded and released its second
club-dance freestyle 12-inch single entitled "Exposed to Love". These
songs were released during the period when radio began airing
continuous mixes of House/Club/Dance songs in major markets. As such,
Exposé realized continued success, including a club tour to key
cities. Impressed with the performance of the two singles on the dance
charts, Arista granted approval for the group to record a full-length
album.During the recording of the group's first studio album Exposure,
the personnel of the group changed. Reports vary based on the source.
According to People magazine, two of the original singers quit while
one of the girls was fired midway through the recording of the first
album, but according to Billboard, all three were fired. Arista
records felt that the three original singers lacked star potential.
Martinee states that he made the decision himself to replace the three
girls, while Miller maintains it was all their choice, and Jurado
confirms that Lorenzo wanted to leave. Shortly thereafter, Casañas
pursued a solo career and Lorenzo pursued other ambitions; they were
replaced by Jeanette Jurado and Gioia Bruno. Miller began a solo
career; she was replaced by Ann Curless.
consisting of lead vocalists Jeanette Jurado, Ann Curless, and Gioia
Bruno, the group achieved much of their success between 1984 and 1993,
becoming the first group to have four top ten hits on the Billboard
Hot 100 chart from its debut album, including the 1988 #1 hit "Seasons
Change". In March 2015, Billboard magazine named the group the eighth
most-successful girl group of all-time.The group was popular in dance
clubs, mainstream Top 40 and adult contemporary charts in the United
States. The group actively toured and recorded music from 1984 to
1995, then retired from recording and public performances until 2003,
and currently tour today.Exposé was initially formed in 1984 when
Lewis Martineé, a Miami disc jockey and producer, decided to form a
dance-based group. Working with his partners Ismael Garcia and Frank
Diaz at Pantera Productions, talent scouts hired Sandra Casañas
(Sandeé), Alejandra Lorenzo (Alé), and Laurie Miller as the group's
lineup, under the name X-Posed, which later became Exposé. The next
year, the trio recorded "Point of No Return" for Pantera Records as a
7-inch vinyl single and a 12-inch vinyl single, the latter of which
became a #1 hit on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. The song
helped to introduce a still-popular genre of music that became known
as freestyle, which often features keyboard riffs, a sing-along
chorus, and electro funk drum-machine patterns in the music
arrangement. The success of "Point of No Return" on the dance charts
caught the attention of major labels and Expose signed with Arista
Records, which promptly assumed distribution of the 12-inch vinyl
single. A year later, Exposé recorded and released its second
club-dance freestyle 12-inch single entitled "Exposed to Love". These
songs were released during the period when radio began airing
continuous mixes of House/Club/Dance songs in major markets. As such,
Exposé realized continued success, including a club tour to key
cities. Impressed with the performance of the two singles on the dance
charts, Arista granted approval for the group to record a full-length
album.During the recording of the group's first studio album Exposure,
the personnel of the group changed. Reports vary based on the source.
According to People magazine, two of the original singers quit while
one of the girls was fired midway through the recording of the first
album, but according to Billboard, all three were fired. Arista
records felt that the three original singers lacked star potential.
Martinee states that he made the decision himself to replace the three
girls, while Miller maintains it was all their choice, and Jurado
confirms that Lorenzo wanted to leave. Shortly thereafter, Casañas
pursued a solo career and Lorenzo pursued other ambitions; they were
replaced by Jeanette Jurado and Gioia Bruno. Miller began a solo
career; she was replaced by Ann Curless.
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