Sandra Cross

Sandra Cross A Native Of South London Sandra Cross Is The Only Girl Among Seven Brothers. She Started Singing In The Pentecostal Church And Led The Choir When She Was Nine. At 14 She Recorded With A Friend As Love & Unity. The Recording Was The First Prize For Winning A Talent Show With A Song Sandra Wrote Entitled “I Adore You.” Released On Studio 76 Records It Was #1 On Britain’s Reggae Chart For Four Straight Weeks In 1979 They Followed With Three Top Five-Hits “I Just Don’t Care ” “I Can’t Let You Go ” And “Put It On ” Before Splitting Up The Team. After The Breakup She Wanted To Solo But Met The Mad Professor A Producer Who Owned Ariwa Records. He Chose Sandra For And All Girls’ Band Called The Wild Bunch Whose Lone Album Entered The Reggae Top 20 Chart In 1984 They Toured Europe For A Year Before Disbanding. Sandra’s First Solo Release Was A Remake Of The Stylistics’ “Country Living ” Aced British Chart For 10 Straight Weeks In 1985. Her Second Solo Attempt “You’re Lying” Nested At The Top Spot Four Weeks Ariwa Released Her Debut Solo Album Country Living In 1986. She Won The British Reggae Awards For The Best Female Singer Six Consecutive Years From 1985 To 1991. Other Awards Include The Radio London Entertainment Celebrity Award In 1986. In 1989 She Snagged ‘The Voice’ Newspaper Music Awards As Best Reggae Female Artist And Won The Chicago Radio Awards For The Highest Selling Record In 1990. Ariwa Released Six Albums On Sandra Including The Wild Bunch LP In 1992 She Recorded Lovers Interlude On Teichiku Records. In 1996 She Recorded The First Reggae/jazz Album Just A Dream On Pioneer Records A Japanese Label Like Teichiku. read less