Pamala Stanley
| Pamala Stanley | |
|---|---|
| Born |
16 July 1952 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Genres | Disco, Hi-NRG |
| Occupation(s) | singer |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Labels | EMI-America, TSR, Atlantic-Mirage, Beachwood |
| Website | www |
Pamala Stanley (born July 16, 1952) is an American disco and Hi-NRG singer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She scored several dance/club hits from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. She is the sister of folk-pop recording artist and singer-songwriter James Lee Stanley.
Stanley is not known in the urban or pop markets, she is known mainly in the club/dance markets thanks to five Billboard Club Play chart hits.
She first gained attention with her 1979 debut album, This Is Hot. The album was originally released in Germany on EMI Electrola (with a drastically different cover). After scoring sizable chartings throughout Europe it was licensed to EMI America. The album, with new cover photography, was remixed by producer Rick Gianatos and This Is Hot shot up to #16 on the Billboard Dance charts. She toured extensively throughout the US, Canada, Mexico and South America.
In 1983, she released her second hit "I Don't Want To Talk About It", written by her brother James Lee Stanley. The 12" single was produced by Stanley and then husband Frank Mandaro for their own Komander label. It charted for fifteen weeks eventually climbing to #13 on the Billboard Dance charts. After her 1983 success Stanley landed a contract with TSR Records. This led to her 1984 Hi-NRG hit, "Coming Out Of Hiding", also co-written by her brother James Lee Stanley. The 12" single was again produced by Stanley and Mandaro and after fourteen weeks on the charts it peaked at #-4 on the Billboard Dance Charts. Through a licensing move TSR Records owner Tom Hayden sold the song to Mirage Records who re-released the 12" single as well as a 7" version for radio.
Now on Mirage Records Stanley's next release was the 1985 hit "If Looks Could Kill" (later covered by Heart), and used in the Arnold Schwarzenegger film Raw Deal. Once again she hit the Club Play charts peaking at #-23. Her next and last charting 12" single was with Paul Parker. The double A-side duets of "Stranger (In A Strange Land)" and "Running In Circles". The TSR Records release peaked at #-40 on the Club Play charts in early 1986.
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