After a promising but uneven debut, Syreeta summoned her creative strengths and worked in tandem with creative partner Stevie Wonder to produce another album in 1974. features: { Two years later, the couple married. As I first heard her beautiful voice and saw her face I felt how sweet her kisses must have been. but GOD got her.. To her children, those of us who know of her we still spreading her love around and its world wide, nation to nation. My favorite songs by her is Baby Dont Let Me loose This Thing and Just A Little Piece. I met Syreeta in 1973 in Savannah Ga. at a park across the street from the radio station where I worked. She is missed. View Syreeta interviews, articles and reviews from Rock's Backpages: The ultimate library of rock music writing and journalism. It brought tears to my eyes. I happen to be able Only two were issued at the time of recording. I just purchased the new Vanessa Williams CD,The Real Thing, and the title cut, written by Stevie Wonder, sounded familiar, and thought Syreeta sang this song, so I began to research it,and landed here. Syreeta lives on through her music. I will use it as a my song at my wedding.May God keep and bless her family. Her zodiac sign is Leo. The Pittsburgh native began singing when she was only four years old. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Syreeta Wright, who recorded professionally under the mononym Syreeta, was an American singer-songwriter, best known for her music during the early 1970s through the early 1980s. God bless you and let him keep you in his heart. On the advice of Wonder, Wright became a songwriter. You may request to transfer up to 250,000 memorials managed by Find a Grave. [5] Following their divorce, Wonder oversaw the production of Wright's first solo album, Syreeta (released on June 20, 1972),[5] which included her take of Wonder's "I Love Every Little Thing About You" from Music of My Mind, the Smokey Robinson classic "What Love Has Joined Together", and The Beatles' "She's Leaving Home", which featured both Wonder and Wright applying background vocals via the talk box. Wright had dreams of being a ballet dancer but the costs of training discouraged her from pursuing this dream. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. 1979). Ive only just learnt of her death Im so sorry. Died: 6 July 2004 (heart failure due to cancer treatment) in Los Angeles, California, USA (aged 57). [5] Motown reassigned the singer from Motown's Gordy imprint, where "I Can't Give Back the Love I Feel for You" was released, to Motown's L.A.-based MoWest subsidiary. background: '#000000', Wright was married three times and had four children. Syreeta Wright (born Rita Wright; August 3, 1946 - July 6, 2004), who recorded professionally under the single name Syreeta, was an American singer-songwriter, best known for her View the profiles of people named Syreeta Wright. Failed to delete flower. singer/songwriter Syreeta Wright, best known for her duet with Billy Preston on "With You, I'm Born Again" and as the former wife of Stevie Wonder, died Monday, July 7, 2004, after a long struggle with cancer. Syreeta Wright was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on August 3, 1946. Also, to contribute your thoughts [in a montage of other people]on her life and/or passing.This is a serious and sincere outreach to you.If you decline, still, many blessings to you for loving or admiring Syreeta. She then married drummer Curtis Roberstson, whom she also later divorced. She has gone on before us to embrace old friends and family and look after my boy Stevie, until we are reunited. ill see her again in the paradise. Wright was born Rita Wright in Pittsburgh and later moved to Detroit, where she worked as a Motown secretary and was later a backup singer. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. Wright also performed demo vocals for the Supremes hit "Love Child" and for Ross' version of "Something On My Mind", released on her self-titled debut album. she was not only my mother but she was my best friend. Oh, my God! my heart is missing her. Peace my sister. Brian felt Syreeta was a hard name to pronounce, and that Rita Wright would make a good stage name, so Wright's first solo single was released in January 1968[5] under that name, with "Something On My Mind" on the flip side. Her best showing on the chart came with 1980s simply titled Syreeta, released on Motowns Tamla imprint, which reached No. Please enter your email and password to sign in. She was 58. When I received a call that said Syretta had made her transition, I was numb and my tears freely flowed again for another one of my Sisters ascended to Heaven. God Bless. After her death, Wonder told KTLA-TV Channel 5: To me as a lyricist, she was very picturesque. Syreeta Wright covered Reflections, To Know, Love's Gone Bad, I Can't Dance to That Music You're Playing and other songs. It is all a test! We won many talent shows. Later, Diana Ross re-recorded the song for her solo album, Surrender, released in 1971. Syreeta will surely be missed. At the time of her death she survived by her large extended friends and family. Im sorry shes gone, and have been educated as to her career. When Stevie Wonder "Presented" Syreeta. She is very missed. By 1970, the collaboration with Wonder saw the release of the song 'Signed, Sealed Delivered, I'm Your's,' a song she co-wrote with Wonder, Lee Garrett and Lula Hardaway. She briefly recorded for Motorcity Records before retiring from show business for good in the mid-1990s and settling in Los Angeles with her four children. She was a totally incredible person, Barnum told The Times this week. I was watching TV-one just now and found out that she had moved up a little higher. 2. I grew up with her sister Kim when they still lived in Michigan. Death 6 Jul 2004 (aged 57) . Some people might think this is strange, considering I never PERSONALLY knew them, but they gave us apart of themselves otherwise, many like myself would not feel the way that we do- we connected with their passion for what they did. Dcouvrez les 42 disques en vente de l'album Your kiss is sweet de Syreeta sur CDandLP au format Vinyle et CD Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Total respect. Born Syreeta Wright in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, August 3, 1946 she gravitates from front-of-house receptionist at Motown in 1965 to secretary for Mickey Stevenson and then as an assigned artist who Berry Gordy considers as a replacement in the Supremes for Diana Ross, though that gig goes to Jean Terrell. [5] The couple then wrote and arranged songs for Wonder's Where I'm Coming From,[5] which was released much to Berry Gordy's chagrin in the spring of 1971. stevie wonder presents syreeta universal sound of the world can not be heard on you tube why not? She died after Entertainment 116, respectively, on Billboards album chart. I was looking at some old pics I have and came across wedding I put her name in on the internet and was saddened by the news she died 3 years ago. Motowns founder, Berry Gordy, eventually signed her to the label as Rita Wright. We truly loved her body of work in song and lyrics and realize there is still probably so much more that weve yet to discover! James DiPasquale [1] " With You I'm Born Again " is a 1979 duet written by Carol Connors and David Shire that originated on the soundtrack of the 1979 motion picture Fast Break. 9066498. subject named as. I sincerely hope that this web site and syreetas memory are intact. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. I only found out that this incredible voice was silenced forever while watching the Grammys on 02/13/05, as they paid tribute to those musicians whove transcended this earthly realm. Read our privacy notice. I was deeply touched. Thousands of articles, interviews and reviews from the world's best music writers and critics, from the late 1950s to the present day. love yassie and family. English Wikipedia. } Knowing the outpouring of love for your mother is extended to you all as well. Motown recording artist and songwriter Syreeta Wright, who collaborated with ex-husband Stevie Wonder in writing several hits, including Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Im Yours) and If You Really Love Me, has died. Peace and Blessings. Riperton added background vocals to the album, primarily at the end of the album track "Heavy Day". Syreeta Wright, a Motown singer/songwriter, died on July 6 after a long battle with cancer. God rest and keep you safe. Wonder produced two of Wrights albums, including Syreeta and Stevie Wonder Presents Syreeta, which was about their love, divorce and friendship. She was definitely not your average talent. [13] In 1975, Wright married bassist Curtis Robertson Jr.,[14] with whom she had two children, Jamal Robertson (b. She performed later as Syreeta Wright, recording her last album in 1983, titled ''The Spell.''. Motown Records ought to be ashamed of themselves for letting her material go to waste. In between working with Wonder on his albums, Wright decided to return to her own singing career. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. However, I know she is adding her unparalleled gift to the celestial choir. There is a saying in Islam that this world is a believers prision and a disbelievers paradise. We as Muslims want what Allah (swa) has promised his believers. Syreeta when she brought her Divine Hands, a group of talented Muslim young ladies to our carnival. Thank you Syreeta. God bless you all for having had her as Mom, friend and loved one. About. Listening to Syreeta Wright (Muhammad) on YouTube I do a search and discovered that she died some years ago. My heart is with your hearts. She loved you as if you were her own. Thanks for your help! [15][1] Wright and Robertson divorced in 1982. I attended Ferris State College with Syreeta and she was a Big Star there before she ever even worked at Motown Records. God Bless the Family and her soul. Failed to delete memorial. AndreBorges, Trenton, New Jersey. Services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at First African Methodist Episcopal Church, 2270 S. Harvard Blvd., in Los Angeles. In addition to her sister, she is survived by four children, Takiyah, Harmoni, Jamal and Hodari, and her mother, Essie Wright. I followed her career since the beginning and she was an inspiration to me becoming a songwriter. height: 350, As a young child I watched the movie body and soul and after hearing the song Born again it made me cry, because no song had never touch me like that song. MoWest issued "I Love Every Little Thing About You" in the late winter of 1972, but it failed to chart. Sometimes it's in the first sentence, sometimes a little later, but it's always there. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Im deeply saddened even more because I just recently found out Syreeta has passed. To this day, I get chills in me from that fond memory of May 3, 1980 in the South Bronx, NY. If you are looking down Syreeta, please say hi to Anthony, my beautiful son. He was a beginner musician, but quite prolific in thought, creation, and love for music and more. I am glad to be in a generation when talent and musicianship were at its peak. Sister Rita was an extraordinary singer and composer. She will be greatly missed. I have not heard it in years, but I want to sing it, hoping I can do a fraction of the job she did singing it. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Syreeta Wright, auch Syreeta Wright Muhammad (* 3.August 1946 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; 5. HER DAUGHTERS ARE IN THIS GROUP AND THROUGH DANCE YOU EXPERIENCE THEIR MOTHER AT HER BEST.SYREETA LIVES ON. The Grammy-award winning star's first marriage was to Motown singer/songwriter Syreeta Wright in 1970, but their marriage only lasted 18 months. hear her music even shes not with us physically. But they remained true and unconditional friends after that, even up to the very, very end, Barnum said. I had the joy and pleasure of being her musician when she sung in a Baptist Church choir. From the moment I heard her voice, and remember that white album cover (I was about 5 or 6)Stevie Wonder Presents Syreeta- I fell in love with that angelic and peaceful voice, and beautiful and inviting face of a soul many of you write about , having the opportunity to have shared personal time with the woman herself. Wright continued to record for Motown into the 1980s, releasing her second self-titled album in 1980, and the funk/boogie-oriented Set My Love in Motion in late 1981. 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