Jeanne Napoli
Jeanne Napoli in the early 1970s
Born
Eugenia Correll

(1938-10-26)October 26, 1938
DiedOctober 24, 2010(2010-10-24) (aged 71)
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, lyricist
Spouse
(m. 1964; died 1992)
ChildrenDanielle Napoli, Casey Napoli

Jeanne Napoli (October 26, 1938 - October 24, 2010) was an American pop singer, songwriter, actress, and musical performer. She was signed to the Vigor sub-label of New York's De-Lite Records in 1976. She is best known for the disco track, "Let's Make Love".

Career

Jeanne Napoli started out her career as a Copa-Girl in New York City's famous Copacabana. She went on to be a performer in the singing duo The PJ's. She co-wrote the music for Marilyn: An American Fable[1] at the Minskoff Theater Original Musical in 1983. She co-wrote the Air Supply song "I'll Never Get Enough of You" with Gary Portnoy and Judy Quay, which became number 1 in Japan.

She was married to James Napoli.[2][3][1]

Selected discography

Albums

Singles

  • "Forget That Girl" (1976)
  • "Let's Make Love" (1977)

Songwriting credits

  • "I'll Never Get Enough of You" (1979) with Gary Portnoy & Judy Quay
  • "Intergalactic Christmas" (1980) with Douglas P. Frank & Randy Klein
  • "I Found My Strength in You" (1980) with Douglas P. Frank & Jamie Carr
  • "Double Trouble" (1980) with Douglas P. Frank
  • "Sweet Days of Youth" (1980) with Alex & Mark Peskanov
  • "Feeling Goes On" (1980) with Bruce Gray
  • "I Found Myself Alone" (1980) with Doug Frank

Other recorded songs

  • "Mysterious Lover" (from the He Knows You're Alone soundtrack,[4] performed by Napoli, words by Napoli & deBorge Roggeman)

References

  1. 1 2 "Theater" via NYTimes.com.
  2. "Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  3. "Beaver County Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  4. "He Knows You're Alone (1980) - IMDb" via www.imdb.com.
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