The Resume

(April 8, 1949- )
Born in Brooklyn, New York
Birth name was Brenda Gordon
Raised in Toronto, Canada
One half of the duo 'Brian & Brenda' with former husband Brian Russell
Singles include 'Piano In The Dark,' 'Get Here,' 'Dinner With Gershwin' and 'If Only For One Night'

Why she might be annoying:

She's a two-hit wonder singer.
She's better known as a songwriter despite an extensive recording career.
Many of her songs became bigger hits for Donna Summer and Luther Vandross.

Why she might not be annoying:

She's acclaimed for her sensual voice and incisive lyrics.
Oleta Adams' cover of 'Get Here' became an unofficial anthem for soldiers serving in the first Gulf War.
She wrote the score for the Broadway version of 'The Color Purple.'
Brian Russell left her for Cheryl Ladd.

Credit: Black Chic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• BC/Black Chic's Profiles [Series 10]
• Black and Beautiful
• Born in Brooklyn, New York
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [April] (Ranked: 4081949)
• I Attended the Opening Night Premiere of Broadway’s The Color Purple [December 1, 2005]
• I Have Dimples
• I Married Outside My Race
• I Was a Tribe Member in Hair
• Look at My Album Cover
• Profiles 27001-27250 (Ranked: 27139)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 13 Votes: 76.92% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 108 Votes: 66.67% Annoying