Song:Together Forever
Album:Greatest Hits
Freestyle dance music was fading in the early 90s when the 1991 top 40 hit Together Forever by Lisette Melendez gave it a big boost. She had a few more hits but Together Forever was her most memorable song. She was born in East Harlem, NY in 1967. Her mother was from Puerto Rico and sang in the church choir. Lisette was influenced by Barbra Streisand but her big influence was Lisa Lisa who had several 80s hits and was also of Puerto Rican descent. Lisette formed a group and she was spotted by Carlos "After Dark" Berrios. He had success with the Corina single Temptation. Berrios released a couple of singles on Profile Records as Only In The Dark with Lisette on lead vocals. They signed with Fever Records and after Together Forever moved up the dance charts, Columbia picked it up for distribution and Together Forever reached #35 on the Billboard Hot 100. Three songs from the 1991 album Together Forever charted. On her 1994 album True To Life, Lisette worked with producers Tony Moran and Kenny Diaz. Her cover of Goody Goody charted. It was very successful in Japan. She recorded a third album in 1997 and then a Spanish album in 1998. And that's the last time Lisette recorded an album as a solo act. You can get her hits on this comp which is available as a digital download. She released a single in 2002 as Lelah Paine. In 2005 she formed the duo LisCyn with Cynthia Todino and released a single. She also appeared on the 2008 Carlos Berrios album Don't Look Back. Her latest single Rise was released in 2018 on her own label. She wrote and produced it with Ernesto and Luis Santana AKA The Santana Twins. Lisette tours the Freestyle nostalgia circuit doing cruises etc. Here's the video for Together Forever by Lisette Melendez.
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