Alma Faye Brooks

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This album was released in 1979 on Casablanca Records which features the hits "It's Over" and "Don't Fall in Love" and unfortunately the album is out of print but the album is possibly availble at second hand music stores or find it at www.ebay.ca as it's an excellent album if you love retro disco music. You won't be disappointed.

Alma Faye stood out the most with her disco performance as the back up band wasnt displayed on the set and had disco dancers performing with her but the number of the episode or date is unknown but performed two different songs on two different episodes.
The disco song she performed was "It's Over" on the Commercial Programming episode and was not introduced at all and in another episode which was the "Lottery" one she performed her new hit at the moment titled "Don't Fall in Love" in which Somers and Gebert were fighting over who was going to introduce her backstage but she performs regardless.

Alma Faye was born in Montreal, Quebec.She burst on the scene in 1977 with a bright little number that gave her the first taste of American exposure. "Stop, I Don't Need No Sympathy" was a bright, horn-laddened number that was released on an RCA records 12" single. The song was originally a minor hit for Lyn Roman, better known as Linda Griner, in the early 1970's. However producers Dominic Scisente and Michel Daigle (better known for their later success with Voggue) utilize Alma's unique and distinct voice to it's utmost on her version. The song created minor ripples on the American club scene but failed to crack the pop charts.Alma also tried a bit of musical aacting and appeared in a Canadian stage production of Hair.In late 1978 producers Michel and Dominic, along with Alma, began writing and recording what would become her only album release titled "Doin' It" and at the tiome it was only released in Canada during late 78 which would be a disco masterpiece. By 1979 the album would make it's way to the American club scene when Casablanca records picked it up and re-released here under the shortened Alma Faye moniker.

Immediately a 12" single was pulled and remixed (twice) for release. "It's Over" climbed up the club charts and even peaked at #-60 on the pop charts. A second single, "Don't Fall In Love" faired as well on the club scene but barely hit #-90 on the Billboard charts but of course this series let her have a guest spot as a musical guest performing this number along with disco dancers in the Lottery episode and her performance in the show was more outstanding than any of the other musical guests. The album itself was chocked full of other disco nuggets.

Her success in Canada earned her a Juno, (the Canadian Grammy equivalent), nomination in 1978 for "Most Promising Female Vocalist" alongside Claudja Barry and winner Lisa Dal Bello. Again in 1980 she was nominated for the same Juno alongside Karen Silver and winner France Joli.

But sadly in 1980 her recording career seemed to go up in smoke as disco was at it's peak and then afterwards it was dying. She went back to session work and personal appearances afterwards. She also had a cameo in the 1989 motion picture Eddie & the Cruisers 2: Eddie Lives as a singer and most recently on April 29, 2004 she appeared at Montreal's "Tsirco & Jazz" restaurant on April 29, 2004. So she is still remembered for her music which is nice to know. A Special thanks to the webmasters www.discomuseum.com for all the information on her.