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Lani Groves is listed in the credits, and appears to have been a backup singer.
LIVE-ACTION FILMS
The Wiz (1978) - The Wiz Singers Children's Choir
NOTABLE GUEST APPEARANCE
"8 Simple Rules For Dating My Teenage Daughter" - playing Backup Singer in the episode, "All I Want For Christmas"
ALBUMS FEATURING LANI GROVES
"Bringing It Home" - with Darlene Love (1992)
BACKUP VOCALS
Stevie Wonder - "Talking Book" (1972; "You Are The Sunshine of My Life," You've Got it Bad Girl," "Blame it on the Sun")
Esther Phillips - "Along Again, Naturally" (1972)
Leon Thomas - "Blues And The Soulful Truth" (1972)
Stevie Wonder - "Innervisions" (1973; "Too High")
Rick Derringer - "All American Boy" (1973)
Don Sebesky - "Giant Box" (1973)
Kenny Rankin - "Silver Morning" (1974)
Minnie Ripperton - "Perfect Angel" (1974)
Johnny Winter - "Saints And Sinners" (1974)
Michael McGinnis - "Hobo's Holiday" (1974)
Blood, Sweat & Tears - "More Than Ever" (1976)
David Sanborn - "David Sanborn" (1976)
Earl Klugh Band - "Living Inside Your Love" (1976)
Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band - "The Best Of Walter Murphy" (1976)
Phoebe Snow - "Never Letting Go" (1977)
Billy Joel - "The Stranger" (1977)
Roberta Flack - "Blue Lights In The Basement" (1977)
ISIS - "Breaking Through" (1977)
Syreeta - "One To One" (1977)
Bob James - "Heads" (1977)
Maynard Ferguson - "Conquistador" (1977)
38 Special - "38 Special" (1977)
Patti Austin - "Havana Candy" (1977)
Prelude - "Prelude" (1978)
George Benson - "In Your Eyes" (1978)
Noel Pointer - "Hold On" (1978)
Jun Fukamachi - "On The Move" (1978)
Pages - "Pages" (1978)
John Tropea - "Short Trip To Space" (1979)
Spyro Gyra - "Morning Dance" (1979)
Wilbert Longmire - "Champagne" (1979)
Mikio Masuo - "Corazon" (1979)
Steely Dan - "Gaucho" (1980)
Wilbert Longmire - "With All My Love" (1980)
Paul Simon - "One Trick Pony" (1980)
Ray Gomez - "Volume" (1980)
Terumasa Hino - "Daydream" (1980)
Richard Tee - "Natural Ingredients" (1980)
David Sanborn - "Voyeur" (1981)
Tyzik - "Prophecy" (1981)
Steely Dan - "Gold Expanded Edition: More Collection of Steely Dan Songs" (1982)
John Tropea - "Live At Mikkel's" (1982)
Blondie - "The Hunter" (1982)
Michael Johnson - "Lifetime Guarantee" (1983)
Billy Joel - "An Innocent Man" (1983)
Garland Jeffreys - "Guts for Love" (1983)
David Sanborn - "Straight To The Heart" (1984)
Steely Dan - "A Decade of Steely Dan: Best of Steely Dan" (1985)
Talking Heads - "Little Creatures" (1985)
George Benson - "20/20" (1985)
Leonard Cohen - "Various Positions" (1985)
Billy Joel - "Greatest Hits Vol. I & Vol. II" (1985)
Patti Austin - "Gettin' Away With Murder" (1985)
Michael Franks - "Camera Never Lies" (1987)
David Bowie - "Never Let Me Down" (1987)
Diana Ross - "Red Hot Rhythm And Blues" (1987)
Spyro Gyra - "Spyro Gyra 1977-1987" (1987)
Claude Nougaro - "Nougayork" (1987)
Steve Gorn - "Dancing With The Lion" (1988)
Roberta Flack - "Oasis" (1988)
Ofra Haza - "Desert Wind" (1989)
Eric Clapton - "Journeyman" (1989; "Running on Faith" and "No Alibis")
Andreas Vollenwider - "Dancing With The Lion" (1989)
Phoebe Snow - "Something Real" (1989)
Deodato - "Somewhere Out There" (1989)
Lou Gramm - "Long Hard Look" (1989)
Dionne Warwick - "Sings Cole Porter" (1990)
Tommy Page - "Paintings In My Mind" (1990)
John Stubblefield & Superfriend - "Sophisticated Funk" (1990)
Foreigner - "Unusual Heat" (1991)
Linda Eder - "Linda Eder" (1991)
Eric Gale - "Ginseng Woman/Multiplication" (1991)
Yoshio "Chin" Suzuki - "The Moment" (1992)
Eric Clapton - "Rush" soundtrack (1992; "Help Me Up")
Esther Phillips - "A Way To Say Goodbye" (1992)
Talking Heads - "Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites" (1992)
"GRP 10th Anniversary Collection" (1992)
"The Soul Of R&B Revue: Live At The Lonestar Roadhouse" (1993)
Spyro Gyra - "Dreams Beyond Control" (1993; "Send Me One Line")
Flying Monkey Orchestra - "Back In The Pool" (1993)
"People Get Ready: A Tribute To Curtis Mayfield" (1993)
Will Lee - "Oh!" (1994)
East Bounce - "East Bounce" (1995)
Bill Evans - "Escape" (1996)
Ralph MacDonald - "Just The Two Of Us" (1996)
Michael Franks - "Barefoot On The Beach" (1999)
Bill Evans - "Touch" (1999)
Deborah Gibson - "M.Y.O.B." (2001; "M.Y.O.B. [Dance Mix]")
Chris Botti - "Night Sessions" (2001)
Chris Botti - "Nocturnal And Drowsy" (2001)
Marino - "The Unexpected Alliance" (2001)
Carter Jefferson - "The Rise Of Atlantis" (2001)
Carly Simon - "Anthology" (2002)
Bob James - "Two" (2002)
"The Best Smooth Jazz Ever" (2002)
Harry Whitaker - "Black Renaissance: Body, Mind & Spirit" (2002)
Quincy Jones - "Ultimate Collection" (2002)
Suzanne Couch - "Lifeline" (2002)
Carly Simon - "Greatest Hits Live"
James Taylor - "Never Die Young"
Aztec Camera - "Love" ("How Men Are")
Golden Earring - "Grab It For A Second"
East Bounce - "But, Life Still Goes On"
David Bradstreet - "Dreaming In Colour"
Harry Belafonte - "Turn The World Around"
Masabumi Kikuchi
Carmen Lundy - "Old Devil Moon"
Tom Chapin - "Around The World And Back Again"
Grover Washington Jr. - "Inside Moves"
Burt Bacharach - "Futures"
Leo Sayer
Albert King - "The Ultimate Collection"
"Wings Of Light: Songs Of Inspiration"
Robin Beck - "Trouble Or Nothing"
Jun Miyake - "Especially Sexy"
Spyro Gyra - "City Kids"
Ralph McDonald - "The Path"
Herbie Hancock
Dee Dee Bridgewater (on the song "Goin' Through The Motions)
Lani appears on "The Wiz" (1978), the "Working Girl" soundtrack (1989), "Backdraft" soundtrack (1991), "The Soul of R&B Vol. 3" (with Darlene Love), and "Music for the Planet."
Lani co-wrote "How'd I Know" with June Williams and Clarence McDonald for Merry Clayton's 1975 album, "Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow."
She also co-wrote "(You're A) Special Part Of My Life" with Clarence McDonald and Deneice Williams; this song has been recorded by
The Whispers and The Emotions.
Lani co-wrote "Men Kiss And Tell" with June D. Williams and Clarence K. McDonald, a song that appears on Ullanda McCollough's
(another "Jem" voice actor) third album, "Watching You Watching Me."
Lani co-wrote Deneice Williams' 1977 song, "That's What Friends Are For" with Deneice Williams, Clarence McDonald, and Fritz Basket.
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