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Parlet

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Parlet
Parlet in 1979
Parlet in 1979
Background information
OriginDetroit, MI
GenresFunk, soul
Years active1978–1980
LabelsCasablanca
Past membersMallia Franklin
Debbie Wright
Jeanette Washington
Shirley Hayden
Janice Evans

Parlet was a female spinoff group from P-Funk formed by veteran background vocalists Mallia Franklin, Jeanette Washington and Debbie Wright.[1] Washington and Wright were the first female members in Parliament-Funkadelic in 1975.[1]

Discography

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Studio albums US R&B
[2]
Year
Pleasure Principle 55 1978
Invasion of the Booty Snatchers 73 1979
Play Me or Trade Me 1980
Singles US R&B
[2][3]
Year
Pleasure Principle 66 1978
Ridin High 49 1979
Wolf Tickets 67 1980
Help From My Friends 73 1980

References

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  1. ^ a b Greenberg, Adam. "Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Parlet - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 1, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Parlet". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2020.