Cheryl Pepsii Riley
Biography
Cheryl Pepsii Riley topped the R&B charts with the heart-stirring ballad "Thanks for My Child," a tune that connected with and seemed to speak for single mothers the world over. Because of the poignant lyrics, some believed that Riley wrote the song. Actually, "Thanks for My Child" was written by Full Force, the six-man performing/songwriting/production team from East Flatbush/Brooklyn, NY, who had a long run of hits for themselves, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, UTFO, Jasmine Guy, Lala, Samantha Fox, and the Weather Girls. Though Riley's interpretation was no doubt enhanced by her ten years as a nurse who worked with handicapped children. The genesis of "Thanks for My Child" began with Full Force member Bowlegged Lou's experience with the complications of his wife's first pregnancy.
As pivotal as "Thanks for My Child" was for the singer's career, it wasn't the first song Lou offered to her. She refused his offer to record "I Wonder If I Take You Home" because she didn't want to spread herself too thin, but after it became a million-selling hit for Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam in 1985, she thought she'd missed her big break.
Selected Discography
Thanks For My Child
1999
I love the way you put yourself into your music. Especially Keep Your Head Up. It's so heart felt. I love it.
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This is a old song that I have been searching for years. She was great. This song has so much meaning behind the message for mothers to be strong and stand alone in the time of abandoment. We all know that there alot of deadbeat's(b o t h ) p a r e n t ' s . So if an artist can give support to whoever the caregiver is though their music, they are the jump off. We don't see many artist w/ that frame of mind. I guess I took 2 this song b/c my daddy wasn't there. I saw what it did to us. But mother was strong!
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