The Weather Girls were Martha Wash and Izora Armstead, two singers from Philadelphia who started working together in the late 1970s. They put out their first album, 'Success,' in 1982, but it was their second one that really changed things. That was 'Two Tons of Fun' in 1984, and it had a song called 'It's Raining Men' on it.
'It's Raining Men' became a huge hit, the kind that gets played everywhere and sticks around. It was a dance track with a big, bold vocal that felt like an anthem. The song did well on charts in a few countries and became what they were known for, even though they had other tracks like 'I Want To Take You Higher' and 'Dear Santa (Bring Me a Man This Christmas).'
There was some confusion around who was singing on their records, with Martha Wash's powerful voice sometimes being credited to Izora Armstead in photos or promotions. They kept performing for a while, but that one song from 1984 ended up defining them more than anything else they did.
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