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Anita Ward (born December 20 , 1956 in Memphis, Tennessee ) is an African-American singer. CAREER Before signing a recording contract, Ward obtained a degree in Psychology from Rust College in Holly Springs, Mississippi , and had become a schoolteacher. While recording her first album, record company owner Frederick Knight presented her with a song he had written the previous year for singer Stacy Lattisaw . Ward did not like the song, but Knight insisted that a dance track was needed to capitalize on the current Disco trend, and Ward relented. The song, which was originally a juvenile-targeted tune about teens talking on the telephone, was rewritten with more "adult" lyrics, and the result was the single " Ring My Bell " which reached number one in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom in 1979 . Disputes with Knight, a car accident, and the fading appeal of disco music halted Ward's career and she came to be regarded as a One Hit Wonder . Only one other single of hers made the Billboard charts in the U.S., "Don't Drop My Love," which halted at #87. On New Year's Eve 2002 she performed "Ring My Bell" in New York City 's Times Square before a crowd of revelers as part of the city's official celebration. On New Years's Eve 2005 , Anita performed in Memphis, Tennessee at Bealstreet. She sang her number one classic hit "Ring My Bell" and several other disco hits. She has also appeared in Zagreb , Croatia on January 4 2006 , the night before the FIS World Cup Slalom race on nearby Sljeme with some other groups and singers from Disco era ( Nile Rodgers & Chic , Village People , Thelma Houston and Rose Royce ). DISCOGRAPHY Albums Singles SEE ALSO
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