Called to audition for his backing group, The Raelettes, Tracey left her demo behind when Charles couldn’t make their meeting. “Ray just listened to my tracks and said, “She’s got it,” Tracey recalls. “Four days later, I was onstage singing with him at the Playboy Jazz Festival.”

Luckily, Tracey - a passionate performerand sultry singer who, in the style of yesteryear, delivers R&B, Pop, and Jazz vocal stylings equally - was no stranger to the stage. At age 11, she debuted at the famed Coconut Grove in Los Angeles with her family group, The Whitney Family. Over the next decade, The Whitney Family toured the world, recorded two albums for United Artists (including “Let Me Be Your Woman,” a Billboard top singles pick ), and Warner Curb Records, and appeared onnumerous TV shows.

Tracey struck out on her own at age 22, becoming a hit nightclub act and doing sessionwork in Los Angeles before landing her role as a Raelette in Charles’s 1991 tour of the United States. From 1995 to 2000 Tracey was a highly sought afterperformer in Japan’s Tokyo, Yokohama & Tokushima nightclubs. She performedin concert, on television, and did session work with Japanese superstars Sing Like Talking, Tokiku Katou, and Namie Amuro before returningto L.A. to pick up where she left off.

In 2007 under the banner of her independent label, BabyDoll Entertainment & Records, the singer-songwriter/arranger released her first solo album; “Love...A Fable in 9Acts” to critical acclaim. SOUL BAG, Levallois-Perret, wrote: “Tracey is in a long line of vocalists who reinterpret soul music in the classic style, while others in her genre can sound out of place.” Her newest project, “I Am Singing...Songs I Love,” a collection of originals with jazz and soul classics was released in July 2012. Solar Radio’s Soul Discovery with Mick O’Donnell, United Kingdom wrote: “We love Tracey Whitney here at Soul Discovery. What can I say about her new CD, “I Am Singing...Songs I Love”? What a voice. What a lady!”

As much as she loves recording, Tracey’s heart still belongs to the stage! Recently relocated from Los Angeles to Albuquerque, Tracey Whitney is is available for performances in the greater Albuquerque/Santa Fe regions.