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John Valenti (born John LiVigni) is an American singer-songwriter from Chicago, Illinois. He began his career (as John Li Vigni) with a cover of Stevie Winwood's "Gimme Some Lovin," released on Raintree Records in 1971. He then became lead singer and writer for the pop band Puzzle. Puzzle released two albums on Motown Records in 1973 (''Puzzle I'') and 1974 (''Puzzle II''). They were one of the rare white groups on Motown, with a sound often reminiscent of the early Chicago Transit Authority. They were a horn pop soul band with John's vocals recalling Stevie Wonder. They owed a lot to Chicago, their inspiration. Though they never made the Hot 100 singles or Top 200 albums, they made two very credible albums. John eventually went solo. He released one album in 1976, entitled ''Anything You Want'', on Ariola Records. It peaked at #51 on the U.S. Black Albums chart〔(John Valenti ) at Allmusic.com〕 on the strength of its title track, which had been released as a single and which peaked at #37 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.〔Joel Whitburn, ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits''. 7th edn, 2000〕 John released a less successful second album, ''I Won't Change'', in 1981. As of 2007, Mr. Valenti still performs. ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Valenti」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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