DEBBIE JACOBS
Debbie Jacobs (aka Debbie Rock) was born November 10, 1955, in Baltimore, Maryland. She is an American Singer and the founder of LIGHT Health and Wellness, a non-profit organization specializing in providing comprehensive quality care for children, women, youth and families.
Debbie had several Disco hits in her early career. In 1979 she released her first album "Undercover Lover" on MCA Records. Debbies best-known hits are "Don't You Want My Love" and "Undercover Lover". Her chart hit "High on Your Love," climbed to number 70 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1980. The song, along with "Hot Hot (Give It All You Got)" went to Number 1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
She enjoyed a second Number 1 dance hit in 2000 with a new version of her 1970s club hit song "Don't You Want My Love" (as Debbie Jacobs-Rock), produced by Rosabel. A track which is still being played in clubs and remixed to this day. Other famous disco tracks performed by Debbie Jacobs include "Doctor Music" and "Maybe This Time", the latter of which is now a rare record and has been known to fetch high asking prices.
In 1988 Debbie founded the Baltimore Pediatric HIV Program, Inc which later became LIGHT Health and Wellness. Today, LIGHT has served more than 20,000 individuals through child care, in addition to numerous complimentary programs and services such as Non-Medical Case Management, Medical Adherence/Mental Health/Trauma Support, Kinship Caregiver Support Services, Life Skills Training & Peer & Community Advocate Training.
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