The original Exposé (formerly known as X-Posed under the 1984 Pantera Records release) - Alè Lorenzo, Sandra Casanas, and Laurie Miller were not let go by the label as rumor has it! Alè Lorenzo was the first to want to leave the group because of other ambitions. She had already agreed to do all the background vocals on the first album "Exposure" with the exception of "Exposed to Love" which she sang lead on. Arista wanted Alè's voice on the album because she was the original sound of Exposé. Alè Lorenzo is the only original member who received any royalties from Exposé's success. Sandra Casanas was released from the group, but went on to have her own solo success under the name Sandeé. Laurie Miller was to be the only original member to stay with the group, with Gioia Bruno and Jeanette Jurado joining her. She had done all her background vocals and leads in the studio for "Exposure." Shortly before the album’s completion, because of many contractual and personal problems (Executive producer, Frank Diaz was Laurie's fiancé'), Laurie had a change of heart and decided to leave the group to pursue a solo project. Pantera left her background vocals but refused to give her any written credit or acknowledgment. Laurie never signed a contract so she also never received any royalties from her 2-year involvement and work with Exposé. With it's Latin-tinged dance grooves, the multi-platinum album, "Exposure" ('87) broke the Beatles' record for most Top Ten hits from a debut album with "Come Go With Me" ('87), a re-recorded "Point Of No Return" ('87) , "Let Me Be The One" ('87) , and the ballad "Season's Change" ('87). The group's sophomore release album, "What You Don't Know", which went gold ('89) followed this success with the singles "What You Don't Know" ('89), "Tell Me Why" ('89), "When I Looked At Him" ('89), and "Your Baby Never Looked Good In Blue" ('90). On their third self-titled album, Exposé replaced Bruno, who was having throat problems, with LA based Kelly Moneymaker, who had performed with Tod Rundgren and Wayne Newton. Julie Albers was also known to have filled in for Gioia before Kelly had joined the lineup as a permanent member. The trio branched away from Martinee on "Exposé," using four songs written by hit maker Diane Warren (including "As Long As I Can Dream," written with Roy Orbison) and working with producers Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero (Madonna, Guns n' Roses) on several tracks. That album included the hit "I'll Never Get Over You (Getting Over Me)" ('93). Exposé has now been released from Arista Records and the many different artists that were Exposé, are now pursuing solo careers. So what of the name “Exposé”? Well, word has it that the name “Exposé” is owned by Ismael Garcia. Word also has it that after Exposé broke up in 1996, Garcia tried to form a new group but was unsuccessful and decided that the name was no longer marketable. He still receives money from album sales such as the latest ones Arista has released but that's it. The contract with the ladies was dissolved in 1996 with the agreement that they not discuss it. Exposé, in my own opinion, has probably got to be one of the most talked about group from the Freestyle era – talked about by not just Freestyle fans, but also music lovers and Exposé fans from all sorts of background and listening genre. Everyone seems to have their own story behind the members, their personalities, their lives, where they are now, the legal battles and issues, why this and that member left and so on and so forth right down to the reason of the groups’ ultimate break up. No one really knows the actual truth and full story behind Exposé, except of course for the girls themselves and the people who were actually a part of it all from start to finish – and even then, I'm sure they'll have their own version that's slightly different from the others’. One thing that is undeniable is the feelings and the memories that each of the girls have invoked through their own unique individual style and together as a group under the world renowned name, Exposé. One question that seems to linger in a lot of people's mind seems to be “will the girls ever have a reunion” – although highly impossible, we shall all have to wait and see if such a thing will ever take place. For now, the girls continue to live on in history and in the present. In 2003, word was out that Kelly and Jeanette had purchased the rights to the "Exposé" brand and to kick things off, Anne joined the two in a much awaited for reunion performance at California's Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles (2003).
.
The original Exposé (formerly known as X-Posed under the 1984 Pantera Records release) - Alè Lorenzo, Sandra Casanas, and Laurie Miller were not let go by the label as rumor has it! Alè Lorenzo was the first to want to leave the group because of other ambitions. She had already agreed to do all the background vocals on the first album "Exposure" with the exception of "Exposed to Love" which she sang lead on. Arista wanted Alè's voice on the album because she was the original sound of Exposé. Alè Lorenzo is the only original member who received any royalties from Exposé's success. Sandra Casanas was released from the group, but went on to have her own solo success under the name Sandeé. Laurie Miller was to be the only original member to stay with the group, with Gioia Bruno and Jeanette Jurado joining her. She had done all her background vocals and leads in the studio for "Exposure." Shortly before the album’s completion, because of many contractual and personal problems (Executive producer, Frank Diaz was Laurie's fiancé'), Laurie had a change of heart and decided to leave the group to pursue a solo project. Pantera left her background vocals but refused to give her any written credit or acknowledgment. Laurie never signed a contract so she also never received any royalties from her 2-year involvement and work with Exposé. With it's Latin-tinged dance grooves, the multi-platinum album, "Exposure" ('87) broke the Beatles' record for most Top Ten hits from a debut album with "Come Go With Me" ('87), a re-recorded "Point Of No Return" ('87) , "Let Me Be The One" ('87) , and the ballad "Season's Change" ('87). The group's sophomore release album, "What You Don't Know", which went gold ('89) followed this success with the singles "What You Don't Know" ('89), "Tell Me Why" ('89), "When I Looked At Him" ('89), and "Your Baby Never Looked Good In Blue" ('90). On their third self-titled album, Exposé replaced Bruno, who was having throat problems, with LA based Kelly Moneymaker, who had performed with Tod Rundgren and Wayne Newton. Julie Albers was also known to have filled in for Gioia before Kelly had joined the lineup as a permanent member. The trio branched away from Martinee on "Exposé," using four songs written by hit maker Diane Warren (including "As Long As I Can Dream," written with Roy Orbison) and working with producers Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero (Madonna, Guns n' Roses) on several tracks. That album included the hit "I'll Never Get Over You (Getting Over Me)" ('93). Exposé has now been released from Arista Records and the many different artists that were Exposé, are now pursuing solo careers. So what of the name “Exposé”? Well, word has it that the name “Exposé” is owned by Ismael Garcia. Word also has it that after Exposé broke up in 1996, Garcia tried to form a new group but was unsuccessful and decided that the name was no longer marketable. He still receives money from album sales such as the latest ones Arista has released but that's it. The contract with the ladies was dissolved in 1996 with the agreement that they not discuss it. Exposé, in my own opinion, has probably got to be one of the most talked about group from the Freestyle era – talked about by not just Freestyle fans, but also music lovers and Exposé fans from all sorts of background and listening genre. Everyone seems to have their own story behind the members, their personalities, their lives, where they are now, the legal battles and issues, why this and that member left and so on and so forth right down to the reason of the groups’ ultimate break up. No one really knows the actual truth and full story behind Exposé, except of course for the girls themselves and the people who were actually a part of it all from start to finish – and even then, I'm sure they'll have their own version that's slightly different from the others’. One thing that is undeniable is the feelings and the memories that each of the girls have invoked through their own unique individual style and together as a group under the world renowned name, Exposé. One question that seems to linger in a lot of people's mind seems to be “will the girls ever have a reunion” – although highly impossible, we shall all have to wait and see if such a thing will ever take place. For now, the girls continue to live on in history and in the present. In 2003, word was out that Kelly and Jeanette had purchased the rights to the "Exposé" brand and to kick things off, Anne joined the two in a much awaited for reunion performance at California's Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles (2003).