Oleta Adams (born May 4, 1953) is an American soul and gospel singer and pianist known for her powerful and soulful voice. Discovered by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith of Tears for Fears, they contacted her to invite her to join their band as a singer and pianist on their next album, The Seeds of Love and singing a duet with Orzabal on their hit single "Woman in Chains". Her album Circle of One received much critical acclaim, and eventually peaked at #1 in the UK in 1991 after her biggest hit to date with her Grammy-nominated cover of Brenda Russell's "Get Here".