Kim Appleby

Kim Appleby (born 28 August 1961, London), is a mixed-race English singer, songwriter and actor. She participated in the duo Mel and Kim, with her sister Melanie Appleby, until her sister's death from cancer. Her father is Jamaican and her mother is English.

With the aid of her boyfriend, ex-Bros bassist Craig Logan, Kim launched a solo career with much of her debut solo album composed of songs cowritten with Mel, for what was intended to be the next "Mel and Kim" album. The album, "Kim Appleby", contained her debut solo single "Don't Worry" which reached number two on the British charts in November 1990. A follow up single "G.L.A.D" was a UK #10 hit. Subsequent singles from her debut album were "Mama" [#19] and "If You Cared" [#44] . Kim's second album "Breakaway" was not a commercial success and had a limited release. She released three further singles, "Light Of The World [#41, 1993] , "Breakaway" [#56, 1993] , and reunited with Stock and Aitken on "Free Spirit" [#51, 1994] . A download only single called "High" was released in 2007.

She had a show on the European internet station "Storm Live". She also acted in the movie "Going Straight" and in the soap opera, "Doctors" (on BBC One).

Appleby later went on to feature on some tracks on Tonka's album "84", which was released on 8 March 2004. Those tracks were:
*"Believe" (featuring Kim Appleby and Whiteman)
*"Follow You"

In 2007 Appleby issued "High" featuring remixes by Vito Benito, Rod Carrillo, and DJ Theo. The single was released on Red Stick Recordings, a Strictly Rhythm Records Inc. affiliate.

Discography

Albums

*1990 "Kim Appleby" (#23 UK)
*1993 "Breakaway"
*1993 "Breakaway - Extended Mixes" (8-Track Promo CD of exclusive extended versions of the album tracks)

ingles

*1990 "Don't Worry" (#2 UK)
*1991 "G.L.A.D." (#10 UK)
*1991 "Mama" (#19 UK)
*1991 "If You Cared" (#44 UK)
*1993 "Light Of The World" (#41 UK)
*1993 "Breakaway" (#56 UK)
*1994 "Free Spirit" (#51 UK)
*2004 "Believe" "(Whiteman feat. Kim Appleby)" [German Promo CD]
*2007 "High"

Kim Appleby (album tracklisting) |1990| Parlophone

#"Don't Worry"
#"Mama"
#"If You Cared"
#"Downtown Clown"
#"I'll Be There"
#"G.L.A.D."
#"Hey You"
#"What Did I Do Wrong?"
#"Dodgy People"
#"Teach Me"

Breakaway (album tracklisting) |1993| Parlophone

#"Breakaway"
#"Missing You"
#"Light of the World"
#"Love Will Find A Way"
#"Strong Love"
#"Loving You Boy"
#"The Tables Have Turned"
#"I’m Not Your Property"
#"Good to Me"
#"That’s Life"
#"Everybody Needs Someone"
#"Little Child"

B-Sides/Other tracks

*"Shame" (included on the "Light of the World" CD Single 1993)
*"Believe" (on Tonka's "84" album, 2004)
*"Follow You" (on Tonka's "84" album, 2004)
*"Something Pour Moi" (2007)
*"Just Took a Minute" (2007)

External links

* [http://www.kimappleby.com KimAppleby.Com] - Kim Appleby's website.
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=227351002 - Kim Appleby - Myspace Music]
* [http://www.myspace.com/melandkim Mel & Kim - Myspace Music]
* [http://www.stockaitkenwaterman.com StockAitkenWaterman.Com] - SAW fan site.
* [http://www.tonkana.de Tonka]
* [http://www.redstickrecordings.com Red Stick Recordings]