Cleve Francis

Cleve Francis
Birth name	Cleveland Francis[1]
Born	April 22, 1945 (1945-04-22) (age 66)
Origin	Jennings, Louisiana, USA
Genres	Country
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1992-present
Labels	Playback Liberty
Website	http://www.clevefrancis.com

Cleveland Francis (born April 22, 1945 in Jennings, Louisiana^[2]) is an American country music singer, and one of relatively few African Americans in that genre. Before beginning his career, he was a cardiologist; he switched his focus to country music in the late 1980s, signing first to Playback Records and later to Liberty Records. Between 1992 and 1994, Francis released three studio albums on Liberty, in addition to charting four singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts.

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US Country	US Heat
Tourist in Paradise	Release date: March 16, 1992 Label: Liberty Records	58	34
Walkin'	Release date: May 10, 1993 Label: Liberty Records	—	—
You've Got Me Now	Release date: August 23, 1994 Label: Liberty Records	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Album
		US Country [1]	CAN Country
1990	"Love Light"	—	—	single only
1992	"Love Light" (re-release)	52	—	Tourist in Paradise
	"You Do My Heart Good"	47	76
	"How Can I Hold You"	74	—
1993	"Walkin'"	63	—	Walkin'
	"I Won't Let You Walk Away"	—	—
1994	"Love or the Lack Thereof"	—	—	You've Got Me Now
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
1990	"Love Light"
1992	"You Do My Heart Good"	Bill Young
1993	"Walkin'"
	"I Won't Let You Walk Away"	Joanne Gardner
1994	"Love or the Lack Thereof"[3]	L. J. Kreussling
	"We Fell in Love Anyway" (with Patti Austin)[4]	Dominic Orlando

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 150. ISBN 0-89820-177-2. 
2. ^ Loftus, Johnny. "Cleve Francis biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p30158/biography. Retrieved 2008-05-31. 
3. ^ "CMT : Videos : Cleve Francis : Love Or The Lack Thereof". Country Music Television. http://www.cmt.com/videos/cleve-francis/384599/love-or-the-lack-thereof.jhtml. Retrieved October 14, 2011. 
4. ^ "CMT : Videos : Patti Austin : We Fell In Love Anyway". Country Music Television. http://www.cmt.com/videos/patti-austin/384691/we-fell-in-love-anyway.jhtml. Retrieved October 14, 2011. 

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