- Caron Wheeler
Infobox musical artist
Name = Caron Wheeler
Img_capt = Caron Wheeler at the 1990 Grammy Awards
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Caron Wheeler
Alias =
Born = birth date and age|1963|01|19
Died =
Origin = flagicon|EnglandLondon ,England
Genre = R&B
Occupation =Singer ,songwriter
Years_active = 1989–
Label = Capitol (1990–1993)
Associated_acts =Soul II Soul
URL =Caron Wheeler (19 January 1963) is a two-time
Grammy Award -winning BritishR&B /soulsinger , who gained fame by writing and singing the lead vocals on the two biggest hits forSoul II Soul ("Keep on Movin'" and "Back to Life "). She also was abacking vocalist forElvis Costello in 1983, and Howard Jones in 1985. She also provided backing vocals for a track onErasure 'salbum , "The Innocents" in 1988.Career
Wheeler is also a founder member of the female vocal group 'Brown Sugar' along with vocalist Kofi whose solo hit "Black is My Colour" is today considered in
reggae circles a classic. The two were re-united in October 2005 at the Metropolitan Black Police Association's annual gala atThe Barbican in London.After her success with Soul II Soul, Wheeler embarked on a solo career, and released two
album s: "UK Blak" (1990) and "Beach of the War Goddess" (1993). Her biggest solo success single is "Livin' In The Light" from her first solo album, which hit #53 on theBillboard Hot 100 and spent a week at #1 on theHot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1989. It also reached the Top 20 in theUK Singles Chart .Wheeler's only other solo
Top 40 hit single was thetitle track from "UK Blak". She also featured with Soul II Soulon thesoundtrack to theAngela Bassett movie, "How Stella Got Her Groove Back " in 1998. More recently, Wheeler featured onRichard X 's 2003 album, "Richard X Presents His X-Factor Vol. 1 During the 1980s, she was a member of the female vocal quartet Afrodisiak, and sang on records by Madness,
Elvis Costello , andDexy's Midnight Runners , among others."Caron is reportedly working on a new solo album to be released in 2008 or 2009. She is also back in the studio with Jazzy B recording tracks for a new Soul 2 Soul album for a 2009 release.
Discography
Albums
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ee also
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List of number-one dance hits (United States)
*List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart External links
* [http://billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=12221&model.vnuAlbumId=131529 Billboard chart positions]
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