- Kim English
Kim English is an
African American Electronica , Soul, Gospel andHouse music singer born inChicago, Illinois , US.Music career
Through her career, English has experienced a great deal of success on the American
Hot Dance Music/Club Play ,Hot Dance Singles Sales ,Hot Dance Airplay charts and theUK Singles chart , beginning in the mid-nineties and continuing into the 21st century. Though her first chart entry on theHot Dance Music/Club Play came in 1995 and was a moderate hit ("I Know a Place," #32), her debut single was actually "Nitelife" in 1994, produced and written byTen City . Between 1999 and 2002 she scored six hits in a row that hit the top two, five of those went to number one: "Unspeakable Joy", "Missing You", "Bumpin' and Jumpin'", "Everyday" and "Treat Me Right". All of these hit singles (excluding "I Know a Place") are featured on her debut album "Higher Things ", released in late 1998 on theNew York City based record label, Nervous Records NYC. Both "Unspeakable Joy" and "Everyday" became her most successful radio hits to date. The album also features acover version ofAnita Baker 's song, "Been So Long ."English began as a Gospel singer and many of her most popular songs contain references to
God ,faith and belief in yourself.By 2007, English had earned her sixth, seventh and eighth U.S. dance number-ones with "It Makes a Difference", "C'est La Vie" and "My Destiny". All three hits are from her second album titled, "My Destiny", which was released in late September 2006. Although all three singles have charted on the
Hot Dance Airplay chart, the exact chart peak is unknown. Inexplicably, "My Destiny" just missed making theTop Electronic Albums chart. So far, all of her hits have been released on Nervous Records NYC.Discography
Albums
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Higher Things " (1998) Neverous Records NYC
*"Re-Energized " (2000) |Nervous Records NYC
*"My Destiny" (2006) Nervous Records NYCingles
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://www.myspace.com/thekimenglish Official Myspace site]
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