Cee Cee Chapman | |
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Birth name | Melissa Carol Chapman |
Born | Portsmouth, Virginia | December 13, 1958
Genres | Country |
Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
Instrument | Guitar |
Years active | 1988–1993 |
Labels | Curb, Capitol |
Cee Cee Chapman (born Melissa Carol Chapman on December 13, 1958 in Portsmouth, Virginia [1] ) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Chapman was signed to Curb Records. [2] She charted five singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]
Chapman was nominated for Top New Female Vocalist at the 1988 Academy of Country Music Awards. [3] She was also nominated for Favorite Country New Artist at the American Music Awards of 1990. [4]
Jack Hurst of the Chicago Tribune gave Chapman's eponymous second album three stars out of four, calling her a "straight-ahead singer" who "attacks almost any kind of song here with obvious personal involvement that is often stunning." [5] The album also received a favorable review from People , which stated that it was "characterized by intelligent song selection" and that Chapman "at times [sounds] like Cher gone down-home." [6]
Title | Album details |
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Twist of Fate |
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Cee Cee Chapman |
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Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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US Country [1] | |||
1988 | "Gone but Not Forgotten" (with Santa Fe) | 60 | Twist of Fate |
1989 | "Frontier Justice" | 51 | |
"Twist of Fate" | 49 | ||
"Love Is a Liar" | 64 | ||
1990 | "Everything" [7] | — | Cee Cee Chapman |
1991 | "Exit 99" [8] | — | |
"What Would Elvis Do" [9] | — | ||
1992 | "A Winter's Night" [10] | — | Twist of Fate |
"Two Ships That Passed in the Moonlight" | 64 | Cee Cee Chapman | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Year | Video | Director |
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1989 | "Twist of Fate" | |
1990 | "Everything" | Greg Crutcher |
1992 | "A Winters Night" | |
"Two Ships That Passed in the Moonlight" | ||
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