Chantay Savage | |
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Also known as | Chanté Savage |
Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | July 16, 1971
Genres | R&B, pop, dance, house |
Years active | 1992–present |
Labels | RCA |
Chantay Savage (born July 16, 1971) is an American R&B/dance singer. She experienced some success in the 1990s on various Billboard singles charts, one of which was "I Will Survive", a reworking of the Gloria Gaynor hit song.
Savage has scored various charting hits on other US charts such as the Billboard Hot 100, Dance chart and R&B chart. In total, Savage has spent 452 weeks on various Billboard singles charts, [1] and her albums have spent a total of 81 weeks on various Billboard charts. [1]
Before Savage signed a recording contract, she parlayed success into gigs as a session musician, singer, and songwriter with artists such as CeCe Peniston and Tanya Blount. Savage co-wrote Peniston's hit single "We Got a Love Thang". In 1993, Savage released her first single "If You Believe" from her debut album Here We Go... . Her follow-up "Betcha'll Never Find" became a top 20 dance and R&B hit on the Billboard chart. She also released the singles "Don't Let It Go to Your Head" and "Give It to Ya".
In 1995, she teamed up with Aaliyah, En Vogue, TLC, BlackGirl, Mary J. Blige, Vanessa Williams, SWV, and others for the single "Freedom" from the movie Panther.
Savage released "I Will Survive" in 1996, from her second album I Will Survive (Doin' It My Way). The single became a moderate hit in the US, peaking at #24 on the pop charts, and #5 on Billboard's R&B chart. It reached #12 in the UK Singles Chart. [2] The single was also certified gold by the RIAA for US single sales of over 500,000 units. In 1997 she, along with Deborah Cox, Heavy D, and Brownstone performed Janet Jackson's number 1 single "That's the Way Love Goes" at the Soul Train Music Awards tribute to the popular icon. In 1998, Savage scored another minor hit with "Reminding Me (Of Sef)", performed by Common. It was a top 10 hit for Common on Billboard′s Hot Rap chart.
In 1999, she released her third album This Time , its first single "Come Around" which peaked at number 62. Savage wrote all the lyrics and played piano and drums. In 2003, she collaborated with spoken word artist Malik Yusef on the song "Auto-Eroticism" on his album The Great Chicago Fire: A Cold Day In Hell. Three years later, she appeared on a remake of the Earth Wind & Fire hit "September" for Full Flava's Music Is Our Way of Life album. Also that year, she recorded the theme song for BellaNutri titled "Always Beautiful" [3] as well as an additional track "Shine", which was released on a CD for the company. [4]
In 2012, she collaborated with another spoken-word artist, Quill, on his track "Everything Must Change." [5]
Year | Album | Chart positions | Sales | ||||
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U.S. | R&B | Heatseekers | |||||
1993 | Here We Go... | - | 89 | - | |||
1996 | I Will Survive (Doin' It My Way) | 106 | 14 | 2 | 127,000 [6] | ||
1999 | This Time | - | 56 | - |
Year | Single | Peak positions [7] | ||||
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Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | Hot Dance Club Songs | UK Singles Chart [2] | ||
1992 | "I Gotta Hold On U" (Maurice Joshua featuring Chantay Savage) | - | - | - | - | - |
1992 | "Let's Get Intimate" (Body 2 Body with Donell Rush & Chantay Savage) | - | - | - | - | - |
1993 | "If You Believe" | — | 75 | 42 | - | 83 |
1993 | "Betcha'll Never Find" | 70 | 17 | 28 | 17 | - |
1994 | "Don't Let It Go to Your Head" | - | 80 | 28 | 14 | - |
1994 | "It's a Summer Thang" (M-Doc featuring Chantay Savage) | - | — | - | - | - |
1994 | "Give It to Ya" | - | 80 | - | - | - |
1994 | "Freedom" | 45 | 18 | - | - | - |
1996 | "I Will Survive" | 24 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 12 |
1996 | "Baby: Drive Me Crazy" | - | - | - | - | - |
1997 | "Reminding Me (Of Sef)" (Common featuring Chantay Savage) | — | 57 | - | - | 59 |
1999 | "Come Around" | - | 62 | - | - | |
1999 | "My Oh My" | - | — | - | - | |
2020 | Tear It Down (featuring Shawnna) | - | - | - | - | |
"—" denotes a release that did not chart. |
Cecilia Veronica "CeCe" Peniston is an American singer and former beauty queen. In the early 1990s, she scored five number one hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play. Her signature song "Finally" reached the number 5 spot on the Hot 100 and number 2 in the UK Top 75.
"I Will Survive" is a song recorded by American singer Gloria Gaynor, released in October 1978 by Polydor Records as the second single from her sixth album, Love Tracks (1978). It was written by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris. The song's lyrics describe the narrator's discovery of personal strength following an initially devastating breakup. The song is frequently regarded as an anthem of female empowerment, as well as a disco staple.
This Time is the third studio album by American R&B singer Chantay Savage. It was released by RCA Records on July 13, 1999 in the United States. Production for the album was handled by several producers, including Kay Fingers, Kenny Flav, Robert Jazayeri, Marc Kinchen, Sean "Mystro" Mather, Keith Sweat, and Daniel Weatherspoon. This Time peaked at number 56 on Billboard's US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The album's only single, "Come Around", peaked at number 62 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.
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Finally is the debut album by American singer CeCe Peniston, released on January 30, 1992, by A&M Records. Prior to the release of this album, Peniston released her debut single "Finally", which topped the US Billboard Hot Dance Music Club Play chart on October 26, 1991, peaking eventually at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number two in the UK Singles Chart. The album yielded two additional singles which achieved dance number one status in the US; "We Got a Love Thang", co-written by Chantay Savage, and "Keep On Walkin'", written in collaboration with Kym Sims. Both songs entered the UK Singles Chart top 10 and the Billboard Hot 100 top 20 in the US. Despite the success of the singles, the album itself climbed only to number seventy on the US Billboard 200. However, during its thirty-six weeks long presence in the chart it sold over 554,000 copies in the US. The album peaked at number ten on the UK Albums Chart. The total worldwide sales of the album surpassed 3,000,000 units. Two further tracks were released from the album which were more in the R&B field; "Inside That I Cried" charted at number ten in the US R&B chart and at number forty-two in the UK, while "Crazy Love" peaked at number thirty-one in the US and at number forty-four in the UK. The album was part of the resurgence of dance music in the United States during the mid-1990s.
M-Doc is a rap artist and producer who was signed to RCA Records and Smash Records in the 1990s. He scored minor chart success with the singles "Free" and "It's a Summer Thang" featuring Chantay Savage. He is currently the president of Indasoul Entertainment.
American recording artist CeCe Peniston entered the music industry as a backup vocalist on the Overweight Pooch's album Female Preacher, released in July 1991 on A&M Records. Shortly before that, she was featured on the B-side to 12-inch single "I Can't Take the Power" by male rapper Marvelous JC. Besides her vocal performance on the Pooch's only charting track, "I Like It", she was given a credit for co-writing two compositions; "Kickin' Da Blues" and the titular "Female Preacher". Soon after, the singer pursued a solo career. By now, Peniston has released four studio albums including one as a member of The Sisters of Glory, two remix collections, one live album, four compilations and one live extended play (EP). Her singles discography features twenty-nine physical releases, twenty-one digital-only, seven promotional recordings and twenty-six other appearances; regardless of their format. She has also been included on one video album and has made fourteen music videos.
The Best Of is the first compilation album by American recording artist CeCe Peniston, released on March 2, 1998, by A&M Records in the overseas. It contains thirteen versions of her hit singles from 1991 to 1997. As the compilation was the singer's closing release under her contract with A&M, it didn't feature any new material. To increase the appeal of the product, the label included alternate, dancefloor remixed takes of Peniston's popular songs from her previous studio albums. Finally (1992), Thought 'Ya Knew (1994) and I'm Movin' On (1996).
Music Is Our Way of Life is the third studio album released by Full Flava, a production which included Rob Derbyshire and Paul 'Solomon' Mullings, assisted by back-up vocalist Tee.
Thought 'Ya Knew is the second solo studio album by American singer-songwriter CeCe Peniston, released on January 10, 1994, by A&M Records, and on February 10 in Japan. For this album, Peniston once again collaborated with Chicago-based producer Steve "Silk" Hurley, along with other producers Carsten Schack and Kenneth Karlin from Denmark, David Morales, Sir Jinx, and on one track also with the multiple Grammy Award-nominee Brian McKnight.
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"Keep On Walkin'" is a song by American musician CeCe Peniston, recorded for her debut album, Finally (1992), on A&M Records. Written by Steve Hurley, Marc Williams and Kym Sims, it was released in May 1992 as the singer's third single from the album and was her third number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. The single additionally peaked at number three on the US R&B chart, number 15 on the Hot 100, and number 10 in the United Kingdom.
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I Will Survive (Doin' It My Way) is the second studio album by American R&B singer Chantay Savage. It was released by RCA Records on March 30, 1996, in the United States. Savage worked with several producers on the album, including Tim & Bob, Kay Fingers, Steve "Silk" Hurley, Grand Puba, Chucky Thompson, and others. I Will Survive (Doin' It My Way) peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The album's lead single, a downtempo cover of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive", peaked at number 5 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
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