Thelma Houston is an American singer. Beginning her recording career in the late-1960s,Houston scored a number-one hit record in 1977 with her recording of "Don't Leave Me This Way",which won the Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.
A Taste of Honey was an American recording act,formed in 1972 by associates Janice-Marie Johnson and Perry Kibble. In 1978,they had one of the best known chart-toppers of the disco era,"Boogie Oogie Oogie". After their popularity waned during the 1980s,Johnson went on to record as a solo artist and released the album,One Taste of Honey,which produced numerous minor hits. In 2004,Hazel Payne and Janice–Marie Johnson reunited for the first time in over 20 years to perform on the PBS specials Get Down Tonight:The Disco Explosion and My Music:Funky Soul Superstars.
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.
"Last Dance" is a song by American singer Donna Summer from the soundtrack album to the 1978 film Thank God It's Friday. It was written by Paul Jabara,co-produced by Summer's regular collaborator Giorgio Moroder and Bob Esty,and mixed by Grammy Award-winning producer Stephen Short,whose backing vocals are featured in the song.
Remix Collection is a rare CD only released in Japan containing special alternate versions of songs from CeCe Peniston's first two albums Finally and Thought 'Ya Knew. Many of these versions were exclusively available on vinyl and were never released on CD. The album featured nine alternate versions previously available only on vinyl and was issued on CD in Japan in 1994.
Finally is the debut album by American singer CeCe Peniston,released on January 28,1992 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.
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 though,she was featured on the B-side to 12-inch single "I Can't Take the Power" by a male rapper,Marvelous JC. Besides her vocal performance on the Pooch's only charting track,"I Like It",she was also given a credit for co-writing two compositions;"Kickin' Da Blues" and the titular "Female Preacher". Soon after,singer pursued her own 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 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.
"Somebody Else's Guy" is a 1984 song written and popularized by Jocelyn Brown. On the US soul chart,the single peaked at number 2 and stalled at number 75 on the Hot 100,but in the UK it made the pop top 20. On the disco chart,"Somebody Else's Guy" peaked at number 13. It was the title track of Brown's debut solo album,released the same year.
"Keep Givin' Me Your Love" is a 1994 song by the musician CeCe Peniston,originally from her studio album Thought 'Ya Knew. While in the US,it was issued as the fifth single release in 1995,in the UK the song was released as the second single.
"I'm in the Mood" is a 1993 song by the musician CeCe Peniston,released as the first commercial single taken from Thought 'Ya Knew,the singer's second studio album. The composition scored singer her fourth number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart,and also entered the Top 10 of the US R&B chart,peaking at number 7. On the Hot 100 the song peaked at number 32 and made number 16 on the UK Top 75. In a 2011 interview for Boy Culture,TypePad's blogging service,Peniston disclosed that she had actually expected a better reception of the single.
"Inside That I Cried" is a 1992 song by American singer CeCe Peniston,taken from her debut album,Finally on A&M Records. The single release included "Hitmix",a medley of her songs "Finally","We Got a Love Thang","Keep On Walkin'","Lifeline" and "It Should Have Been You",all taken from her debut album. "Inside That I Cried" reached the Top 10 of the American R&B chart,and charted at number forty-two on the UK Top 75,and at number ninety-four on the US Hot 100.
"Keep On Walkin'" is a 1992 song by the musician CeCe Peniston,recorded for her debut album Finally on A&M Records. It was released as the singer's third single from the album and was her third number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. In addition,the single peaked at number three on the US R&B chart,number fifteen on the Hot 100,and number ten in the UK.
"My Boo" is a song by the musician CeCe Peniston,which was released on the Steve Hurley's own record label in February 2001 as the singer's last single issued under the producer's Silk Entertainment label.
"For My Baby" is a song by Full Flava featuring CeCe Peniston,written and produced by Rob Derbyshire and Paul "Solomon" Mullings. Dance remixes of the composition were based on a sample of "Heartache No. 9",the Delegation hit single,which scored at number fifty-seven in US Dance and number sixty-six on US R&B chart.
Finally / We Got a Love Thang:Remix Collection is the first limited remix collection by CeCe Peniston,issued exclusively in Japan in 1992. The album was compiled of the singer's first two singles,as a result of charting both in the Japanese Top 10 at the same time. The album included overall eight versions remixed by David Morales,Steve Hurley,Maurice Joshua and E-Smoove.
"I'm Not Over You" is a 1994 song by the musician CeCe Peniston,originally recorded for her second album,Thought 'Ya Knew on A&M Records. The single achieved number two in the US Dance chart,and number ten on the R&B field. In the Billboard Hot 100 the song charted at number forty-one. The B-side of the single included "Searchin'",which was previously released only for promotional purposes.
"Eternal Lover" is a 2004 song by CeCe Peniston,released on RLPMix Records in France,and on Vinyl Pusher Records for the Australian and New Zealand territories. The single was written and produced by Fréderic Tharreau,who became popular after his own track "Something About The Music" reached at number fifty-three in the British UK Top 75,under his alias Da Slammin' Phrogz.
"CeCe Peniston" also known as "EP Live" is a digital EP by the artist CeCe Peniston and released on July 14,2008,on One Media Publishing.
"Believe" is a 2015 song by Chaos featuring singer CeCe Peniston,released as a digital single on Treehouse Tribe Records on September 29,2015.
"Purple Funk" is a 2017 song by Mothers Favorite Child featuring singer CeCe Peniston,released as a music download,as well on CD single,distributed through the band's own label MFC in association with Reel People Music on June 22,2017.
