Geoffrey Williams

For other people named Geoff Williams, see Geoff Williams (disambiguation).

Geoffrey Williams
Birth name	Geoffrey Williams
Born	1963
Origin	London, England
Genres	Soul, funk, pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, musician, producer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, keyboards, guitar
Years active	1984–present
Labels	Atlantic, Polydor, Giant, EMI, Hands On Records, Movement Records, Oyster Music, Kobalt Music
Website	geoffreywilliams.wordpress.com

Geoffrey Williams is an English singer and songwriter. Five of his singles charted on the UK Singles Chart in the 1990s. ^[1] In the U.S., "It's Not a Love Thing", from his third album Bare (1992), reached No. 70 on the Billboard Hot 100. ^{[2] [3]}

Discography

Albums

• Heroes, Spies and Gypsies (1988, Atlantic Records) ^[4]
• Prisoner of Love (1989, Atlantic)
• Bare (1992, Giant Records/Reprise Records) ^[5]
• The Drop (1996, Hands On Records) ^[6]
• Move into Soul (2008, Oyster Music) ^[7]
• Yes Is the Answer! (2012, Kobalt Music) ^[8]

Singles

• "I Want You to Stop (Calling Me Up)" (1984, Code Records)
• "There's a Need in Me" (1987, Polydor)
• "Cinderella" (1988, Polydor), Germany, No. 9
• "Lipstick" (1988, Atlantic)
• "Prisoner of Love" (1989, Atlantic)
• "Blue" (1989, Atlantic)
• "It's Not a Love Thing" (1992, EMI, UK; Giant/Reprise, U.S.) — UK, No. 63; U.S., No. 70
• "Summer Breeze" (1992, EMI) — UK, No. 56
• "Deliver Me Up" (1992, Giant/Reprise)
• "Sex Life" (1995, Hands On) — UK, No. 83
• "I Don't Want to Talk About It" (1995, Hands On)
• "I Guess I Will Always Love You/Free Your Mind" (1995, Hands On) — UK, No. 91
• "I Guess I Will Always Love You" (1996, Hands On) — UK, No. 79
• "Drive" (1996, Hands On) — UK, No. 52
• "Sex Life" (1997, Hands On) — UK, No. 71
• "Somewhere on a Beach" (2005, Oyster Music)

As songwriter

• "Born This Way" (cowritten by Simon Stirling; from Dusty Springfield's Reputation , 1990)
• "I'll Be There" (cowritten by Simon Stirling; from Eternal's Always & Forever, 1993) ^[9]
• "Rosanna's Little Sister" (cowritten by Chuck Norman; from Color Me Badd's Time and Chance , 1993)
• "Whatever Happens" (cowritten by Gil Cang, Michael Jackson, Jasmine Quay, and Teddy Riley; from Jackson's Invincible , 2001)

Current work

Williams currently teaches at the University of Melbourne. ^[10]

He still releases music on his Bandcamp page. The most recent releases were The Sidewinder Project, which was a collection of collaborations in 1997/1998 and Cosmic Love EP.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "GEOFFREY WILLIAMS – full Official Chart History – Official Charts Company". Official Charts .
2. "Geoffrey Williams Top Songs". Music VF. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
3. Billboard, 12 April 1997, page 49: "The same night, R&B singer-songwriter Geoffrey Williams and his band gave a performance at London's Hanover Grand to launch his album 'The Drop' (Hands On Records). The gig ended with a version of his top 50 hit 'Drive,' which is ..."
4. "Geoffrey Williams – Heroes, Spies And Gypsies". discogs. 1988. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
5. "Geoffrey Williams – Bare". discogs. 1992. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
6. "Geoffrey Williams – The Drop". discogs. 1996. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
7. "Geoffrey Williams – Move into Soul". discogs. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
8. "Geoffrey Williams – Yes Is The Answer!". discogs. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
9. "Eternal (2) – Always And Forever". discogs. 29 November 1993. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
10. williams, geoffrey. "Geoffrey Williams - University of Melbourne". unimelb.academia.edu.