Stephanie Winslow

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Stephanie Winslow
Birth nameStephanie Winslow
Born (1956-08-27) August 27, 1956 (age 67)
Origin Yankton, South Dakota, US
Genres Country
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1979 — 1984
Labels Warner Bros./Curb, Primero/Curb, Oak, Curb/MCA

Stephanie Winslow (born August 27, 1956 in Yankton, South Dakota) [1] is an American country artist. In the late 70s and 80s, she had a series of hit singles on the Billboard country music chart. [2]

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Career

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Winslow recorded for Warner Bros. Records. Briefly married to her record producer, Ray Ruff, in 1979 she had her biggest hit single with "Say You Love Me," a cover of a Fleetwood Mac single from 1976 which reached #10 on the Billboard country chart in late 1979. In 1980 her cover version of Roy Orbison's "Crying," became Winslow's second major hit single, peaking at #14." [3] She had two singles released on the Oak label in 1983, they were "Nobody Else For Me" bw "Another Night" and "A: Kiss Me Darling" by "Another Night". She had a series of minor hits on the Billboard country chart under Warner Bros., and eventually signed with MCA Records. Her final single with the label, in 1984, was a cover of "Baby, Come to Me." [3]

Discography

Studio albums

YearAlbum details US Country
[2]
1980Crying16
1981Dakota
  • Released: 1981
  • Label: Warner Bros./Curb
45

Singles

YearSingleChart PositionsAlbum
US Country
[2]
CAN Country
1979"Say You Love Me"10Crying
1980"Crying"1453
"I Can't Remember"38
"Try It On"36Dakota
"Baby, I'm a Want You"35
"Anything But Yes Is Still a No"25
1981"Hideaway Healing"36
"I've Been a Fool"39
"Sometimes When We Touch"flip
"When You Walk in the Room"29Single only
1982"Slippin' and Slidin'"43
"Don't We Belong in Love"40
"In Between Lovers"69
1983"Nobody Else for Me"61
"Kiss Me Darling"25
1984"Dancin' with the Devil"29
"Baby, Come to Me"42
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Stephanie Winslow - Awards". AllMusic . Archived from the original on July 1, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Stephanie Winslow - "Baby, Come to Me"". Cast TV.com. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2009.