Sam Brown

The title of this article is ambiguous. For more meanings, see Sam Brown (disambiguation) .

Sam Brown, 2006

Sam Brown (born October 7, 1964 in Stratford , London , England ; actually Samantha Brown ) is an English singer and songwriter .

Life

Sam Brown is the daughter of English rock and roll singer Joe Brown and singer Vicki Brown and the sister of musician and producer Pete Brown.

Brown celebrated her greatest success in 1988. The single Stop! from her debut album of the same name reached the top ten hit parades in many countries . In Great Britain it made it to number 4, in Germany it came to number 7. The song Stop! is part of the soundtrack for the film Bitter Moon . The singer Jamelia brought out a cover version of this song in the summer of 2003 .

In 2002 she took part both in the concert for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace and in the concert for George in memory of George Harrison, who died the year before . Her interpretation of Harrison's last song Horse to the Water can only be seen in the film compilation of the concert for George Harrison.

Sam Brown is also active as a background singer and has worked with many well-known musicians, including Pink Floyd , David Gilmour , Jon Lord , Deep Purple , Black , Gary Moore , George Harrison , Fish and Jools Holland ( Jools Holland's Big Band Rhythm & Blues ).

Sam Brown is married to music producer Robin Evans, with whom she has two children.

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1988	Stop!	DE13 gold (23 weeks)DE	AT2 (20 weeks) AT	CH6 (14 weeks) CH	UK4th gold (18 weeks)UK	-	First published: June 8th, 1988 Recording: Power Plant Studios, London
1990	April Moon	DE34 (10 weeks) DE	AT29 (2 weeks) AT	CH20 (5 weeks) CH	UK38 silver (12 weeks)UK	-	First published March 27, 1990 Producer: Pete Brown

More studio albums

• 1992: 43 minutes
• 1997: box
• 2000: reboot
• 2007: Of the Moment

Compilations

• 1993: The Kissing Gate
• 1996: Sam Brown
• 2005: The Very Best of Sam Brown

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1988	Stop! Stop!	DE7 (19 weeks) DE	AT3 (22 weeks) AT	CH5 (24 weeks) CH	UK52 (5 weeks) UK	US65 (10 weeks) US	First published: April 1988 Authors: Sam Brown, Bruce Brody, Greg Sutton
	This feeling stop!	-	-	-	UK91 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: August 1988 Authors: Sam Brown, Margo Buchanan
1989	Stop! '89 stop!	-	-	-	UK4th silver (12 weeks)UK	-	First published: January 1989
	Walking Back to Me Stop!	DE65 (2 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: February 1988 Author: Sam Brown, Greg Sutton
	Can I Get a Witness? Stop!	-	-	-	UK15 (7 weeks) UK	-	First publication: May 1989 Authors: Holland – Dozier – Holland Original: Marvin Gaye , 1963
1990	With a Little Love April Moon	DE52 (13 weeks) DE	-	-	UK44 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: February 1990 Authors: Sam Brown, Margo Buchanan
	Kissing Gate April Moon	-	-	-	UK23 (8 weeks) UK	-	First published: April 1990 Authors: Sam Brown, Pete Brown, Paul Bangash, Sara Jones, Tina Warrilow
	Mindworks April Moon	-	-	-	UK77 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: July 1990 Authors: Sam Brown, Richard Newman

More singles

• 1990: Once in Your Life
• 1990: As One (release: October)
• 1993: Fear of Life
• 1997: I Forgive You
• 1997: Whisper
• 2001: In Light of All That's Gone Before

Guest Posts

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1995	Just Good Friends Sushi	-	-	-	UK63 (2 weeks) UK	-	First release: August 1995 Fish feat. Sam Brown Authors: Derek William Dick , Frank Usher, Mickey Simmonds, Robin Boult

Further guest contributions

• 1991: Together Again (with Jools Holland ), single
• 1991: Fly Up to the Moon (with Black ), single
• 1993: Standing in My Light (with Tom van Landuyt), single
• 2002: Fragile (with Valle Venia), album
• 2004: Make It Tonight (with Chris Field), single
• 2006: Ukulele and Voice: 5 songs ... (with Pete Brown), mini album
• 2006: Reuben (with Joe Brown ), single

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1. ↑ biography at nme.com (accessed July 19, 2009)
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Chart sources: Singles Albums DE UK US
3. ↑ ^{a b c} gold / platinum databases: DE UK

Web links

• Sam Brown in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Sam Brown at Allmusic (English)
• Sam Brown at Discogs (English)
• Sam Brown at MusicBrainz (English)
• Sam Brown's discography on find-your-music