Caron Wheeler

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Caron Wheeler at the 1990 Grammy Awards
Caron Wheeler at the 1990 Grammy Awards
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
UK Blak
  UK 14th 
silver
silver
13.09.1990 (5 weeks)
  US 133 03/11/1990 (7 weeks)
Singles
Keep On Movin '( Soul II Soul feat. Caron Wheeler)
  DE 13 05/08/1989 (21 weeks)
  AT 18th 07/15/1989 (10 weeks)
  CH 18th 05/14/1989 (14 weeks)
  UK 5 03/18/1989 (14 weeks)
  US 11 06/24/1989 (20 weeks)
Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) (Soul II Soul feat. Caron Wheeler)
  DE 4th 07/10/1989 (21 weeks)
  AT 13 09/01/1989 (10 weeks)
  CH 2 07/09/1989 (20 weeks)
  UK 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 06/10/1989 (15 weeks)
  US 4th 09/23/1989 (28 weeks)
Livin 'in the light
  DE 46 10/22/1990 (10 weeks)
  UK 14th 09/08/1990 (6 weeks)
  US 53 09/29/1990 (10 weeks)
UK Blak
  UK 40 11/10/1990 (5 weeks)
Don't Quit
  UK 53 02/09/1991 (4 weeks)
I adore you
  UK 59 11/07/1992 (2 weeks)
Beach of the War Goddess
  UK 75 09/11/1993 (1 week)

Caron Melina Wheeler (born January 19, 1963 in London ) is a British soul singer and songwriter .

Career

Caron Wheeler initially worked as a background singer , e.g. B. 1983 for Elvis Costello , but later also for Phil Collins or Erasure . She also sang in reggae bands such as Brown Sugar and Afrodiziak. Her first chart hits was the daughter of Jamaican parents when they the Soul II Soul -Hits Keep On Movin ' and Back to Life (HOWEVER Do You Want Me) lent her voice. Both songs were successful worldwide.

The debut album UK Blak was released in 1990, the decoupled singles Livin 'in the Light , UK Blak and Don't Quit made it into the UK charts . In 1992, the Londoner contributed a song to the soundtrack of the film Mo 'Money with I Adore You and thus placed in the British charts again. Their last chart success so far was in 1993 Beach of the War Goddess from the album of the same name , which also features a cover version of Jimi Hendrix ' Wind Cries Mary .

Discography

Albums

  • 1990: UK Blak
  • 1991: Remix Only for Japan
  • 1992: Beach of the War Goddess

Singles and EPs

  • 1989: Keep On Movin ' ( Soul II Soul feat. Caron Wheeler)
  • 1989: Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) (Soul II Soul feat. Caron Wheeler)
  • 1990: Livin 'in the Light
  • 1990: UK Blak
  • 1990: Don't Quit
  • 1990: Blue (Is the Color of Pain)
  • 1992: In Our Love
  • 1992: I Adore You
  • 1993: Beach of the War Goddess
  • 1993: Soul Street
  • 1996: Just the Two of Us (duet with Toshi Kubota)
  • 1999: Star (UK Garage Remixes)

Awards

  • 1989: Grammy Award for Back to Life in the category Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

swell

  1. ↑ Chart sources albums: DE, AT, CH US1 US2
  2. ↑ Chart sources UK: Singles and albums Keep On Movin ' Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)
  3. ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK
  4. ↑ Chart sources singles: DE, AT, CH, US Back to Life
  5. ↑ Grammy Award for Back to Live

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Wheeler, Caron
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wheeler, Caron Melina (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British soul singer and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH January 19, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH London , England , UK