Geoffrey Williams

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Geoffrey Michael Williams (* 1965 in London ) is a British songwriter , soul and pop singer . His greatest commercial success was the single Cinderella , which reached number nine in the German charts in 1989 .

Career

At the beginning of his musical career, Geoffrey Williams toured the UK as a singer with the group Caleche. He was noticed by talent scouts and got his first record deal in 1988 . The music of the son of West Indian parents was influenced by Lionel Richie , James Ingram , Michael Jackson and Chaka Khan .

The single Cinderella from the album Heroes, Spies and Gypsies became a top 10 hit in Germany in early 1989 (number 9) and a little later a top 30 success in Switzerland (number 24). At the end of the year, Williams had a radio hit with Blue . The song from the album Prisoner of Love rose to number 27 on the German airplay charts in November and was listed there for a total of 12 weeks.

In 1992, the British made it into the British charts with the singles It's Not a Love Thing (number 63), which also reached number 70 on the Billboard Hot 100 , and Summer Breeze (number 56) . After three years of chart abstinence, two songs from the album The Drop were able to reach the UK charts in 1995 with Sex Life (number 71) and I Guess I Will Always Love You (number 79) . Drive from the same long player was number 52 in the UK in January 1997. In February 1998 I Guess I Will Always Love You also made it into the German charts and reached number 92.

In addition to his singing career, Williams made a name for himself as a songwriter. He wrote for Eternal and Billy Mann , among others , but was also co-author of Whatever Happens , a track on Michael Jackson's album Invincible . A planned album was given the working title Sidewinder , but it was released in 2011 Yes Is the Answer! .

Discography

Albums

year Title
music label 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE
1989 Heroes, Spies and Gypsies
Polydor 		DE48 (7 weeks)
DE
First published: March 1989
Producers: Andi Longhurst, Christopher Neil

More albums

  • 1989: Prisoner of Love ( Atlantic )
  • 1991: Bare (Giant)
  • 1997: The Drop (Movement Records)
  • 2008: Move into Soul (Absolute)
  • 2011: Yes Is the Answer! ( Kobalt Music )

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE CH CH UK UK US US R&B R&B Dance Dance
1988 Cinderella
Heroes, Spies and Gypsies 		DE9 (19 weeks)
DE 		CH24 (5 weeks)
CH 		- - R&B87 (5 weeks)
R&B 		-
First published: July 1988
including a quote from Hall & Oates ' I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)
Authors: James Hawkins, Simon Mark Stirling,
Stephen John Warwick, Geoffrey Michael Williams
1992 It's Not a Love Thing
Bare 		- - UK63 (2 weeks)
UK 		US70 (9 weeks)
US 		R&B79 (5 weeks)
R&B 		-
First published: March 1992
Authors: Pete Glenister, Geoffrey Williams,
Monroe Jones, Simon Sterling
Summer breeze
 - - UK56 (3 weeks)
UK 		- - -
First published: August 1992
Authors: Dash Crofts, James Seals
1995 Sex Life
The Drop 		- - UK71 (2 weeks)
UK 		- - -
First published: April 1995
Authors: Chuck Norman, Geoffrey Williams
I Guess I Will Always Love You
The Drop 		DE92 (3 weeks)
DE 		- UK79 (2 weeks)
UK 		- - -
First published: August 1995 Chart
entry in DE only in February 1998
Authors: Mykaell Riley, Geoffrey Williams
1996 I Don't Want to Talk About It
The Drop 		- - - - - Dance26 (9 weeks)
Dance
First published: February 1996
Author: Chuck Norman
1997 Drive the
drop 		- - UK52 (2 weeks)
UK 		- - Dance28 (10 weeks)
Dance
First published: January 1997
Authors: Chuck Norman, Geoffrey Williams

More singles

  • 1987: There's a Need in Me
  • 1988: Lipstick
  • 1989: Blue
  • 1989: Prisoner of Love
  • 1992: Deliver Me Up
  • 1995: Free Your Mind
  • 1997: A Drop of Geoffrey Williams
  • 2005: Somewhere on a Beach
  • 2011: Yes Is the EP!

swell

  1. ^ Hit balance sheet, German chart singles on CD-ROM, Taurus Press
  2. ↑ a b Chart sources: DE CH UK US
  3. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0898201864 .
  4. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot Dance / Disco 1974-2003, ISBN 978-0-89820-156-7 .

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Williams, Geoffrey
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Williams, Geoffrey Michael (full name); Cinderella
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British singer and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH London , UK