KWS (band)
KWS (also: KWS or KWS ) was a British pop group from Nottingham . The band name is derived from the first letters of the name members Chris K ing, Winston "Winnie" W (both as illiams musicians and producer ) and Delroy S t. Joseph ( singer ) exits.
biography
The trio had various top 20 hits in Great Britain in the 1990s. The third single release was already the biggest success of the band. The cover version of KC and the Sunshine Band's Please Don't Go was released as a double A-side with Game Boy . The single made it to number 1 in the UK charts , number 6 in the US charts and number 7 in Germany . The follow-up single Rock You Baby , a cover version of the 1974 hit by George McCrae , reached number 8 in the UK. By the end of 1994 another five singles with cover songs made it onto the English charts.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1992 | Please Don't Go (The Album) | - | - | - | - |
US143 (5 weeks) US |
USA, Canada and South Africa only
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More albums
- 1992: KWS
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1992 |
Please don't go KWS |
DE7 (5 weeks) DE |
- |
CH11 (5 weeks) CH |
UK1  (16 weeks)UK |
US6 (26 weeks) US |
First published: April 27, 1992
Original: KC and the Sunshine Band , 1979 |
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Rock Your Baby KWS |
- | - | - |
UK8 (7 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: August 1992
Original: George McCrae , 1974 |
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| Hold Back the Night KWS |
- | - | - |
UK30 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First release: December 1992
feat. The Trammps , Original: 1975 |
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| 1993 | Can't Get Enough of Your Love | - | - | - |
UK49 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: May 1993
Original: Barry White , 1974 |
| 1994 | It Seems to Hang On | - | - | - |
UK58 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: March 1994
Original: Ashford & Simpson , 1978 |
| Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better) | - | - | - |
UK21 (4 weeks) UK |
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| The More I Get, The More I Want | - | - | - |
UK35 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: November 1994
with Teddy Pendergrass , Original: 1977 |
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More singles
- 1993: Keep It Comin 'Love
- 1993: Give Me Love (This Christmas Time)
- 1995: Ten Per Cent (vs. Double Exposure)
- 1997: Gimme Little Sign
Trivia
In the rest of Europe the formation Double You was faster and released Please Don't Go in a slightly different mixed version (Germany # 3, Switzerland # 2, Austria # 2, France # 2, Sweden # 9).