Kim English
Kim English (born September 6, 1970 in Chicago , Illinois ; † April 2, 2019 there ) was an American disco and soul singer and songwriter who became known in the mid-1990s. Her biggest hits include Unspeakable Joy (1999), Missing You (2000) and Everyday (2001).
Life
Kim English initially sang in a gospel choir . She was an active member of the Evangelical Family Christian Center , a megachurch in Munster, Indiana.
For their first single, Nite Life , English worked in 1994 with former Ten City members Byron Burke and Byron Stingily , who appeared as producers and contributed the "Original Ten City Remix". Further mixes came from Armand Van Helden and Masters at Work . The track from the debut album Higher Things reached number 35 on the UK charts .
Other releases that made it into the British charts are Time for Love (48th place in 1995) and Supernatural (50th place in 1997). Time for Love , written by Burke and Stingily and not featured on the album, also climbed into the UK charts in 1995 (number 52). Supernatural also rose to number 5 in the US dance charts in 1997, Learn 2 Luv came there a little later to number 4, and the title song of the album Higher Things reached number 2 in 2000.
From 1999 to 2007 a total of eight tracks by the singer rose to number 1 on the Billboard Dance Charts: Unspeakable Joy (1999), Missing You (2000), Bumpin 'and Jumpin' and Everyday (both 2001), Treat Me Right (2002), It Makes a Difference and C'est la vie (both 2006) and My Destiny (2007). For her three albums on Nervous Records, Higher Things (1998), Re-Energized (2000) and My Destiny (2006), English worked with house luminaries such as Junior Vasquez , Razor n 'Guido, Wamdue Project , Boris & Beck and other.
Kim English founded her music publisher "Simply English Music" in the late 1990s. Most recently she was under contract with Nervous Records in New York. According to her management, she died of kidney failure at the age of 48 after five years of illness. She had previously waited in vain for a donor kidney.
Discography
Albums
- 1998: Higher Things (Nervous 20258; release: July 7th)
- 2000: Re-Energized (compilation; Nervous 20410; release: May 23)
- 2006: My Destiny (Nervous 20516; release: September 17th)
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 UK
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 Dance
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| 1994 | Nite Life Higher Things |
UK35 (4 weeks) UK |
- | |
| 1995 | Time for Love Higher Things |
UK48 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: February 1995
Producer: Ten City , David Morales Writer: Byron Burke, Byron Stingily |
| I know a place |
UK52 (2 weeks) UK |
Dance32 (8 weeks) Dance |
First published: August 1995
Authors / Producers: Byron Burke, Byron Stingily, Mike Dunn |
|
| 1997 | Supernatural Higher Things |
UK50 (2 weeks) UK |
Dance5 (13 weeks) Dance |
First published: April 1997
Remixes: Mousse T. , Lil 'John Coleman, BOP Authors: Kim English, Lamar Hula Mahone |
| Learn 2 Luv Higher Things |
- |
Dance4 (13 weeks) Dance |
First published: September 1997
Remixes: John Ciafone, Marques Wyatt, Tommy Musto Authors: John Ciafone, Lem Springsteen |
|
| 1998 | Bumpin 'and jumpin' |
- |
Dance14 (11 weeks) Dance |
First published: April 1998
Remixes: Zack Toms, Hex Hector Authors / producers: Zack Toms, Paul Simpson |
| 1999 | Tomorrow Higher Things |
- |
Dance35 (7 weeks) Dance |
First published: January 1999
Remixes: Mark Picchiotti, Teddy Douglas, DJ Spen Writer / producer: Todd Edwards |
| Unspeakable Joy Higher Things |
- |
Dance1 (12 weeks) Dance |
First published: April 1999
Remixes: Razor n 'Guido, Bobby D'Ambrosio Authors: Kim English, Maurice Joshua |
|
| 2000 | Missing You (Mind Trap Remixes) Higher Things |
- |
Dance1 (13 weeks) Dance |
First release: February 2000
Remix: Mind Trap; Producer: Frankie Feliciano Authors: Kim English, Frankie Feliciano |
| Higher Things Higher Things |
- |
Dance2 (14 weeks) Dance |
First published: September 2000
Remixes: Jazz-n-Groove, Maurice Joshua Authors: Kim English, Maurice Joshua |
|
| 2001 | Bumpin 'and Jumpin' (The Michael T. Diamond Mix) |
- |
Dance1 (12 weeks) Dance |
First published: May 2001
Remix: Michael T. Diamond Authors / Producers: Zack Toms, Paul Simpson |
| Everyday My Destiny |
- |
Dance1 (14 weeks) Dance |
First published: December 2001
Remixes: Hex Hector & Mac Quayle, Maurice Joshua Authors: Kim English, Maurice Joshua |
|
| 2002 | Treat Me Right (Guido Osorio and Jon Cutler Remixes) My Destiny |
- |
Dance1 (11 weeks) Dance |
|
| 2006 | It Makes a Difference My Destiny |
- |
Dance1 (15 weeks) Dance |
First published: February 2006
Remixes: Jody Denbroeder, Tony Moran, Kyle Smith Authors: Kim English, Kyle Smith |
| C'est la vie (Remixes) My Destiny |
- |
Dance1 (14 weeks) Dance |
First published: June 2006
Remixes: Hex Hector, Scott Wozniak Authors: Kim English, Maurice Joshua |
|
| 2007 | My Destiny My Destiny |
- |
Dance1 (14 weeks) Dance |
First published: May 2007
Remixes: Ron Carroll , Austin Leeds, Kobbe Authors: Kim English, Maurice Joshua |
More singles
- 1988: Missing You
- 2001: Been So Long
- 2001: Diva2Diva ( Junior Vasquez presents Charlotte vs. Kim English)
- 2002: Simply Grateful
- 2004: C'est la vie
- 2005: Love That Jazz
- 2006: Nitelife (Encore) (Remix: Kenny Dope )
- 2009: Nothing's Impossible (release: October 26th)
- 2011: The Only One (Kim English meets Blacksoul, József Keller and Pete-R; release: March 22nd)
- 2011: When You Were Mine (Ambisonicz feat. Kim English; release: August 22nd)
- 2014: 4 the Luv of Music (release: March 4th)
- 2015: Natural High (release: April 13th)
- 2016: Unspeakable Joy (Dirty Disco feat.Kim English; release: July 19th)
Web links
- Kim English at Allmusic (English)
- Kim English at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Christopher R. Weingarten: Kim English, Who Blended Gospel With Dance Music, Dies at 48. In: The New York Times , April 5, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ↑ a b "Iconic house vocalist Kim English has died" on djmag.com from April 3, 2019 (English)
- ↑ Simply English Music at Discogs
- ↑ Kim English, Chicago singer whose dance hits fueled house music scene, has died. In: Chicago Sun-Times. Accessed April 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Chart sources: UK Billboard Dance (from 2003)
- ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot Dance / Disco 1974-2003, ISBN 978-0-89820-156-7 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | English, Kim |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer and songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 6, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago , Illinois , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd April 2019 |
| Place of death | Chicago , Illinois , United States |