Kym Mazelle
Kym Mazelle (actually Kimberley Grigsby ; * 1960 in Gary , Indiana ) is an American soul , R&B and pop singer and songwriter . Her biggest chart hit was the 1989 single Wait! in duet with Robert Howard, the lead singer of the band The Blow Monkeys .
biography
As a child, Mazelle lived in the same area as The Jacksons . They started early with the singing and interpreting self-penned songs. By the mid-1980s she was already a successful gospel singer .
After moving to Chicago , she gained a foothold in the local house music scene and was hired by Marshall Jefferson as a singer on various house tracks. Syncopate Records discovered her while performing live in London and signed her first recording deal . The 1988 single Useless (I Don't Need You Now) , for which she worked again with Jefferson, made it into the UK charts and was the singer's first chart success. Together with Dr. Robert aka Robert Howard from The Blow Monkeys and the single Wait! it reached seventh place in the UK in January 1989, and 26th in Germany two months later .
In the following years Mazelle released various singles on various labels , of which twelve more climbed into the English charts by the year 2000. Among them were successful collaborations with Jocelyn Brown , Rapination and Soul II Soul . Mazelle recorded the song Searching for the Golden Eye with Motif 8 aka Steve Rodway , which is part of the soundtrack for James Bond 007 - Goldeneye . The 1997 hit Young Hearts Run Free was the theme song for William Shakespeare's drama Romeo + Juliet .
In 2004 Kym Mazelle returned with the album The Pleasure Is All Mine , for which she collaborated with Italian DJs and producers Roberto Intrallazzi and Luca Provera. In 2010 the mini album Destiny followed with seven mostly self-written songs.
Discography
Albums
- 1989: Crazy (in Europe including UK)
- 1989: Brilliant! (US version of the album Crazy )
- 2004: The Pleasure Is All Mine (with Intrallazzi and Provera)
- 2010: Destiny (mini album)
Compilations
- 1991: Brilliant !! (Remix album with new tracks)
- 1996: The Gold Collection
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DE
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 UK
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 US
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Dance
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| 1988 | Useless (I Don't Need You Now) Crazy |
- |
UK48 (5 weeks) UK |
- |
Dance13 (9 weeks) Dance |
First published: October 24, 1988
|
| 1989 | Wait! Crazy |
DE26 (12 weeks) DE |
UK7 (10 weeks) UK |
- | - |
First published: January 1989
with Robert Howard |
| Got to Get You Back Crazy |
DE57 (6 weeks) DE |
UK29 (4 weeks) UK |
- | - |
First published: March 1989
|
|
| Love Strain Crazy |
- |
UK52 (3 weeks) UK |
- | - |
First published: September 1989
|
|
| 1990 | Was That All It Was Crazy |
- |
UK33 (6 weeks) UK |
- | - |
First published: January 1990
|
| Don't Scandalize My Name Crazy |
- | - | - |
Dance22 (6 weeks) Dance |
First published: October 1990
|
|
| Missing Vol. II (1990 - A New Decade) |
- |
UK22 (7 weeks) UK |
- | - |
First release: November 12, 1990
Soul II Soul feat. Kym Mazelle |
|
| 1991 | No One Can Love You More Than Me Brilliant !! |
- |
UK62 (2 weeks) UK |
- | - |
First published: May 1991
|
| 1992 | Love Me the Right Way | - |
UK22 (10 weeks) UK |
US97 (4 weeks) US |
- |
First published: December 1992
with Rapination |
| 1994 | No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) | - |
UK13 (7 weeks) UK |
- | - |
First published: May 1994
with Jocelyn Brown |
| Gimme All Your Lovin ' | - |
UK22 (3 weeks) UK |
- | - |
First published: September 1994
with Jocelyn Brown |
|
| 1996 | Searching for the Golden Eye The Pleasure Is All Mine |
- |
UK40 (3 weeks) UK |
- | - |
First publication: December 1995
with motif 8 |
| Love Me the Right Way '96 | - |
UK55 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
Dance20 (9 weeks) Dance |
First published: September 1996
with Rapination |
|
| 1997 | Young Hearts Run Free The Pleasure Is All Mine |
DE88 (3 weeks) DE |
UK20 (4 weeks) UK |
- | - |
First published: August 1997
|
| 2000 | Truly Miles from Home |
- |
UK55 (2 weeks) UK |
- | - |
First release: February 2000
Peshay feat. Kym Mazelle |
More singles
- 1987: Taste My Love ( House to House feat.Kym Mazelle)
- 1988: I'm a Lover
- 1991: Woman of the World (with Simon May)
- 1995: Love Me or Leave Me (Kamasutra present Kym Mazelle)
- 1995: Genius / Missing You (Remixes)
- 1997: Free, Gay & Happy (Paradise People feat.Kym Mazelle)
- 1997: Have a Nice Day
- 1997: Big Baby
- 1997: Quality
- 1998: A Place in My Heart
- 2001: Dance Little Dreamer (Infinito feat.Kym Mazelle)
- 2001: Perhaps (Sunray feat.Kym Mazelle)
- 2004: Searching for the Golden Eye (DJ Raul Soto & DJ Jaime Gimeno Hard Dance Remix)
- 2004: Love Magic (Cube Guys Remixes)
- 2005: I'm Gonna Getcha (Bitch)
- 2005: On My Own (Cube Guys Remixes) (with Intrallazzi and Provera)
- 2008: Searching for the Golden Eye (2008 Remix)
- 2014: Change (with Charles Schillings; 7 AAC files; release: October 28th)
- 2014: Kiss Me (with Charles Schillings; 7 mp3 files; release: December 8th)
- 2016: A Place in My Heart ( Crookers feat.Kym Mazelle; 2 mp3 files; release: May 9th)
swell
- ↑ Chart sources: DE UK Billboard Hot 100
- ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot Dance / Disco 1974-2003, ISBN 978-0-89820-156-7 .
Web links
- Official website
- Kym Mazelle at Allmusic (English)
- Kym Mazelle at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mazelle, Kym |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grigsby, Kimberley (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American soul, R&B and pop singer and songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gary , Indiana |