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KWS was a British dance act from Nottingham, England consisting of instrumentalists/record producers Chris King and Winston "Winnie" Williams, and vocalist Delroy St. Joseph.[1] The band's name is an initialism of the members' surnames, King/Williams/St. Joseph.[1]
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KWS | |
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| Origin | Nottingham, England |
| Genres |
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| Years active | 1991–1994 |
| Labels | Network |
| Members | Chris King Winston "Winnie" Williams Delroy St. Joseph |
Chart history
They had a number one single on the UK Singles Chart with the double A-side "Please Don't Go" / "Game Boy".[2]
They were subsequently nominated for the Best British Newcomer award at the BRIT Awards in 1993.
Keyboard player Chris King appeared on Never Mind the Buzzcocks in the Identity Parade round. It was revealed he is now working as a classic scooter renovator.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [3] |
US [4] | ||
| KWS/Please Don't Go |
|
56 | 143 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [5] |
AUS [6] |
CAN [7] |
FIN [8] |
GER [9] |
IRE [10] |
NZ [11] |
SWE [12] |
SWI [13] |
US [4] | |||||
| 1992 | "Please Don't Go" | 1 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 6 | KWS/Please Don't Go | ||
| "Rock Your Baby" | 8 | 38 | — | — | — | 6 | 32 | — | — | — | ||||
| "Hold Back the Night" (featuring The Trammps) |
30 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1993 | "Can't Get Enough of Your Love" | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Give Me Love (This Christmas Time)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1994 | "It Seems to Hang On" | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)" (with Gwen Dickey) |
21 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "The More I Get the More I Want" (featuring Teddy Pendergrass) |
35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1997 | "Gimme Little Sign" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
References
- Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 191/2. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 295. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- Canadian Albums:
- Please Don't Go: "K.W.S. - Please Don't Go" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- "US Albums/Singles". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- "UK Singles". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- "Australian Singles". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- Canadian Singles:
- "Please Don't Go" "KWS - Please Don't Go" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961: KUM - KÖR > K.W.S." (in Finnish). Sisältää Hitin - Suomen listalevyt (Timo Pennanen). Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- German Singles:
- "Please Don't Go": "KWS - Please Don't Go" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- "Irish Singles". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- "New Zealand Singles". charts.nz. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- "Swedish Singles". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- "Swiss Singles". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- "BPI Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia’s Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 159.
- "Canadian Certification". Music Canada. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- "RIAA Certification". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
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KWS era un grupo de pop y freestyle británico oriundo de Nottingham, Reino Unido. Estuvo formado por los instrumentalistas y productores Chris King y Winston Williams; y el vocalista Delroy St. Joseph. El nombre del grupo es un acrónimo de los apellidos de los miembros, King, Williams y St. Joseph.Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.
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