Sweet Sable (born Ceybil Jefferies in 1962 in Brooklyn, New York) was a dance/R&B music singer from the ’90s.
In 1991, Ceybil released her debut studio album, “Let the Music Take Control” on Atlantic Records which didn’t make the charts.
The first two singles: “Love So Special” (which peaked at #4, staying on the chart for 13 weeks) and “Open Your Heart” (which peaked at #14, staying on the chart for 11 weeks) reached the top 20 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
The follow-up single from the album, “Choices” didn’t make any impact on the charts at all.
Prior to the release of her sophomore album, “Open Your Heart”, Ceybil left Atlantic Records and signed a new record deal with Scotti Bros. Records under the name Sable Jefferies (which would later become Sweet Sable).
In 1994, Sweet Sable released the single, “Old Times Sake” which peaked at #15 on Billboard’s R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 20 weeks. It also peaked at #93 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart. The song was featured on the soundtrack to the film, “Above the Rim”.
During that same year, she released her sophomore album, “Old Times’ Sake” which peaked at #70 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.
The follow-up single, “Tonight” peaked at #45 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 9 weeks.
The last single from the album, “Love Thang” peaked at #74 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 8 weeks.
In 1995, she collaborated with Dutch house music group, Deep Zone on their song, “It’s Gonna Be Alright” which peaked at #31 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, staying on the chart for 8 weeks.
In 1996, Sweet Sable released the single, “I’ll Never Go Back” which peaked at #7 on Billboard’s Bubbling Under Hot R&B Singles chart. It was supposed to be released on her next album, “Love on My Mind”, but it ended up being shelved.
In 1998, she was featured on Urban Soul’s song, “Love Is So Nice” (along with Troyetta Knox) which peaked at #13 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, staying on the charr for 13 weeks.
Throughout the 2000s, Ceybil continued to record and release music; however, she was later diagnosed with neurosarcoidosis, an inflammatory type of sarcodosis that severely affected her lungs and breathing capacity and caused her to lose her vision as well.
In April of 2020, she died from COVID-19 which was complicated by her 20-year battle with neurosarcoidosis. She is survived by her mother, her sister, Sabrina, her husband, Anthony and their two children: daughter Angelique and son Antonio.
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