Sunni

Sunni (born Sonja Lynne Millisap from Dayton, Ohio) is a freestyle\dance music singer from the late ’80s\early ’90s. Not much background information is given about this artist, but she was signed to the Alpha International Records label.
In 1989, she released her debut single, “Why Did My Baby Get Over Me” which didn’t make the charts at all, but a music video was made for the single.
In 1990, she released her debut and only self-titled album which didn’t appear to make any impact on the charts at all.
The three follow-up singles: “When The Shades Pull Down”, “You Could Change My Life” and “Or Lose Me” and didn’t make the charts as well.

After that, it seems as if Sunni faded into obscurity. According to research, it appears as if she was singing with local bands in Dayton, Ohio, but it’s currently unknown what she’s up to these days.

To see a video for “Why Did My Baby Get Over Me”, go to:

To see a video for “When The Shades Pull Down”, go to:

To see a video for “You Could Change My Life”, go to:

To see a video for “Or Lose Me”, go to:

 

Laura Enea

Laura Enea (born on November 16, 1966 in White Plains, New York) is a freestyle\dance-pop music singer from the ’90s.

Laura began her singing career in school by competing in talent contests. She later competed in “Showtime At The Apollo” and came in one of the top five places. She also won first place at a “Miss Italia” competition in Brooklyn, New York. She continued to improve her skills with vocal and dance training.
In the early ’90s, she signed a record deal with Next Plateau Records and released her self-titled debut album in 1992; it’s unknown how or if the album charted at all.
The lead single, “This is The Last Time” peaked at #70 on the Billboard Hot 100 in June of 1991, staying on the chart for 14 weeks; it also peaked at #42 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart; however, the follow-up single, “Our Love” failed to make any impact on the charts at all.
In 1994, Laura released her sophomore studio album to date, “Catch Me Now” which didn’t make the album charts at all.
The three singles released from the album: “Say I’m Your Number One” (which was originally sung by Princess), a cover version of Kylie Minogue’s song, “Better The Devil You Know” and the title song all failed to make the charts at all.
In 1996, Laura released the single, “Can We Find a Way” on MicMac Records and later faded away from the music scene. According to research, she returned to the music industry after taking a break to run two successful business, but she has yet to release any new music.

To see a video for “This Is the Last Time,” go to:

To see a video for “Our Love,” go to:

To see a video for “Say I’m Your Number One,” go to:

To see a video for “Better The Devil You Know,” go to:

To see a video for “Catch Me Now,” go to:

To see a video for “Can We Find a Way?,” go to:

Kimberly Scott

Kimberly Scott (born in 1986 in Landover, Maryland) is an R&B music singer from the ’90s.

Kimberly first performed in public when she was 5 years old. When she was 8 years old, she became a five-time winner at “Showtime at the Apollo”. After opening up for R&B group, Immature, she signed a record deal with Columbia Records at the age of 9.
In 1997, she released her debut single, “Tuck Me In” peaked at #58 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #21 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 20 weeks.
During that same year,  Kimberly was featured on Taiwanese singer Harlem Yu’s English-language cover album, “Harlem Music Television” on a cover version of Barbara Mason’s 1965 song, “Yes, I’m Ready”.In 1998, she released her self-titled debut studio album. The album peaked at #95 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.
The follow-up single from the album, “Don’t Leave Me Alone” failed to make the charts at all. Kimberly also toured with R&B girl group, Destiny’s Child when she was 12 years old.
In 2002, she independently released her sophomore album, “Y’all Ain’t Ready” on The Cipher Record label under the name, Kim Scott. The two singles released from the album, “Get Krunked” and “Talk to Me” didn’t make any music charts.

In later years (according to research), Kimberly relocated to Washington, D.C. and had two sons. She was a member of the band CCB and formed her own record label, K.I.M. Productions.

In 2013, she announced on Twitter that she would be releasing her third studio album, “Gemini”. Since then, the album hasn’t been released and it’s unknown what she’s currently up to.

To follow Kimberly Scott on Twitter (which was last updated in 2014), go to:
https://twitter.com/kimscottmusic

To see a video for “Tuck Me In”, go to:

To see a video for “Don’t Leave Me Alone”, go to:

To see a video for “Get Krunked”, go to:

To see a video for “Talk It Out” (from her sophomore album), go to:

Soul For Real

Soul For Real is an R&B group from New York consisting of the Dalyrimple brothers: Christopher (born on April 30, 1973), Andre (born on April 4, 1974), Brian (born on December 14, 1975) and Jason (born on May 10, 1980). They signed to Uptown Records in 1992.
In 1995, they released their debut album “Candy Rain” which peaked at #23 on the Billboard 200 and #5 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.
The title song became the group’s biggest hit to date, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, topped Billboard’s Rhythmic Top 40 chart, #20 on Billboard’s Top 40 Mainstream chart, #2 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart and topped Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart in March of 1995 for 3 weeks and staying on the chart for 32 weeks.

The group’s second single, “Every Little Thing I Do” peaked at #17 on the Billboard Hot 100, #4 on Billboard’s Rhythmic Top 40, #25 on Billboard’s Top 40 Mainstream chart and #11 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 20 weeks.

The last single from the album, “If You Want It” peaked at #43 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart and #53 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 13 weeks.

In 1996, Soul For Real released their sophomore album, “For Life” which peaked at #119 on the Billboard 200 chart and #29 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.

The only single from the album to chart was “Love You So” which peaked at #64 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 8 weeks.

In 1999, Soul For Real released their third album, “Heat” on Chrome Dome Records, which failed to chart at all on the Billboard charts.

The only single to chart was “Come See Me” which peaked at #73 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for only a week.

In 2007, Soul For Real formed their own record label, Aljoba Music Group (or AMG) and began working on their fourth album, “The Unknown.”

The single “One Man” featuring rapper Jadakiss was released in 2008. The album title has now been changed to “Journey.”

To see Soul For Real’s Facebook page, go to:
https://www.facebook.com/soulforreal1

To follow Soul For Real on Twitter, go to:
https://twitter.com/#!/SoulForReal1

To see Soul For Real’s MySpace page, go to:
http://www.myspace.com/soulforreal

To see the music video for “Candy Rain,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx0xzO73Amo

To see the music video for “Every Little Thing I Do,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ihhJCPYHuk

To see a fan-made video for “If You Want It,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGAQPmTaR1k

To see a fan-made video for “Love You So,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQMzVT8J7yU

To see a fan-made video for “Come See Me,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQJgNgOCSBY

[updated on 05\09\12]

Hi-Five

Hi-Five is a male R&B group from Waco, Texas during the ’90s. The group formed in 1989 after being discovered by singer and producer William Walton.

The line-up originally consisted of Tony Thompson (born Anthony Ulysses Thompson, Jr. on September 2, 1975 in Waco, Texas), Russell Neal, Marcus Sanders, Roderick “Pooh” Clark and Toriano Easley.

In August of 1990, they released their debut single, “I Just Can’t Handle It” which peaked at #10 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 21 weeks.

On September 1, 1990 (before the release of their debut album), 17-year-old Toriano was arrested by the Oklahoma City police for first-degree murder after allegedly shooting a 21-year-old acquaintance following a heated altercation. He was charged as an adult and sentenced to 10 years in prison in March of 1991. Afterwards, he was replaced in the group by Treston Irby.

On September 25, 1990, Hi-Five released their self-titled debut album which peaked at #38 on the Billboard 200 and topped Billboard’s R&B Albums chart. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA.

The follow-up single, “I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)” became a pop hit, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for a week in May of 1991. It also topped Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart for 2 weeks in March of 1991, staying on the chart for 23 weeks. 

It also peaked at #33 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart and #42 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. Internationally, the song was moderately successful in Canada, Germany, Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands.

The third single, “I Can’t Wait Another Minute” became Hi-Five’s second number-one R&B hit, topping Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart for a week in August of 1991. It also peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #30 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart.

The last single released from the album, “Just Another Girlfriend” peaked at #88 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #41 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 9 weeks.

In July of 1992, Hi-Five released the single, “She’s Playing Hard to Get” which peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 20 weeks.

The song also peaked at #7 on Billboard’s Rhythmic Top 40 chart, #10 on Billboard’s Top 40 Mainstream chart and #35 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart.

On August 11, 1992, the group released their sophomore album, “Keep It Goin'” which peaked at #82 on the Billboard 200 and #9 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart. Before the album was released, Russell left due to financial conflicts. It was certified Gold by the RIAA.

The follow-up single, “Quality Time” peaked at #38 on the Billboard Hot 100, #23 on Billboard’s Rhythmic Top 40 chart and #3 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 21 weeks.

The third and last single, “Mary Mary” peaked at #50 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 10 weeks.

In 1993, while traveling to various radio stations to promote the album, Hi-Five was involved in a car accident that would leave Roderick permanently paralyzed from the chest down. After the accident, Russell reunited with the group, but he ended up leaving again before they began recording their next album.

During that same year, they released the single, “Unconditional Love” which peaked at #92 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #21 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 20 weeks. The song was featured on the soundtrack to the film, “Menace II Society.”

Their next single, “Never Should’ve Let You Go” peaked at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #10 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 24 weeks. It also peaked at #15 on Billboard’s Rhythmic Top 40 chart and #37 on Billboard’s Top 40 Mainstream chart. The song was featured on the soundtrack to the film, “Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit.”

On October 26, 1993, Hi-Five released their third studio album, “Faithful” which peaked at #105 on the Billboard 200 and #23 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart. The album featured two new members Shannon Gill and Terrence Murphy.

The title song peaked at #52 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 10 weeks.

The last charting single from the album, “What Can I Say To You (To Justify My Love)” (featuring R&B group, Nuttin’ Nyce) peaked at #72 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 5 weeks. In 1994, Hi-Five was featured on the soundtrack, “Beverly Hills 90210: The College Years” with the track, “What Your Love Means To Me.”

In October of that same year, the group released their greatest hits compliation album which didn’t make any impact on the charts.

The only single released from the album, “Birthday Girl” also didn’t chart. It was also featured on the soundtrack to the film, “A Low Down Dirty Shame.”

Afterwards, Hi-Five disbanded. In 1995, Tony released his only solo album, “Sexsational” where he scored a moderate hit with the song, “I Wanna Love Like That.” In 2000 (after a three-year stint with Bad Boy Records), he formed his own record label, N’Depth and re-incarnated Hi-Five with for new members.

On October 11, 2005, the new version of Hi-Five released their fourth album, “The Return.” A month later, three original members of the group filed a lawsuit against Tony for his use of the “Hi-Five” name.

On June 1, 2007, Tony was found deceased outside of an apartment complex in Waco, Texas at the age of 31. An autopsy revealed that his cause of death was due to inhaling a toxic amount of freon.

On August 20, 2009, Treston was shot five times while doing a club appearance in New Haven, Connecticut to promote himself as a solo artist and later survived from his injuries.

In 2012, Treston reformed Hi-Five with Marcus, Shannon and two new members: Faruq Evans and Andre “Dre Wonda” Ramseur. During that same year, they released the single, “Favorite Girl.” Andre later left the group and was replaced by Billy Covington.

On July 2, 2014, Russell was charged with murdering his wife, Catherine Martinez; however, he was declared incompetent to stand trial and sent to a mental institution where he remains as of 2017.

On January 6, 2017, Hi-Five released their fifth studio album, “Legacy” on Treston’s record label, Bronx Most Wanted Entertainment. These days (according to research), the group continues to perform with Treston, Marcus, Shannon, Faruq and Billy as the current line-up.

To follow Hi-Five on Facebook, go to:

https://www.facebook.com/officialhifive

To follow Hi-Five on Instagram, go to:

https://www.instagram.com/officialhifive/

To see a video for “I Just Can’t Handle It”, go to:

To see a video for “I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)”, go to:

To see a video for “I Can’t Wait Another Minute”, go to:

To see a video for “Just Another Girlfriend”, go to:

To see a video for “She’s Playing Hard to Get”, go to:

To see a video for “Quality Time”, go to:

To see a video for “Mary, Mary”, go to:

To see a video for “Unconditional Love”, go to:

To see a video for “Never Should’ve Let You Go”, go to:

To see a video for “What Can I Say to You (To Justify My Love)”, go to:

To see a video for “What Your Love Means To Me”, go to:

To see a video for “Birthday Girl”, go to:

To see a video for “Shake It Off” (from their “The Return” album), go to:

To see a video for “Favorite Girl”, go to:

To see a video for “Different Kiss” (from their “Legacy” album), go to:

As a bonus, here is the music video to Tony Thompson’s song, “I Wanna Love Like That”:

[updated on 12/26/2021]

Chuckii Booker

Chuckii Booker (born on December 19, 1962 in Los Angeles, California) is an R&B singer, bandleader, songwriter and instrumentalist. As a teenager, he became talented on the guitar and the drums.

In 1984, his godfather, the late Barry White signed him to a record deal with Barry’s production company, but unfortunately, Chuckii left after Barry failed to issue an album that Chuckii recorded.

After that, Chuckii joined R&B group, Tease as a keyboardist for three years. He worked with artists such as Geoffrey Williams, White, CJ Anthony, Lalah Hathaway, Troop, Kool & The Gang and Vanessa Williams. He was even the musical director for Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation” tour.
In 1989, he released his debut album, “Chuckii” which peaked at #116 on the Billboard 200 and #18 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.

The first single, “Turned Away” peaked at #42 on the Billboard Hot 100, #17 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart, and topped Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart in July of 1989, topping the chart for a week and staying on the chart for 18 weeks.

The follow-up single, “(Don’t U Know) I Love U” peaked at #4 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 17 weeks.

The last single from the album, “Touch” peaked at #13 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 14 weeks.
In 1992, Chuckii released his sophomore album, “Niice ‘n Wiild” which peaked at #13 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.

The first single from the album, “Games” became Chuckii’s second #1 R&B hit, topping the chart for a week in November of 1992 and staying on the chart for 35 weeks, becoming Chuckii’s highest chart appearance to date.

The follow-up single, “I Should Have Loved You” peaked at #38 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 19 weeks.

After his solo career, Chuckii continued his producing career and was the music director\keyboardist for TLC’s “CrazySexyCool” tour, New Edition’s “Coming Home” tour, and Faith Evans’ “Keep the Faith” tour.

In 2008, he was the musical director for Mary J. Blige’s “Heart of the City” tour. He was also the pianist for Tina Turner’s “Wildest Dreams” tour in 1997.

Along with his music career, Chuckii attended the Pasadena Art Center College of Design specializing in graphic arts. He was also the co-owner of Aire L.A. Studios in Glendale, California.

To see Chuckii’s fan-made MySpace page, go to:

www.myspace.com/chuckiifan

To see the music video for “Turned Away,” go to:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-l6boIyD8o

To see the music video for “(Don’t You Know) I Love U,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJlKSUWGwqQ

To see a fan-made video for “Touch,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i7rENPI2E4

To see the music video for “Games,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDmGl9Nr_3w

To see a fan-made video for “I Should Have Loved You,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvejq6irXys

[updated on 05\11\12]

CeCe Peniston

CeCe Peniston (born Cecilia Veronica Peniston on September 6, 1969 in Dayton, Ohio) is a dance, pop and R&B singer from the ’90s.

CeCe was raised in Phoenix, Arizona since she was 9 years old; her father, Ronald was in the military. She began singing in church and performing in musicals such as “H.M.S. Pinafore” in the sixth grade. She also participated in local karaoke concerts, sang in talent shows and took piano lessons.

She attended Trevor G. Browne High School in Phoenix; during her high school years, CeCe landed a part in a local theater group’s production of “Bubblin’ Brown Sugar”.

After graduating from high school in 1987, she continued to study liberal arts at the Phoenix College where she got involved in athletics and entered beauty pageants. In 1989, she was crowned Miss Black Arizona and Miss Galaxy a year later.
CeCe’s music career began in January of 1991 when her friend and record producer, Felipe “DJ Wax Dawg” Delgado asked her to record back-up vocals for female rapper Overweight Pooch where she was featured on her debut album, “Female Preacher” on the track, “I Like It”.

The song peaked at #58 on the U.K. Singles chart and #16 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart, staying on the chart for 16 weeks; however, Overweight Pooch’s debut album flopped on the charts and Delgado found himself facing contractual disputes with A&M Records.

After DJ and producer, Manny Lehman (who was the art director for A&M Records at he time) noticed CeCe’s powerful singing voice, he offered Delgado another chance and commissioned him to produce a track for her as a solo artist. Not wanting to lose his major deal connections, Delgado called producer and childhood friend, Rodney K. Jackson, who was brough to A&M Records to help produce CeCe’s debut single.
In 1991, CeCe released her debut single, “Finally” which became an international hit, topping Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart for two weeks and staying on the chart for 12 weeks.

The song also peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #26 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 16 weeks. When it was first released in the United Kingdom, it peaked at #22 on the U.K. Singles chart, but when the song was re-released a year later, it moved to #2 on the chart.

After the success of “Finally,” CeCe headed to the recording studio to record a full-length album; however, she only had two months to record it.
In January of 1992, her debut album, “Finally” was released. The album peaked at #70 on the Billboard 200, #13 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart and #10 on the U.K. Albums chart. It also made the album charts in Australia, Canada, Austria and the Netherlands.
The follow-up single, “We Got a Love Thang” became CeCe’s second number-one dance hit, topping Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart for two weeks, staying on the chart for 11 weeks. The song also peaked at #20 on the Billboard Hot 100, #6 on the U.K. Singles chart and #38 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 11 weeks.
The third single from the album, “Keep On Walkin’” topped Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart for a week (staying on the chart for 11 weeks), making it CeCe’s third number-one single on the chart. It also peaked at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100, #10 on the U.K. Singles chart and #3 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 20 weeks.
The fourth single, “Inside That I Cried” peaked at #94 on the Billboard Hot 100, #42 on the U.K. Singles chart and #10 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 20 weeks.
The last single released from the album, “Crazy Love” peaked at #97 on the Billboard Hot 100, #44 on the U.K. Singles chart and #31 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 19 weeks.

CeCe received several music awards for her work including a Billboard Music Award, three ASCAP Awards, three awards from the Annual Winter Music Conference and the BMI Urban Award of Achievement; the album was also nominated for a Soul Train Music Award in 1993 for “Best R&B\Soul Album”.
In December of 1993, she released the single, “I’m In the Mood” which topped Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart for a week, staying on the chart for 12 weeks. It also peaked at #32 on the Billboard Hot 100, #24 on Billboard’s Mainstream Top 40 chart, #20 on Billboard’s Rhythmic Top 40 chart and #7 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 22 weeks.
In January of 1994, CeCe released her sophomore album, “Thought ‘Ya Knew” which peaked at #96 on the Billboard 200, #20 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart and #31 on the U.K. Albums chart. It also made the album charts in Japan, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Germany.
The follow-up single from the album, “I’m Not Over You” which peaked at #41 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart, staying on the chart for 14 weeks. It also peaked at #31 on Billboard’s Rhythmic Top 40 chart and #10 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 25 weeks.
The third single, “Hit by Love” became another number one hit for CeCe, topping Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart for two weeks, staying on the chart for 12 weeks. It also peaked at #90 on the Billboard Hot 100, #33 on the U.K. Singles chart and #47 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 13 weeks.
The final single released from the album, “Keep Givin’ Me Your Love” peaked at #4 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart, staying on the chart for 12 weeks. The song also peaked at #1 on Billboard’s Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, #40 on Billboard’s Mainstream Top 40 chart, #40 on Billboard’s Rhythmic Top 40 chart and #36 on the U.K. Singles chart.

Between releases, CeCe appeared on Jeff Lorber’s album, “West Side Stories” on the track, “Don’t Forget the Love.” She also appeared on The Sisters of Glory’s album, “Good News in Hard Times” where it achieved success on Billboard’s Top 40 Gospel Albums chart.
In September of 1996, she released her third studio album, “I’m Movin’ On” which peaked at #48 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.
The lead single, “Movin’ On” (featuring rapper Suga T) peaked at #83 on the Billboard Hot 100, #10 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart and #29 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 17 weeks.
The follow-up single from the album, “Before I Lay (You Drive Me Crazy)” with R&B singer JoJo Hailey peaked at #20 on Billboard’s Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart and #52 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 14 weeks.

CeCe promoted the album during former U.S. President Bill Clinton’s election campaign where Clinton gave her a positive comment on her performance in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on November 4, 1996.
In 1998, her compliation album, “The Best Of” was released only in Europe and Japan, but didn’t make the album charts in those countries.
One of the tracks from the album, a cover version of Jocelyn Brown’s 1984 song, “Somebody Else’s Guy” peaked at #13 on the U.K. Singles chart.

In June of 1997, CeCe portrayed the role of Glinda the Good Witch in a theatrical production of the musical play, “The Wiz” at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland, California for a five-day run which also featured singers Grace Jones and Peabo Bryson.
In September of that same year, a remixed version of “Finally” was released and managed to peak at #26 on the U.K. Singles chart. After leaving A&M Records, CeCe contributed two songs to the M.C. Magic compilation album, “Desert Funk!” on the Nastyboy Records label.
Around 1998, there were rumors about her working on a new album with producer Steve “Silk” Hurley after the release of the single, “Nobody Else” (which didn’t make the charts); however, those plans didn’t appear to materialize at all.
In 1999, CeCe released the single, “He Loves Me 2” on the Feel the Rhythm record label which peaked at #24 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart, staying on the chart for 15 weeks.
A year later, she released the single, “Lifetime To Love” which peaked at #2 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart, staying on the chart for 15 weeks.
In 2001, she was featured on singer Ella Mae Saison’s song, “Reminiscin’ ” which peaked at #30 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart, staying on the chart for 8 weeks.

Throughout the 2000s, CeCe continued to work on music; she also appeared as a contestant on the NBC reality series, “Hit Me, Baby One More Time” and starred in an independent film in 2005 called “Don’t Touch If You Ain’t Prayed”.
Also in 2005, she returned to the music charts with the song, “Deeper Love” (with trumpeter David Longoria) which peaked at #14 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart, staying on the chart for 11 weeks.
Throughout the rest of the 2000s and the 2010s, CeCe continued to release music. These days, she is still active with her music career; in 2019, she released the single, “Silly” and was also featured on the song, “Oh Happy Day” (with Thelma Houston & Phoebe Snow).

To follow CeCe on Instagram, go to:
https://www.instagram.com/cecepeniston/?hl=en

To see a video for “Finally,” go to:

To see a video for “I Like It” (with Overweight Pooch), go to:

To see a video for “We Got a Love Thang,” go to:

To see a video for “Keep on Walkin’,” go to:

To see a video for “Inside That I Cried,” go to:

To see a video for “Crazy Love,” go to:

To see a video for “I’m in The Mood,” go to:

To see a video for “I’m Not Over You,” go to:

To see a video for “Hit by Love,” go to:

To see a video for “Keep Givin’ Me Your Love,” go to:

To see a video for “Movin’ On” (with Suga T), go to:

To see a video for “Before I Lay (You Drive Me Crazy)” (with JoJo Hailey), go to:

To see a video for “Somebody Else’s Guy,” go to:

To see a video for “Nobody Else,” go to:

To see a video for “He Loves Me 2,” go to:

To see a video for “Lifetime To Love,” go to:

To see a video for “Reminiscin’” (with Ella Mae Saison), go to:

To see a video for “Deeper Love” (with David Longoria), go to:

To see a video for “Silly,” go to:

Junior

Junior (born Norman Giscombe on June 6, 1957 in London, England) is a singer\songwriter who became one of the first British R&B singers to have a successful career in the United States.

Growing up, Junior listened to his older siblings’ records and when he was a teenager, he sang in a local band until he decided to start a full-time music career after he finished college. In 1982, Junior released his debut album, “Ji” which peaked at #15 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart and #71 on the Billboard 200 chart. In the U.K., the album peaked at #28 on the U.K. Albums chart.
His first single, “Mama Used To Say” became Junior’s biggest U.S. hit to date, peaking at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100, #4 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart, and #2 on Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles chart, staying on the chart for 21 weeks. In the U.K., the song peaked at #7 on the U.K. Singles chart.
The follow-up single, “Too Late” peaked #102 on Billboard’s Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, #67 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart, and #8 on Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles chart, staying on the chart for 18 weeks. In the U.K., the song peaked at #20 on the U.K. Singles chart.

The third single, “I Can’t Help It\Let Me Know” peaked at #53 on the U.K. Singles chart. Junior became the first black British singer on “Soul Train” and he won Billboard’s “Best Newcomer Award.”
In 1983, Junior released his sophomore album, “Inside Lookin’ Out” which peaked at #177 on the Billboard 200 and #54 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.

The first single, “Communication Breakdown” peaked at #40 on Billboard’s Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 10 weeks. In the U.K., the song peaked at #57 on the UK Singles chart. The follow-up from the album, “Baby I Want You Back” peaked at #72 on Billboard’s Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 4 weeks.

The third single, “Runnin” peaked at #92 on the U.K. Singles chart, but it didn’t chart in the United States.

Junior was featured on the “All the Right Moves” movie soundtrack with the track “Unison” which managed to peak at #44 on Billboard’s Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 11 weeks.

In 1985, Junior released his third album, “Acquired Taste” which peaked at #34 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.

The first single, “Somebody” peaked at #64 on the U.K. Singles chart. In the U.S., the song peaked at #28 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart and #47 on Billboard’s Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 10 weeks.

The second single, “Do You Really (Want My Love)?” peaked at #47 on the U.K. Singles chart in February of 1985. The song was featured on the “Beverly Hills Cop” movie soundtrack.

The third single, “Oh Louise” peaked at #74 on the U.K. Singles chart. In the U.S., the song peaked at #14 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 16 weeks.

The fourth single, “Come on Over” peaked at #87 on the U.K. Singles chart, staying on the chart for only 2 weeks.

The last single from the album, “Not Tonight” peaked at #76 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 8 weeks.

During that same year, Junior sang a duet with Kim Wilde called “Another Step (Closer To You)” which peaked at #6 on the U.K. Singles chart
In 1988, Junior released his fourth album, “Sophisticated Street” which peaked at #56 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart.

The only single to chart was “Yes (If You Want Me)” peaked at #24 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 11 weeks. After that, Junior left Polygram Records.
In 1990, Junior released his fifth album, “Stand Strong” on MCA Records which didn’t make the charts.

The only single to chart was “Better Part of Me” which peaked at #51 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 8 weeks.
In 1992, Junior released his sixth album, “Renewal” on MCA Records which also failed to make the charts.

The only single to chart, “All Over the World” peaked at #74 on the U.K. Singles chart, which stayed on the chart for only a week.
In 1995, Junior started his own record label, StepOff Music and released his seventh album, “Honesty.” The album was released in Japan and the U.K. After that, Junior became a songwriter for artists such as Sheena Easton, Maxi Priest, Warren G, Cam’ron, and Ami Stewart. In 2006, Junior released his eighth album, “Oceans” which is available on CD Baby. Today, Junior still continues to perform in the U.K. He works as a D.J. with the Internet radio station, Solarradio.com.

To see Junior’s official website, go to:
http://www.juniorgiscombe.co.uk/

To see Junior’s Facebook page, go to:
https://www.facebook.com/juniorgiscombe

To see the music video for “Mama Used to Say,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwTTGnDcwoA

To see the music video for “Too Late,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_rjeMrrQhU

To see a fan-made video for “Communication Breakdown,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S89yyf9S0i4

To see a fan-made video for “Baby I Want You Back,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX6-9vwvNBY

To see the music video for “Oh Louise,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y521aJN1jE8

To see the music video for “Yes (If You Want Me),” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH6YG7RSae8

To see the music video for “Better Part of Me,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlAv-4nBS-0

[updated on 05\11\12]

Rare and Obscure Music One Year Anniversary

Hi, music fans!!

In case you may not have noticed, Tuesday April 7th was the one-year anniversary of when I first started the Rare and Obscure Music blog last year.

I am so amazed at how many people visit the blog and give me positive feedback on the entries. I also want to thank Isle of Deserted Pop Stars and Milk Carton Pop Stars for linking me on their blog pages. It was because of those two music blogs that inspired me to make my own.

I also want to thank all the people who visit my blog, leaving me nice, positive comments about it. I cannot believe it’s been one year since I started this music blog and I am so pleased at how successful it is.

I hope you guys enjoy this and keep checking back for more new amazing entries!!!

Sincerely,
The Music Know-It-All

Alfie Silas

Alfie Silas (born Alphanette Silas on June 10, 1956 in Los Angeles, California) is a talented R&B singer who did session work along with having a moderately successful solo career.

Growing up, her family had a good interest in music and she also sang in church. Her father played the piano while Alfie, her mother, and sisters sang. As she attended Los Angeles City College, Alfie sang background vocals for artists such as Toto, Gino Vanelli and Martha Reeves.

In 1982, Alfie released her first self-titled debut album on RCA Records. It’s unknown how or if the album charted.

Her first single, “A Puppet to You” peaked at #77 on Billboard’s Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 5 weeks.

The follow-up single, “There I Go” peaked at #28 on Billboard’s Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 12 weeks.

In 1983, Alfie released her second album, “Be Yourself” which also didn’t appear to chart at all on the Billboard charts.

The first single, “Be Yourself” peaked at #77 on Billboard’s Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 4 weeks. 

The follow-up single, “You Put the “L” in Love” failed to chart. During that same year, Alfie was featured on Bobby King’s song, “Close to Me” which peaked at #71 on Billboard’s Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 5 weeks.

In 1985, Alfie was featured on “The Last Dragon” movie soundtrack with the track “Star” which peaked at #68 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 6 weeks. Another one of her songs “Give Me Your Love” was featured in “The Last Dragon” movie, but it didn’t appear on the soundtrack.

During that same year, Alfie released her third album, “That Look” on Motown Records. It’s unknown how or if the album ever charted.

The follow-up single, “Just Gets Better With Time” peaked at #71 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 7 weeks.

After her solo career, Alfie became a session singer, recording with artists such as Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, and Barbra Streisand. She also appeared on soundtracks such as “Pretty Woman,” “The Lion King,” and “Hercules” and sung TV theme songs such as the Fairly Oddparents and Any Day Now.

In 2003, Alfie released a holiday album, “It’s Christmas” on the Paris 5000 Music & Film record label under the name Alfie Silas Durio.

In 2008, Alfie released her first gospel album, “Angels.” These days, Alfie still appears to be active in the music business.

To see Alfie’s MySpace page, go to:
www.myspace.com/alfiesings

To follow Alfie on Twitter, go to:
https://twitter.com/#!/alfiesilas

To see a fan-made video for “Star,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCjwV9SXb4g

To see a fan-made video for “A Puppet to You,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciPxpDzCNe0

To see a fan-made video for “There I Go,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l-kIrByCmU

To see a fan-made video for “Be Yourself,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q3f_a1_udY

To see a fan-made video for “You Put the “L” in Love,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPZA9DvX3ec

To see a fan-made video for “Give Me Your Love,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rj1n5jlyqI

To see a fan-made video for “Just Gets Better With Time,” go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBFuTgGv1cU

[updated on 05\21\13]