Geoffrey Williams
Geoffrey Williams is an English singer and songwriter. Five of his singles charted on the UK Singles Chart in the 1990s. In the U.S, "It's Not a Love Thing", from his third album Bare (1992), reached No.
Geoffrey Williams
- Name
- Geoffrey Williams
- Born
- 1963
- Occupation
- Singer, songwriter, musician, producer
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Fields
- pop music
- Languages
- English
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Geoffrey Williams is an English singer and songwriter. Five of his singles charted on the UK Singles Chart in the 1990s. In the U.S, "It's Not a Love Thing", from his third album Bare (1992), reached No.
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Geoffrey Williams (born 1965) is a British musician, singer and songwriter. The musician was born in London.
Genres include pop music. Languages used include English.
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Biography
Biography
70 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Geoffrey Williams • Birth Name — Geoffrey Williams • Born — 1963 • Origin — London, England • Genre — Soul, funk, pop • Occupation — Singer, songwriter, musician, producer • Years Active — 1984–present • Instrument — Vocals, keyboards, guitar • Label — Atlantic, Polydor, Giant, EMI, Hands On Records, Movement Records, Oyster Music, Kobalt Music • Website — geoffreywilliams.wordpress.com Geoffrey Williams is an English singer and songwriter. Five of his singles charted on the UK Singles Chart in the 1990s. In the U.S., "It's Not a Love Thing", from his third album Bare (1992), reached No. 70 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Albums
Albums
• Heroes, Spies and Gypsies (1988, Atlantic Records) • Prisoner of Love (1989, Atlantic) • Bare (1992, Giant Records/Reprise Records) • The Drop (1996, Hands On Records) • Move into Soul (2008, Oyster Music) • Yes Is the Answer! (2012, Kobalt Music)
Singles
Singles
• "I Want You to Stop (Calling Me Up)" (1984, Code Records) • "There's a Need in Me" (1987, Polydor) UK No.166 • "Cinderella" (1988, Polydor), Germany, No. 9 • "Lipstick" (1988, Atlantic) UK No.155 • "Prisoner of Love" (1989, Atlantic) • "Blue" (1989, Atlantic) UK No.134 • "Blue (Remix)" (1990, Atlantic) UK No.123 • "It's Not a Love Thing" (1992, EMI, UK; Giant/Reprise, U.S.) — UK, No. 63; U.S., No. 70 • "Summer Breeze" (1992, EMI) — UK, No. 56 • "Deliver Me Up" (1992, Giant/Reprise) • "Sex Life" (1995, Hands On) — UK, No. 83 • "I Don't Want to Talk About It" (1995, Hands On) • "I Guess I Will Always Love You/Free Your Mind" (1995, Hands On) — UK, No. 91 • "I Guess I Will Always Love You" (1996, Hands On) — UK, No. 79 • "Drive" (1996, Hands On) — UK, No. 52 • "Sex Life" (1997, Hands On) — UK, No. 71 • "Somewhere on a Beach" (2005, Oyster Music)
Current work
Current work
Williams currently teaches at the University of Melbourne. He still releases music on his Bandcamp page. The most recent releases were The Sidewinder Project, which was a collection of collaborations in 1997/1998 and Cosmic Love EP.
As songwriter
• "Born This Way" (cowritten by Simon Stirling; from Dusty Springfield's Reputation, 1990) • "I'll Be There" (cowritten by Simon Stirling; from Eternal's Always & Forever, 1993) • "Rosanna's Little Sister" (cowritten by Chuck Norman; from Color Me Badd's Time and Chance, 1993) • "Whatever Happens" (cowritten by Gil Cang, Michael Jackson, Jasmine Quay, and Teddy Riley; from Jackson's Invincible, 2001)
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- 1.GEOFFREY WILLIAMS – full Official Chart History – Official Charts Company. Official Charts.
- 2.Geoffrey Williams Top Songs. Music VF.
- 3.Billboard, 12 April 1997, page 49: "The same night, R&B singer-songwriter Geoffrey Williams and his band gave a performance at London's Hanover Grand to launch his album 'The Drop' (Hands On Records). The gig ended with a version of his top 50 hit 'Drive,' which is ..."
- 4.discogs. Geoffrey Williams – Heroes, Spies And Gypsies. 1988.
- 5.discogs. Geoffrey Williams – Bare. 1992.
- 6.discogs. Geoffrey Williams – The Drop. 1996.
- 7.discogs. Geoffrey Williams – Move into Soul.
- 8.discogs. Geoffrey Williams – Yes Is The Answer!. 17 January 2012.
- 9.discogs. Eternal (2) – Always And Forever. 29 November 1993.
- 10.williams, geoffrey. Geoffrey Williams - University of Melbourne. unimelb.academia.edu.
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