Kim Appleby

• Name — Kim Appleby • Birth Name — Kim Loraine Appleby • Born — 28 August 1961 • Origin — Hackney, London, England • Genre — Dance-pop, pop • Occupation — Singer, songwriter • Years Active — 1986–present • Label — Parlophone • Past Member Of — Mel and Kim

Appleby released her first solo album Kim Appleby, in November 1990. The album included songs co-written with Mel for what was intended to be the next "Mel and Kim" album, alongside other songs that Kim had composed following Mel's death. One of these songs, "Don't Worry", was selected as the first single, and reached number two in the British charts in November 1990, as well as being a hit in Europe. As a result, "Don't Worry" was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Song in 1991. A follow-up single "G.L.A.D." was a UK No. 10 hit. Subsequent singles from her debut album were "Mama" (No. 19) and "If You Cared" (No. 44). Appleby's second album, Breakaway, only received a limited release. However, she released three further singles, "Light of the World" (No. 41, 1993), "Breakaway" (No. 56, 1993) and "Free Spirit" (No. 51, 1994), which saw her reunite with Stock and Aitken.

After ten years, in 2004, Appleby collaborated with Whiteman on a track "Believe" which was released in Germany. Following this she released "High" as a download-only club single in 2007. In December 2010, the single "Took a Minute" by Levthand featuring Appleby was released in Europe. Appleby collaborated with Levthand twice more; in 2011 on the song "The World Today Is A Mess", and in 2022 for the song "I Need Love". In September 2016 a promo CD was issued for a new song called "What's Not to Love', which was co-written with Dominic King. In 2017 Appleby collaborated with Vicarious Bliss on the song "Whatever Makes You Happy". In January 2018, a previously unreleased track from Appleby's Mel & Kim days, "Where Is Love", was released through Dancing Nation Records. In 2018, Appleby returned to performing live after 20 years. Later that year, Kim co-presented the three-part series on BBC Four "Smashing Hits! The 80s Pop Map of Britain and Ireland" with Midge Ure.

• Kim Appleby (1990) – UK No. 23, AUS No. 159, AUT No. 30, GER No. 45, NED No. 65, SWE No. 24, SWI No. 36. Certified gold in the UK. • Breakaway (1993)

• Year — Single — Peak positions — Album • UK — AUS — AUT — BEL (FL) — FRA — GER — IRE — NED — SWE — SWI • 1990 — "Don't Worry" — 2 — 119 — 9 — 2 — 35 — 8 — 5 — 3 — 12 — 6 — Kim Appleby • 1991 — "G.L.A.D" — 10 — 158 — 22 — 6 — — — 19 — 7 — 16 — — — 14 • "Mama" — 19 — — — — — 25 — — — 41 — — — — — — — — • "If You Cared" — 44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • 1993 — "Light of the World" — 41 — 137 — — — — — — — 58 — — — — — — — — — Breakaway • "Breakaway" — 56 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • 1994 — "Free Spirit" — 51 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — single only • 2007 — "High" — 108 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • 2016 — "What's Not to Love" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • "—" denotes releases that did not chart • 2004: "Believe" (Whiteman feat. Kim Appleby) [German promo CD] • 2010: "Took a Minute" (Levthand feat. Kim Appleby) • 2011: "The World Today Is a Mess" (Levthand feat. Kim Appleby) • 2017: "Whatever Makes You Happy" (Vicarious Bliss feat. Kim Appleby) • 2022: "I Need Love" (Levthand feat. Kim Appleby)

Kim Appleby is recorded with the occupation songwriter. Recorded with the occupation musician. Recorded with the occupation singer. Recorded with the occupation actor. Classed in the genre pop music. Classed in the genre dance-pop. Recorded as actress, singer, songwriter and musician. Recorded at birth as Kim Loraine Appleby.