Stevie B

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Stevie B had several dance hits in the late 80s that helped him rise to fame.

Stevie B (real name Steven Bernard Hill) is a singer, songwriter and record producer that was highly influential in the Latin freestyle and Miami dance music scene of the late 1980s. Due to his prolific attributions, Steve B has been called "The King of Freestyle". He is perhaps best-known for his 1990 number-one hit "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)".

Career

Born in South Florida, Stevie B worked a variety of dead-end jobs before gaining recognition for his 1987 national club smash "Party Your Body". It was also the title track of his 1988 debut LP, which eventually went gold due to the huge success of "Spring Love". In 1989, he had his first top 40 hits with "I Wanna Be the One," "In My Eyes," and "Love Me for Life." With his 1990 album, Love & Emotion, he reached the height of his success, with the accompanying single "Because I Love You" enjoying four weeks at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in December of 1990. He had two subsequent top 15 hits with "I'll Be by Your Side" and the title cut. However, with the subsequent rise of alternative rock, Stevie B's light dance-pop sound lost much of its initial mainstream appeal, and he never recaptured his earlier success. In 1998, The Best of Stevie B was released, highlighting the light dance-pop sound that marked the start of his career.

In 2007 Stevie B and Rapper Pitbull Did A Remake of His Hit Song "Spring Love" Which Is Now Titled "Spring Love 2007"

Discography

Albums

• Party Your Body (1988)
• In My Eyes (1989)
• Love & Emotion (1990)
• Healing (1992)
• Funky Melody (1994)
• Waiting For Your Love (1996)
• The Best of Stevie B (1998)
• Right Here Right Now (1999)
• Freestyle: Then & Now (1999)
• It's So Good (2001)
• The Greatest Hits (2001)
• The Greatest Hits Volume 2 (2003)
• This Time (2006)

Chart singles

sources: U.S.: Billboard Hot 100, U.S. Dance: Hot Dance Club Play

• 1987 "Party Your Body" (#40 U.S. Dance)
• 1988 "Dreamin' of Love" (#80 U.S., #21 U.S. Dance)
• 1988 "Spring Love (Come Back to Me)" (#43 U.S., #5 U.S. Dance)
• 1989 "I Wanna Be the One" (#32 U.S., #39 U.S. Dance)
• 1989 "In My Eyes" (#37 U.S., #29 U.S. Dance)
• 1989 "Girl I Am Searching for You" (#56 U.S.)
• 1990 "Love Me for Life" (#29 U.S.)
• 1990 "Love & Emotion" (#15 U.S., #43 U.S. Dance)
• 1990 "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)" (#1 U.S.)
• 1991 "I'll Be By Your Side" (#12 U.S.)
• 1991 "Forever More" (#96 U.S.)
• 1994 "Funky Melody" (#29 U.S.)
• 1995 "Dream About You" (#29 U.S.)

External links

• Stevie B at AllMusic.com
• Stevie B "Time" at FreestyleMania.com