Cunnie Williams
Appearance
Cunnie Williams (born 17 March 1963) is an American R&B singer whose voice has been compared to Barry White.[1]
Williams was born in Los Angeles, California, USA, in 1963.[2] After playing basketball, he switched to a career in music with his debut album Comin' from the Heart of the Ghetto.[2] His hits have included the single "Saturday" which charted in Italy,[3] the song "Come Back to Me" which charted in France,[4] and the album Night Time in Paris which charted in France.[5] Williams' song "Life Goes On" is on the soundtrack of the movie The Magnet.[6]
Discography
Albums
- 1995 : Comin' from the Heart of the Ghetto[2]
- 1996 : Love Starved Heart[2]
- 1999 : Star Hotel[2]
- 2002 : Night Time in Paris[1]
- 2004 : Inside My Soul
- 2008 : No Place Like Home
Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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FRA [7] |
BEL (WAL) [8] |
ITA [9] | ||||||||||||
1994 | "The World Keeps Fallin'" (GER only) | — | — | — | Comin' From The Heart Of The Ghetto | |||||||||
"Suddenly It's Magic" (GER only) | — | — | — | |||||||||||
1996 | "Take You Higher" | — | — | — | Love Starved Heart | |||||||||
1999 | "Saturday" (feat. Monie Love) | 35 | — | 24 | Star Hotel | |||||||||
"A World Celebration" (feat. Heavy D) | 87 | — | 49 | |||||||||||
2000 | "Spirit" | — | — | — | ||||||||||
"With Or Without You" (FRA only) | — | — | — | |||||||||||
"Life Goes On" | 61 | — | — | Comme un aimant Soundtrack | ||||||||||
2002 | "Come Back to Me" | 14 | 15 | — | Night Time In Paris | |||||||||
"War Song" (FRA only) | 57 | — | — | |||||||||||
2003 | "Everything I Do" (FRA only) | — | — | — | ||||||||||
2004 | "Superstar" (FRA only) | 51 | — | — | Inside My Soul | |||||||||
2009 | "Saturday (2009 Remixes)" (GER/ITA only) | — | — | — | single only | |||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. |
References
- ^ a b Delacour, Nicolas (6 October 2002). "Cunnie Williams, digne héritier de Barry White". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Delacour, Nicholas (6 June 2000). "Cunnie Williams, une voix digne de Barry White". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ "Hits of the World". Billboard. 111 (21). Nielsen Business Media. 22 May 1999. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ "Hits of the World". Billboard. 114 (27). Nielsen Business Media. 6 Jul 2002. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ "Hits of the World". Billboard. 114 (34). Nielsen Business Media. 24 Aug 2002. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ Mitchel, Gail (24 March 2001). "Outkast Extends Helping Hand to Youth through Partnership with Nike Program". Billboard. 113 (12). Nielsen Business Media. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ "Cunnie Williams - French chart". lescharts.com. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ "Cunnie Williams - Walloon Chart". ultratop.be. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ "Cunnie Williams – Italian Chart". hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
External links
- Artist page at Universal Music (in French)