Stevie B
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Stevie B | |
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| Birth name | Steven Bernard Hill |
| Born | April 19, 1958 Fort Lauderdale, Florida,U.S. |
| Origin | Miami, Florida,U.S. |
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| Years active | 1987–present |
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Steven Bernard Hill(born April 19, 1958), known professionally asStevie B,is an American singer, songwriter, andrecord producerwho was influential in thefreestyleandhi-NRGdance music scene of the late 1980s, mostly in Miami. He had a 1990 number-one hitballad,"Because I Love You (The Postman Song)".
Early life and career
[edit]Steven Bernard Hill was born on April 19, 1958, inFort Lauderdale, Florida,He worked a variety of jobs – from car washing to fast food – 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. 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.BillboardHot 100in December 1990.[1]He had two other top 15 hits fromLove and Emotionwith "I'll Be by Your Side" and the title track from the album.[1]
In 1995, a quasi-greatest hits album was released by Universal Records in the Philippines, simply titled "Dream About You." It contained singles from his previous albums including "Funky Melody," "Running Back," and "Waiting for Your Love," among others. It also included as bonus the live version of "Because I Love You" which was recorded in his Tokyo concert, along with a ballad version of "If You Still Love Me." Two more tracks were added as bonus: "You're the One I Think About" and "Quiereme Por Vida." This album likewise featured 2 additional versions of "Dream About You," one with only synthesizers as accompaniment with no drums and percussion, and the other called 'Drop Mix' which prominently featured heavy bass guitar and bass drums.
In 1998,The Best of Stevie Bwas re-released, highlighting the light dance-pop sound that marked the start of his career.
In August 2009, he releasedThe Terminatorwhich features the lead single "Running for Miles" and a remixed rendition of one of his biggest hits, "Spring Love", with a guest performance byPitbulland the music video featuring Polish model Anita Sikorska.[2]
On April 10, 2019, Hill took toFacebookto make a critical commentary about the lack of freestyle music and the current state of the genre in general.[3]
Personal life
[edit]On September 30, 2011, after his concert atMassMutual CenterinSpringfield, Massachusetts,police arrested Hill because he owed $420,000 in unpaidchild support.[4][5][6][7]
ComedianDulcé Sloanis Hill’s niece.[8]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [9] |
AUS [10] |
CAN [11][12] |
GER [13] |
SWE [14] | |||
| Party Your Body[9] | 78 | — | — | — | — | ||
| In My Eyes[9] |
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75 | — | 28 | — | — |
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| Love & Emotion[9][16] |
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54 | 87 | — | — | 50 |
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| Healing |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| Running Back |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| Funky Melody[17] |
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— | — | 29 | — | — | |
| Waiting for Your Love |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| Summer Nights |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| Right Here, Right Now! |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| Freestyle Then and Now! |
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— | — | — | 83 | — | |
| It's So Good |
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— | — | — | 99 | — | |
| This Time... |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| The Terminator |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| The King of Hearts |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| Never Gonna Let You Go |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| Best of Life |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released. | |||||||
Compilation albums
[edit]- 1991:Best of Stevie B
- 1992:Best of Stevie B(different track list)
- 1993:The Best of Stevie B(Brazil edition)
- 1996:The Best of Stevie B Vol. 2(Brazil edition)
- 1996:Finally
- 1997:Hit Collection
- 1998:Best of Stevie B(reissued)
- 2001:The Greatest Hits
- 2004:The Greatest Hits Volume 2
- 2005:The World of Stevie B
- 2008:Greatest Freestyle Ballads
- 2009:B-Sides and Outtakes
Singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [18] |
US Dance [9] |
US R&B [9] |
US AC [19] |
AUS [10] |
CAN |
GER [20] |
SWE [21] |
SWI [22] |
UK [23] | ||||
| 1987 | "Party Your Body" | — | 40 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Party Your Body | |
| 1988 | "Dreamin' of Love" | 80 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Spring Love (Come Back to Me)" | 43 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Wanna Be the One" | 32 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | In My Eyes | ||
| 1989 | "In My Eyes" | 37 | 21 | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Girl I Am Searching for You" | 56 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1990 | "The Stevie B. Megamix" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | ||
| "Love Me for Life" | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Love & Emotion" | 15 | 43 | — | — | — | 55 | 31 | — | — | — | Love & Emotion | ||
| "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)" | 1 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 6 | |||
| 1991 | "I'll Be by Your Side" | 12 | — | — | 16 | 73 | 38 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Forever More" | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1992 | "Pump That Body" | — | 15 | — | — | — | —[A] | — | — | — | — | Healing | |
| "Prayer" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1994 | "Funky Melody" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Funky Melody | |
| 1995 | "Dream About You" | 29 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "If You Still Love Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Waiting for Your Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Waiting for Your Love | ||
| 1997 | "Summer Nights" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Right Here, Right Now! | |
| 1998 | "Megamix Vol. 2" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "If You Leave Me Now"(with Alexia Phillips) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1999 | "It's So Good" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | It's So Good | |
| "Mega Freestyle" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Mega Mixx 2000" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2000 | "You Are the One" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Greatest Hits | |
| "Megafreestylemix" / "Young Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "MegaMix 2001" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2008 | "Running for Miles" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Terminator | |
| "Get This Party Started" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2009 | "It Ain't Over" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013 | "Spring Love 2013"(featuringPitbull) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| 2016 | "Changing Faces" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Never Gonna Let You Go | |
| "Freestyle" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2023 | "Take It All Back"(featuringPitbull) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Music videos
[edit]| Year | Video |
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| 1988 | "Dreamin' of Love" |
| "Spring Love (Come Back to Me)" | |
| "I Wanna Be the One" | |
| 1989 | "In My Eyes" |
| 1990 | "Love Me for Life" |
| "Love & Emotion" | |
| "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)" | |
| 1992 | "Pump That Body" |
| 1995 | "Dream About You" |
| 2000 | "You Are the One" |
| 2008 | "Running for Miles" |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^"Pump That Body" did not enter theCanadian Singles Chart,but peaked at number 6 on the Canadian Dance Chart.
References
[edit]- ^abAnkeny, Jason."Stevie B Biography".AllMusic.RetrievedJune 19,2011.
- ^Анита Сикорска рассказала журналу Playboy, как стать лакомым Feb 2015 "она снималась в клипе Питбуля" Spring Love 2013 ""
- ^"STEVIE B POSTS PASSIONATE NSFW RANT ON THE CURRENT STATE OF FREESTYLE MUSIC (VIDEO)"fromKHXT(Lafayette, Louisiana) (April 10, 2019)
- ^Barry, Stephanie."Springfield police: Dance music performer 'Stevie B' busted during MassMutual concert for hefty child support debt".The Republican.RetrievedOctober 16,2016.
- ^"Singer of 1990 hit love song hauled off Mass. stage, charged with owing $420K in child support".The Washington Post.October 2, 2011.[dead link]
- ^"Springfield police: Dance music performer 'Stevie B' busted during MassMutual concert for hefty child support debt".masslive.com.October 2011.
- ^Kim Grundy (October 4, 2011)."Stevie B arrested".SheKnows.
- ^Archived atGhostarchiveand theWayback Machine:"Dulcé Sloan on America's boogeyman and the art of saying goodbye".YouTube.
- ^abcdef"Stevie B - Awards".AllMusic.Archived fromthe originalon November 29, 2015.RetrievedSeptember 9,2022.
- ^abRyan, Gavin (2011).Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010(pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 21.
- ^"Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada".Archived fromthe originalon February 23, 2014.RetrievedJuly 20,2013.
- ^"Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada".Archived fromthe originalon February 23, 2014.RetrievedJuly 20,2013.
- ^"Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de".musicline.de.Archived fromthe originalon February 22, 2014.RetrievedJuly 20,2013.
- ^"swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal".Swedishcharts.com.RetrievedOctober 29,2019.
- ^abc"American certifications – Stevie B".Recording Industry Association of America.RetrievedMay 28,2024.
- ^"オリコンランキング tình báo サービス “you đại thụ” －CD・ブルーレイ・DVD・ thư tịch ・コミック－ ".Ranking.oricon.co.jp.RetrievedOctober 29,2019.
- ^"オリコンランキング tình báo サービス “you đại thụ” －CD・ブルーレイ・DVD・ thư tịch ・コミック－ ".Ranking.oricon.co.jp.RetrievedOctober 29,2019.
- ^"Stevie B > Album & Song Chart History > Billboard Hot 100".Billboard.Archived fromthe originalon November 17, 2021.RetrievedJuly 6,2019.
- ^"Stevie B > Album & Song Chart History > Adult Contemporary".Billboard.Archived fromthe originalon November 17, 2021.RetrievedJuly 6,2019.
- ^"Stevie B in the German charts".Offiziellecharts.de(in German).RetrievedJuly 8,2019.
- ^"Stevie B chart history: Sverigetopplistan – Singles Top 60".RetrievedJuly 9,2019.
- ^"Stevie B chart history: Schweizer Hitparade – Singles Top 75".RetrievedJuly 9,2019.
- ^"STEVIE B".Official Charts.RetrievedNovember 19,2009.
- ^"Because I Love You (The Postman Song)".Recording Industry Association of America.RetrievedJuly 14,2019.
- ^"1991 ARIA SINGLES CHART".RetrievedJuly 14,2019.
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