Amber
Background information
Birth name	Marie-Claire Cremers
Born	May 9, 1969 (1969-05-09) (age 38)
Origin	Netherlands, and raised in Germany
Genre(s)	Eurodance, Hi-NRG, House music, Dance-pop, Pop/Rock, Electronica, Urban, Adult Contemporary
Occupation(s)	singer-songwriter, record producer
Years active	1990–present (singer)
Label(s)	Tommy Boy Records (1994-2002), Rhino, Ada, Jmca Enterprises (2004-present)
Website	Official website

Amber (born Marie-Claire Creamers on May 9, 1969) is a Dutch-born and Germany-raised singer/songwriter, label owner and executive producer. Her biggest hits include "This Is Your Night," "One More Night," "If You Could Read My Mind," "Sexual (Li Da Di)," "Yes!" and "You Move Me." is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Eurodance is a colloquial and marketing term for a type of European synthesizer-driven dance music which became popular worldwide in the early- to mid-1990s. ... Hi-NRG (High Energy) is a type of electronic dance music which emerged and then became popular in nightclubs in the early 1980s. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Dance-pop is a style of dance music that grew out of disco-influenced beginning in the early 80s. ... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Electronic music. ... The term urban contemporary was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. ... Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreciated to just AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream and pop music, without hip-hop or rap since, as per the name, it is geared more towards adults than teens. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Tommy Boy Records is a record label started in 1981 by Tom Silverman after borrowing $5000 from his parents. ... Rhino is a shortening/slang of Rhinoceros Rhino may also refer to: Rhino (comics), a character from the Marvel Comics universe Rhino (JavaScript engine), a Javascript engine from Mozilla Rhino, a commercial, carrier-grade JSLEE from Open Cloud Rhino Heavy Armoured Car, an experimental World War II armoured car Rhino... Look up ADA and Ada in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ...

Music

Amber's music in its original form can be accurately categorized as Eurodance, Hi-NRG, House music, Dance-pop, Pop/Rock, and Electronica mingled with some Urban contemporary slow jams and Adult Contemporary ballads. Amber's club mixes have run the gamut from House in its various styles to vocal Trance. Eurodance is a colloquial and marketing term for a type of European synthesizer-driven dance music which became popular worldwide in the early- to mid-1990s. ... Hi-NRG (High Energy) is a type of electronic dance music which emerged and then became popular in nightclubs in the early 1980s. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Dance-pop is a style of dance music that grew out of disco-influenced beginning in the early 80s. ... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Electronic music. ... The term urban contemporary was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. ... Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreciated to just AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream and pop music, without hip-hop or rap since, as per the name, it is geared more towards adults than teens. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

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Releases

This Is Your Night

Amber's debut album This Is Your Night was released in late 1996, following the success of the single of the same name. Amber became the first Euro-NRG artist to be signed directly to a label as a solo artist. The album was a mainstream European hit, but did not fare as successfully in America where dance musicians' singles are usually far more commercially successful than their entire albums. The album featured mostly Hi-NRG, Eurodance and House music songs with a few romantically- or sensually-toned Urban contemporary ballads such as "Let It Rain," "Are You The One" and "Losing Myself In Your Love." Those songs also proved she was as capable of tackling ballads like any other pop artist. Still the album sold well on the album chart for club/dance music. Standout tracks include "Hold My Body Tight," "Being With You," "Can You Feel The Love," "This Is The Right Time" and "Push It to the Limit." Ambers debut album, This Is Your Night was released on Tommy Boy Records on November 25, 1996. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Hi-NRG (High Energy) is a type of electronic dance music which emerged and then became popular in nightclubs in the early 1980s. ... Eurodance is a colloquial and marketing term for a type of European synthesizer-driven dance music which became popular worldwide in the early- to mid-1990s. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... The term urban contemporary was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. ...

Tracklisting

• "This Is Your Night"
• "Move Your Body"
• "Colour of Love"
• "Are You The One"
• "One More Night"
• "Push It to the Limit"
• "Being With You"
• "Hold My Body Tight"
• "Can You Feel The Love"
• "Losing Myself in Your Love"
• "Let It Rain"
• "This Is The Right Time"
• "This Is Your Night" (House Mix)
• "Colour of Love" (House Mix)

Singles:

• 1996 - This Is Your Night

Amber is best known for this, her 1996 debut single. It quickly became an international hit, crossing over from the rhythmic and club charts to the Billboard Hot 100 (peak #24) in America. It also charted at #40 in the Adult Top 40 radio. In Australia it peaked at #11. The song also appeared in the film A Night at the Roxbury.

• 1997 - Colour of Love

The album's second single peaked at #74 in the pop charts in America, despite American club success and European success. In Australia it peaked at #58.

• 1997 - One More Night (Hani Remix)

This song was originally a ballad on the This Is Your Night album but was given a dance beat by Hani. It became a pop hit in America, peaking at #58 on the Hot 100.

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If You Could Read My Mind (Single)

In 1998, Amber also teamed up with fellow international dance divas Jocelyn Enriquez and Ultra Nate to record a remake of Gordon Lightfoot's "If You Could Read My Mind" for the 54 movie soundtrack, which was released under the group name Stars on 54. It became an American hit that summer. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Jocelyn Enríquez is a dance singer from San Francisco (born December 28, 1974). ... Ultra Nate (originally from Baltimore) is a popular American house musician who is best known in her home country for her monsterous 1990s dance crossover smash, Free, which features the memorable chorus cause youre free/ to do what you want to do/ youve got to live your life... Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. ... Template:Infobox Film Fuckyou wikipedia, you are gay 54 is a 1998 film starring Salma Hayek, Ryan Phillippe, and Neve Campbell. ... Stars on 54 was a supergroup formed for the song If You Could Read My Mind from the soundtrack of the film 54. ...

Amber

Amber's second album, released in 1999 on Tommy Boy Records, featured an alluring array of soulful Dance-pop, Hi-NRG and House music song with a few Urban contemporary songs such as "Object of Desire." The song "Above the Clouds" was prominently featured on the final episode of Season Three of television series, "Sex and The City." So far, it is her most well-received album by the American Pop mainstream. This album allowed Amber to songwrite with top songwriters/producers Rick Nowels and Billy Steinberg on "Sexual (Li Da Di)," "Above the Clouds," and "Love One Another." This article is about the year. ... Dance-pop is a style of dance music that grew out of disco-influenced beginning in the early 80s. ... Hi-NRG (High Energy) is a type of electronic dance music which emerged and then became popular in nightclubs in the early 1980s. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... The term urban contemporary was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. ... Sex and the City is a popular American cable television program. ... Rick Nowels is a record producer and songwriter who is known for his work with Stevie Nicks, Belinda Carlisle, Madonna, Darren Hayes, Amber, Dido, Sonique, Ronan Keating, New Radicals, k. ... Billy Steinberg is an American songwriter. ... Love One Another is a song written by Billy Steinberg, Marie-Claire Cremers & Rick Nowels. ...

Tracklisting

• "Above the Clouds"
• "Love One Another"
• "Spiritual Virginity"
• "Object of Desire"
• "Sexual (Li Da Di)
• "Without You"
• "I Found Myself In You"
• "If I'm Not the One"
• "Let's Do It for Love"
• "Don't Wanna Stop"
• "If You Could Read My Mind"
• "How Can I Tell?"
• "I'm Free"
• "Sexual (Li Da Di)" (Remix)

Singles:

• 1999 - Sexual (Li Da Di)

The first single from this album, became a pop hit, peaking at #42 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached Number One on the American club charts. It peaked at #70 in Australia and at #34 in the UK.

• 2000 - Love One Another
• 2000 - Above the Clouds

Aside from "Sexual (Li Da Di)," the other singles did not become mainstream hits in America -- despite MTV2's airplay of the music video for "Love One Another." The singles also became number one club hits and dance format radio hits, dominating the dance scene along with "Sexual." They were also international Pop successes.

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Remixed

In 2000, Amber released the album Remixed, which contained remixes of all her previous singles, including "If You Could Read My Mind." It also included a popular non-album track called "Taste The Tears." Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... A remix is an alternative version of a song, different from the original version. ...

Tracklisting

• "Taste The Tears" (Thunderpuss Original Mix)
• "Love One Another" (Pathos Original Mix)
• "Sexual (Li Da Di)" (Deep Dish Cheez Wiz remix)
• "Above The Clouds" (Eric Krupper Remix)
• "If You Could Read My Mind" (Eric Krupper Remix)
• "One More Night" (Hani Remix)
• "This Is Your Night" (Mousse T Remix)
• "If You Could Read My Mind" (Hex Hector Epic Piano Mix)
• "This Is Your Night" (Junoir Vasquez Sunday Night Bump Extended Mix)
• "Above The Clouds" (Thunderpuss Remix)
• "Taste The Tears" (Thunderpuss Remix)
• "Love One Another" (Mystic Remix)
• "Sexual (Li Da Di)" (Plasma Trance Mix)

Naked

Amber's third album was released in early 2002 and displayed a more stripped-down Amber. It was her first album not produced mainly by the Berman Brothers. Musically, Amber continued the path she had started with its predecessor: she continued to write more of her own lyrics and attempted even more of a departure from her original Eurodance sound. This album would be considered more of a Dance-pop album with a few Adult Contemporary songs and some House music songs on it. However, it still features her trademark Eurodance and Hi-NRG styled songs. Standout tracks include "Sex Without Sex," "Heavenly Proximity," "Sex and The City," "The Smile of My Child," and "Sexual (Li Da Di) (Afterlife Chillout Remix)." Also see: 2002 (number). ... Eurodance is a colloquial and marketing term for a type of European synthesizer-driven dance music which became popular worldwide in the early- to mid-1990s. ... Dance-pop is a style of dance music that grew out of disco-influenced beginning in the early 80s. ... Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreciated to just AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream and pop music, without hip-hop or rap since, as per the name, it is geared more towards adults than teens. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Eurodance is a colloquial and marketing term for a type of European synthesizer-driven dance music which became popular worldwide in the early- to mid-1990s. ... Hi-NRG (High Energy) is a type of electronic dance music which emerged and then became popular in nightclubs in the early 1980s. ...

Tracklisting

• "Yes!"
• "The Need To Be Naked"
• "Anyway (Men Are from Mars)"
• "You're Sent from Heaven"
• "Dirty Thoughts"
• "He"
• "Sex Without Sex"
• "Love on You"
• "If There Would Be No Tomorrow"
• "Heavenly Proximity"
• "Sex and The City"
• "Don't Say Goodbye"
• "Sexual (Li Da Di)" [Afterlife Chillout Remix]
• "The Smile of My Child"
• "The Need To Be Naked" (Thunderpuss Club Mix)

Singles:

• 2001 - Yes!

The first single from this album, was a perfect example of the newer, deeper direction Amber was taking in her work. "Yes" borrowed its chorus from the final few lines of James Joyce's controversial novel Ulysses. For a lead Amber single, it received a luke-warm response from American radio. However, it became a #1 smash hit in the American dance clubs- her sixth consecutive #1 on that chart. (Amber has subsequently commented that the difficulties obtaining airplay display a double standard, in that many sexually explicit songs by men obtain airplay, but radio stations are uncomfortable with a song by a woman expressing her sexual desire that explicitly used the word "breasts").

• 2002 - The Need To Be Naked

This became Amber's seventh consecutive number one in the American club charts and again received high rotation airplay on the Dance format but received little American pop radio airplay.

• 2002 - Anyway (Men Are From Mars)

This was a hit on the American club charts and Dance format radio but also received even less American radio airplay than her two previous singles. This was the most viable single for the mainstream pop charts.

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My Kind of World

In late 2004, Amber released her fourth studio album, "My Kind of World." This was her first release on her own label, JMCA Enterprises, as well as her first album to stylistically break free of her dance classification (although the album's singles have been released on CD-Single with several dance remixes). Its first single, "You Move Me," was released to radio and nightclubs in late August. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Tracklisting

• "Crucified Solitude"
• "You Move Me"
• "Voodoo"
• "Same Old Paradise"
• "Sacrifical Lamb"
• "Private War"
• "When a Love Grows Cold"
• "Just Like That (Romeo and Juliet)"
• "City of Pain"
• "Your Kind of World"
• "More Time for a Child"
• "Don't Follow Me Home"

Singles:

• 2004 - You Move Me

It swiftly climbed the dance and club charts following its release, though it has received no mainstream radio support. "You Move Me" achieved a #4 peak on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in September. The song did make other music consumers outside her fan base take notice of her as an artist. The standout mix of "You Move Me" are the "Summer Vienna Mix" and the "Hi-NRG Mix." Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Dance (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Billboards Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart is a weekly national survey of what songs are most popular in U.S. dance clubs. ...

• 2005 - Voodoo

The Maxi Single release "Voodoo" in June 2005. It peaked at #13 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play. It also peaked in the Top 10 or at #1 on several radio stations. The CD-single became so high in demand that it went out of stock on amazon.com about three times after its release. The most popular mixes of "Voodoo" with disco jockeys and fans alike are the "Sweet Rains Radio Edit", "Zen Club Mix" and the "Ugly Doll Club Mix." Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Billboards Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart is a weekly national survey of what songs are most popular in U.S. dance clubs. ...

• 2006 - Just Like That

The third and final single lifted from "My Kind of World", "Just Like That", is as of February 2006 a Top Ten Dance Format Radio hit in America. It even peaked at #1 on several radio stations. It gained the most airplay of the three singles. Amber's bold move to explore her interest in Pop/Rock music did what it was meant to go. She gained hundreds of new fans(needs citation), many of whom were either unfamiliar with her club-edged Dance-Pop hits or were not into the sound of music presented on her other albums."Just Like That" peaked at #6 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. Standout mixes of "Just Like That" are the "Jason Nevins Radio Remi", "Jason Nevins Club Mix", "Sweet Rain Main Radio Remix", and the "Wolfram Dettki Birthday Girl Ballad" mix. This mix is intended for Soft AC radio airplay. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Billboards Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart is a weekly national survey of what songs are most popular in U.S. dance clubs. ... Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreciated to just AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream and pop music, without hip-hop or rap since, as per the name, it is geared more towards adults than teens. ...

2006 and beyond

Amber's new single "Melt With the Sun" features mixes by a stellar list of producers including Tracy Young and Hex Hector among others. "Melt With the Sun" charted in January 2007. It has hit the Top 10 or #1 on several Rhythmic/Dance format radio stations. Amber is also working on her fifth album. Undanced II is out now with 12 digital downloads or the physical CD with 17 unreleased tracks/remixes plus the "Melt With the Sun" extended video. The album is available for purchase now from Amber's official website. Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Hex Hector (born in 1965 in the Bronx, United States) is one of the most famous House remixer of the 90s, and also one of the most famous in terms of mainstream crossover popularity. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...

Albums

• This Is Your Night (Tommy Boy Records 1996)
• Amber (Tommy Boy Records 1999)
• Remixed (Tommy Boy Records 1999)
• Naked (Tommy Boy Records 2002)
• My Kind of World (JMCA 2004)
• Undanced II (JMCA 2007)

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Singles

• 1996 "This Is Your Night"
• 1997 "Colour Of Love"
• 1998 "One More Night"
• 1999 "If You Could Read My Mind" feat. Ultra Nate and Jocelyn Enriquez
• 2000 "Sexual (Li Da Di)"
• 2000 "Love One Another"
• 2000 "Above The Clouds"
• 2001 "Yes!"
• 2002 "The Need To Be Naked"
• 2003 "Anyway (Men Are From Mars)"
• 2004 "You Move Me"
• 2005 "Voodoo"
• 2006 "Just Like That"
• 2007 "Melt With the Sun"

Ultra Nate (originally from Baltimore) is a popular American house musician who is best known in her home country for her monsterous 1990s dance crossover smash, Free, which features the memorable chorus cause youre free/ to do what you want to do/ youve got to live your life... Jocelyn Enríquez is a dance singer from San Francisco (born December 28, 1974). ...

External links

• - Amber's Official website - Among other things, her website includes a discussion board on which Amber frequently corresponds directly with her fans.
• - Official Amber Official Myspace Page
• - Amber's Official YouTube Amber Music Video Fan Page
• -Tour Dates for Amber

See also

• List of Number 1 Dance Hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart