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Early career and top ten success

After releasing several unsuccessful singles in her mid-teens (she also co-hosted a Children's TV pop show at this time, Razzmatazz with Alistair Pirrie), she became a major international star. Though her UK band Blue Zone saw modest success with the single "Jackie", she really came onto the radar with her guest vocal stint on Coldcut's record "People Hold On." She is probably best known for her first UK number one single, "All Around the World" (1989), which also peaked at #3 in the United States Billboard Hot 100 the following year. Other worldwide hits from her solo debut album Affection include "This is the Right Time" (featuring a house music-styled production by Coldcut with Mark Saunders), "Live Together", "What Did I Do To You" and "You Can't Deny It". "All Around the World" was the first song by a white female soloist to hit No. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart; "You Can't Deny It" also topped that chart. Affection went platinum in the U.S., and sold a total of five million copies worldwide. A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... “TV” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Pop music (disambiguation). ... Razzmatazz is the name of A raspberry flavoured liqueur, similar to Chambord, made by the DeKuyper Co. ... For other uses, see Celebrity (disambiguation). ... In music, a band is a company of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising a musical arrangement on different musical instruments. ... A UK based band (simply called Blue Zone in the UK and Europe, but adding the UK due to a naming dispute in the United States). ... Coldcut: Jonathan More (left) & Matt Black Coldcut is a duo comprising English DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More. ... A 12-inch record (left), a 7-inch record (right), and a CD (above) Two 7 singles (left), two colored 7 singles (middle), and two 7 singles with large spindle holes (right). ... “British Hit Singles” redirects here. ... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ... Coldcut: Jonathan More (left) & Matt Black Coldcut is a duo comprising English DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... You Cant Deny It is the title of a number-one R&B single by Lisa Stansfield. ... “Whites” redirects here. ... Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, formerly known by various names including Hot Soul Singles, Hot Black Singles, and Hot R&B Singles (before the hip-hop term was added in the late 1990s), is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. ... // A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... “Golden record” redirects here. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from...

In 1990, Stansfield was among a handful of high-profile artists to participate in the Red Hot + Blue charity disc (which honoured Cole Porter's songwriting, and benefitted AIDS research, at a time when funding from government agencies was insufficient to those in need). She got to show her swing and jazz chops on the song "Down in the Depths", which was one of few traditional renditions to appear on the album. Thus began an illustrious and respected tradition of Stansfield offering jazz and torch songs to outside projects (most recently she sang "I've Got the World On a String" for the Mona Lisa Smile soundtrack). This is likely what got her noticed for consideration as the female lead in the independent film Swing (1999), where she was to sing the majority of the film's songs as well as act. Red Hot + Blue was the first in the series of compilation albums from the Red Hot Organization. ... Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter from Peru, Indiana. ... For other uses, see AIDS (disambiguation). ... Swing music, also known as swing jazz, is a form of jazz music that developed during the 1920s and had solidified as a distinctive style by 1935 in the United States. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... CHOPS, whose real name is Scott Jung, is a Philadelphia-based Asian American hip-hop producer and rapper. ... For other uses, see Song (disambiguation). ... Down in the Depths (on the Ninetieth Floor) is a song written by Cole Porter, for his 1936 musical Red, Hot and Blue, in which it was introduced by Ethel Merman. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Mona Lisa Smile is a 2003 American film that was produced by Revolution Studios and Columbia Pictures, directed by Mike Newell, written by Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal, and starring Julia Roberts, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kirsten Dunst, and Julia Stiles. ... In film formats, the soundtrack is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. ... This article is about motion pictures. ...

In 1992, Stansfield won a BRIT Award as best British female solo artist. Her second album Real Love did not quite live up to the success of Affection, despite selling very well. However, it did spawn four Top 40 singles on the European charts: "Change", "All Woman", "Time to Make You Mine" and "Set Your Loving Free". "Change" has since become one of her classic singles: it can be heard on radio and in supermarket playlists to this day. "All Woman" became Stansfield's third No. 1 single on the Billboard R&B chart, and due to the success of that song, the album went gold in the U.S. "All Woman" is "kitchen sink soul", full of pathos and emotion from a domestic female point of view. The Brit Awards are the annual United Kingdom pop music awards founded by the British Phonographic Industry. ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... All Woman is the title of a number-one R&B single by singer Lisa Stansfield. ... Packaged food aisles in a Fred Meyer store in Portland, Oregon A supermarket is a departmentalized self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise. ... In its most general form, a playlist is simply a list of songs. ...

European stardom

She continued recording disco-influenced soul throughout the 1990s. Her third album So Natural (1993) spawned three Top 40 European singles including the title track, "In All the Right Places," and "Little Bit of Heaven," but the album was never released in the U.S. She had continued success throughout Europe, but her popularity in America had diminished. Her self-titled fourth album Lisa Stansfield (1997) was a hit in Europe with two Top Ten singles - "People Hold On" (re-released as a dance mix by the Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) and "The Real Thing," and the Top 40 track "Never Never Gonna Give You Up" (a remake of Barry White's 1973 hit); upon being released in the U.S. the album did not receive much attention outside dance clubs where remixes were very successful. It charted modestly peaking at #30 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #55 on the Billboard Hot 100. The music video for "Never Never Gonna Give You Up" was an eye-catcher featuring a nude Stansfield strolling a city street, acquiring a few items of clothing along the way. VH1 featured the clip and even gave it the "Pop-Up Video" treatment. Her 2001 album Face Up was less successful, barely charting and with a lack of publicity but featured the singles "Let's Just Call It Love" and "8-3-1" and found her experimenting with newer styles of R&B such as 2-step while continuing with her established sound. Stansfield's husband, Ian Devaney, delivered an arrangement for the ballad "How Could You", which displayed his love of Burt Bacharach's legacy. Only one single was officially released in the UK. “Sound recorder” redirects here. ... This article is about the music genre. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... A top 10 list is a generic term used to indicate a list of items, usually ten in number, which are considered to be best, worst, or notable in some other way, typically a record chart. ... Barry Eugene White (born Barrence Eugene Carter, September 12, 1944) – July 4, 2003) was a Grammy Award winning American record producer, songwriter and singer responsible for the creation of numerous hit soul and disco songs. ... A remix is an alternative version of a song, different from the original version. ... The Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart was established by Billboard magazine in 1984. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... VH1 (VH-1: Video Hits One until 1994) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and owners of MTV. VH1 and sister channel MTV are currently part of the MTV Networks division... Pop-Up Video was a popular VH1 show that popped up bubbles ( ) — officially called info nuggets — containing trivia and spry witticisms throughout music videos. ... In music, an arrangement refers either to a rewriting of a piece of existing music with additional new material or to a fleshing-out of a compositional sketch, such as a lead sheet. ... Illustration by Arthur Rackham of the ballad The Twa Corbies A ballad is a story, usually a narrative or poem, in a song. ... This biographical article needs additional references for verification. ...

Changing labels

Following the release of Face Up, a greatest hits collection called Biography was released and sold well in the UK and Europe. Stansfield then parted ways with Arista/BMG (ending an eighteen year association with the label). Stansfield signed with ZTT Records for the United Kingdom, and her 2004 release The Moment was produced by Trevor Horn, well-known for his work with Seal, Grace Jones, and Frankie Goes to Hollywood among others. The album would be distributed in Europe by Edel. Featuring the singles "Treat Me Like A Woman" (released as a "double A side" with "Easier") and "If I Hadn't Got You" a song written by Chris Braide with ex-Squeeze songwriter Chris Difford. The album found her exploring more pop-oriented material, and focusing on lush ballads. Arista Records was founded in 1975 by Clive Davis, and named after his secondary school honor society. ... BMG (Bertelsmann Music Group) is one of the six divisions of Bertelsmann. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... ZTT Records is a record label founded in 1983 by NME journalist Paul Morley, record producer Trevor Horn, producer/engineer Gary Langan and businesswoman Jill Sinclair. ... Trevor Charles Horn, born July 15, 1949 in Durham, England, is a British pop music record producer, songwriter and musician. ... Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel (born February 19, 1963 in Paddington, London, England) is a three-time Grammy Award-winning British soul vocalist and songwriter. ... Grace Jones (born Grace Mendoza on May 19, 1948, in Spanish Town, Jamaica) is a model, singer and actress. ... Frankie Goes to Hollywood (FGTH) was a UK New wave band that was popular in early 1980s. ... Chris Braide (born 6 February 1973 in Cheshire) is a British singer, songwriter, record producer and music publisher. ... Squeeze are an English rock music band that came to prominence in the New Wave period of the late 1970s. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Chris Difford (born Christopher Henry Difford, on 4 November 1954, in Greenwich, London) is a singer, songwriter and record producer. ... For other uses, see Pop music (disambiguation). ...

Despite this, as with her previous release, the album and supporting singles were not a success. At the time of the project's release, ZTT was gearing large amounts of its resources into re-marketing its back catalogue, and producing the Trevor Horn concert for The Prince's Trust and its accompanying double CD, Produced By Trevor Horn. The release of "Treat Me Like a Woman" was delayed twice. The label eventually paired it with "Easier". While ZTT did erect a billboard to advertise the album in Stansfield's home area of Greater Manchester, print advertising and "in store" displays were reportedly absent. Later that year ZTT dropped her from their label. The Princes Trust is a UK based charity headed by HRH The Prince of Wales. ... “CD” redirects here. ...

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Personal

• In July 1998, she married trumpeteer Ian Devaney, whom she knew since her school days, and with whom she also collaborates (he is also a composer, arranger and producer).
• Despite having the same name and coming from Heywood, Greater Manchester (Rochdale), Lisa Stansfield is not closely related to the famous singer of the 1930s and 1940s, Gracie Fields (whose real name was Grace Stansfield). However, she does own a recording studio called 'Gracielands'.
• Lisa studied at Oulder Hill Community School in Rochdale.

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Acting

Stansfield also has a dramatic career: she starred in the 1999 film Swing with actor Hugo Speer, recording covers of swing classics and a few original songs written in/inspired by the style for the soundtrack. She later appeared on a London stage in The Vagina Monologues. In 2006, she gueststarred in the series Goldplated. In 2007 she starred in a Marple (TV series) episode Ordeal by Innocence and later joined the cast of The Edge of Love^[1][2] This article is about motion pictures. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... Hugo Speer (b. ... In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... Swing music, also known as swing jazz, is a form of jazz music that developed during the 1920s and had solidified as a distinctive style by 1935 in the United States. ... The Vagina Monologues is an Obie Award-winning episodic play written by Eve Ensler which ran at the off-Broadway Westside Theatre after a limited run at HERE Arts Center in 1996. ... Goldplated is an eight-part drama series from World Productions which made its debut on Channel 4 on Wednesday 18th October 2006 at 10. ... Geraldine McEwan as Miss Marple Marple is a British television series based on the Miss Marple murder mystery novels by Agatha Christie. ... Ordeal by Innocence is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November 3 1958 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company the following year. ... The Edge of Love is a John Maybury film which will star Keira Knightley, Cillian Murphy, Sienna Miller and Matthew Rhys, from a script by Sharman Macdonald, Knightleys mother. ...

Discography

Albums

• Affection (1989) U.S sales - Platinum, Worldwide sales - 5 million UK #2, US BBHot100 #9, AUS #7
• Real Love (1991) U.S sales - Gold, Worldwide sales - 4 million UK #3, US BBHot100 #43, AUS #40
• In Session (1992) Not an original studio album, but a collection of mostly "demo" material from Stansfield's early days (pre-Blue Zone). Thought to be assembled without her co-operation.
• So Natural (1993) Worldwide sales - 2 million UK #6, AUS #67
• Lisa Stansfield (1997) U.S sales - 250,000 - Gold, Worldwide sales - 3 million UK #2, US BBHot100 #55, AUS #47
• The Remix Album (1998) ep/remix album
• Swing: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1999) U.S. Top Jazz Albums: #6
• Face Up (2001) Worldwide sales - 300,000 UK #38
• Biography (2003) Worldwide sales - 1 million UK #3
• The Complete Collection (2003) Limited edition box set collects all five of Lisa's albums, remastered in digipaks
• The Moment (2004) Worldwide sales - 50,000 European Top 100 Albums: # N/A
• The Moment - Gold Edition (2006)

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Singles

• "People Hold On" (with Coldcut) (1989) UK #11
• "This Is The Right Time" (1989) UK #13, U.S. #21, U.S. Dance #1, U.S. AC #35
• "All Around the World" (1989) UK #1, U.S. #3, U.S. R&B #1, U.S. Dance #1, U.S. A/C #7, AUS #9
• "Do They Know It's Christmas" as part of Band Aid II (1989) UK #1, AUS #30
• "Live Together" (1990) UK #10, AUS #62
• "What Did I Do To You" (1990) UK #25
• "You Can't Deny It" (1990) U.S. #14, U.S. R&B #1, U.S. Dance #2, U.S. A/C #26
• "Change" (1991) UK #10, US #27, U.S. Dance #1, U.S. AC #13, AUS #21
• "All Woman" (1991) UK #20, U.S. #56, U.S. R&B #1, U.S. AC #21, AUS #52
• "Time To Make You Mine" (1992) UK #14
• "Set Your Loving Free" (1992) UK #28, U.S. Dance #20
• "Someday (I'm Coming Back)" (1992) UK #10
• "Five Live EP" (with Queen and George Michael) (1993) UK #1
• "In All the Right Places" (1993) UK #8
• "So Natural" (1993) UK #15, AUS #69
• "Little Bit of Heaven" (1993) UK #32
• "Make It Right" (1994)
• "Dream Away" (with Babyface) (1994)
• "People Hold On (Bootleg Mixes)" (with Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) (1997) UK #4, U.S. Dance #1, AUS #89
• "The Real Thing" (1997) UK #9
• "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" (1997) UK #25, U.S. #74, U.S. Dance #1
• "The Line" (1997) UK #64
• "Never Gonna Fall" (1997) U.S. Dance #1
• "I'm Leavin'" (1998) U.S. Dance #1
• "Let's Just Call It Love" (2001) UK #48
• "8-3-1" (2001) UK # N/A
• "Treat Me Like A Woman" / " Easier" (issued by ZTT as a "double A-side single") (2005) UK # N/A, U.S. # N/A
• "If I Hadn't Got You" (2005)

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Trivia

• As well as Razzmatazz, Stansfield can be seen in 1983 children's television show "The Krankies Klub" alongside Jimmy Cricket and Rocky Sharpe and The Replays.
• During the promotion for the "Never Never Gonna' Give You Up" single, Stansfield appeared on the RuPaul Show, but inexplicably, did not sing the song (or any others, for that matter).
• In reference to her thick Heywood-ian (Rochdale) accent and working-class background (and likely in tribute to all she had managed to accomplish) Shaun Ryder (Happy Mondays) once said that Stansfield's family "makes mine look posh".

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See also

• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

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References

External links

• Lisa Stansfield-All Woman - Lisa's Home On The Web
• Lisa Stansfield Italia - Italian Fansite
• Lisa Stansfield discography
• Lisa Stansfield Worldwide Discography at Quasimodobell.com