Barbara Tucker
Encyclopedia
Barbara Tucker is an African American
house
, R&B
and soul
singer, songwriter
and choreographer. Her impact on the mainstream music scene has been felt more in Europe
, than in her home country.
Tucker scored a string of six #1
hits
on the US
Hot Dance Club Songs chart
in the 1990s and into the 2000s, as well as several hits on the UK Singles Chart
.
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
house
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
, R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
and soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
singer, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and choreographer. Her impact on the mainstream music scene has been felt more in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, than in her home country.
Tucker scored a string of six #1
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
hits
Hit record
A hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay, club play, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings...
on the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Hot Dance Club Songs chart
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
in the 1990s and into the 2000s, as well as several hits on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
.
Discography
- 1994: "Beautiful People" - #1 USUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Hot Dance Club Songs; #20 US Hot Dance Music MaxiHot Dance Singles SalesHot Dance Singles Sales is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States, established in 1985. It measures the sale of commercially released singles that deal with dance music and remixes...
; #23 UKUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... - 1994: "I Get Lifted" - #1 US Hot Dance Club Songs; #33 UK
- 1995: "Stay Together" - #1 US Hot Dance Club Songs; #9 US Hot Dance Singles Sales; #46 UK
- 1996: "Keep on Lovin'You"
- 1997: "Bring You Love"
- 1998: "Everybody Dance (The Horn Song)" - #1 US Hot Dance Club Songs; #37 US Hot Dance Singles Sales; #28 UK
- 2000: "Stop Playing With My Mind" (Barbara Tucker featuring Darryl D'BonneauDarryl D'BonneauDarryl D'Bonneau is a Dance/House/R&B artist from Charleston, South Carolina. Although he calls New York City home, D'Bonneau mostly spends his time living and traveling across Europe, where he had more success. D'Bonneau's musical roots trace back to his days a child, singing in church choirs and...
) - #1 US Hot Dance Club Songs; #25 US Hot Dance Singles Sales; #17 UK - 2001: "Love's On Time"
- 2003: "Let Me Be"
- 2005: "You Want Me Back"
- 2005: "Most Precious Love" (BlazeBlaze (band)Blaze is a house-music group formed in 1984 in New Jersey, USA.-Career:It was formed by Josh Milan, Kevin Hedge, and Chris Herbert, when Herbert introduced Milan, a member of his church choir, to Hedge, his childhood friend...
presents UdaU.D.A.U.F.L.U.D.A.U.F.L. is the acronym for Underground Dance Artists United For Life, a collaboration of Dance music acts put together by the producer duo known as Blaze....
featuring Barbara Tucker) - #44 UK - 2006: "Most Precious Love" (BlazeBlaze (band)Blaze is a house-music group formed in 1984 in New Jersey, USA.-Career:It was formed by Josh Milan, Kevin Hedge, and Chris Herbert, when Herbert introduced Milan, a member of his church choir, to Hedge, his childhood friend...
featuring Barbara Tucker) (FreemasonsFreemasons (band)Freemasons are an English dance band from Brighton, East Sussex, England. The act consists of producers Russell Small and James Wiltshire .-2005-2007: Early Career:Their name is taken from the Brighton pub, Freemasons Tavern, Hove, which they frequently...
Remix) - #17 UK - 2007: "Love Vibrations" - #1 Hot Dance Club Songs
- 2008: "One" with (Peter LutsPeter LutsPeter Luts is a DJ/Remixer/Producer from Belgium. He is also better known to his fans as a member of the vocal trance act Lasgo and as the producer behind the group AnnaGrace ....
) - 2009: "Care Free"
- 2009: "Feelin' like a Superstar"
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart