Cleve Francis
Encyclopedia
Cleveland Francis is an American
country music
singer, and one of relatively few African American
s in that genre. Before beginning his career, he was a cardiologist; he switched his focus to country music in the late 1980s, signing first to Playback Records and later to Liberty Records
. Between 1992 and 1994, Francis released three studio albums on Liberty, in addition to charting four singles on the Billboard
Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs
) charts.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer, and one of relatively few African American
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...
s in that genre. Before beginning his career, he was a cardiologist; he switched his focus to country music in the late 1980s, signing first to Playback Records and later to Liberty Records
Liberty Records
Liberty Records was a United States-based record label. It was started by chairman Simon Waronker in 1955 with Al Bennett as president and Theodore Keep as chief engineer. It was reactivated in 2001 in the United Kingdom and had two previous revivals.-1950s:...
. Between 1992 and 1994, Francis released three studio albums on Liberty, in addition to charting four singles on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
) charts.
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US Heat Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
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| Tourist in Paradise |
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58 | 34 |
| Walkin |
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— | — |
| You've Got Me Now |
|
— | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
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| 1990 | "Love Light" | — | — | single only |
| 1992 | "Love Light" (re-release) | 52 | — | Tourist in Paradise |
| "You Do My Heart Good" | 47 | 76 | ||
| "How Can I Hold You" | 74 | — | ||
| 1993 | "Walkin'" | 63 | — | Walkin |
| "I Won't Let You Walk Away" | — | — | ||
| 1994 | "Love or the Lack Thereof" | — | — | You've Got Me Now |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | "Love Light" | |
| 1992 | "You Do My Heart Good" | Bill Young |
| 1993 | "Walkin'" | |
| "I Won't Let You Walk Away" | Joanne Gardner | |
| 1994 | "Love or the Lack Thereof" | L. J. Kreussling |
| "We Fell in Love Anyway" (with Patti Austin Patti Austin -Life and career:Austin was born in Harlem, New York. She made her debut at the Apollo Theater at age four and had a contract with RCA Records when she was only five. Quincy Jones and Dinah Washington have proclaimed themselves as her godparents.... ) |
Dominic Orlando |