Kristine W
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Kristine W, born Kristine Weitz, is an American singer-songwriter
. She has released seven albums, three of them through major labels, plus an early recording she sells to fans through her website. She has achieved 16 number-one hits on the Billboard
Hot Dance Club Songs chart in the United States and has many fans within the dance music community.
in 1981 and won a non-finalist talent award at the 1982 Miss America
pageant earning her a college scholarship. She was also the preliminary swimsuit winner.
She spent several years performing in Las Vegas lounges before being "discovered." "Kristine W and the Sting," her band in the late 80's and into the 90's, performed at the Silver Slipper
Casino, at The Mint Las Vegas
, the Las Vegas Hilton
and Studio 54
at the MGM Grand
. She was signed to RCA Records
in the U.S. and she began work on an album which would be a collaboration with Rollo Armstrong
and Rob D
. Her second single, "One More Try", was issued two years later, in 1996 with remixes by Junior Vasquez
, Rollo
, Sister Bliss
, David Morales
, and Stonebridge
. This single not only hit #1 on the Billboard
Hot Dance Club Play
chart, it also crossed over to pop radio, reaching #78 on the Billboard Hot 100
singles chart. When her album, Land Of The Living was released, Kristine W held a free concert at the Virgin Megastore
in New York City
.
The second single was the title track from the album, and featured remixes by Junior Vasquez
, Rollo
, Sister Bliss
, Dekkard, Lisa Marie Experience, and Deep Dish
. This single also reached #1 on the Billboard
Hot Dance Club Play
chart. In 1997, instead of releasing a third single from the album, Champion issued new remixes of "Feel What You Want" by Vasquez, Dekkard, Maddlads, and Rollo. An additional unreleased remix was produced by Jonathan Peters
which was one of the most popular tracks at his Friday night DJ residency. Junior Vasquez
was also asked to produce remixes her songs "Don't Wanna Think" and "Sweet Mercy Me", which weren't released commercially but instead distributed to select DJs, making them regional club hits in the New York metro area, particularly at Vasquez' weekly parties.
Her follow up album Stronger would not be released until 2000. Despite the fact that four years had passed since her last album, the first single from the album, the title track, reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart on the strength of remixes by Johnny Vicious
, Junior Vasquez and Rollo. The single featured an additional remix of her song "Clubland" by Thunderpuss
. The second single, "Lovin' You
" also reached #1 on the Club Play chart, with remixes by Hex Hector
, Junior Vasquez, and Johnny Vicious.
According to the biography posted on her official website, Kristine W spent two years battling leukemia
before going back into the studio to record her third album. Prior to the album's release, a remix produced by Hani
of the song "Letting Go" (the original version of which appeared on the album) was given to select DJs making it another of Kristine W's unreleased remix hits. The album, Fly Again was released in October 2003 by Tommy Boy Records
Silver Label, and the lead single, prouduced and remixed by The Scumfrog
and featuring mixes by Vasquez and Ralphi Rosario
, gave her yet another #1 Club Play single. The second single, "Save My Soul" was remixed by a virtual who's-who of popular remixers, including Junior Vasquez, Mike Cruz, Gabriel & Dresden
, Orange Factory, and Cypher. It too reached #1 on the Club Play chart, and marked Kristine W's return to radio, reaching #25 on the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay
chart.
The third single, "The Wonder Of It All", was remixed by DJ Offer Nissim
, DJ Escape, Gomi, Ivan Pavlin, and Mr Mig. The #1 success of "The Wonder Of It All" gave Kristine the all-time record for the longest string of consecutive #1 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play hits in the history of the chart. It reached #21 on the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart.
The fourth single, "I'll Be Your Light" interrupted Kristine's streak of consecutive #1's, peaking at only #2 on the Club Play chart. However, it is an achievement as few artists have had all of their singles become Top 20 or better. With Tony Moran
being the exception, the single was not remixed by as many big-name remixers as Kristine W's past singles. Still, the song was another radio crossover hit for her, reaching #17 on the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart, making it her highest charting single on that chart to date, and her first foray into that chart's Top 20. The CD single was released as an enhanced CD with DJ mixing software to enabling fans to create their own remixes.
chart, her first album to register on a Billboard albums chart. Likewise, her single "Walk Away", produced by Tony Moran, gained popularity on Rhythmic format radio stations and ultimately charted at #1 on the Club Play chart and at #7 on the Dance Airplay chart, providing Kristine her tenth number-one dance single.
She toured as part of an ensemble called "DJs Are Alive", a live performance and DJ-mixing ensemble that includes The Scumfrog, DJ Skribble
, Static Revenger
, and D:Fuse.
In 2004, she surpassed Madonna and Janet Jackson’s record of seven #1 songs in a row. The next year, Kristine W broke her own record with the release of “Wonder of It All”, her ninth consecutive #1. Today, having a total of fifteen songs reach the number one position, she now ties Mariah Carey for third-most toppers.
Kristine announced in October 2007 on her official website that she was in the studio working on her fourth full length studio album for a mid-2009 release, The Power of Music
.
On January 1, 2008, Kristine released her second single from her album The Power of Music
, a cover of the Diana Ross
disco hit "The Boss
", to a select group of online distributors. Three mixes, done by Paul Goodyear, Love to Inifinity, and Tracy Young, were released as a special "preview" to the physical single release on February 12, 2008. This song became Kristine's 11th number one hit on the Billboard Club Play chart in March 2008.
On November 11, 2008, Kristine released her first Christmas album Hey Mr. Christmas. It includes two original holiday songs written by Kristine, "Mr. Christmas" and "Everyday’s a Holiday", as well as several classics. Also included is a special "live and unplugged" version of her #1 Club Play hit "The Wonder of It All" featuring Jim Brickman
. An exclusive remix of the song "Hard Candy Christmas
" "The Resolution Mix" was available as a download through Kristine's online store.
"Never
", the third single from her much anticipated album The Power of Music
, was released on November 24, 2008. The CD includes 13 remixes from 7th Heaven, Love to Infinity, Ruff and Torte, DJ Escape/Johnny Vicious, Peter Canellis/Kamil, Nick Harvey, Brothers Behind the Light/M2, and The Perry Twins. Other remixes are available through Kristine's website as part of the digital album purchase. "Never
" became Kristine's 12th number #1 Billboard Magazine Hot Dance Club Play hit.
On March 10, 2009, Kristine W released the fourth single from her upcoming album The Power of Music
titled "Love Is the Look
" The single was released in both physical cd and digital download. K-Y brand and Masterbeat.com did a promotion for Valentine's Day offering 3 free remixes of "Love Is the Look
" by Ralphi Rosario through Masterbeat.com's website. 3 exclusive remixes of the single are available via MP3 download through the artist's website, which are not included in the commercial release. The remixers include Love to Infinity, Ralphi Rosario, Deepswing, Mr Mig, Massi & De Leon and Tod Miner. With the April 25th issue of Billboard
magazine, Kristine hit the number one spot again with "Love Is the Look
", giving the artist her 13th number one Hot Dance Club Play hit.
On April 27, 2009, Kristine announced via her MySpace
page that her new album The Power of Music
will be released on June 16 featuring all four number one Billboard Magazine Hot Dance Club Play hits plus a rework of her first number one dance hit "Feel What You Want
".
"Be Alright
", Kristine's fifth single from the recently released album The Power of Music
was released on June 16, 2009 featuring 14 remixes. An exclusive digital download only remix of "Be Alright" is available through Kristine W's website and iTunes. With the Billboard Magazine issue dated September 5, 2009, "Be Alright
" became Kristine W's 14th number one on Billboards Hot Dance Club Play Songs chart.
Kristine announced on December 7, 2009 that her 6th single from The Power of Music
will be the title track mixed by such remixers as The Wideboys, Tony Moran, Sweet Team, Groove Police, and Virgo Brothers and will be released on December 29, 2009.
Kristine released the long awaited double DVD set of her decade of video hits with extra's Kristine W: The Ultimate Music Video Collection on December 15, 2009
Billboard announced Kristine W was named one of the Dance/ Club Play Artists of the Decade 2000 - 2009, coming in at number 3 behind Madonna
at number one and Beyoncé at number two. She holds the world’s record for most consecutive #1 Billboard Club Hits.
On Friday, August 6, 2010 Kristine W launched her new website created by the team at Red Barn Muse Creative Group. This Fall, Kristine W will unveil her newest project, STRAIGHT UP WITH A TWIST: a double CD jazz album she recorded with some of the most respected musicians in the industry. Her first single from her debut jazz double CD was released exclusively for download on her website in early July 2010. She will be touring the country promoting STRAIGHT UP WITH A TWIST in late 2010 and early 2011.
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
. She has released seven albums, three of them through major labels, plus an early recording she sells to fans through her website. She has achieved 16 number-one hits 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 Dance Club Songs chart in the United States and has many fans within the dance music community.
Career
Kristine Weitz was crowned Miss WashingtonMiss Washington
The Miss Washington competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Washington in the Miss America pageant.-History:...
in 1981 and won a non-finalist talent award at the 1982 Miss America
Miss America
The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...
pageant earning her a college scholarship. She was also the preliminary swimsuit winner.
She spent several years performing in Las Vegas lounges before being "discovered." "Kristine W and the Sting," her band in the late 80's and into the 90's, performed at the Silver Slipper
Silver Slipper
The Silver Slipper was a Las Vegas, Nevada casino that operated from September 1950 to November 29, 1988. The building was designed by architect Martin Stern, Jr....
Casino, at The Mint Las Vegas
The Mint Las Vegas
The Mint Las Vegas was a hotel and casino in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. Opened in 1957, a 26-story hotel tower was added in 1965. In 1988, The Mint was sold and became part of Binion's Horseshoe....
, the Las Vegas Hilton
Las Vegas Hilton
The Las Vegas Hilton is a hotel, casino, and convention center in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is a joint venture between Colony Capital, which owns 60 percent, and New York City-based REIT Whitehall Street Real Estate Funds, which owns the remaining 40 percent...
and Studio 54
Studio 54 (Las Vegas)
Studio 54 opened in Las Vegas in December 1997 at the MGM Grand. Designed to be a replica of the original club, it has most of the original elements and equipment, including the "Man in the Moon" and the spoon - however the two are never displayed together....
at the MGM Grand
MGM Grand Las Vegas
The MGM Grand Las Vegas is a hotel casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The MGM Grand is the third largest hotel in the world and largest hotel resort complex in the United States in front of The Venetian. The MGM Grand was the largest hotel in the world when it opened in...
. She was signed to RCA Records
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
in the U.S. and she began work on an album which would be a collaboration with Rollo Armstrong
Rollo Armstrong
Rollo Armstrong is one half of the music producers/remixers team Rollo and Sister Bliss and is a founding member of the electronic music group Faithless.-Early life:...
and Rob D
Rob Dougan
Rob Dougan, also known as Rob D , is a genre-blending music composer. Mixing elements of orchestral music, trip hop, and bluesy vocals, his work is tangentially relatable to electronic music. He was known primarily for his breakthrough 1995 single "Clubbed to Death ", further popularised by 1999's...
. Her second single, "One More Try", was issued two years later, in 1996 with remixes by Junior Vasquez
Junior Vasquez
Junior Vasquez, , is an American club DJ and remixer/producer.-Career:...
, Rollo
Rollo Armstrong
Rollo Armstrong is one half of the music producers/remixers team Rollo and Sister Bliss and is a founding member of the electronic music group Faithless.-Early life:...
, Sister Bliss
Sister Bliss
Sister Bliss is a British keyboardist, record producer, DJ, composer and songwriter. In the studio she is best known for her work with Rollo Armstrong, particularly as part of the now disbanded dance group Faithless.She started music at the age of five, when she learned how to play the piano...
, David Morales
David Morales
David Morales is an internationally acclaimed Grammy-winning house music DJ and producer. In addition to his production and DJ work, Morales is one of the most prolific remixers of all time, transforming many pop music songs into club-friendly dance tracks...
, and Stonebridge
Stonebridge (DJ)
StoneBridge is the pseudonym for the Swedish DJ and record producer, Sten Hallström.-History:StoneBridge won international renown with the remix of the 1993 hit "Show Me Love" with Robin S. Until then, he had been running the Swedish DJ/remix outfit Swemix, formed at the end of the 1980s...
. This single not only hit #1 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 Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
chart, it also crossed over to pop radio, reaching #78 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
singles chart. When her album, Land Of The Living was released, Kristine W held a free concert at the Virgin Megastore
Virgin Megastore
Virgin Megastores is an international chain of record shops, founded by Sir Richard Branson on London's Oxford Street in early 1971. Virgin Megastores are best described today as entertainment retailers....
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
The second single was the title track from the album, and featured remixes by Junior Vasquez
Junior Vasquez
Junior Vasquez, , is an American club DJ and remixer/producer.-Career:...
, Rollo
Rollo Armstrong
Rollo Armstrong is one half of the music producers/remixers team Rollo and Sister Bliss and is a founding member of the electronic music group Faithless.-Early life:...
, Sister Bliss
Sister Bliss
Sister Bliss is a British keyboardist, record producer, DJ, composer and songwriter. In the studio she is best known for her work with Rollo Armstrong, particularly as part of the now disbanded dance group Faithless.She started music at the age of five, when she learned how to play the piano...
, Dekkard, Lisa Marie Experience, and Deep Dish
Deep Dish
Deep Dish is a duo of DJs and house-music producers consisting of Iranian-American members Ali "Dubfire" Shirazinia and Sharam Tayebi. Based in Washington, D.C., Shirazinia and Tayebi are well known for providing house or dance remixes of tracks of famous stars such as Madonna, Cher and Gabrielle,...
. This single also reached #1 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 Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
chart. In 1997, instead of releasing a third single from the album, Champion issued new remixes of "Feel What You Want" by Vasquez, Dekkard, Maddlads, and Rollo. An additional unreleased remix was produced by Jonathan Peters
Jonathan Peters
Jonathan Peters is an American DJ, remixer and producer.-Albums:*Live With Jonathan Peters *Last Dance: Soundfactory Classics *Jonathan Peters Presents: Pacha New York -References:...
which was one of the most popular tracks at his Friday night DJ residency. Junior Vasquez
Junior Vasquez
Junior Vasquez, , is an American club DJ and remixer/producer.-Career:...
was also asked to produce remixes her songs "Don't Wanna Think" and "Sweet Mercy Me", which weren't released commercially but instead distributed to select DJs, making them regional club hits in the New York metro area, particularly at Vasquez' weekly parties.
Her follow up album Stronger would not be released until 2000. Despite the fact that four years had passed since her last album, the first single from the album, the title track, reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart on the strength of remixes by Johnny Vicious
Johnny Vicious
Johnny Vicious is an American house DJ, producer and remixer. He DJed in New York City clubs Mars and Paladium in the 1980s, and in the early 1990s started his own label, Vicious Musik Records, with Jeffrey Rodman....
, Junior Vasquez and Rollo. The single featured an additional remix of her song "Clubland" by Thunderpuss
Thunderpuss
Thunderpuss was the remix/productionteam of music producers Barry Harris and Chris Cox. Harris had previously worked as part of several music groups including Kon Kan, Top Kat, Killer Bunnies and Outta Control and had also released several singles himself...
. The second single, "Lovin' You
Lovin' You (Kristine W song)
"Lovin' You" is a song by Kristine W, released as the second and final official single from her second album Stronger.The song reached #1 on the U.S...
" also reached #1 on the Club Play chart, with remixes by Hex Hector
Hex Hector
Hex Hector , is an American dance remixer. He won a Grammy in 2001 for "Best Remixer".-Biography:Hector was born in in Manhattan, New York, of a Puerto Rican mother and Cuban father, and was raised in the Washington Heights neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan...
, Junior Vasquez, and Johnny Vicious.
According to the biography posted on her official website, Kristine W spent two years battling leukemia
Leukemia
Leukemia or leukaemia is a type of cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells called "blasts". Leukemia is a broad term covering a spectrum of diseases...
before going back into the studio to record her third album. Prior to the album's release, a remix produced by Hani
Hani (producer)
Hani is an American producer and remixer from New York City, New York whose restructuring of hits ranging from Michael Jackson to Alicia Keys have gone on to become club classics...
of the song "Letting Go" (the original version of which appeared on the album) was given to select DJs making it another of Kristine W's unreleased remix hits. The album, Fly Again was released in October 2003 by Tommy Boy Records
Tommy Boy Records
Tommy Boy Entertainment is an independent record label started in 1981 by Tom Silverman.-History:...
Silver Label, and the lead single, prouduced and remixed by The Scumfrog
The Scumfrog
Jesse Houk is a DJ/remixer/producer/artist from Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He is better known by his pseudonym, The Scumfrog, under which he has remixed songs by artists as varied as Britney Spears, David Bowie, Dido, Enrique Iglesias, and J-Pop Superstar Utada Hikaru. His first release was a...
and featuring mixes by Vasquez and Ralphi Rosario
Ralphi Rosario
Ralphi Rosario was a founding member of the influential Chicago DJ group, The Hot Mix 5. When this group formed in 1981 on radio station WBMX, Rosario, the youngest member of the group, was still in high school...
, gave her yet another #1 Club Play single. The second single, "Save My Soul" was remixed by a virtual who's-who of popular remixers, including Junior Vasquez, Mike Cruz, Gabriel & Dresden
Gabriel & Dresden
Gabriel & Dresden is the project name of the DJs and producers Josh Gabriel and Dave Dresden from San Francisco. Their popularity and activities were centered in the United States. They won the WMC award as Best American DJ twice in 2007 and 2008, the same day the group split-up...
, Orange Factory, and Cypher. It too reached #1 on the Club Play chart, and marked Kristine W's return to radio, reaching #25 on the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay
Hot Dance Airplay
Dance/Mix Show Airplay is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in Billboard magazine. The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic dance music on the radio in the United States and the stations that program it...
chart.
The third single, "The Wonder Of It All", was remixed by DJ Offer Nissim
Offer Nissim
Offer Nissim is a popular Israeli DJ and producer. He was born in 1964 in Tel Aviv, Israel.Nissim produces house music in mostly tribal, hard and progressive styles, including exclusive tracks featuring female vocalists and Meital De Razon...
, DJ Escape, Gomi, Ivan Pavlin, and Mr Mig. The #1 success of "The Wonder Of It All" gave Kristine the all-time record for the longest string of consecutive #1 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play hits in the history of the chart. It reached #21 on the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart.
The fourth single, "I'll Be Your Light" interrupted Kristine's streak of consecutive #1's, peaking at only #2 on the Club Play chart. However, it is an achievement as few artists have had all of their singles become Top 20 or better. With Tony Moran
Tony Moran
Anthony "Tony" Moran is a remixer/producer and DJ known for remixing popular songs. In 2007, he hit number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart with "Walk Away" featuring Kristine W.-Career:...
being the exception, the single was not remixed by as many big-name remixers as Kristine W's past singles. Still, the song was another radio crossover hit for her, reaching #17 on the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart, making it her highest charting single on that chart to date, and her first foray into that chart's Top 20. The CD single was released as an enhanced CD with DJ mixing software to enabling fans to create their own remixes.
2004 - present
Kristine's third studio album, Fly Again peaked at #12 on the Top Electronic AlbumsTop Electronic Albums
Dance/Electronic Albums is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the top-selling electronic music albums in the United States. The chart debuted on the issue dated June 30, 2001. It originally began as a fifteen-position chart and has since expanded to twenty-five...
chart, her first album to register on a Billboard albums chart. Likewise, her single "Walk Away", produced by Tony Moran, gained popularity on Rhythmic format radio stations and ultimately charted at #1 on the Club Play chart and at #7 on the Dance Airplay chart, providing Kristine her tenth number-one dance single.
She toured as part of an ensemble called "DJs Are Alive", a live performance and DJ-mixing ensemble that includes The Scumfrog, DJ Skribble
DJ Skribble
DJ Skribble is an Italian-American DJ, producer, remixer, radio personality and actor.In the early 1990s he teamed up with Kamron, ATA, Firstborn, and Tommy Never in Young Black Teenagers, who released two albums before splitting up.In 1996 he worked with Bill Irwin on the musical Hip Hop Wonderland...
, Static Revenger
Static revenger
Dennis White, better known as his stage name Static Revenger, is an American record producer, video director, and DJ based in Los Angeles. He is best known for the worldwide club hits "I Like That", "Happy People", and "Everything is Beautiful"...
, and D:Fuse.
In 2004, she surpassed Madonna and Janet Jackson’s record of seven #1 songs in a row. The next year, Kristine W broke her own record with the release of “Wonder of It All”, her ninth consecutive #1. Today, having a total of fifteen songs reach the number one position, she now ties Mariah Carey for third-most toppers.
Kristine announced in October 2007 on her official website that she was in the studio working on her fourth full length studio album for a mid-2009 release, The Power of Music
The Power of Music
The Power of Music is the fourth full-length album from Kristine W, released on June 16, 2009.-Track listing:# Be Alright# The Power of Music# Into U# Never# Not So Merry Go Round# Fade# Walk Away# Feel What You Want# The Boss...
.
On January 1, 2008, Kristine released her second single from her album The Power of Music
The Power of Music
The Power of Music is the fourth full-length album from Kristine W, released on June 16, 2009.-Track listing:# Be Alright# The Power of Music# Into U# Never# Not So Merry Go Round# Fade# Walk Away# Feel What You Want# The Boss...
, a cover of the Diana Ross
Diana Ross
Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, record producer, and actress. Ross was lead singer of the Motown group The Supremes during the 1960s. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began a solo career that included successful ventures into film and Broadway...
disco hit "The Boss
The Boss (Diana Ross song)
"The Boss" is a 1979 soul/disco song written and produced by Ashford & Simpson and recorded by singer Diana Ross, who released it as a single on the Motown label...
", to a select group of online distributors. Three mixes, done by Paul Goodyear, Love to Inifinity, and Tracy Young, were released as a special "preview" to the physical single release on February 12, 2008. This song became Kristine's 11th number one hit on the Billboard Club Play chart in March 2008.
On November 11, 2008, Kristine released her first Christmas album Hey Mr. Christmas. It includes two original holiday songs written by Kristine, "Mr. Christmas" and "Everyday’s a Holiday", as well as several classics. Also included is a special "live and unplugged" version of her #1 Club Play hit "The Wonder of It All" featuring Jim Brickman
Jim Brickman
Jim Brickman is an American songwriter and pianist. He has been named the most charted male Adult Contemporary artist to date, with six of his albums receiving Gold and Platinum status. He is known for his solo piano compositions, pop-style instrumentals, and vocal collaborations with artists...
. An exclusive remix of the song "Hard Candy Christmas
Hard Candy Christmas
"Hard Candy Christmas" is a song written by composer/lyricist Carol Hall for the musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.Near the end of the original play, individual girls of the brothel sing lines of the verses as they are preparing to leave; they join together on the refrains...
" "The Resolution Mix" was available as a download through Kristine's online store.
"Never
Never (Kristine W song)
"Never" is the third single from Kristine W's album The Power of Music. The single became Kristine W's twelfth number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.-Track listing:U.S...
", the third single from her much anticipated album The Power of Music
The Power of Music
The Power of Music is the fourth full-length album from Kristine W, released on June 16, 2009.-Track listing:# Be Alright# The Power of Music# Into U# Never# Not So Merry Go Round# Fade# Walk Away# Feel What You Want# The Boss...
, was released on November 24, 2008. The CD includes 13 remixes from 7th Heaven, Love to Infinity, Ruff and Torte, DJ Escape/Johnny Vicious, Peter Canellis/Kamil, Nick Harvey, Brothers Behind the Light/M2, and The Perry Twins. Other remixes are available through Kristine's website as part of the digital album purchase. "Never
Never (Kristine W song)
"Never" is the third single from Kristine W's album The Power of Music. The single became Kristine W's twelfth number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.-Track listing:U.S...
" became Kristine's 12th number #1 Billboard Magazine Hot Dance Club Play hit.
On March 10, 2009, Kristine W released the fourth single from her upcoming album The Power of Music
The Power of Music
The Power of Music is the fourth full-length album from Kristine W, released on June 16, 2009.-Track listing:# Be Alright# The Power of Music# Into U# Never# Not So Merry Go Round# Fade# Walk Away# Feel What You Want# The Boss...
titled "Love Is the Look
Love Is the Look
"Love Is the Look" is the fourth single from Kristine W's 2009 album The Power of Music. The single went to number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart on April 25, 2009. It was Kristine W's thirteenth number one on the U.S. dance chart....
" The single was released in both physical cd and digital download. K-Y brand and Masterbeat.com did a promotion for Valentine's Day offering 3 free remixes of "Love Is the Look
Love Is the Look
"Love Is the Look" is the fourth single from Kristine W's 2009 album The Power of Music. The single went to number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart on April 25, 2009. It was Kristine W's thirteenth number one on the U.S. dance chart....
" by Ralphi Rosario through Masterbeat.com's website. 3 exclusive remixes of the single are available via MP3 download through the artist's website, which are not included in the commercial release. The remixers include Love to Infinity, Ralphi Rosario, Deepswing, Mr Mig, Massi & De Leon and Tod Miner. With the April 25th issue of 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...
magazine, Kristine hit the number one spot again with "Love Is the Look
Love Is the Look
"Love Is the Look" is the fourth single from Kristine W's 2009 album The Power of Music. The single went to number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart on April 25, 2009. It was Kristine W's thirteenth number one on the U.S. dance chart....
", giving the artist her 13th number one Hot Dance Club Play hit.
On April 27, 2009, Kristine announced via her MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
page that her new album The Power of Music
The Power of Music
The Power of Music is the fourth full-length album from Kristine W, released on June 16, 2009.-Track listing:# Be Alright# The Power of Music# Into U# Never# Not So Merry Go Round# Fade# Walk Away# Feel What You Want# The Boss...
will be released on June 16 featuring all four number one Billboard Magazine Hot Dance Club Play hits plus a rework of her first number one dance hit "Feel What You Want
Feel What You Want
"Feel What You Want" is a 1994 single which would later appear on American club music singer Kristine W's album Land of the Living. The track marked the first in her string of thirteen consecutive number one hits on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.-Track listing:# "Feel What You Want" ...
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"Be Alright
Be Alright
"Be Alright" is the fifth single from Kristine W's 2009 album The Power of Music. The single went to #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs becoming the artist's fourteenth number one single.-Track listing:U.S...
", Kristine's fifth single from the recently released album The Power of Music
The Power of Music
The Power of Music is the fourth full-length album from Kristine W, released on June 16, 2009.-Track listing:# Be Alright# The Power of Music# Into U# Never# Not So Merry Go Round# Fade# Walk Away# Feel What You Want# The Boss...
was released on June 16, 2009 featuring 14 remixes. An exclusive digital download only remix of "Be Alright" is available through Kristine W's website and iTunes. With the Billboard Magazine issue dated September 5, 2009, "Be Alright
Be Alright
"Be Alright" is the fifth single from Kristine W's 2009 album The Power of Music. The single went to #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs becoming the artist's fourteenth number one single.-Track listing:U.S...
" became Kristine W's 14th number one on Billboards Hot Dance Club Play Songs chart.
Kristine announced on December 7, 2009 that her 6th single from The Power of Music
The Power of Music
The Power of Music is the fourth full-length album from Kristine W, released on June 16, 2009.-Track listing:# Be Alright# The Power of Music# Into U# Never# Not So Merry Go Round# Fade# Walk Away# Feel What You Want# The Boss...
will be the title track mixed by such remixers as The Wideboys, Tony Moran, Sweet Team, Groove Police, and Virgo Brothers and will be released on December 29, 2009.
Kristine released the long awaited double DVD set of her decade of video hits with extra's Kristine W: The Ultimate Music Video Collection on December 15, 2009
Billboard announced Kristine W was named one of the Dance/ Club Play Artists of the Decade 2000 - 2009, coming in at number 3 behind Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
at number one and Beyoncé at number two. She holds the world’s record for most consecutive #1 Billboard Club Hits.
On Friday, August 6, 2010 Kristine W launched her new website created by the team at Red Barn Muse Creative Group. This Fall, Kristine W will unveil her newest project, STRAIGHT UP WITH A TWIST: a double CD jazz album she recorded with some of the most respected musicians in the industry. Her first single from her debut jazz double CD was released exclusively for download on her website in early July 2010. She will be touring the country promoting STRAIGHT UP WITH A TWIST in late 2010 and early 2011.
Songwriting
- Jason Walker recorded a song that was co-written by Kristine W entitled "No More." The song is featured on Jason's debut album "This is My Life" which was released in 2004 on Junior Vasquez's label, JVM Music.
- Kristine W co-wrote a song on RuPaulRuPaulRuPaul Andre Charles , best known as simply RuPaul, is an American actor, drag queen, model, author, and singer-songwriter, who first became widely known in the 1990s when he appeared in a wide variety of television programs, films, and musical albums. Previously, he was a fixture on the Atlanta...
's third album Red HotRed Hot (RuPaul album)Red Hot is RuPaul's third official album release. Red Hot consists of a mixture of house, pop, club/dance and R&B songs. It includes the three Top 10 Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart hits, "Looking Good, Feeling Gorgeous", "Workout" and "People Are People"...
, titled "Just a Little In and Out."
Albums
- Perfect Beat (1994, Plain Rap Records)
- Land of the LivingLand of the LivingLand of the Living is the first official album from singer-songwriter Kristine W. It consists of Hi-NRG and some Vocal House songs."Feel What You Want", "One More Try" and "Land of the Living" were released as singles.-Track listing:...
(1996, RCA RecordsRCA RecordsRCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
) - Stronger (2000, RCA RecordsRCA RecordsRCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
) - Fly AgainFly AgainFly Again is the third album from Kristine W. The album was packaged as a double disc album. The album peaked at #12 on the Top Electronic Albums chart...
(2003, Tommy Boy RecordsTommy Boy RecordsTommy Boy Entertainment is an independent record label started in 1981 by Tom Silverman.-History:...
) - Hey Mr. Christmas (2008 Fly Again Music)
- The Power of MusicThe Power of MusicThe Power of Music is the fourth full-length album from Kristine W, released on June 16, 2009.-Track listing:# Be Alright# The Power of Music# Into U# Never# Not So Merry Go Round# Fade# Walk Away# Feel What You Want# The Boss...
(2009 Fly Again Music) - Straight Up With A TwistStraight Up With A TwistStraight Up with a Twist is the fifth full-length album and the first jazz album from Kristine W, released on September 14, 2010. The first single sent to radio, Feel What You Want, was released to jazz stations on August 6, 2010....
(2010 Fly Again Music)
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US Dance | ||
| 1994 | Love Come Home Our Tribe featuring Frankie Pharaoh and Kristine W | - | - |
| 1994 | Feel What You Want Feel What You Want "Feel What You Want" is a 1994 single which would later appear on American club music singer Kristine W's album Land of the Living. The track marked the first in her string of thirteen consecutive number one hits on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.-Track listing:# "Feel What You Want" ... |
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| 1996 | One More Try | 78 | 1 |
| 1997 | Land of the Living Land of the Living (song) "Land of the Living" is a song by Kristine W, released as the third and final single from her album Land of the Living. The single was a huge club hit but only reached #57 on the UK Singles Chart... |
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| 2000 | Stronger Stronger (Kristine W song) "Stronger" is a song by Kristine W, released as the first single from her second album Stronger. It reached #1 on the USA Hot Dance Club Play chart in 2000.-See also:*List of number-one dance hits... |
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| 2001 | Lovin' You Lovin' You (Kristine W song) "Lovin' You" is a song by Kristine W, released as the second and final official single from her second album Stronger.The song reached #1 on the U.S... |
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| 2003 | Some Lovin' Some Lovin' "Some Lovin" is a song credited to Murk vs. Kristine W. It has alternately been credited to "Murk featuring Kristine W" and as just "Kristine W". It does not appear on any of Kristine's albums, as it was originally recorded for the Murk album Murk... - credited to Murk vs. Kristine W |
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| Fly Again Fly Again (song) "Fly Again" was American dance-pop singer Kristine W's seventh single release and seventh consecutive number-one Billboard Hot Dance Club Play hit. This song served as the first single from her third official album, Fly Again.... |
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| 2004 | Save My Soul Save My Soul "Save My Soul" is the title of a 2004 single by the American dance-pop singer Kristine W. It was released as the second single from her album Fly Again. This was also Kristine W's eighth consecutive number one song on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, which broke a previous record for... |
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| 2005 | The Wonder of It All | - | 1 |
| 2006 | I'll Be Your Light I'll Be Your Light "I'll Be Your Light" served as the fourth and final single from Kristine W's third official album, Fly Again. This song also ended her record-breaking list of number one Billboard Dance singles when it peaked at number two on that chart on March 4, 2006.*U.S. Hot Dance Club Play: #2*U.S. Hot Dance... |
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| 2007 | Walk Away Walk Away (Tony Moran song) "Walk Away" is the first single from Tony Moran's new album The Event and features vocalist Kristine W. The single went to #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart on October 13, 2007. It was Kristine W's tenth number one on the dance charts and Moran's first of two straight number ones on the... - Tony Moran featuring Kristine W |
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| 2008 | The Boss The Boss (Diana Ross song) "The Boss" is a 1979 soul/disco song written and produced by Ashford & Simpson and recorded by singer Diana Ross, who released it as a single on the Motown label... |
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| Never Never (Kristine W song) "Never" is the third single from Kristine W's album The Power of Music. The single became Kristine W's twelfth number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.-Track listing:U.S... |
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| 2009 | Love Is the Look Love Is the Look "Love Is the Look" is the fourth single from Kristine W's 2009 album The Power of Music. The single went to number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart on April 25, 2009. It was Kristine W's thirteenth number one on the U.S. dance chart.... |
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| Be Alright Be Alright "Be Alright" is the fifth single from Kristine W's 2009 album The Power of Music. The single went to #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs becoming the artist's fourteenth number one single.-Track listing:U.S... |
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| The Power of Music The Power of Music (song) "The Power of Music" is the title track and sixth single from Kristine W's 2009 album The Power of Music featuring the rapper Big Daddy Kane released on December 29, 2009... |
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| 2011 | Fade Fade (Kristine W song) "Fade" is the seventh and final single released from Kristine W's 2009 album The Power of Music. The single was released in two parts, called "Fade: The Epic Remixes Parts 1 & 2" featuring 24 different remixes from 9 different producers... |
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| Number-one hits | - | 16 | |
| Top ten hits | - | 17 | |
| Top forty hits | - | 17 | |
See also
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
External links
- The Official Kristine W Website, kristinew.com
- The Official DJs Are Alive Website, djsarealive.com
- Kristine's Reverbnation Page, reverbnation.com
- Kristine's Page on Imeem, imeem.com