Yvette Michele
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Yvette Michele is an American
United States
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 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...

 singer who released her debut album
Album
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, My Dream, on August 26, 1997 on the RCA
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...

 record label
Record label
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, which peaked at number 20 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

. From 1996-1998 she released three Top 20 singles
Single (music)
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 on the US
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 Billboard
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Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
Hot Dance Singles Sales
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 chart
Record chart
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, "Everyday & Everynight" (#3), "I'm Not Feeling You" (#5) and "DJ Keep Playin' (Get Your Music On)" (#19).

On March 5, 1997 "I'm Not Feeling You" was awarded the Billboard 'Greatest Gainer Sales' award for the biggest sales gain of the week.

Discography

Albums
  • My Dream
    My Dream
    My Dream is the debut studio album by American R&B singer-songwriter Yvette Michele, released on RCA Records. My Dream peaked at number 46 on Billboards Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.- Track listing :# Intro# The Way I Feel# Summer Love...

    (1997)


Singles
Year Single Peak positions
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...

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...

Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
Hot Dance Singles Sales
Hot 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...

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 ...

 
1996 "Everyday & Everynight
Everyday & Everynight
"Everyday & Everynight" is the title of a top five dance single by Yvette Michele. According to Billboard, the single is considered "a club classic". -Chart positions:...

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60 23 3 -
1997 "I'm Not Feeling You
I'm Not Feeling You
"I'm Not Feeling You" is the title of a top ten dance single by Yvette Michele. Part of the track features a sample of the Oran "Juice" Jones single "The Rain". Billboard magazine called the single "a fierce debut hit".-Chart positions:...

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44 12 6 36
1997 "DJ Keep Playin' (Get Your Music On)
DJ Keep Playin' (Get Your Music On)
"DJ Keep Playin' " is the title of a top twenty dance single by Yvette Michele. Produced by Full Force the single spent twenty weeks on the US Billboard R&B singles chart....

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84 36 19 -
1997 "Far From Yours
Far From Yours
"Far From Yours" is the title of a top twenty rap single by O.C. featuring Yvette Michele. The single peaked at number 12 US Billboard Rap singles chart. Billboard magazine remarked: "easy-paced jeep groove with an on-point rap that leaves the listener salivating for much more". -Chart positions:...

" O.C. featuring Yvette Michele
81 43 23 -
1997 "Crazy
Crazy (Yvette Michele song)
"Crazy" is the title of a dance single by Yvette Michele. It was the final single from her debut album My Dream. A music video was released. -Chart positions:...

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"—" denotes a release that did not chart.
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