Pauline Henry | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Pauline Deloris Henry [1] |
| Born | 29 January 1961
[2] Kingston, Jamaica |
| Genres | Soul, dance, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | CBS Records, Sony Soho2, Universal |
| Website | https://paulinehenry.com/ |
Pauline Henry (born 29 January 1961) is a Jamaican-British recording artist. She was the vocalist in the Scottish band the Chimes, best known for their 1990 cover version of U2's " I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For", between 1988 and 1991. [3] Following her departure from the group, Henry embarked on a solo career, and achieved five UK top 40 singles between 1993 and 1996. [4]
Early life
Henry emigrated from Jamaica to the United Kingdom when she was 10 years old, and settled in London. [3] Before commencing her recording career, she worked as a hair stylist and make-up artist, but also worked occasionally as a session singer. [3]
Career
In early 1988, [3] Edinburgh-based Mike Peden and James Locke were looking to form a band to record some songs they had written, but had not yet found a suitable vocalist. Henry's name was passed on to them, and after hearing a tape of her voice played over the telephone, they arranged to meet her. [3] Initially intending for Henry to record songs they had already written, the group soon evolved into a partnership where Henry also contributed to the songwriting. [3] Naming themselves the Chimes, the group were signed to CBS Records after a representative from the label saw them perform live in Edinburgh. [3]
The group's first single, " 1-2-3", produced by Jazzie B and Nellee Hooper, was released in August 1989 and peaked at No. 60 in the UK. [5] Their version of "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" found the group greater success, reaching No. 6 in the UK the following year. [5] The Chimes' self-titled debut album was released in 1990, and reached the top 20 in the UK, [5] Australia, [6] Austria, [7] and New Zealand. [8] With subsequent singles faring less well on the charts, the band split up in 1991. [3]
Henry then embarked on a solo career, with her first solo single, "Too Many People", reaching No. 38 in the UK in September 1993. [4] Her next single, a cover version of Bad Company's " Feel Like Making Love", was a top 20 hit in the UK, [4] Australia, [9] and New Zealand. [10] Henry's debut album, Pauline, was released in 1994, and reached the top 50 in the UK [4] and Australia. [9] A second solo album, Do Over, consisting of cover versions of others artists' songs, followed in 1996.
Henry then took a hiatus from her recording career, and obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree and a master's degree in Intellectual Property Law. [11]
In 2016, Henry recorded a new version of the Chimes' song " Heaven" for the expanded re-issue of the Chimes' only album. [3]
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
UK [4] |
AUS [9] | ||||
| 1994 | Pauline | 45 | 37 | ||
| 1996 | Do Over | — | 173 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||||
Compilations
- 1998: Heaven – The Very Best of Pauline Henry & the Chimes
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
UK [4] |
AUS [9] |
GER [12] |
IRE [13] |
NZ [10] |
US Dance [14] | ||||
| 1993 | "Too Many People" | 38 | — | — | — | 32 | — | Pauline | |
| " Feel Like Making Love" | 12 | 13 | 85 | 21 | 17 | 5 | |||
| 1994 | "Can't Take Your Love" | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Watch the Miracle Start" | 54 | 213 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Too Many People" (Australian re-release) | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1995 | "Sugar Free" | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | Do Over | |
| " Love Hangover" | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1996 | " Never Knew Love Like This" (featuring Wayne Marshall) | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| " Happy" | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1998 | "If I Can't Have You" | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| 2001 | "I'm in Heaven" (Madd Forest featuring Pauline Henry) ( white label only) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 | "Sunshine (Happiness)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015 | "I Got the Feeling Right" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017 | " Heaven (The DJ Spen & Reelsoul Remixes)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Chimes 2016 re-issue | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Discogs > Pauline Henry". discogs. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Allmusic > Pauline Henry > Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Allan, Stewart (2016). The Chimes > Stronger Together... (from the liner notes of the 2016 re-issue of The Chimes CD). Big Break Records.
- ^ a b c d e f "Official Charts > Pauline Henry". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ a b c "Official Charts > Chimes". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "australian-charts.com > The Chimes in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "The Chimes in der Österreichischen Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "charts.nz > The Chimes in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^
a
b
c
d Australian (
ARIA) chart peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Pauline Henry in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 127.
- "Too Many People": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 07 Aug 1994". ARIA. Retrieved 12 February 2017 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
- "Watch the Miracle Start" and Do Over: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 19 July 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- "Love Hangover": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 12 July 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- All ARIA chart peaks to 6 February 2018: "Response from ARIA re: Pauline Henry ARIA chart history, received 6 February 2018". Imgur.com. Retrieved 9 March 2018. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ a b "charts.nz > Pauline Henry in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "Pauline Henry > About". paulinehenry.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Pauline Henry – Feel Like Making Love (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Pauline Henry' (from irishcharts.ie)". Fireball Media. Retrieved 10 August 2017 – via Imgur.com.
- ^ "Billboard > Pauline Henry > Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1994". ARIA. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2017 – via Imgur.com.
| Authority control databases: Artists |
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Pauline Henry | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Pauline Deloris Henry [1] |
| Born | 29 January 1961
[2] Kingston, Jamaica |
| Genres | Soul, dance, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | CBS Records, Sony Soho2, Universal |
| Website | https://paulinehenry.com/ |
Pauline Henry (born 29 January 1961) is a Jamaican-British recording artist. She was the vocalist in the Scottish band the Chimes, best known for their 1990 cover version of U2's " I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For", between 1988 and 1991. [3] Following her departure from the group, Henry embarked on a solo career, and achieved five UK top 40 singles between 1993 and 1996. [4]
Early life
Henry emigrated from Jamaica to the United Kingdom when she was 10 years old, and settled in London. [3] Before commencing her recording career, she worked as a hair stylist and make-up artist, but also worked occasionally as a session singer. [3]
Career
In early 1988, [3] Edinburgh-based Mike Peden and James Locke were looking to form a band to record some songs they had written, but had not yet found a suitable vocalist. Henry's name was passed on to them, and after hearing a tape of her voice played over the telephone, they arranged to meet her. [3] Initially intending for Henry to record songs they had already written, the group soon evolved into a partnership where Henry also contributed to the songwriting. [3] Naming themselves the Chimes, the group were signed to CBS Records after a representative from the label saw them perform live in Edinburgh. [3]
The group's first single, " 1-2-3", produced by Jazzie B and Nellee Hooper, was released in August 1989 and peaked at No. 60 in the UK. [5] Their version of "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" found the group greater success, reaching No. 6 in the UK the following year. [5] The Chimes' self-titled debut album was released in 1990, and reached the top 20 in the UK, [5] Australia, [6] Austria, [7] and New Zealand. [8] With subsequent singles faring less well on the charts, the band split up in 1991. [3]
Henry then embarked on a solo career, with her first solo single, "Too Many People", reaching No. 38 in the UK in September 1993. [4] Her next single, a cover version of Bad Company's " Feel Like Making Love", was a top 20 hit in the UK, [4] Australia, [9] and New Zealand. [10] Henry's debut album, Pauline, was released in 1994, and reached the top 50 in the UK [4] and Australia. [9] A second solo album, Do Over, consisting of cover versions of others artists' songs, followed in 1996.
Henry then took a hiatus from her recording career, and obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree and a master's degree in Intellectual Property Law. [11]
In 2016, Henry recorded a new version of the Chimes' song " Heaven" for the expanded re-issue of the Chimes' only album. [3]
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
UK [4] |
AUS [9] | ||||
| 1994 | Pauline | 45 | 37 | ||
| 1996 | Do Over | — | 173 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||||
Compilations
- 1998: Heaven – The Very Best of Pauline Henry & the Chimes
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
UK [4] |
AUS [9] |
GER [12] |
IRE [13] |
NZ [10] |
US Dance [14] | ||||
| 1993 | "Too Many People" | 38 | — | — | — | 32 | — | Pauline | |
| " Feel Like Making Love" | 12 | 13 | 85 | 21 | 17 | 5 | |||
| 1994 | "Can't Take Your Love" | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Watch the Miracle Start" | 54 | 213 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Too Many People" (Australian re-release) | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1995 | "Sugar Free" | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | Do Over | |
| " Love Hangover" | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1996 | " Never Knew Love Like This" (featuring Wayne Marshall) | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| " Happy" | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1998 | "If I Can't Have You" | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| 2001 | "I'm in Heaven" (Madd Forest featuring Pauline Henry) ( white label only) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 | "Sunshine (Happiness)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015 | "I Got the Feeling Right" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017 | " Heaven (The DJ Spen & Reelsoul Remixes)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Chimes 2016 re-issue | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Discogs > Pauline Henry". discogs. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Allmusic > Pauline Henry > Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Allan, Stewart (2016). The Chimes > Stronger Together... (from the liner notes of the 2016 re-issue of The Chimes CD). Big Break Records.
- ^ a b c d e f "Official Charts > Pauline Henry". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ a b c "Official Charts > Chimes". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "australian-charts.com > The Chimes in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "The Chimes in der Österreichischen Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "charts.nz > The Chimes in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^
a
b
c
d Australian (
ARIA) chart peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Pauline Henry in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 127.
- "Too Many People": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 07 Aug 1994". ARIA. Retrieved 12 February 2017 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
- "Watch the Miracle Start" and Do Over: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 19 July 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- "Love Hangover": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 12 July 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- All ARIA chart peaks to 6 February 2018: "Response from ARIA re: Pauline Henry ARIA chart history, received 6 February 2018". Imgur.com. Retrieved 9 March 2018. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ a b "charts.nz > Pauline Henry in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "Pauline Henry > About". paulinehenry.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Pauline Henry – Feel Like Making Love (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Pauline Henry' (from irishcharts.ie)". Fireball Media. Retrieved 10 August 2017 – via Imgur.com.
- ^ "Billboard > Pauline Henry > Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1994". ARIA. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2017 – via Imgur.com.
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