There are not many dance/club artists that make the cross-over transition to the world of pop – they may not be happy about that, but I surely am!!!! Case in point – KRISTINE W. Kristine W has been on the club/dance scene, officially since the release of her first commercial single Feel What You Want and she hasn’t stopped. She worked on her first ‘official album’ (she released an album entitled Perfect Beat in the mid 90’s) called Land of the Living consisting of club floor thumpers, gentle ballads and high energy dance songs. The album produced the song One More Try which charted on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart (#78). On Billboard’s Dance/Club Play Chart, Kristine produced 3 chart toppers from Land of the Living: Feel What You Want, One More Try and Land of The Living.
In light of the release of her latest effort – New & Number Ones, I have selected Everything That I Got as the song of the week. This is the second time I have chosen a Kristine W song as ‘song of the week’, and she deserves it. I recently purchased New & Number Ones on iTunes and am very happy Kristine has returned to her club/dance roots. This album is definitely a club floor filler. Kristine W has reinterpreted the classic Chaka Kahn hit, Through The Fire and filled it with infectious grooves and a high energy beat. Kristine W also reinterpreted a ballad by Donna Summer called Sometimes Like Butterflies – this song is beautifully sung and is filled with so much emotion, it has a tinge of that classic disco sound but with an awesome new groove that only Kristine W can accomplish. I am sure that Donna Summer would have loved this re-interpretation if she was still with us! Sometimes Like Butterflies, is currently my favourite on the new album and reminds me of a song from her Stronger album called – Let Love Reign, it has the same kind of emotion. Kristine has also revamped old classics; Feel What You Want, One More Try, Land of the Living and Lovin’ You. The classic club floor anthem and un-released Don’t Wanna Think has been given new life as I Get Up and finally – Kristine W has pumped new life in the great house track Love Come Home.
I am looking forward to seeing Kristine W tonight, she will be signing copies of her latest cd in a Toronto, Ontario Canada at Woody’s. I will also see her on her New & Number Ones club tour singing her latest hits at Fly Nightclub in Toronto, Canada. Everything That I Got, her latest single, is currently # 18 on Billboards Club/Play chart and looks like it is poised to become her 17th # 1 on this chart. New & Number Ones will be playing very loudly on all my listening devices for years to come, just like all of her other hits.
Kristine W was named Billboard Magazine’s # 3 Club/Dance artist of the decade (2000-2009) only behind # 2 Beyonce and # 1 Madonna. Definitely no small feat.
Kristine W – Album Releases
- Perfect Beat (1994, Plain Rap Records)
- Land of the Living (1996, RCA Records) – containing 3 Billboard # 1 singles: Feel What You Want, One More Try and Land of the Living
- Stronger (2000, RCA Records) – containing 2 Billboard # 1 singles: Stronger and Lovin’ You
- Fly Again (2003, Tommy Boy Entertainment) – containing 3 Billboard # 1 singles: Fly Again, Save My Soul and The Wonder of It All. Also contains # 2 single: I’ll Be Your Light”
- Hey, Mr. Christmas (2008 Fly Again Music) ***EP***
- The Power of Music (2009 Fly Again Music) – containing 7 Billboard # 1 singles: Walk Away (Tony Moran featuring Kristine W), The Boss, Never, Love is the Look, Be Alright, The Power of Music and Fade.
- Straight Up with a Twist (2010 Fly Again Music) ***jazz and chillout versions of Kristine W classic and reinterpretations of songs by some of Kristine W’s favourite artists.
The # 1 Billboard Club/Play single Some Lovin‘ (originally recorded by Liberty City) can be found on the American Queer As Folk Soundtrack.
To learn more about Kristine W, watch videos, discography or to purchase her fantastic music, please visit her official website or iTunes:
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