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| KWS | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Nottingham, England |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1991–1994 |
| Labels | Network |
| Past members | Chris King Winston "Winnie" Williams Delroy St. Joseph |
KWS was a British dance act from Nottingham, England consisting of instrumentalists/record producers Chris King and Winston "Winnie" Williams, and vocalist Delroy St. Joseph. The band's name is an initialism of the members' surnames, King/Williams/St. Joseph.
Chart history
They had a number one single on the UK Singles Chart with the double A-side "Please Don't Go" / "Game Boy".
Keyboard player Chris King appeared on Never Mind the Buzzcocks in the Identity Parade round. At the time he was working as a classic scooter renovator.
Deaths
Chris King died on 22 March 2023, at the age of 66.
Winston Williams died on 2 January 2024 at age of 66.
Members
- Delroy St. Joseph - vocals
- Winston "Winnie" Williams - keyboards, backing vocals (died 2024)
- Chris King - keyboards, backing vocals (died 2023)
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARIA |
CAN |
US | ||
| KWS/Please Don't Go |
|
148 | 56 | 143 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
AUS |
CAN |
FIN |
GER |
IRE |
NZ |
SWE |
SWI |
US | |||||
| 1992 | "Please Don't Go" | 1 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 6 | KWS/Please Don't Go | ||
| "Rock Your Baby" | 8 | 38 | — | — | — | 6 | 32 | — | — | — | ||||
| "Hold Back the Night" (featuring The Trammps) |
30 | 118 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1993 | "Can't Get Enough of Your Love" | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Give Me Love (This Christmas Time)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1994 | "It Seems to Hang On" | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)" (with Gwen Dickey) |
21 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "The More I Get the More I Want" (featuring Teddy Pendergrass) |
35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1997 | "Gimme Little Sign" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
References
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 191/2. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 295. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- "Ilkeston former Brit Award-winning popstar and DJ Chris King dies aged 66". Derbyshire Live. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- "Nottingham chart topper KWS' Winston Williams dies after a music-filled life". Nottinghamshire Live. 26 January 2024.
- ^ "KWA ARIA Chart History (albums) complete to 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 21 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- Canadian Albums:
- Please Don't Go: "K.W.S. - Please Don't Go" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "US Albums/Singles". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- "UK Singles". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- "Australian Singles". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- Canadian Singles:
- "Please Don't Go" "KWS - Please Don't Go" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961: KUM - KÖR > K.W.S." (in Finnish). Sisältää Hitin - Suomen listalevyt (Timo Pennanen). Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- German Singles:
- "Please Don't Go": "KWS - Please Don't Go" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- "Irish Singles". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- "New Zealand Singles". charts.nz. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- "Swedish Singles". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- "Swiss Singles". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- "BPI Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 159.
- "Canadian Certification". Music Canada. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- "RIAA Certification". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
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