Joyce Sims
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Joyce Sims is an American
singer-songwriter
. Her biggest hit single
was "Come into My Life," which reached top-10 status in both the US
Billboard
R&B
chart
and the UK Singles Chart
in 1987/8.
. In 1986, Sims signed with the now-defunct record label
Sleeping Bag Records
.
Her biggest success was "Come into My Life," although it was her only top-10 record
on the R&B chart. Both "All and All" and her remake of "Love Makes a Woman" with Jimmy Castor
were chart entries, but Sims did not garner enough attention to break out beyond the dance
market. Sims' debut album
, Come into My Life, reached #22 in the US R&B
album chart. All songs were written by Sims except for "Love Makes a Woman".
In 1994, Sims released released the single "Who's Crying Now" on Warlock Records, which absorbed her Sleeping Bag Records contract. She continued to tour internationally and make club appearances.
She made her return in 2006 with the single "What The World Needs Now is Love," from her album A New Beginning, which was released on Vessel Entertainment, after teaming up with record producer
s Junior Vasquez
and Glen Frisica.
Her music can be heard on the soundtrack
of the movie
Species
, and her songs were recorded or sampled
by Randy Crawford
, Angie Stone
, and Snoop Dog. Sims most recent release was "Wishing You Were Here" on her own imprint, August Rose Records. A new album, Back in Love Again, is to follow.
In 2009, Come into My Life: the Very Best of Joyce Sims, a double-CD of her greatest hits and remixes was released, which included the original studio versions on the first disc and extended mixes on the second disc.
Her most famous song, "Come into my Life," was copied by the Indian film-music composition duo of Nadeem Shravan in the film Aashiqui with a track called "Dheere dheere meri Zindagi me aana," virtually stealing the lyrics as well.
United States
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singer-songwriter
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...
. Her biggest hit single
Hit single
A hit single is a recorded song or instrumental released as a single that has become very popular. Although it is sometimes used to describe any widely-played or big-selling song, the term "hit" is usually reserved for a single that has appeared in an official music chart through repeated radio...
was "Come into My Life," which reached top-10 status in both the US
United States
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Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
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R&B
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,...
chart
Record chart
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and the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
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in 1987/8.
Biography
Sims formally studied music in college, learning a number of instrumentsMusical instrument
A musical instrument is a device created or adapted for the purpose of making musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can serve as a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. The history of musical instruments dates back to the...
. In 1986, Sims signed with the now-defunct record label
Record label
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Sleeping Bag Records
Sleeping Bag Records
Sleeping Bag Records is a defunct New York City-based old school hip hop and dance music independent record label that operated from 1981 to 1992...
.
Her biggest success was "Come into My Life," although it was her only top-10 record
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
on the R&B chart. Both "All and All" and her remake of "Love Makes a Woman" with Jimmy Castor
Jimmy Castor
Jimmy Castor is an American pop and funk musician. He is best known as a fun disco/funk saxophonist, with his biggest hit single being 1972's million seller, "Troglodyte ".-Career:...
were chart entries, but Sims did not garner enough attention to break out beyond the dance
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
market. Sims' debut album
Album
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, Come into My Life, reached #22 in the US R&B
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
album chart. All songs were written by Sims except for "Love Makes a Woman".
In 1994, Sims released released the single "Who's Crying Now" on Warlock Records, which absorbed her Sleeping Bag Records contract. She continued to tour internationally and make club appearances.
She made her return in 2006 with the single "What The World Needs Now is Love," from her album A New Beginning, which was released on Vessel Entertainment, after teaming up with record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
s Junior Vasquez
Junior Vasquez
Junior Vasquez, , is an American club DJ and remixer/producer.-Career:...
and Glen Frisica.
Her music can be heard on the soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
of the movie
Film
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Species
Species (film)
Species is a 1995 science fiction horror film directed by Roger Donaldson, and starring Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Alfred Molina, Forest Whitaker, Marg Helgenberger, and Natasha Henstridge...
, and her songs were recorded or sampled
Sampling (music)
In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
by Randy Crawford
Randy Crawford
Randy Crawford is an American jazz and R&B singer. She has been more successful in Europe than in the United States, where she has not entered the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist...
, Angie Stone
Angie Stone
Angie Stone is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She has been nominated for three Grammy Award. She is more successful on the charts R&B charts, with four Top 10 albums, forms including a number one album and 10 singles on the R&B chart,...
, and Snoop Dog. Sims most recent release was "Wishing You Were Here" on her own imprint, August Rose Records. A new album, Back in Love Again, is to follow.
In 2009, Come into My Life: the Very Best of Joyce Sims, a double-CD of her greatest hits and remixes was released, which included the original studio versions on the first disc and extended mixes on the second disc.
Her most famous song, "Come into my Life," was copied by the Indian film-music composition duo of Nadeem Shravan in the film Aashiqui with a track called "Dheere dheere meri Zindagi me aana," virtually stealing the lyrics as well.
Albums
- Come into My Life (1987)
- All About Love (1989)
- A New Beginning (2006)
- Come into My Life: Her Greatest Hits (2008)
- Come into My Life: the Very Best of Joyce Sims (2009)
Singles
- "All And All" (1986) UKUK Singles ChartThe 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 ...
#16; US R&BHot R&B/Hip-Hop SongsHot 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,...
#69; #6 US Dance chart . - "Lifetime Love" (1987) UK #34; US R&B #23
- "Come Into My Life" (1988) UK #7; US R&B #10
- "Walk Away" (1988) UK #24; US R&B #56
- "Love Makes A Woman" (1988) US R&B #29
- "Looking For A Love" (1989) UK #39
- "Take Caution With My Heart" (1989)
- "All About Love" (1990)
- "Come Into My Life" (remix) (1994) UK #72
- "Who's Crying Now" (1995)
- "Come Into My Life" (2004 remix) (2004)
- "Praise His Name" (2006)
- "What The World Needs Now" (2006)
- "Wishing You Were Here" (2009)