Melanie Williams is a UK

United Kingdom

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 based singer. She is best known for singing on the 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...

, "Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)

Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)

"Ain't No Love " is a song by Sub Sub, released as a single in March 1993. It features Temper Temper's Melanie Williams on vocals. In the music video, Jimi Goodwin plays bass, Jez Williams plays keyboards and percussion, and Andy Williams plays keytar.This song was the act's biggest single,...

" alongside the Manchester

Manchester

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 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...

 outfit Sub Sub

Sub Sub

Sub Sub were an English dance act from Wilmslow, Cheshire composed of Jimi Goodwin and twin brothers Andy and Jez Williams.The threesome met at school in 1985 and became regulars at The Haçienda while composing their own material together...

 (who later became Doves).

Career

Williams was a friend of Sub Sub at the time, and the band

Musical ensemble

A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...

, searching for a female guest vocalist, featured her vocals

Human voice

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. This helped expose her talents to the public, and was followed by further critical success.

Williams and her writing

Songwriter

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 colleague Eric Gooden, found Square One Studios in Bury

Bury

Bury is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Irwell, east of Bolton, west-southwest of Rochdale, and north-northwest of the city of Manchester...

, Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester

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. The proprietor Trevor Taylor, liked what he heard and they began recording a string of tracks assisted by house engineer and musician

Musician

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 Stephen Boyce-Buckley, subsequently landing a recording contract

Recording contract

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 with 10 Records; a sub-division of Virgin Records

Virgin Records

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.

Williams launched a solo

Solo (music)

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 career in 1994 as a soul

Soul music

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/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...

 singer, signed to Columbia Records

Columbia Records

Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...

. Her debut solo single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

, "All Cried Out!" peaked at #60 in the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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. The follow-up, "Everyday Thang" peaked at #38. Her next single, the ballad

Ballad

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 "Not Enough?" managed a #65 chart placing. Her debut album

Album

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, Human Cradle, failed to reach the UK Albums Chart

UK Albums Chart

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.

Williams has also featured on the Adrian Snell

Adrian Snell

Adrian Snell is an English pianist, keyboard player, singer and composer.-Biography:Classically trained at the Leeds College of Music and with a music diploma to his name , Adrian's musical career spans twenty-five years. During this time he has produced six major concept works and thirteen solo...

 album, Father, in which she read Psalm 139.

Early in 1995, Williams returned to the UK Top 40 with a cover

Cover version

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 of "You Are Everything" (a duet with Joe Roberts

Joe Roberts (musician)

Joe Roberts is a Manchester based English musician, and one of the artists in soul/dance group Bodhi, formerly known as Dark Flower. Roberts recorded for London Records for several years, but his interest in clubland led him to Grass Green Records, which released his "Sweet Mercy" single in 1995...

). The song reached #28.

The Other Two

The Other Two

AlbumsSingles-External links:* * - Videos :* * * *...

's second album, Super Highways

Super Highways

1 "Tasty Fish" was not featured on the Japanese edition of the album.-Personnel:* The Other Two – production* Tim Oliver – production , bass, additional keyboards, additional programming...

, featured Williams on some tracks as co-writer and guest vocalist.

Discography

• 1990 Father
• 1991 Temper Temper
  Temper Temper
  Temper Temper is an Album by Eric Gooden & Melanie Williams released in 1991.-Track listing:#Talk Much#First Impressions#Like We Used To#Temperance#Don't Wanna Have to Ask You#Happy Days#It's All Outta Lovin' You#Stop on By#Sweet as Can Be...
  
  
• 1994 Human Cradle
• 2001 Dark Flower
  Dark Flower
  Dark Flower is the 2001 incarnation of pop duo Melanie Williams and Joe Roberts marking the first time that these two artists were recording under one band name...
  
  
• 2007 Bodhi

External links

• Melanie Williams at discogs.com