Stevie Woods (musician)
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Joseph Stephen "Stevie" Woods, Jr. (b. July 2, 1951 in Chatham, Virginia) is an American R&B musician and recording artist. The son of Rusty Bryant
, Woods saw brief stateside success as a singer in the early 1980s, scoring two Top 40 hits in the United States: "Steal the Night" and "Just Can't Win 'Em All." After his brief U.S. fame fizzled, Woods relocated to Germany, where he successfully relaunched his career with such projects as the single "Rock Me Baby" and a starring role in the hit musical Starlight Express
. In 2010, all three of Woods' early-1980s albums were reissued on CD by Wounded Bird Records
. The following year, the singer released an album entitled Quiet Storm.
According to Cheri Woods' 2001 memoir Death Row Madam, Stevie Woods is a cousin of American actor Philip Michael Thomas
. He is also a former Marine and a graduate of Austin Community College.
Rusty Bryant
Royal G. "Rusty" Bryant was an American jazz tenor and alto saxophonist....
, Woods saw brief stateside success as a singer in the early 1980s, scoring two Top 40 hits in the United States: "Steal the Night" and "Just Can't Win 'Em All." After his brief U.S. fame fizzled, Woods relocated to Germany, where he successfully relaunched his career with such projects as the single "Rock Me Baby" and a starring role in the hit musical Starlight Express
Starlight Express
Starlight Express is a rock musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber , Richard Stilgoe and Arlene Phillips , with later revisions by Don Black and David Yazbek . The story follows a child's dream in which his toy train set comes to life; famously the actors perform wearing roller skates...
. In 2010, all three of Woods' early-1980s albums were reissued on CD by Wounded Bird Records
Wounded Bird Records
Wounded Bird Records is a CD only, re-issue record label, that was founded in 1998 in Guilderland, New York. They re-release lesser known albums from both popular and lesser known artists, including Deborah Harry, Chic, David Blue, Marilyn Martin, Gordon Haskell, Jon Anderson, Adrian Belew, Ellen...
. The following year, the singer released an album entitled Quiet Storm.
According to Cheri Woods' 2001 memoir Death Row Madam, Stevie Woods is a cousin of American actor Philip Michael Thomas
Philip Michael Thomas
Philip Michael Thomas is an American actor. Thomas's most famous role is that of detective Ricardo Tubbs on the hit 1980s TV series Miami Vice. His first notable roles were in Coonskin and opposite Irene Cara in the 1976 film Sparkle...
. He is also a former Marine and a graduate of Austin Community College.
Albums
- Take Me to Your Heaven (Cotillion RecordsCotillion RecordsCotillion Records was a subsidiary of Atlantic Records and was active from 1968 through 1985. The label was originally formed as an outlet for blues and deep Southern soul; its first single, Otis Clay's version of "She's About A Mover", reached the R&B charts. Cotillion's catalog quickly expanded...
, 1981) U.S. #153, U.S. R&B #44 - The Woman in My Life (Cotillion, 1982)
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B | US A/C | ||
| 1981 | "Steal the Night" | 25 | 36 | — |
| 1982 | "Fly Away" | 84 | — | 23 |
| "Just Can't Win 'Em All" | 38 | 57 | 15 | |
| "The Woman in My Life" | — | 42 | — | |