Byron Stingily
| Byron Stingily | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Genres | House, Garage |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels |
Nervous Records Defected Records Atlantic Records Columbia/SME Records Manifesto Records (UK) |
| Associated acts |
Ten City Marshall Jefferson |
Byron Stingily is an African American R&B and house-music singer born in Chicago, Illinois, known for his falsetto voice. He is now a principal at a school in Chicago.[1]
Career
Stingily had several hit records in the 1980s and 1990s as the lead singer of Ten City.[2] As a solo artist, he had his biggest success on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, where he hit No. 1 three times. In 1997 he spent a week in the top spot with "Get Up (Everybody)" where he sampled Sylvester's "Dance (Disco Heat)", then hit No. 1 again in 1998 with a remake of Sylvester's "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)", produced by Damien Mendis and Stuart Bradbury.
"That's the Way Love Is," a No. 1 dance hit in 1989 for Ten City, brought him to No. 1 again in 1999 when he re-recorded it on his own. Some of his recent singles have been released on the UK-based record label Defected Records.
Discography
Albums
- The Purist (1998) Nervous Records
- Club Stories (2000) Nervous Records
Singles
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance [3] |
UK [4] | ||
| 1996 | Don't Fall in Love | — | |
| Love You the Right Way | — | ||
| 1997 | Get Up (Everybody) | 1 | 14 |
| Flying High | — | ||
| Sing A Song | 38 | ||
| 1998 | You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) | 1 | 13 |
| Testify | — | ||
| 1999 | That's That Way Love Is | 1 | 32 |
| 2000 | Why Can't You Be Real | 9 | — |
| Stand Right Up | 6 | — | |
| 2001 | U Turn Me (featuring Leee John) |
10 | — |
Personal life
Stingily has a son, also named Byron, who currently plays offensive tackle for the New York Giants.
References
- ↑ Mirani, Czarina. "Byron Stingily: The 5 Magazine Interview". 5 Magazine. Retrieved July 2011. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ Bush, John. "Biography: Byron Stingily". Allmusic. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ↑ "Billboard Single Charts". Billboard.biz. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ↑ "everyHit.com - UK Top 40 Chart Archive". Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
External links
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart