When you think of Blue Eyed soul royalty, Teena Marie quickly comes to mind, Ironically Stansfield has had three #1 Soul singles as oppose to Marie, who only had one #1 Soul single 'Ooh La La'. Clearly Stansfield had a better machine behind her.
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Flashback Who's That Thursday
It was 1989 at the height of the 'Soul II Soul' movement. A song came on the radio with the similar groove of 'Souls' infectious 'Back To Life' and 'Keep On Movin', it was a song called 'All Around The World' by a blue eyed new comer named Lisa Stansfield. Stansfield's first solo album, Affection (1989), included its worldwide chart-topping lead single, "All Around the World", was the major breakthrough in her career. She was nominated for two Grammy Awards and Affection is currently her best-selling album, selling over five million copies world world. In the following years, Stansfield released Real Love (1991), So Natural (1993) and Lisa Stansfield (1997). In 1999, she appeared in her first film, Swing, and also recorded the soundtrack for it. Her next albums included Face Up (2001), Biography: The Greatest Hits (2003) and The Moment (2004). After that, Stansfield took a break from music and focused on her film career. In 2008, she starred in The Edge of Love and in 2013 she appeared in Northern Soul.
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