Kim Weston

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Template:Short description Template:For Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use american english Template:Infobox musical artist Kim Weston (born December 20, 1939) is an American soul singer, and Motown alumna.<ref name="Larkin60">Template:Cite book</ref> In the 1960s, she scored hits with the songs "Love Me All the Way" and "Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)", and with her duet with Marvin Gaye, "It Takes Two".

Career

Born Agatha Nathalia Weston in Detroit, Michigan, United States, she was signed to Motown in 1961, scoring a minor hit with "Love Me All the Way" (R&B No. 24, Pop No. 88).<ref name="Larkin60"/><ref name="Motown"/> "Love Me All the Way" was a originally the b-side to "It Should Have Been Me", however, it was switched when a DJ reacted to "Love Me All the Way".<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Weston's biggest solo hits with Motown were "Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)" (R&B No. 4, Pop No. 50,<ref name="Larkin60"/><ref name="Wells">Template:Cite book</ref> later covered by the Isley Brothers; Blood, Sweat & Tears; Jermaine Jackson; the Doobie Brothers; and Phil Collins), and "Helpless"<ref name="Larkin60"/> (R&B No. 13, Pop No. 56, entered Cashbox March 26, 1966, previously recorded by The Four Tops on their album, Four Tops Second Album). She is notable for singing the hit "It Takes Two" with Marvin Gaye in 1966,<ref name="Larkin60"/> and for her later recording of the Black National Anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was the success of "It Takes Two" that caused Motown to partner Gaye with Tammi Terrell, spawning even more success for the label.

Weston left Motown in 1967,<ref name="Larkin60"/> and later sued the company over disputes about royalties. She and her then-husband William "Mickey" Stevenson (former A&R head at Motown) both moved to Los Angeles and began their career with MGM Records, with Stevenson running his own label at MGM.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="Motown">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="Larkin60"/> Weston cut a couple of singles for MGM, "I Got What You Need" "Nobody," which went largely unnoticed due to lack of airplay and promotion. She made an album for the label, This Is America, which included her popular version of the Black National Anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing". This was released as a single and featured in the movie, Wattstax. All the money from the single was donated to the United Negro College Fund. She recorded several more albums for various labels, Stax/Volt among them,<ref name="Larkin60"/> and also made an album of duets with Johnny Nash. Weston declined in charts by the time new singles were released,<ref name="Wells"/> and Weston reportedly relocated to Israel, where she worked with young singers.<ref name="Motown"/> Weston also participated in a musical called Sound and the Kidnapped African.<ref name="Motown"/>

Weston made a guest appearance on The Bill Cosby Show (1969–1971), in episode No. 50 in March 1971.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Along with many former Motown artists, Weston signed with Ian Levine's Motorcity Records in the 1980s,<ref name="Larkin60"/> releasing the single "Signal Your Intention", which peaked at No. 1 in the UK Hi-NRG chart.Template:Citation needed It was followed by the album Investigate (1990), which included some re-recordings of her Motown hits as well as new material.<ref name="Larkin60"/> A second album for the label, Talking Loud (1992), was never released, although all the songs were included on the compilation The Best Of Kim Weston (1996).

Weston was inducted into the inaugural class of the Official Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame at Cleveland State University in August 2013.

Discography

Studio albums

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Compilations

  • 1991: Greatest Hits & Rare Classics
  • 1996: The Very Best of the Motorcity Recordings
  • 2003: 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kim Weston
  • 2005: Motown Anthology<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Live releases

  • 2020: Live in Detroit 1978

Chart singles

Year Single Chart positions Album
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1963 "Love Me All the Way" 88 24 -
1964 "What Good Am I Without You"
(duet with Marvin Gaye) 		61 28 - Take Two (1967)
1965 "Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)" 50 4<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> -
1966 "Helpless" 56 13 -
1967 "It Takes Two"
(duet with Marvin Gaye) 		14 4 16 Take Two
1967 "I Got What You Need" 99 - -
1968 "Nobody" - 39 -
1969 "We Try Harder"
(duet with Johnny Nash) 		135 - -
1970 "Danger, Heartbreak Ahead" - 49 -
1970 "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" 120 50 -

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