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Juliet Roberts is a British jazz, rock and house music singer of Grenadian descent.
She originally recorded as Julie Roberts in 1982, and performed on the 1983 Top 10 hit single, "It's Over" by the Funkmasters. In July 1983, she released the single "Fool For You" backed with "It's Been A Long, Long Time" on the Bluebird Records label, catalogue reference BRT3. The single peaked at #77 on the Gallup chart, week ending 20 August 1983.
In 1984, she began a four year stint as vocalist for the jazz group Working Week. She also released another single on Bluebird, "The Old Rugged Cross" b/w "I'm So Glad". In 1986 she released a single of "Ain't You Had Enough Love", a cover of a Phyllis Hyman recording.
She resurfaced in 1993 as a dance music artist, with the hit single "I Want You". (#1 U.S. Dance, #44 U.S. Billboard Hot 100) and the house music offering, "Caught In The Middle". Roberts has also taught British television viewers vocal performance basics on the UK's Rockschool TV series. In addition to her solo and musical ensemble projects, she has carved out a career as an in-demand backing vocalist. Since 1997, she has had a trio of UK Top 20 hits: "So Good", "Bad Girls" and "Needin U II".
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UK chart singles discography
- "Caught In the Middle" (1993) - UK #24
- "Free Love" (1992) - UK #25
- "Again" / "I Want You" (1994) - UK #33
- "Caught In The Middle" (remix) (1994) - UK 14
- "I Want You" (remix) (1994) - UK #28
- "So Good" / "Free Love 98" (remix) (1998) - UK #15
- "Bad Girls" / "I Like" (1999) - UK #17
- "Needin' U II" (2001) - UK #11 †
† David Morales presents The Face featuring Juliet Roberts
References
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 465. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
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