Kim Wilde
Kim Wilde (born Kim Smith; 18 November 1960) is an English pop singer, author, DJ and television presenter who burst onto the music scene in 1981 with her debut single "Kids in America", which reached number two in the UK. In 1983, she received the Brit Award for Best British Female. In 1986, she had a UK number two hit with her version of the Supremes' song "You Keep Me Hangin' On", which also went on to be a major US hit, topping the charts there in 1987. Between 1981 and 1996, she had 25 singles reach the Top 50 of the UK singles chart. Her other hits include "Chequered Love" (1981), "You Came" (1988) and "Never Trust a Stranger" (1988). In 2003, she collaborated with Nena on the song "Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime", which topped the Dutch charts.
Worldwide, she has sold over 10 million albums and 20 million singles. Starting in 1998, while still active in music, she has branched into an alternative career as a landscape gardener.
Early life
The eldest child of 1950s rock 'n' roller Marty Wilde (birth name Reginald Smith) and Joyce Baker, who had been a member of the singing and dancing group the Vernons Girls, Kim Smith was born in the West London suburb of Chiswick and attended Oakfield Preparatory School, in the Southeast London area of Dulwich. When she was nine, the family moved to Hertfordshire, where she was educated at Tewin and later Presdales School in Ware. In 1980, at age 20, she completed a foundation course at St Albans College of Art & Design. Kim Wilde, was signed to RAK Records by Mickie Most.
Kim Wilde (album)
Kim Wilde is the eponymous debut studio album by British singer Kim Wilde, released in June 29, 1981 via RAK label.
Overview
The songs on the album were all written by Kim's father and successful 50s rock and roll singer Marty Wilde and by her younger brother Ricky Wilde and most of the music was played by the then current line-up of the symphonic rock band The Enid. Production duties were fulfilled by Ricky Wilde. The cover portraits were taken by renowned British photographer Gered Mankowitz.
Musically, the album was mainly new wave and rock-oriented, but it also featured a reggae track ("Everything We Know") and a brass section appeared on "2-6-5-8-0". Lyrically, Marty Wilde included love songs and also a song ("Water on Glass") about tinnitus (a medical condition that causes ringing in the ears), a song about the deterioration of inner cities ("Our Town") and a song about a theory that sound is alive ("Tuning in Tuning On").
The album entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 10, moving into the Top 3 the next week; the album was certified Gold by the BPI for sales exceeding 100,000 copies. During promotion, Kim's band consisted of Ricky Wilde, James Stevenson and later boyfriend Calvin Hayes, who also appeared on the sleeve of the album. Kim later commented that, at that time in the industry, it was passé for a female to attempt to launch a serious career in pop music on her own, and that the backing band had been shown on the sleeve to give credibility to the album. Still, she was accused of trying to copy the allure of US band Blondie. The album was released in North America on 6 April 1982, reaching No. 86 in the US and No. 42 in Canada.
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ALBUMS
- Wilde Winter Songbook released: 2013
- Snapshots released: 2011
- Come Out and Play released: 2010
- Teases & Dares released: 2010
- Catch as Catch Can released: 2009
- The Collection released: 2007
- Never Say Never released: 2006
- The Hits Collection released: 2006
- You Keep Me Hangin' On released: 2001
- The Collection released: 2001
- The Very Best of Kim Wilde released: 2001
- Best of the 80's: Kim Wilde released: 2000
- Original Gold released: 1999
- Collection released: 1998
- Original Gold released: 1998
- The Best of Kim Wilde released: 1996
- Premium Gold Collection released: 1996
- The Gold Collection: Greatest Hits released: 1996
- Now & Forever released: 1995
- Love Blonde: The Best of Kim Wilde released: 1993
- The Remix Collection released: 1993
- Love Is released: 1992
- Love Moves released: 1990
- Close released: 1988
- You Keep Me Hangin' On released: 1987
- The Very Best of Kim Wilde released: 1987
- Another Step released: 1986
- Kim Wilde released: 1981
- Collection released:
- The Remix Collection, Volume 2 released:
- The Very Best released:
- The Singles Collection 1981-1993 released:
- Select released:
The Hits Collection
Released 2006- Kids in America
- Chequered Love
- Water on Glass
- Cambodia
- View From a Bridge
- Child Come Away
- Love Blonde
- Dancing in the Dark
- Tuning in Tuning On
- Shane
- Boys
- Watching for Shapes
- Take Me Tonight
- Just Another Guy
- Can You Hear It
- Back Street Driver
- Bitter is Better
- Love Blonde (12" version)
- Dancing in the Dark (Nile Rodgers 12" version)
The Collection
Released 2001- The Second Time
- Rage to Love
- You Keep Me Hangin' On
- Another Step (Closer to You)
- Say You Really Want Me
- Hey Mister Heartache
- You Came
- Never Trust a Stranger
- Four Letter Word
- Love in the Natural Way
- It's Here
- Time
- I Can't Say Goodbye
- Love Is Holy
- Who Do You Think You Are
- If I Can't Have You
- Breakin' Away
- This I Swear
The Very Best of Kim Wilde
Released 2001- Kids in America
- Chequered Love
- Water on Glass
- Cambodia
- View From a Bridge
- Child Come Away
- Love Blonde
- Rage to Love
- You Keep Me Hangin' On
- Another Step (Closer to You)
- You Came
- Never Trust a Stranger
- Four Letter Word
- Love Is Holy
- If I Can't Have You
- Loved
- View From a Bridge (Raw mix)
- Kids in America (D-BOP's Bright Lights mix)
Best of the 80's: Kim Wilde
Released 2000- Kids in America
- Chequered Love
- Water on Glass
- Everything We Know
- Young Heros
- 2-6-5-8-0
- You'll Never Be So Wrong
- Falling Out
- Tuning in Tuning On
- Ego
- View From a Bridge
- Words Fell Down
- Action City
- Just a Feeling
- Chaos at the Airport
- Take Me Tonight
- Can You Come Over
- Wendy Said
- Our Town
- Cambodia (reprise)
Collection
Released 1998- Kids in America
- Chequered Love
- Water on Glass
- Everything We Know
- Young Heros
- 2-6-5-8-0
- You'll Never Be So Wrong
- Falling Out
- Tuning in Tuning On
- Ego
- View From a Bridge
- Words Fell Down
- Action City
- Just a Feeling
- Chaos at the Airport
- Take Me Tonight
- Can You Come Over
- Wendy Said
- Our Town
- Cambodia (reprise)
The Best of Kim Wilde
Released 1996- Kids in America
- Chequered Love
- Water on Glass
- Everything We Know
- Young Heroes
- 2-6-5-8-0
- You'll Never Be So Wrong
- Falling Out
- Tuning in Tuning on (sic)
- Ego
- View from a Bridge
- Words Fell Down
- Action City
- Just a Feeling
- Chaos at the Airport
- Take Me Tonight
- Can You Come Over
- Wendy Said
- Our Town
- Cambodia (reprise)
The Gold Collection: Greatest Hits
Released 1996- Kids in America
- Chequered Love
- Water on Glass
- Everything We Know
- Young Heroes
- 2-6-5-8-0
- You'll Never Be So Wrong
- Falling Out
- Tuning in Tuning On
- Ego
- View From a Bridge
- Words Fell Down
- Action City
- Just a Feeling
- Chaos at the Airport
- Take Me Tonight
- Can You Come Over
- Wendy Said
- Our Town
- Cambodia (reprise)
Love Blonde: The Best of Kim Wilde
Released 1993- Cambodia
- Kids in America
- Love Blonde
- Chequered Love
- View From a Bridge
- Boys
- Dancing in the Dark
- Water on Glass
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- Our Town
- Everything We Know
- You’ll Never Be So Wrong
- House of Salome
- Child Come Away
- Take Me Tonight
- Stay Awhile
- Watching for Shapes
- Dancing in the Dark (remix by Nile Rodgers)
- Love Blonde (remix)
The Remix Collection
Released 1993- If I Can't Have You (John Robinson mix)
- Kids in America (The Matanza mix)
- The Second Time (U.S. remix)
- Rage to Love (extended version)
- You Keep Me Hangin' On (W.C.H. mix)
- Another Step - Closer to You (extended mix)
- You Came (The Close remix)
- Never Trust a Stranger (Snajazz mix)
- Four Letter Word (Late Night mix)
- Love Is Holy (Ambient mix)
- If I Can't Have You (extended version)
- In My Life (West End 12" remix)
The Remix Collection, Volume 2
- You Came & Stone ('89 Razormaid mix)
- Time (12" extended mix)
- It's Here (12" extended mix)
- Kids in America (extended mix)
- Our Better World (12" extended mix)
- Cambodia (live)
- In My Life (West End 12" remix)
- Virtual World (12" extended mix)
- Staying With My Baby
- Never Trust a Stranger (7" mix)
- Stone (7" mix)
- Kids in America (live)
The Singles Collection 1981-1993
- Kids in America
- Chequered Love
- Water on Glass
- Cambodia
- View From a Bridge
- Child Come Away
- Love Blonde
- The Second Time
- Rage to Love
- You Keep Me Hangin' On
- Another Step (Closer to You)
- You Came
- Never Trust a Stranger
- Four Letter Word
- Love Is Holy
- If I Can't Have You
- In My Life
- Can't Get Enough (Of Your Love)
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by Kim Wilde
Close
by: Kim WildeWritten by todd rundgren
Some people don't seem real at all
Unafraid of any mountain
Sure that the gods won't let him fall
Should he fall, he will always get up again
And if he's hurt he never shows it
If he's wrong nobody knows it
Seems like he never has to try
He just must be a lucky guy
And when there's pain he never minds it
When it's lost he always finds it
Nobody really knows just why
He just must be a lucky guy
He just must be a lucky guy
I wish I was that lucky guy
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