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.

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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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Kim Wilde

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

The Remix Collection, Volume 2

The Very Best

The Singles Collection 1981-1993

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by: Kim Wilde

Written by ricky & marty wilde
Lost in the night, out on the streets
And blown into the wind
She was just heading for trouble
When they got her downstairs
Cut by the lights, strands of her hair
Just tumble from her cheeks
She's just another caucasion in a crime worn day
Inside her heart was breaking
No-one knew what she'd been through
Inside her mind's escaping
To a world that no-one knew
Lost in the night, somebody said go easy on the girl
You'll never get a confession
If you treat her that way
Two pairs of eyes shout at her face and late into the night
They heard a softer whisper saying
"let me go"
Inside her heart was breaking
No-one knew what she'd been through
Inside her mind's escaping
To a world that no-one knew
Wendy sadd has flown away
Wendy found her freedom
No-one else could follow there
Not inside the world of wendy sadd
Somebody shouts, something is wrong and panick hits the room
They said she looked at the ceiling and the lights went out
Clutched in her hand
All they could find was a letter that she'd wrote
It said try and forgive them
For what they've done
Inside her heart was breaking
No-one knew what she'd been through
Inside her mind's escaping
To a world that no-one knew
Wendy sadd has flown away
Wendy found her freedom
No-one else could follow there
Not inside the world of wendy sadd




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