Geoffrey Williams is an English singer and songwriter. Five of his singles charted on the UK Singles Chart in the 1990s. In the U.S., "It's Not a Love Thing", from his third album ''Bare'' (1992), reached No. 70 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Discography

Albums

*''Heroes, Spies and Gypsies'' (1988,

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) *''Prisoner of Love'' (1989, Atlantic) *''Bare'' (1992, Giant Records/

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) *''The Drop'' (1996, Hands On Records) *''Move into Soul'' (2008, Oyster Music) *''Yes Is the Answer!'' (2012, Kobalt Music)

Singles

*"I Want You to Stop (Calling Me Up)" (1984, Code Records) *"There's a Need in Me" (1987,

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) *"Cinderella" (1988, Polydor), Germany, No. 9 *"Lipstick" (1988, Atlantic) *"Prisoner of Love" (1989, Atlantic) *"Blue" (1989, Atlantic) *"It's Not a Love Thing" (1992,

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, UK; Giant/Reprise, U.S.) — UK, No. 63;

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, No. 70 *" Summer Breeze" (1992, EMI) — UK, No. 56 *"Deliver Me Up" (1992, Giant/Reprise) *"Sex Life" (1995, Hands On) — UK, No. 83 *"I Don't Want to Talk About It" (1995, Hands On) *"I Guess I Will Always Love You/Free Your Mind" (1995, Hands On) — UK, No. 91 *"I Guess I Will Always Love You" (1996, Hands On) — UK, No. 79 *"Drive" (1996, Hands On) — UK, No. 52 *"Sex Life" (1997, Hands On) — UK, No. 71 *"Somewhere on a Beach" (2005, Oyster Music)

As songwriter

* "Born This Way" (cowritten by Simon Stirling; from Dusty Springfield's ''

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'', 1990) * "I'll Be There" (cowritten by Simon Stirling; from Eternal's ''Always & Forever'', 1993) * "Rosanna's Little Sister" (cowritten by Chuck Norman; from Color Me Badd's '' Time and Chance'', 1993) * "Whatever Happens" (cowritten by Gil Cang, Michael Jackson, Jasmine Quay, and Teddy Riley; from Jackson's '' Invincible'', 2001)

Current work

Williams currently teaches at the

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. He still releases music on his Bandcamp page. The most recent releases were ''The Sidewinder Project'', which was a collection of collaborations in 1997/1998 and ''Cosmic Love EP''.

References

Living people 20th-century Black British male singers 20th-century British male singers 1963 births Atlantic Records artists Giant Records (Warner) artists Polydor Records artists EMI Records artists Singers from London English soul singers {{UK-musician-stub