Cathy Dennis is a British singer-songwriter, record producer and actress.[1][2] She was born on March 25, 1969, in Norwich, England.[3] After a moderately successful international solo career, Dennis later received great success as a writer of pop songs, scoring eight UK number ones and winning five Ivor Novello Awards.[4] Together, her first two album sold more than 2 million copies worldwide.[5]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [6] |
AUS [7] |
CAN [8] |
US [9] | ||||||
| Move to This |
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3 | 32 | 44 | 67 | ||||
| Into the Skyline |
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8 | 135 | — | — | ||||
| Am I the Kinda Girl? |
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78 | 183 | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||
Compilation and remix albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Everybody Move (To the Mixes) |
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| The Irresistible Cathy Dennis |
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Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [6] |
AUS [7] |
CAN [12] |
GER [13] |
IRE [14] |
NED [15] |
NZ [16] |
US [17] |
US Adult [18] |
US Dance [19] | |||||
| 1989 | "C'mon and Get My Love" | 15 | 35 | 45 | — | 16 | — | 22 | 10 | — | 1 | Move to This | ||
| "Just Another Dream" | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1990 | "That's the Way of the World" | 48 | 98 | — | — | 28 | — | 35 | 59 | — | 1 | A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That (D Mob album) | ||
| "Just Another Dream" (1st re-issue) | 95 | 14 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 2 | Move to This | |||
| 1991 | "Touch Me (All Night Long)" | 5 | 16 | 9 | 39 | 3 | 26 | 34 | 2 | 32 | 1 | |||
| "Just Another Dream" (2nd re-issue) | 13 | — | — | 47 | 17 | — | 38 | — | — | — | ||||
| "Too Many Walls" | 17 | 57 | 10 | 58 | 17 | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | ||||
| "Everybody Move" | 25 | 85 | — | — | — | 38 | — | 90 | — | 41 | ||||
| 1992 | "You Lied to Me" | 34 | 112 | 46 | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | 12 | Into the Skyline | ||
| "Irresistible" | 24 | 103 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 61 | 6 | — | ||||
| 1993 | "Falling" | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Moments of Love" | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | ||||
| 1994 | "Why" (with D:Mob) | 23 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "It's My Style" (Japan only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1995 | "Love's a Cradle" (Japan only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | One voice – The songs of Chage & Aska | ||
| 1996 | "West End Pad" | 25 | 172 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Am I the Kinda Girl? | ||
| 1997 | "Waterloo Sunset" | 11 | 238 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "When Dreams Turn to Dust" | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Other appearances
These songs have not appeared on a studio album or single released by Dennis.
| Year | Title | Album / Single |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | "Find the Key to Your Life" | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II The Secret of the Ooze: The Original Motion Picture |
| 1993 | "Looking Through Patient Eyes" | The Bliss Album... (PM Dawn) |
| 1994 | "Marian (Duet Version)" | Robin Hood, Men in Tights OST |
| "SOS" | Beverly Hills 90210, The College Years | |
| 1995 | "Temptation For Love" | Ridiculous (Squeeze) |
| 2013 | "You Control Me" | Human Feel, Chris Braide feat. Cathy Dennis |
| 2014 | "Don't Be Gone Too Long (Album version) | X (Chris Brown) |
| "Runaway (U & I)" | Pharmacy (Galantis) | |
| 2015 | "Louder, Harder, Better" | |
| 2018 | "Emoji" | Non-album single |
| 2019 | "Holy Water" | Church (Galantis) |
| 2020 | "Steel" | |
| "Unless It Hurts" | ||
| "Stella" | ||
| "F**k Tomorrow Now" | ||
| "Wild Hearts" (with Will Gregory) | Serengeti (Soundtrack) | |
| "Lost Zebra Song" (with Will Gregory) |
References
- ^ Gregory, Andy (2002) International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002, Europa; ISBN 1-85743-161-8, p. 133
- ^ Brown, Mark (15 August 2008). "'Her songs are ostensibly throwaway pop songs, but they're serious ... they completely stick in your head'". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- ^ "Cathy Dennis". Discogs. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ Brandle, Lars (9 August 2013). "Imagem Music U.K. Sign Cathy Dennis to Global Deal". Billboard Biz. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ Hyland, Ian (23 June 1996). "Anyone for Dennis?". Sunday Mirror. Retrieved 10 February 2022 – via ProQuest.
From 1990 she had 10 consecutive Top 40 singles in the UK and sold more than two million copies of her first two albums.
- ^ a b "Official Charts > Cathy Dennis". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ a b Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Discography Cathy Dennis". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- Top 100 peaks: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. pp. 73, 79.
- "You Lied to Me", "Irresistible" and "Why": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 5 June 2015". Imgur.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- Into the Skyline: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 13 September 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- All solo ARIA chart peaks to 26 June 2018: "Response from ARIA re: Cathy Dennis ARIA chart history, received 26 June 2018". Imgur.com. Retrieved 26 June 2018. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ "Canadian Albums". RPM Canada. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ "Cathy Dennis Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "British Certifications". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ "Canadian Certifications". Music Canada. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ "Canadian Singles". Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ German chart peaks:
- "Just Another Dream": "Cathy Dennis – Just Another Dream (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- "Touch Me (All Night Long)": "Cathy Dennis – Touch Me (All Night Long) (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- "Too Many Walls": "Cathy Dennis – Too Many Walls (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Irish Singles". irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl > Cathy Dennis in Dutch Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "charts.nz > Cathy Dennis in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Cathy Dennis Chart History > Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Cathy Dennis Chart History > Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ US Billboard Dance Club Songs peaks:
- All except "C'mon and Get My Love": "Cathy Dennis Chart History > Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- "C'mon and Get My Love": "D-Mob Chart History > Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
External links
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