KWS (band)
British dance act from Nottingham
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KWS was a British dance act from Nottingham, England consisting of instrumentalists/record producers Chris King and Winston "Winnie" Williams, and vocalist Delroy St. Joseph.[1] The band's name is an initialism of the members' surnames, King/Williams/St. Joseph.[1]
KWS | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Nottingham, England |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1991–1994 |
| Label | Network |
| Past members | Chris King Winston "Winnie" Williams Delroy St. Joseph |
Chart history
They had a number one single on the UK Singles Chart with the double A-side "Please Don't Go" / "Game Boy".[2]
Keyboard player Chris King appeared on Never Mind the Buzzcocks in the Identity Parade round. At the time he was working as a classic scooter renovator.
Deaths
Members
- Delroy St. Joseph – vocals
- Winston "Winnie" Williams – keyboards, backing vocals (died 2024)
- Chris King – keyboards, backing vocals (died 2023)
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [8] |
AUS [9][5] |
CAN [10] |
FIN [11] |
GER [12] |
IRE [13] |
NZ [14] |
SWE [15] |
SWI [16] |
US [7] | |||||
| 1992 | "Please Don't Go" | 1 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 6 | KWS/Please Don't Go | ||
| "Rock Your Baby" | 8 | 38 | — | — | — | 6 | 32 | — | — | — | ||||
| "Hold Back the Night" (featuring The Trammps) |
30 | 118 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1993 | "Can't Get Enough of Your Love" | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Give Me Love (This Christmas Time)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1994 | "It Seems to Hang On" | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)" (with Gwen Dickey) |
21 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "The More I Get the More I Want" (featuring Teddy Pendergrass) |
35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1997 | "Gimme Little Sign" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
