Pauline Henry (born 29 January 1961) is a Jamaican-British recording artist. She was the vocalist in the Scottish band the Chimes, best known for their 1990 cover version of U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For", between 1988 and 1991.[3] Following her departure from the group, Henry embarked on a solo career, and achieved five UK top 40 singles between 1993 and 1996.[4]
Pauline Henry | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Pauline Deloris Henry[1] |
| Born | 29 January 1961[2] Kingston, Jamaica |
| Genres | Soul, dance, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | CBS Records, Sony Soho2, Universal |
| Website | https://paulinehenry.com/ |
Early life
editHenry emigrated from Jamaica to the United Kingdom when she was 10 years old, and settled in London.[3] Before commencing her recording career, she worked as a hair stylist and make-up artist, but also worked occasionally as a session singer.[3]
Career
editIn early 1988,[3] Edinburgh-based Mike Peden and James Locke were looking to form a band to record some songs they had written, but had not yet found a suitable vocalist. Henry's name was passed on to them, and after hearing a tape of her voice played over the telephone, they arranged to meet her.[3] Initially intending for Henry to record songs they had already written, the group soon evolved into a partnership where Henry also contributed to the songwriting.[3] Naming themselves the Chimes, the group were signed to CBS Records after a representative from the label saw them perform live in Edinburgh.[3]
The group's first single, "1-2-3", produced by Jazzie B and Nellee Hooper, was released in August 1989 and peaked at No. 60 in the UK.[5] Their version of "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" found the group greater success, reaching No. 6 in the UK the following year.[5] The Chimes' self-titled debut album was released in 1990, and reached the top 20 in the UK,[5] Australia,[6] Austria,[7] and New Zealand.[8] With subsequent singles faring less well on the charts, the band split up in 1991.[3]
Henry then embarked on a solo career, with her first solo single, "Too Many People", reaching No. 38 in the UK in September 1993.[4] Her next single, a cover version of Bad Company's "Feel Like Making Love", was a top 20 hit in the UK,[4] Australia,[9] and New Zealand.[10] Henry's debut album, Pauline, was released in 1994, and reached the top 50 in the UK[4] and Australia.[9] A second solo album, Do Over, consisting of cover versions of others artists' songs, followed in 1996.
Henry then took a hiatus from her recording career, and obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree and a master's degree in Intellectual Property Law.[11]
In 2016, Henry recorded a new version of the Chimes' song "Heaven" for the expanded re-issue of the Chimes' only album.[3]
Discography
editAlbums
editStudio albums
edit| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] |
AUS [9] | ||||
| 1994 | Pauline | 45 | 37 | ||
| 1996 | Do Over | — | 173 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||||
Compilations
edit- 1998: Heaven – The Very Best of Pauline Henry & the Chimes
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] |
AUS [9] |
GER [12] |
IRE [13] |
NZ [10] |
US Dance [14] | ||||
| 1993 | "Too Many People" | 38 | — | — | — | 32 | — | Pauline | |
| "Feel Like Making Love" | 12 | 13 | 85 | 21 | 17 | 5 | |||
| 1994 | "Can't Take Your Love" | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Watch the Miracle Start" | 54 | 213 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Too Many People" (Australian re-release) | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1995 | "Sugar Free" | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | Do Over | |
| "Love Hangover" | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1996 | "Never Knew Love Like This" (featuring Wayne Marshall) | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Happy" | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1998 | "If I Can't Have You" | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| 2001 | "I'm in Heaven" (Madd Forest featuring Pauline Henry) (white label only) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 | "Sunshine (Happiness)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015 | "I Got the Feeling Right" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017 | "Heaven (The DJ Spen & Reelsoul Remixes)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Chimes 2016 re-issue | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Discogs > Pauline Henry". discogs. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Allmusic > Pauline Henry > Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Allan, Stewart (2016). The Chimes > Stronger Together... (from the liner notes of the 2016 re-issue of The Chimes CD). Big Break Records.
- ^ a b c d e f "Official Charts > Pauline Henry". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ a b c "Official Charts > Chimes". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "australian-charts.com > The Chimes in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "The Chimes in der Österreichischen Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "charts.nz > The Chimes in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Pauline Henry in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 127.
- "Too Many People": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 07 Aug 1994". ARIA. Retrieved 12 February 2017 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
- "Watch the Miracle Start" and Do Over: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 19 July 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- "Love Hangover": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 12 July 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- All ARIA chart peaks to 6 February 2018: "Response from ARIA re: Pauline Henry ARIA chart history, received 6 February 2018". Imgur.com. Retrieved 9 March 2018. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ a b "charts.nz > Pauline Henry in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "Pauline Henry > About". paulinehenry.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Pauline Henry – Feel Like Making Love (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Pauline Henry' (from irishcharts.ie)". Fireball Media. Retrieved 10 August 2017 – via Imgur.com.
- ^ "Billboard > Pauline Henry > Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1994". ARIA. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2017 – via Imgur.com.
