''Beach of the War Goddess'' is the second

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by British recording artist

Caron Wheeler Caron Melina Wheeler (born 19 January 1963) is an English singer, songwriter, record producer and musician. Born and raised in London, she performed in various singing competitions as a teenager and began her recording career as one of the found ...

. The album was released on 23 February 1993 by

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in collaboration with

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Release and promotion

In collaboration with

, ''Beach of the War Goddess'' was released outside of Europe through

on 23 February 1993. The album spent five weeks on the

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' chart and peaked at number 81.

Singles

The album's lead single "I Adore You" was originally featured on the

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to the film

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. "I Adore You" charted number 59 on the

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and peaked at number 12 on

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' chart.Caron Wheeler - Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs) , Billboard
. Billboard. Retrieved on July 1, 2016 "In Our Love" was released as the second single, peaking at number 61 on Billboard's Hot R&B Songs chart. In August 1993, the album's third single "Soul Street" was released, but failed to chart. In September 1993, the fourth single "Beach of the War Goddess" was released and peaked at number 75 on the UK Singles chart.

Track listing

Charts

References

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