American recording artist CeCe Peniston entered the

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as a

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on the

Overweight Pooch Overweight Pooch (born Tonya Davis) is a female rapper. Her name comes from her childhood nickname. Career In 1991, she released her only album to date '' Female Preacher'' on A&M Records, and scored a moderate commercial success with the singl ...

's album ''

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'', released in July 1991 on A&M Records. Shortly before that though, she was featured on the

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"I Can't Take the Power" by a male rapper, Marvelous JC. Besides her vocal performance on the Pooch's only charting track, " I Like It", she was also given a credit for co-writing two compositions; "Kickin' Da Blues" and the titular "Female Preacher". Soon after, singer pursued her own solo career. By now, Peniston has released four

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s including one as a member of

The Sisters of Glory The Sisters of Glory was a US gospel band that included Thelma Houston, CeCe Peniston, Phoebe Snow, Lois Walden and Albertina Walker. After performing for the Pope John Paul II in Rome at the Vatican, the quintet released their only album ent ...

, two remix collections, one

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, four compilations and one live extended play (EP). Her singles discography features twenty-nine physical releases, twenty-one digital-only, seven

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s and twenty-six other appearances; regardless of their

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. She has also been included on one video album and has made fourteen music videos. Peniston recorded her own single " Finally" through A&M. The song was released in August 1991 and was followed by her full-length debut on January 28, 1992. Both the album and single of the same name, were certified Gold by the

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(RIAA) and the set itself by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA). They also earned two certifications from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), respectively. By the time the album's local sales reached half a million copies, "

We Got a Love Thang "We Got a Love Thang" is a song by American singer-songwriter CeCe Peniston, originally released in January 1992 as the second single from her debut album, ''Finally'' (1992). The song was co-written by Chantay Savage, and became the second numb ...

" and " Keep On Walkin'", would give her three consecutive number-one hits on the US Hot Dance Club Play, as well on the Canadian ''RPM'' Dance/Urban chart. Furthermore, each track reached the top-ten of '' Music Week''s

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in the United Kingdom, and the top-twenty of ''

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''s

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in the United States. The album itself broke into the top-forty music charts in Austria, Canada, the Netherlands and the UK, peaking

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at number 70. Additional compositions from her first album, "

Inside That I Cried "Inside That I Cried" is a song by American singer CeCe Peniston, released as the fifth and last single from her debut album, ''Finally'' (1992), on A&M Records. The single release includes "Hitmix", a medley of her songs "Finally", "We Got a L ...

" and " Crazy Love", scored successes in the

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. Her second studio set, ''

Thought 'Ya Knew ''Thought 'Ya Knew'' is the second solo studio album by American singer-songwriter CeCe Peniston, released on January 10, 1994, by A&M Records, and on February 10 in Japan. For this album, Peniston once again collaborated with Chicago-based produce ...

'', saw its results on January 25, 1994. Having entered the top-forty only in the UK and

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, the album somewhat failed to match the sales of its predecessor, reaching its peak in the ''Billboard'' 200 at position 96. It did, however, make an impact on the dance field, yielding two chart-toppers in the US. " I'm in the Mood", with its incorporated jazz elements, served as the album's pilot single. The latter singles, such as "

Keep Givin' Me Your Love "Keep Givin' Me Your Love" is a song by American singer-songwriter CeCe Peniston, originally from her second studio album, ''Thought 'Ya Knew'' (1994). While in the US, it was issued as the fifth single release in 1995, in the UK the song was re ...

" released in the US a year after its European release, and "

I'm Not Over You "I'm Not Over You" is a song by American singer-songwriter and former beauty queen CeCe Peniston, originally recorded for her second album, ''Thought 'Ya Knew'' (1994), which was released on A&M Records. The single (in the UK available only as ...

", those achieved top-5 statuses at least. While "

Hit by Love "Hit by Love" is a song by American singer-songwriter CeCe Peniston, released in July 1994 as the fourth single from her second album, ''Thought 'Ya Knew'' (1994). The song was her fifth number-one hit on the US ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard ...

", another

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anthem, became the singer's fifth club number 1. As a result, she was named Billboard Magazine's #1 Dance/Club Play artist of 1994. '' I'm Movin' On'', the third album by Peniston, was released on September 9, 1996, and was viewed as a commercial failure. As such it thus did not achieve a presence in the official albums charts. Mid-tempo jam, " Movin' On" featuring rap by

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, reached number 83 and her so-called "vocal duel" with JoJo Hailey, "

Before I Lay (You Drive Me Crazy) "Before I Lay (You Drive Me Crazy)" is a 1996 song by American musician CeCe Peniston, released as a duet with JoJo Hailey of Jodeci. The single was released as the second single from the singer's third and final studio album, '' I'm Movin' On'' ...

", missed the US Hot 100 altogether. In February 1998 Peniston experienced a late comeback in the overseas, when her remake of

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's classic "

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" climbed to number 13 on the British singles charts; her highest top-100 entry in the island since May 1992. The remixes of the song were released on March 2, 1998 on her import greatest hits compilation ''

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'', her closing album on A&M. While the original version appeared on later collection of her hits, '' Essential'', issued also overseas through Spectrum in 2000. Subsequently, singer managed to record a number of singles, some of which garnered attention within their genre through various independent labels. Amongst them were three solo tracks such as " He Loves Me 2" (1999), " Lifetime to Love" (2001) and " Eternal Lover" (2004), as well her collaborations with other artists. These included "

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" with Saison (2001), "

Deeper Love "Deeper Love" is a song performed by David Longoria and CeCe Peniston, released on Del Oro Music in 2005. The single release included eleven remixes in total (among others also from Junior Vasquez, Ryan Humphries, L.E.X., and Richard Earnshaw). ...

" with

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(2005) and " Shame Shame Shame" with

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(2007). Since the 2010s, Peniston has released new material mostly in a digital format. While " Nothing Can Stop Me" (2014) received significant airplay on urban AC stations, "

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" (2015), recorded with Chaos, happened to become her first entry on the US Dance chart in 10 years. One of her most recent releases, namely Purple Funk" (2017), almost topped the Hot Singles Sales component chart.

Albums

Studio albums

Remix albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

EPs

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Download-only

Promotional songs

Other appearances

Videos

Video albums

Music videos

Notes

References

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External links

CeCe Peniston.com > Discography

CeCe Peniston on A&M Records > US Discography
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