Chantay Savage (born July 16, 1971) is an American R&B/

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. She experienced some success in the 1990s on various ''

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'' singles

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, one of which was "

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", a reworking of the Gloria Gaynor hit song. Savage has scored various charting hits on other US charts such as the Billboard Hot 100, Dance chart and R&B chart. In total, Savage has spent 452 weeks on various ''Billboard'' singles charts,Billboard.com
/ref> and her albums have spent a total of 81 weeks on various ''Billboard'' charts.

Biography

Before Savage signed a

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, she parlayed success into gigs as a session musician, singer, and

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with artists such as

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and

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. Savage co-wrote Peniston's hit single "

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". In 1993, Savage released her first single " If You Believe" from her debut album '' Here We Go...''. Her follow-up " Betcha'll Never Find" became a top 20

and R&B hit on the ''Billboard'' chart. She also released the singles " Don't Let It Go to Your Head" and " Give It to Ya". In 1995, she teamed up with Aaliyah,

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, and others for the single "Freedom" from the movie ''Panther''. Savage released "

" in 1996, from her second album ''I Will Survive (Doin' It My Way)''. The single became a moderate hit in the US, peaking at #24 on the pop charts, and #5 on ''Billboard'' R&B chart. It reached #12 in the

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. The single was also certified

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by the

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for US single sales of over 500,000 units. In 1997 she, along with

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, and

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performed

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's number 1 single " That's the Way Love Goes" at the

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tribute to the popular

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. In 1998, Savage scored another minor hit with "Reminding Me (Of Sef)", performed by

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. It was a top 10 hit for Common on ''Billboard''′s Hot Rap chart. In 1999, she released her third album '' This Time'', its first single "Come Around" which peaked at number 62. Savage wrote all the

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and played

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and

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. In 2003, she collaborated with spoken word artist Malik Yusef on the song "Auto-Eroticism" on his album ''The Great Chicago Fire: A Cold Day In Hell''. Three years later, she appeared on a remake of the

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hit "September" for

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's '' Music Is Our Way of Life'' album. Also that year, she recorded the theme song for BellaNutri titled "Always Beautiful" as well as an additional track "Shine", which was released on a CD for the company. In 2012, she collaborated with another spoken-word artist, Quill, on his track "Everything Must Change.""Everything Must Change (Quill!!) feat... Chantay Savage"
YouTube.

Discography

;Studio albums * '' Here We Go...'' (1993) * '' I Will Survive (Doin' It My Way)'' (1996) * '' This Time'' (1999)

References

External links

Singingfool.com Chantay Savage streaming music videos
* Billboard.com - artist bio, discography and chart historybr>Fan page with photos and links
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