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singer. During the 1990s, Washington had four

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" that peaked at number 45 in the UK. Almighty Records released an updated version of the song with new versions in 2012. In 1996, after Washington got signed under major label AM:PM, the singles "Heaven" and "Everything", made it to number 28 and number 30, respectively.Artist discography
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Singles

"I Will Always Love You"

Charts

"Careless Whisper"

Charts

"Heaven"

Critical reception

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'' wrote, "While on the AM:PM tip, be sure to check out Sarah Washington's uplifting vocal on the

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-touched "Heaven", which sports meaty beats courtesy of Jazz'n'Groove."

Charts

=Weekly charts

=Year-end charts

"Everything"

Critical reception

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s ''RM'' Dance Update rated "Everything" four out of five. They added, "AM:PM continues its winning streak with this enormous vocal track, the follow-up to 'Heaven'. In fact, we prefer this to its predecessor — it's not the most original record you'll ever hear but the song is good and extremely catchy and the production by Tom Fredrikse and A&G Division (Marc Auerbach and Ian Green) is all very classy and interesting."

Charts

=Weekly charts

=Year-end charts

"Joy Is Free"

Charts

Discography

* 1993 – "I Will Always Love You (Dance Mix)" (UK #12) * 1993 – "Careless Whisper" (UK #45) * 1996 – "Heaven" (UK #28) * 1996 – "Everything" (UK #30) * 1998 – "Joy Is Free" (Dive featuring Sarah Washington) (UK #88) * 2013 – "Heaven" (Stereolove feat. Sarah Washington)

References

External links

Further information website
Year of birth missing (living people) English women singers English women in electronic music Eurodance musicians British hi-NRG musicians Living people AM PM Records artists {{UK-singer-stub