American singer
Stacey Q has released five
studio albums, one
compilation album, one
extended play
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singles, four
promotional single
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s, and six
music video
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s. Born Stacey Swain, she first served as the lead singer of the band
SSQ put together by producer
Jon St. James.
Swain first began to work on solo material in 1985. She continued her collaboration with St. James and SSQ's original line-up. Her
self-titled EP was released by On the Spot Records. Shortly after its release, Swain was signed to
Atlantic Records and released her debut studio album ''
Better Than Heaven
''Better Than Heaven'' is the debut studio album by American singer Stacey Q, released on October 17, 1986 by Atlantic Records. Produced by Jon St. James, ''Better Than Heaven'' is predominantly a dance-pop album with elements of Hi-NRG, Freestyl ...
'' (1986). It debuted at number fifty-nine on the US
''Billboard'' 200 and was certified
gold
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in the United States. The first single released from the album was "
Two of Hearts," which was praised by critics and was a commercial success. It peaked at number three on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and became one of the highest-selling singles of 1986. The second single, "
We Connect," was also successful, peaking at number thirty-five on the Hot 100 chart. "Insecurity" and "Music out of Bounds" and were also released as singles but did not perform as well as its predecessors.
Swain released her second album ''
Hard Machine
''Hard Machine'' is the second studio album by American singer Stacey Q, released in February 1988 by Atlantic Records. After the international success of her song " Two of Hearts" and debut album ''Better Than Heaven'' (1986), Swain began work ...
'' in February 1988. It spawned three singles: "
Don't Make a Fool of Yourself," "I Love You," and "Favorite Things." Her third album ''
Nights Like This'' (1989) marked a musical departure from her previous material. Drawing influence mostly from
house and
freestyle music, received positive reviews from music critics. However, it was a commercial failure and became Swain's first album not to reach the ''Billboard'' 200.
Albums
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Extended plays
Singles
As lead artist
Promotional singles
Videography
Music videos
References
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