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Yvette Michele

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Yvette Michele
Birth nameMichele Yvette Bryant
Born (1968-12-17) December 17, 1968 (age 55)
New York City, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active1990–present
Labels

Michele Yvette Bryant[1] (born December 17, 1968[2]), known professionally as Yvette Michele, is an American R&B singer.

Career

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Michele released her debut album, My Dream, on August 26, 1997 on the RCA record label. From 1996-1998 she released three Top 20 singles on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart, "Everyday & Everynight" (#3),[3] "I'm Not Feeling You" (#5) [4] and "DJ Keep Playin' (Get Your Music On)" (#19).[5]

On March 5, 1997 "I'm Not Feeling You" was awarded the Billboard 'Greatest Gainer Sales' award for the biggest sales gain of the week.[6] Also, she participated in the song "Far From Yours" of the rapper O.C.

Discography

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Albums

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Singles

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Year Single Peak positions[7]
US Hot 100 US R&B/
Hip-Hop
US Dance
Singles Sales
UK
Singles
[8]
1996 "Everyday & Everynight" 60 23 3
1997 "I'm Not Feeling You" 44 12 6 36
1997 "DJ Keep Playin' (Get Your Music On)" 84 36 19
1997 "Far From Yours" O.C. featuring Yvette Michele 81 43 23
1997 "Crazy"
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

References

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  1. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
  2. ^ "United States Copyright Office". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  3. ^ [1][dead link]
  4. ^ [2][dead link]
  5. ^ [3][dead link]
  6. ^ Billboard - Google Books. March 15, 1997. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
  7. ^ "Yvette Michele | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  8. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 207. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.