From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robin Beck
Robin Beck
Robin Beck (born November 7, 1954, Brooklyn, New York) World Like This", co-written by Neil Giraldo, had been an
is an American singer. She topped the singles chart in the album cut for Pat Benatar.
UK in 1988,[1] and Germany in 1989 with her single "First Beck went on to record further solo work with noted
Time", which had come to the public’s attention via its writers, which was best received in Germany, and contin-
use in a Coca-Cola commercial. ued to do guest vocal spots on other artists’ albums, in-
cluding a duet with Stan Bush.[7] After a hiatus, she re-
Career turned in 2003 with her first album in nine years, and has
followed that up with a new album every couple of years
Prior to this achievement, she had spent time as a back- since.
ing singer, supporting the efforts of Melissa Manchester, In 2006, the Swedish dance outfit Sunblock sampled
Chaka Khan, and Leo Sayer. She also sang on radio jingles "First Time" for their dance track "First Time". Beck
for Jam Creative Productions, in particular "the ultimate could be seen performing this song, which was released
one" for BBC Radio One in the UK.[2][3] Her first album was on the 21 May, and reached number 9 in the UK Singles
released in 1979, and featured Irene Cara and Luther Van- Chart. 2007 saw the release of Livin’ On a Dream.[8]
dross on backing vocals.[4] However, her subsequent de- Her album Trouble Or Nothing - 20th Anniversary Edition,
but album’s songs failed to achieve commercial success in was released in February 2009, which featured new
the United Kingdom, although it later spawned "Save Up recordings of original album tracks, plus four new songs
All Your Tears" which hit the Top 10 in Germany. co written with Tommy Denander who also handles gui-
Her major hit coincided with a unique chart conflu- tars on the whole album as well as co producing the new
ence; after waiting thirty-five years for the first instance tracks. Robin and her husband James Christian sang a
of three consecutive female vocalists at the top of the UK duet on the song "Easy’s Getting Harder" on Tommy De-
Singles Chart, she completed the second such occurrence nander’s 3rd Radioactive album "Taken" in 2005.
in under a year. The first sequence was Belinda Carlisle, In 2009, she recorded three tracks as special guest on
Tiffany and Kylie Minogue in 1988; the second threesome Impulsia’s debut album Expressions: "Fly Away", "Alone"
consisted of Whitney Houston, Enya and Robin Beck. She and "Seas To Cross".
qualifies as a one-hit wonder in the UK, as "First Time" is Beck’s most recent accomplishment is her album, The
her only single to reach their chart.[1] This is not the case Great Escape.
in Germany, where "Save Up All Your Tears" reached In 2010, she also recorded a track as lead vocalist for
number 10, and she had at least three other chart singles. the debut album of the Italian project Shining Line.
The German success of "First Time" won Beck a 1990 RSH
Gold award,[5] given annually by a German radio station
since 1988 on the basis of major regional airplay suc-
Personal life
cess.[6] Beck has been married to James Christian of the hard
Her album Trouble Or Nothin’ was produced by Des- rock band House of Lords since 1996. They have a daugh-
mond Child and featured songs by Child, Diane Warren, ter together.
Holly Knight, Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg. Despite their
track record of success in the US, Beck’s material did
not find success. The song, "Hide Your Heart", charted in
Discography
both the US and the UK as a single by KISS the same year
as Beck’s version was released. It was also recorded that Singles
year by Ace Frehley and Molly Hatchet, and was the title • "Sweet Talk" (1979)
track of Bonnie Tyler’s album of the previous year. Two • "First Time" (1988) West Germany #1, UK #1, Austria
other songs from the Beck album were released as singles #1, Switzerland #1, Norway #1, Sweden #2, France #4
by Tyler — "If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)" • "Save Up All Your Tears" (1989) Germany #10,
(1986) and "Save Up All Your Tears" (1988) — and one Switzerland #5, Sweden #17, Austria #27, UK #84
by John Waite, "Don’t Lose Any Sleep" (1987). Despite the • "Tears in the Rain" (1989) Germany #22, Switzerland
songwriters’ hit track records, none of those songs were #21
major hits in the US in any of their versions. "A Crazy • "Don’t Lose Any Sleep" (1990)
• "Hide Your Heart" (1990)
• "In My Heart to Stay" (1992) Germany #55
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• "Gonna Take a Lifetime" (1993) IFPI (Germany) [1]
• "Love Yourself" (1993) • "First Time" Gold Single 1989
• "Close to You" (1994) Germany #79 • "First Time" Platinum Single 1989
• "If Lovin’ You Is Wrong" (1994) SNEP (France) [2]
• "Jewel in My Crown" (1999) • "First Time" Silver Single 1989
• "Shut Up and Kiss Me" (1999) IFPI (Swiss) [3]
• "First Time" (DJ Unique) (2003) Switzerland #61 • "First Time" Gold single 1989
• "My Life" (2003) BPI (UK) [4]
• "First Time" - Sunblock featuring Robin Beck - • "First Time" Silver Single 1988
(2006), Finland #6, Spain #8, UK #9, Ireland #10,
Netherland #13, Sweden #23
References
Albums [1] ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums
• Sweet Talk (Mercury 1979) - (Debut album featuring (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records
Irene Cara and Luther Vandross on backing vocals Limited. p. 51. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
with some of the songs) [2] Reference to jingle package
• Trouble or Nothin’ (Mercury 1989) Germany #18, [3] JAM Creative Productions - The Ultimate One demo
Switzerland #16, Sweden #23, [4] Robin Beck_Sweet Talk
• Human Instinct (DSB 1992), Austria #23 [5] http://www.tvprogramme.net/
• Can’t Get Off (Eastwest 1994) view_tag.php?tag=1990-04-14
• Wonderland (Reality/Sony 2003) [6] Schleswig-Holstein: www.kultur.schleswig-
• Do You Miss Me (2005) holstein.de
• Livin’ on a Dream (2007) [7] The Official Robin Beck Website
• Trouble or Nothing - 20th Anniversary Edition (2009) [re- [8] Robin Beck_Livin On A Dream
recordings plus four new songs]
• The Great Escape (2011) Europe/UK/US External links
• Official website
Guest appearances/collaborations
• Interview with Robin Beck
• Impulsia - Expressions (2009)
Persondata
• Shining Line - Shining Line (2010) - Lead Vocals: Track
5: "Heat of the Light" Name Beck, Robin
• Shanghai - Bomb’s Away (2001) - Lead Vocals Duet: Alternative names
Track 3: "Through These Eyes" Short description
Date of birth November 7, 1954
Awards Place of birth New York
RSH-GOLD - Radio Schleswig-Holstein-Musikpreis (Ger- Date of death
many)
Place of death
• Best Newcomer 1989 for "First Time"
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