KWS (band)

KWS
OriginNottingham, England
Genres
Years active1991–1994
LabelsNetwork
Past membersChris King
Winston "Winnie" Williams
Delroy St. Joseph

KWS was a British dance act from Nottingham, England consisting of instrumentalists/record producers Chris King and Winston "Winnie" Williams, and vocalist Delroy St. Joseph.[1] The band's name is an initialism of the members' surnames, King/Williams/St. Joseph.[1]

Chart history

They had a number one single on the UK Singles Chart with the double A-side "Please Don't Go" / "Game Boy".[2]

Keyboard player Chris King appeared on Never Mind the Buzzcocks in the Identity Parade round. At the time he was working as a classic scooter renovator.

Deaths

Chris King died on 22 March 2023, at the age of 66.[3]

Winston Williams died on 2 January 2024 at age of 66.[4]

Members

  • Delroy St. Joseph - vocals
  • Winston "Winnie" Williams - keyboards, backing vocals (died 2024)
  • Chris King - keyboards, backing vocals (died 2023)

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
ARIA
[5] 		CAN
[6] 		US
[7]
KWS/Please Don't Go
  • Released: September 1992
  • Label: Network
 148 56 143

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[8] 		AUS
[9][5] 		CAN
[10] 		FIN
[11] 		GER
[12] 		IRE
[13] 		NZ
[14] 		SWE
[15] 		SWI
[16] 		US
[7]
1992 "Please Don't Go" 1 2 27 2 7 3 9 8 11 6 KWS/Please Don't Go
"Rock Your Baby" 8 38 — — — 6 32 — — —
"Hold Back the Night"
(featuring The Trammps) 		30 118 — — — 20 — — — —
1993 "Can't Get Enough of Your Love" 49 — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Give Me Love (This Christmas Time)" — — — — — — — — — —
1994 "It Seems to Hang On" 58 — — — — — — — — —
"Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)"
(with Gwen Dickey) 		21 43 — — — — — — — —
"The More I Get the More I Want"
(featuring Teddy Pendergrass) 		35 — — — — — — — — —
1997 "Gimme Little Sign" — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

  1. ^ a b Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 191/2. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 295. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ^ "Ilkeston former Brit Award-winning popstar and DJ Chris King dies aged 66". Derbyshire Live. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Nottingham chart topper KWS' Winston Williams dies after a music-filled life". Nottinghamshire Live. 26 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b "KWA ARIA Chart History (albums) complete to 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 21 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  6. ^ Canadian Albums:
  7. ^ a b "US Albums/Singles". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  8. ^ "UK Singles". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Australian Singles". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  10. ^ Canadian Singles:
  11. ^ "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961: KUM - KÖR > K.W.S." (in Finnish). Sisältää Hitin - Suomen listalevyt (Timo Pennanen). Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  12. ^ German Singles:
  13. ^ "Irish Singles". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  14. ^ "New Zealand Singles". charts.nz. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  15. ^ "Swedish Singles". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  16. ^ "Swiss Singles". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  17. ^ "BPI Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  18. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 159.
  19. ^ "Canadian Certification". Music Canada. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  20. ^ "RIAA Certification". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 14 July 2016.


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