Alyson Williams

I love R&B music and I have to give props to another unsung singer....her name is Alyson Williams.  She was born on May 11, 1962 in New york City , NY. She is the daughter of bandleader/ trumpeter Bobby Booker. So music was in her blood. She started her career as a background singer. She made her way around the vocalists circuit by singing for many artist you may know like Melba Moore, The BBand Q Band, Cash Flow, Unlimited Touch, Bobby Brown and many others before joining the group High fashion which also featured another New York singer Melisa Morgan. When the group broke up she began to sing with one more group called The Affair before embarking on a solo career. Her first single as a solo artist was called " Yes We Can Can" this was released on Profile Records in 1986. In 1987 she was the first female singer to join the Def Jam label. She worked hard at making herself an in demand singer and sang many duets with various artists one such artist was her label mate Chuck Stanley. They had a single called Make You Mine Tonight. She also sang a duet with Oran Juice Jones called How To Love Again. She then released her first Album entitled Raw in 1989. The album produced the single My Love Is So Raw which featured female rapper Nikki D. and the other single was called Sleep Talk. In addition the single Just Call My Name was a hit on the R&B charts reaching #4 .  The song picked up many Quiet Storm formats is now considered a cult classic and is still being played.  The album also included a duet with The Blue Magic vocalist Ted Mills called  We're Gonna Make It.  Her single  I Need Your Lovin  was #8 in the UK as well as another hit for her on the R&B Charts.  Alyson then recorded with artist Tashon on the track Do You Wanna Know taken from his album The Horizon Outing.  She ended up touring with him in the UK. In 1991 Alyson then recorded She Not Your Fool for the sound track  for the movie Livin Large. The song was included on her1991 self titled album. Here are some of her musical accomplishments: 1989 Raw charted 25 on the US R&B Charts and 29 in the UK on the Def Jam Label, 1992 Alyson William Charted 31 in the US R&B Charts and it was on Columbia Records, 2004 It's About Time on the Three Key Music label.  Her singles were Yes We Can Can in 1986, Make You Mine Tonight in 1987, it charted 66 on the R&B Charts, 1989 Sleep Talk #3 on the R&B Charts, #3 on the US Dance Charts, #17 UK Charts, My Love Is Raw Feat Nikki D #12 US R&B Charts, #28 US Dance Charted,#34 UK Charts, Just call my Name, #4 on the R&B Charts. In 1990 I Second That Emotion #44 In The UK, I Need Your Lovin, #5 in the R&B Charts, #8 UK. Not On The Outside #35 In the US R&B Charts, Can't Have My Man(1992) #7 on the R&B Charts, Just My Luck(1992) #6 on the Us R&B Charts, Every Body Knew But Me #63 On The US R&B Charts. You can go to www.amazon.com and type in Alyson Williams under the category music and you will find downloads etc.