Kim Weston (born Agatha Natalie Weston, December 30, 1939, in Detroit, Michigan) is an African American soul singer, and Motown Records alumna. She was signed to the record label in 1963, scoring a minor hit with "Love Me All the Way" (R&B #24, Pop #88).
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- Kim Weston (born Agatha Natalie Weston, December 30, 1939, in Detroit, Michigan) is an African American soul singer, and Motown Records alumna. She was signed to the record label in 1963, scoring a minor hit with "Love Me All the Way" (R&B #24, Pop #88). Her biggest solo hits with Motown were "Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)" (R&B #4, Pop #50, 1965; later covered by The Isley Brothers, Blood, Sweat & Tears and The Doobie Brothers) and "Helpless" (R&B #13, Pop #56, 1966; previously recorded by The Four Tops on their Second Album LP). Her biggest claim to fame was singing the classic hit "It Takes Two" with Marvin Gaye in 1966 and her later recording of the Black National Anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing. " It was the success of "It Takes Two" with Marvin Gaye that caused Motown to seek Tammi Terrell to replace her as his singing partner, which spawned even more success for the label. Weston left Motown in 1967 and later sued the label over disputes about royalties. She and her then-husband William "Mickey" Stevenson (former A&R head at Motown) both went to MGM Records. Weston cut a couple of singles for MGM, "I Got What You Need," and "Nobody," which went largely unnoticed due to lack of airplay and promotion. She made an album for the label, This Is America, which included her popular version of the Black National Anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing. " This was released as a single and featured in the movie Wattstax. All the money from the single was donated to the United Negro College Fund. She recorded several more albums for various labels, Stax/Volt among them, and also made an album of duets with Johnny Nash. None of these recordings charted, and Weston reportedly relocated to Israel, where she worked with young singers. Along with many of her fellow Motown alumni/alumnae, she signed with Ian Levine's Motorcity Records in the 1980s, releasing the single Signal Your Intention which peaked at #1 in the UK Hi-NRG charts. It was followed by the album Investigate (1990) which included some re-recordings of her Motown hits as well as new material. A second album for the label Talking Loud (1992) was never released although all the songs were included on the compilation The Best Of Kim Weston (1996). Today she is a disc jockey on a local Detroit, Michigan radio station, where she sponsors the summer events at Hart Plaza. She also tours sporadically, often alongside former Motown colleagues Mary Wilson, Martha Reeves and Brenda Holloway. She is also featured on the 2006 four CD release of the Motortown Revue series.
- Kim Weston, cantante de soul nacida en Detroit el 30 de diciembre de 1939. Su éxito le llegó por ser compañera musical de Marvin Gaye, también consiguió éxito en solitario, pero no comparable con el de otras estrellas de Motown. Comenzó a cantar en Detroit en el coro gospel de la iglesia, con tan solo tres años, y más tarde, en su juventud, formó parte de la gira del grupo de gospel The Wright Specials. Al poco tiempo de crearse Motown entró en la compañía, consiguiendo su primer éxito en 1963, "Love Me All the Way". En 1964 grabó su primer dúo con Marvin Gaye "What Good Am I Without You". Ese mismo año le ofrecieron grabar "Dancing in the Street", que finalmente grabarían Martha & The Vandellas, siendo un gran hit. En 1965 llegó su single más aclamado "Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)", al que seguiría un año después "Helpless". En 1966 grabó "Take Two", un álbum completo de dúos con Marvin Gaye, del que se extrajo como single el clásico "It Takes Two". En 1977 abandonaba Motown junto a su marido, el productor William "Mickey" Stevenson, para irse a MGM. En esta nueva compañía lanzó dos álbumes que fueron un fracaso; "For the First Time" y "This Is America". Tras el escaso éxito firmó por Volt, donde grabó "Kim Kim Kim", que al igual que los dos anteriores no tuvo éxito. Finalmente fue a People, donde grabó "Big Brass Four Poster" y un álbum de standars de jazz junto a The Hastings Street Jazz Experience. Poco tiempo desùés grabó también para la discográfica de Johnny Nash. En 1970 hizo una versión con cierto éxito del tema "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing". Durante los setenta se mantuvo alejada de la música, hasta que en 1987 reapareció junto al productor británico Ian Levine. A partir de esta etaap grabó de nuevo sus temas antiguos e incluyó nuevo material en álbumes como "Investigate" (1990) y "Talking loud" (1992).
- Kim Weston é uma cantora norte-americana de soul.
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- Kim Weston (born Agatha Natalie Weston, December 30, 1939, in Detroit, Michigan) is an African American soul singer, and Motown Records alumna. She was signed to the record label in 1963, scoring a minor hit with "Love Me All the Way" (R&B #24, Pop #88).
- Kim Weston, cantante de soul nacida en Detroit el 30 de diciembre de 1939. Su éxito le llegó por ser compañera musical de Marvin Gaye, también consiguió éxito en solitario, pero no comparable con el de otras estrellas de Motown. Comenzó a cantar en Detroit en el coro gospel de la iglesia, con tan solo tres años, y más tarde, en su juventud, formó parte de la gira del grupo de gospel The Wright Specials.
- Kim Weston é uma cantora norte-americana de soul.
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