KWS
OriginNottingham, England
Genres
Years active1991–1994
LabelsNetwork
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. He died on 22 March 2023, at the age of 66.[3]

Members

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

Discography

Studio albums

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

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[6]		 AUS
[7]		 CAN
[8]		 FIN
[9]		 GER
[10]		 IRE
[11]		 NZ
[12]		 SWE
[13]		 SWI
[14]		 US
[5]
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 — — — — 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. 1 2 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. ↑ Canadian Albums:
  5. 1 2 "US Albums/Singles". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "UK Singles". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Australian Singles". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  8. ↑ Canadian Singles:
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ German Singles:
  11. ↑ "Irish Singles". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "New Zealand Singles". charts.nz. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  13. ↑ "Swedish Singles". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "Swiss Singles". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  15. ↑ "BPI Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  16. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 159.
  17. ↑ "Canadian Certification". Music Canada. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  18. ↑ "RIAA Certification". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 14 July 2016.


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