Janet Kay
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Janet Kay Bogle MBE (born 17 January 1958[1]) is an English actress and vocalist, best known for her 1979 lovers rock hit "Silly Games".[2]
Biography
Janet Kay Bogle was born in
In 1978 Kay recorded "
Kay has recorded, and co-produced her seventh album for
"Silly Games" first hit the UK charts in 1979, and appeared again in 1990 as a re-recording, billed as by Lindy Layton featuring Janet Kay, which reached No. 22. A remix version of Kay's original recording spent three weeks in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 62.[4][5]
Kay is credited as producer on "Missing You", recorded by
She was a founding member of BiBi Crew, Britain's first theatre troupe made up entirely of Black women.[6]
Kay was included on the 2003 list of "100 Great Black Britons".[1]
In November 2022, "Silly Games" was named the runner up in a list of the 70 best number two singles, compiled by UK newspaper The Guardian to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the UK Singles Chart.[7]
Kay was appointed
Discography
Albums
- Capricorn Woman (1982, Arawak)
- So Amazing (1988, Body Music)
- Sweet Surrender (1989, Body Music)
- Lovin' You (1991, Sony Music Japan)
- Love You Always (1993, Sony Music Japan)
- For the Love of You (1994, Sony Music Japan)
- Making History (1998, Sony Music Japan)
- Through the Years (1999, Sony Music Japan)
- Now & Then (2001, Sony Music Japan)
- Lovin' You ... More (2003, Sony Music Japan)
- Idol Kay (2012, Universal Music Japan)
- Dramatic Lovers (2012, Sony Music Japan)
Singles
Year | Song | UK
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Certifications
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1978 | "Loving You" | — | ||||
1979 | "Silly Games" | 2 | ||||
"Closer to You" | — | |||||
1982 | "You Bring the Sun Out" | — | ||||
1984 | "Eternally Grateful" | 86 | ||||
1985 | "Fight Life" | — | ||||
1987 | "No Easy Walk to Freedom" | ― | ||||
1990 | "Silly Games" (remix) | 62 | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
References
- ^ a b c "Janet Kay". 100 Great Black Britons. Archived from the original on 14 April 2004. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ Katz, David (22 September 2011). "Lover's rock: the story of reggae's Motown". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ Atwal, Kay (12 June 2013). "Janet Kay Talks About Silly Games". Newham Recorder. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ a b c "JANET KAY | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
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- ^ "The 70 greatest No 2 singles – ranked!". The Guardian. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "No. 63918". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2022. p. N17.
- ^ "Janet Kay - Silly Games". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Janet Kay at AllMusic
- Janet Kay discography at Discogs
- Janet Kay's Myspace
- Sony Music Japan's Janet Kay Page (Japanese)