Melanie Williams

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Melanie Williams is a United Kingdom based singer. She is best known for singing on the hit record, "Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)" alongside the Manchester dance outfit Sub Sub (who later became Doves).

[edit] Career

Williams was a friend of Sub Sub at the time, and the band, searching for a female guest vocalist, featured her vocals. This helped expose her talents to the public, and was followed by further critical success.

Williams and her writing colleague Eric Gooden, found Square One Studios in Bury, Lancashire. The proprieter Trevor Taylor, liked what he heard and they began recording a string of tracks assisted by house engineer and musician Stephen Boyce-Buckley, subsequently landing a recording contract with 10 Records; a sub-division of Virgin Records.

Williams launched a solo career in 1994 as a soul/dance singer, signed to Columbia Records. Her debut solo single, "All Cried Out!" peaked at #60 in the UK Singles Chart. The follow-up, "Everyday Thang" peaking at #38. Her next single, the ballad "Not Enough?" managed a #65 chart placing. Her debut album Human Cradle failed to reach the UK Albums Chart.

Early in 1995, Williams returned to the UK Top 40 with a cover of "You Are Everything" (a duet with Joe Roberts). The song reached #28.

The The Other Two's second album Superhighways featured Melanie Williams on some tracks as a guest vocalist.