Kim Boyce

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kim Boyce (Winter Haven, Florida, 1961) is an American Christian music singer.[1] She is best known for her '90s hit My Faith."[2][3]

Boyce's hit singles include "Good Enough" (#2 in 1991), "Weapon of Good" (#14 in 1991), "When Love Calls Your Name" (#12 in 1992).[4][5] The song "When Love Calls Your Name", which was a hit 1992 single for Boyce was written by Tom Snow and Jimmy Scott and originally recorded in 1991 by Cher on the album Love Hurts.

Discography

  • 1986 Kim Boyce (Myrrh)
  • 1988 Time and Again
  • 1989 Love Is You to Me
  • 1991 This I Know
  • 1993 Facts of Love (Warner), including the single "When Love Calls Your Name"
  • 1994 By Faith
  • 1997 As I Am (Diadem)

References

  1. Don Cusic Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music 2009 "Beauty queen Kim Boyce's (b. c. 1961 in Winter Haven, Florida) first albums in the 1980s reflected the trend in dance music in the pop world; however, by the end of the 1990s she was more comfortable with the sounds of adult contemporary Christian music.
  2. Billboard 7 Oct 1995 - p.70 "Warner Alliance recording artist Kim Boyce worked on her first Spanish-language record, "Por Fe" (By Faith),
  3. Billboard 31 May 1997 p.18 "Rice has penned such Christian radio hits as "Go Light Your World" for Kathy Troccoli and "By Faith" for Kim Boyce."
  4. Mark Allan Powell Encyclopedia of contemporary Christian music 2002 - Page 104 " "Good Enough" (# 2 in 1991); "Weapon of Good" (# 14 in 1991); "When Love Calls Your Name" (# 12 in 1992); "Facts of ..."
  5. Barry Alfonso The Billboard guide to contemporary Christian music 2002 p.123 "Facts of Love, her first release for the label, found her moving toward a more organic, less techno-driven sound. ... Changing labels again, this time to Diadem, Boyce released As / Am in 1997. ... 1986) Time and Again (Myrrh, 1988) Love Is You to Me (Myrrh, 1989) This I Know (Myrrh, 1991) Facts of Love (Warner Alliance, ..."
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.