Joe Roberts (musician)
Joe Roberts is a Manchester based English musician, and one of the artists in soul/dance group Butterfly Jam, formerly known as Dark Flower. After several years with London Records, Roberts signed with Grass Green Records.[1] His single "Sweet Mercy" (1995) performed well on the dance charts, and an album of similar material was produced.[1]
Prior to Roberts starting to record with business and life-partner Melanie Williams, he also had solo hits with "Lover", "Back In My Life" and "Adore" originally by Prince on his Sign “☮” the Times album. Together with Williams, Roberts covered "You Are Everything", previously recorded by The Stylistics and later covered by Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye.
Chart discography
- "Back In My Life" (1993) – UK No.59
- "Lover" (1994) – UK No.22
- "Back In My Life" (re-issue) (1994)- UK No.39
- "Adore" (1994) – UK No.45
- "You Are Everything" (1995) – UK No.28 †
- "Happy Days" (1996) – UK No.63 ‡
† Melanie Williams and Joe Roberts
‡ Sweet Mercy featuring Joe Roberts
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Biography by John Bush". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 465. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.