Cee Cee Chapman Explained

Cee Cee Chapman
Birth Name:Melissa Carol Chapman
Birth Date:13 December 1958
Birth Place:Portsmouth, Virginia
Instrument:Guitar
Genre:Country
Occupation:Singer-songwriter
Years Active:1988–1993
Label:Curb, Capitol

Cee Cee Chapman (born Melissa Carol Chapman on December 13, 1958 in Portsmouth, Virginia[1]) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Chapman was signed to Curb Records.[2] She charted five singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

Chapman was nominated for Top New Female Vocalist at the 1988 Academy of Country Music Awards.[3] She was also nominated for Favorite Country New Artist at the American Music Awards of 1990.[4]

Jack Hurst of the Chicago Tribune gave Chapman's eponymous second album three stars out of four, calling her a "straight-ahead singer" who "attacks almost any kind of song here with obvious personal involvement that is often stunning."[5] The album also received a favorable review from People, which stated that it was "characterized by intelligent song selection" and that Chapman "at times [sounds] like Cher gone down-home."[6]

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum details
Twist of Fate
Cee Cee Chapman

Singles

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
US Country
1988"Gone but Not Forgotten" 60Twist of Fate
1989"Frontier Justice"51
"Twist of Fate"49
"Love Is a Liar"64
1990"Everything"[7] Cee Cee Chapman
1991"Exit 99"[8]
"What Would Elvis Do"[9]
1992"A Winter's Night"[10] Twist of Fate
"Two Ships That Passed in the Moonlight"64Cee Cee Chapman
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
1989"Twist of Fate"
1990"Everything"Greg Crutcher
1992"A Winters Night"
"Two Ships That Passed in the Moonlight"

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 89. 2008. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. Web site: Brennan. Sandra. [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=mn0000798601|pure_url=yes}} Cee Cee Chapman {{!}} Biography]. AllMusic. September 12, 2014.
  3. News: Boehm. Mike. K.T. Oslin Leads Country Pack With 5 Nominations. September 12, 2014. Los Angeles Times. March 1, 1989.
  4. News: Brown Gets 5 American Music Award Nominations. September 12, 2014. Deseret News. December 29, 1989.
  5. News: Hurst. Jack. Cee Cee Chapman Cee Cee Chapman (Curb/Capitol.... September 12, 2014. Chicago Tribune. September 20, 1990.
  6. News: Picks and Pans Review: Cee Cee Chapman. September 12, 2014. People. November 5, 1990.
  7. Single Reviews. Billboard. September 8, 1990.
  8. Single Reviews. Billboard. January 5, 1991.
  9. Chapman. Cee Cee. "What Would Elvis Do" (CD single). Curb-Capitol Nashville. 1991. 79823.
  10. Single Reviews. Billboard. January 25, 1992.