Geoffrey Williams Explained

Geoffrey Williams
Birth Name:	Geoffrey Williams
Birth Date:	1963
Origin:	London, England
Genre:	Soul, funk, pop
Occupation:	Singer, songwriter, musician, producer
Years Active:	1984–present
Instrument:	Vocals, keyboards, guitar
Label:	Atlantic, Polydor, Giant, EMI, Hands On Records, Movement Records, Oyster Music, Kobalt Music
Website:	geoffreywilliams.wordpress.com

Geoffrey Williams is an English singer and songwriter. Five of his singles charted on the UK Singles Chart in the 1990s.^[1] In the U.S., "It's Not a Love Thing", from his third album Bare (1992), reached No. 70 on the Billboard Hot 100.^{[2] [3]}

Discography

Albums

• Heroes, Spies and Gypsies (1988, Atlantic Records)^[4]
• Prisoner of Love (1989, Atlantic)
• Bare (1992, Giant Records/Reprise Records)^[5]
• The Drop (1996, Hands On Records)^[6]
• Move into Soul (2008, Oyster Music)^[7]
• Yes Is the Answer! (2012, Kobalt Music)^[8]

Singles

• "I Want You to Stop (Calling Me Up)" (1984, Code Records)
• "There's a Need in Me" (1987, Polydor)
• "Cinderella" (1988, Polydor), Germany, No. 9
• "Lipstick" (1988, Atlantic)
• "Prisoner of Love" (1989, Atlantic)
• "Blue" (1989, Atlantic)
• "It's Not a Love Thing" (1992, EMI, UK; Giant/Reprise, U.S.) — UK, No. 63; U.S., No. 70
• "Summer Breeze" (1992, EMI) — UK, No. 56
• "Deliver Me Up" (1992, Giant/Reprise)
• "Sex Life" (1995, Hands On) — UK, No. 83
• "I Don't Want to Talk About It" (1995, Hands On)
• "I Guess I Will Always Love You/Free Your Mind" (1995, Hands On) — UK, No. 91
• "I Guess I Will Always Love You" (1996, Hands On) — UK, No. 79
• "Drive" (1996, Hands On) — UK, No. 52
• "Sex Life" (1997, Hands On) — UK, No. 71
• "Somewhere on a Beach" (2005, Oyster Music)

As songwriter

• "Born This Way" (cowritten by Simon Stirling; from Dusty Springfield's Reputation, 1990)
• "I'll Be There" (cowritten by Simon Stirling; from Eternal's Always & Forever, 1993)^[9]
• "Rosanna's Little Sister" (cowritten by Chuck Norman; from Color Me Badd's Time and Chance, 1993)
• "Whatever Happens" (cowritten by Gil Cang, Michael Jackson, Jasmine Quay, and Teddy Riley; from Jackson's Invincible, 2001)

Current work

Williams currently teaches at The University of Melbourne.

He still releases music on his Bandcamp page. The most recent releases were The Sidewinder Project, which was a collection of collaborations in 1997/1998 and Cosmic Love EP.

Notes and References

1. Web site: GEOFFREY WILLIAMS – full Official Chart History – Official Charts Company. .
2. Web site: Geoffrey Williams Top Songs . Music VF . 12 August 2018.
3. Billboard, 12 April 1997, page 49: "The same night, R&B singer-songwriter Geoffrey Williams and his band gave a performance at London's Hanover Grand to launch his album 'The Drop' (Hands On Records). The gig ended with a version of his top 50 hit 'Drive,' which is ..."
4. Web site: Geoffrey Williams – Heroes, Spies And Gypsies . discogs . 12 August 2018.
5. Web site: Geoffrey Williams – Bare . discogs . 12 August 2018.
6. Web site: Geoffrey Williams – The Drop . discogs . 12 August 2018.
7. Web site: Geoffrey Williams – Move into Soul . discogs . 12 August 2018.
8. Web site: Geoffrey Williams – Yes Is The Answer! . discogs . 12 August 2018.
9. Web site: Eternal (2) – Always And Forever . discogs . 12 August 2018.