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Chanteuse Country US née Sylvia Jane Kirby le 9 Décembre 1956 à
Kokomo (Indiana).
Growing up in
Kokomo, IN, Sylvia moved to Nashville around Christmas of 1975 with a definite
game plan: get a job as a secretary, get to know influential people in town, and
build a career as a recording artist. The plan worked. She picked up a job as
the receptionist for Pi-Gem Music, headed by record producer Tom Collins. She
started singing on demo sessions, and Collins helped her secure a recording
contract with RCA.
Since she'd never performed live before, Sylvia ended up learning to do concerts
at the same time she was making hit records. With an engaging voice, a bubbly
personality, and a beautiful appearance, Sylvia was practically a marketing
dream, and Collins built her sound around catchy melodies and strong backbeats.
Songs like "Drifter" (number one, 1981), "The Matador" (1981), "Nobody" (number
one, 1982), and "Like Nothing Ever Happened" (1982) became big hits; "Nobody"
even crossed over into the pop Top 40. The material was often lyrically shallow,
however, and Sylvia grew increasingly frustrated. She left Collins and recorded
a pair of albums with record producer Brent Maher. The second was never released. Sylvia,
instead, was dropped by RCA in 1987.
She used the opportunity for personal growth (she toured almost constantly
during the height of her career and was emotionally drained) and to develop as a
songwriter. In 1992, she re-emerged as a touring artist and pursued a recording
deal with self-penned material that was inner-directed and uplifting.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_(singer)
Talents : Vocals
Style musical : Country Pop, Soft Rock, Urban Cowboy
https://youtu.be/-_a3gSyAk5A?si=xhsuW8X9JyhEs_MS
Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles
| 09/1979 | SP RCA VICTOR PB-11735 (US) | . | You Don't Miss A Thing / Cry Baby Cry |
| 04/1980 | SP RCA VICTOR PB-11958 (US) | . | It Don't Hurt To Dream / No News Is Good News |
| 08/1980 | SP RCA VICTOR PB-12077 (US) | . | Tumbleweed / Anytime Anyplace |
| 01/1981 | SP RCA VICTOR PB-12164 (US) |
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Drifter / Missin' You |
| 04/1981 | SP RCA VICTOR PB-12214 (US) |
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The Matador / Cry Baby Cry |
| 1981 | SP RCA PB-12214 (S) |
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The Matador / Cry Baby Cry |
| 08/1981 | SP RCA VICTOR PB-12302 (US) | . | Heart On The Mend / Rainbow Rider |
| 12/1981 | SP RCA VICTOR PB-13020 (US) | . | Sweet Yesterday / I Feel Cheated |
| 05/1982 | SP RCA VICTOR PB-13223 (US) | . | Nobody / I'll Make It Right With You |
| 1982 | SP RCA RCA 298 (UK) | Nobody / I'll Make It Right With You | |
| 1982 | SP RCA VICTOR PB 3223 (GER) |
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Nobody / I'll Make It Right With You |
| 1982 | SP RCA RCA 298 (UK) |
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Nobody / I'll Make It Right With You |
| 1982 | SP RCA RPS-92 (JAP) |
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Nobody / I'll Make It Right With You |
| 09/1982 | SP RCA VICTOR PB-13330 (US) | . | Like Nothing Ever Happened / Drifter |
| 02/1983 | SP RCA VICTOR GB-13490 (US) | . | Like Nothing Ever Happened / Nobody |
| 03/1983 | SP RCA VICTOR PB-13501 (US) | . | Snapshot / Tonight I'm Gettin' Friendly With The Blues |
| 1983 | SP RCA RPS-114 (JAP) |
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Snapshot / Tonight I'm Gettin' Friendly With The Blues |
| 07/1983 | SP RCA VICTOR PB-13589 (US) | . | Boys Gets Around / Who's Kidding Who |
| 11/1983 | SP RCA VICTOR PB-13689 (US) | . | I Never Quite Get Back (From Loving You) / So Complete |
| 02/1984 | SP RCA VICTOR PB-13755 (US) |
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Victims Of Goodbye / Unguarded Moments |
| 07/1984 | SP RCA VICTOR PB-13838 (US) | . | Love Over Old Times / I Just Don't Have The Heart |
| 01/1985 | SP RCA VICTOR PB-13997 (US) | . | Fallin' In Love / True Blue |
| 05/1985 | SP RCA VICTOR PB-14107 (US) | . | Cry Just A Little Bit / Only The Shadows Know |
| 11/1985 | SP RCA VICTOR PB-14217 (US) | . | I Love You By Heart (with Michael JOHNSON) / Eyes Like Mine (with Michael JOHNSON) |
| 06/1986 | SP RCA VICTOR PB-14375 (US) | . | Nothin' Ventured, Nothin' Gained / Come To Me |
| 02/1987 | SP RCA VICTOR 5127-7-R (US) | . | Straight From My Heart / Makes You Wanna Slow Down |
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Albums
| 03/1981 | LP 12" RCA VICTOR AHL1-3986 (US) |
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DRIFTER - Drifter / Tumbleweed / I'm Going With Him / It Don't Hurt To Dream / Matador / Whippoorwill / Heart On The Mend / Cry Baby Cry / Missin' You / Rainbow Rider |
| 05/1982 | LP 12" RCA VICTOR AHL1-4312 (US) |
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JUST SYLVIA - Nobody / Mirage / Sweet Yesterday / You're A Legend In Your Own Mind / You Can't Go Back Home / Like Nothing Ever Happened / I'll Make It Right With You / Not Tonight / I Feel Cheated / The Mill Song (Everybody's Got A Dream) |
| 1982 | LP 12" Westwood One LG 82-50 (US) (transcription) |
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Live From Gilley's - The Letter / Don't It Make You Wanna Dance / Tumbleweed / Goodhearted Woman / Crazy / Heart On The Mend / Drifter / Sweet Yesterday / Higher & Higher / Like Nothing Ever Happened / Not Tonight / Nobody / The Matador |
| 1982 | LP 12" RCA RCALP 3108 (UK) |
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Sweet Yesterday - Nobody / Mirage / Drifter / Sweet Yesterday / You're A Legend In Your Own Mind / Cry Baby Cry / You Can't Go Back Home / Like Nothing Ever Happened / It Don't Hurt To Dream / Not Tonight / I Feel Cheated / Missin' You / The Mill Song (Everybody's Got A Dream) / I'll Make It Right With You |
| 03/1983 | LP 12" RCA VICTOR AHL1 4672 (US) |
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SNAPSHOT - Snapshop / Tonight I'm Gettin' Friendly With The Blues / Winter Heart / Bobby's In Vicksburg / Gone But Not Forgotten / Boy Gets Around / Who's Kidding Who / Jason / So Complete / I Never Quite Got Back (From Loving You) |
| 03/1984 | LP 12" RCA VICTOR AHL1 4960 (US) |
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SURPRISE - Give 'em Rhythm / Unguarded Moments / Victims Of Goodbye / Isn't It Always Love / Love Over Old Times / I Just Don't Have The Heart / One Foot On The Street / On The Other Side Of Midnight / Surprise / It's Still There |
| 02/1985 | LP 12" RCA VICTOR AHL1-5413 (US) |
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ONE STEP CLOSER - Fallin' In Love / One Step Closer / Breakin' It, Cry Just A Little Bit / I Can't Help The Way I Don't Feel / Read All About It / Only The Shadows Know / I Love You By Heart / True Blue / Eyes Like Mine |
| 11/1986 | CD RCA 5618-1-R (US) |
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GREATEST HITS - Nobody / Tumbleweed / Drifter / Cry Just A Little Bit / Fallin' In Love / Straight From My Heart / Sweet Yesterday / Never My Love / Snapshot |
| 1986 | LP 12" Westwood One LG 86-40 (US) (transcription) |
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Live From Gilley's - Give Em Rhythm / Read All About It / Sylvia Hits Medley / One Step Closer / Breakin' It / Never Got Back / Like Nothing Ever Happened / Eyes Like Mine / Cry Just A Little Bit / Fallin' In Love / Matador / Nobody |
| 07/1996 | CD Red Pony SH 796-CD (US) |
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The Real Story - Soon As I Find My Voice / I've Been Down Too Long / Chance Encounter / Hand Me Down / Even A Cowboy Can Dream / See How Much I Love You / Sweet Shall Your Welcome Be / The Real Story / Whole Heart / Thank God I'm Coming Home / More Than It Has Ever Rained / Sonom / I Will Not Forget You |
| 10/1997 | CD RENAISSANCE RMED-0210 (US) |
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ANTHOLOGY - You Don't Miss A Thing / It Don't Hurt To Dream / Tumbleweed / Drifter / Matador / Heart On The Mend / Sweet Yesterday / Nobody / Like Nothing Ever Happened / Snapshot / Boy Gets Around / I Never Quite Got Back / Victims Of Goodbye / Love Over Old Times / One Step Closer / Fallin' In Love / Cry Just A Little Bit / I Love You By Heart / Nothin' Ventured Nothin' Gained / Straight From My Heart / Never My Love / Knockin' Around / Blame It On Love / Turn My Heart Away |
| 12/2001 | CD Red Pony RPR-1101 (US) |
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Where In The World - Where In The World / Dance With Father Time / Crazy Nightingale / Bird On A Wire / Marcie / Arrow / Bus Stop / In My Life / Watching Life With The Sound Turned Down / Song Of Bernadette / Nobody |
| 09/2002 | CD RCA 07863-65125-2 (US) |
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RCA COUNTRY LEGENDS - Tumbleweed / Nobody / Cry Baby Cry / No News Is Good News / Anytime Anyplace / Drifter / Tonight I'm Gettin' Friendly With The Blues / So Complete / True Blue / Eyes Like Mine / Come To Me / Makes You Wanna Slow Down / I Never Quite Got Back (From Loving You) / Bobby's In Vicksburg / Cry Just A Little Bit / Boy Gets Around |
| 11/2002 | CD Red Pony RPR-1102 (US) |
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A Cradle In Bethlehem - Guided By A Star - O Come, O Come Emmanuel / O Holy Night / Angels We Have Heard On High / A Cradle In Bethlehem / Christmas Bells / My Grown-Up Christmas List / Silent Night / When Heaven's Calling You / What Child Is This? / Ave Maria |
| 03/2007 | CD SONY A 706539 (US) |
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SYLVIA - Nobody / Drifter / Fallin' In Love / Tumbleweed / The Matador / Cry Just A Little Bit / Isn't It Always Love / Like Nothing Ever Happened / Snapshot / You Can't Go Back Home |
| 10/2016 | CD Red Pony RPR-1103 (US) |
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It’s All In The Family - Every Time A Train Goes By / Somebody's Daughter / Leave The Past In The Past / A Right Turn / All In The Family / Grandpa Kirby Runnin' The Hounds / Immigrant Shoes / Cumberland Rose / Hope's Too Hard / I Didn't Know What I Was Missing / Here Lately / Do Not Cry For Me |
| 06/2018 | CD Red Pony RPR-1104 (US) |
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Second Bloom - The Hits Re-Imagined - Drifter / Nobody / Tumbleweed / Fallin' In Love / Cry Just A Little Bit / Sweet Yesterday / Like Nothing Ever Happened / Snapshot / I Love You By Heart (In Memory Of Michael Johnson) / You Can't Go Back Home |
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