Taylor Dayne
Encyclopedia
Taylor Dayne was born Leslie Wunderman on March 7, 1962 before later adopting her current stage name
. She is an American
pop
vocalist, songwriter
, and dance
artist. Overall, she has had eighteen individual hit songs reach the top ten in Billboard
magazine. These include most recently, the 2011 American and international hit "Floor on Fire" and the 2008 song "Beautiful
", which reached the top spot in Billboard
's Hot Dance Club Play Chart. She has also topped the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
chart three times.
, singing in little-known rock bands such as Felony and Next. She began singing solo after finishing college and released two dance singles under the name Les Lee called "I'm The One You Want" (1985) and "Tell Me Can You Love Me" (1986).
Signed to Arista Records
, her first song to crack the top ten was the dance-pop
hit "Tell It to My Heart
" in late 1987. The song was an instant smash worldwide, peaking in the top five of most major markets worldwide, and achieving a peak of number one in many countries, including Germany
. The hit songs that followed included "Prove Your Love", "I'll Always Love You", "Don't Rush Me", "With Every Beat of My Heart", "Love Will Lead You Back", "I'll Be Your Shelter", "Heart of Stone", "Send Me a Lover", "Naked Without You", and "Whatever You Want".
In the United States, she achieved three gold singles, with "Tell It to My Heart
", "I'll Always Love You", and "Love Will Lead You Back". "I'll Always Love You", a change-of-pace ballad compared to Dayne's earlier releases, was her breakout hit on the Adult Contemporary charts in 1988 and paved the way for future uptempo dance tracks such as "Don't Rush Me" (1988) and "With Every Beat Of My Heart" (1989) to gain acceptance at Adult Contemporary radio.
In 1990, "Love Will Lead You Back
", a Diane Warren
composition, peaked at #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100
and the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
chart. In 1993, she sang a cover of Barry White
' 1974 hit Can't Get Enough of Your Love. The song reached #2 in the Aria
Charts in Australia.
As an actress, Dayne appeared in the 1997 Sci-fi television series Nightman as Carla Day, a singer who is also the leading character's love interest, performing many jazz songs alongside Marc Bonilla and Dragonchoir
. Later on, she performed on Broadway
in Elton John's Aida
in 2001. She has had roles in independent films such as Fool's Paradise (1997), Stag (also in 1997) and Jesus the Driver (2004), as well as the Warren Beatty
-produced 1994 remake of Love Affair
. Dayne also had a recurring role on the Showtime series Rude Awakening
.
Taylor Dayne was featured in the VH1
series Remaking, which featured her close friends, Leah Remini
and Michelle Reid
(also referred to as the Don on VH1). The series documents Dayne's return to music after taking time off to have a family, (she has twins, Levi and Astaria via a surrogate mother
), and premiered her newest song, "Right Now", a result of her collaboration with Rodney Jerkins
.
In April 2006, she was Elton John
's choice to perform at the Nile Rodgers
We Are Family Foundation
tribute to Elton John
.
Dayne also appeared as a guest duet partner on the Fox
TV show Celebrity Duets
which aired in August and September 2006. She was paired with contestant Jai Rodriguez
on the 4th episode which aired September 14, 2006.
On December 11, 2007, Dayne released the first single, "Beautiful
", from her studio album Satisfied
. The song is written by Taylor Dayne and Hitesh Ceon of production-team 3Elementz. Dayne has been promoting the single on many radio stations, including top markets including New York's WKTU. "Beautiful" went to #1 on the Billboard
Charts. She also appeared on The Today Show, Chelsea Lately
, Wake Up With Whoopi
and VH1
. The music video
for the single and the Satisfied album cover were shot by Tony Duran, who has also shot album covers for Justin Timberlake
and Jennifer Lopez
.
She released her fifth album in February 2008 to positive reviews - her first recording studio
album for over eight years. Producers on this record include Rick Nowels
and Gregg Alexander
. The album includes both new material and recreations of some of her favorite contemporary songs.
Dayne appeared in the CMT series Gone Country during its third season. Gone Country season 3, aired on the CMT network January 24, 2009 and its finale aired on March 7, 2009. The chosen winner was Sheila E.
In May 2010, she lobbied congressional leaders on Capitol Hill on behalf of NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) and VH1's Save The Music Foundation to reduce cuts in music education in America's schools.
In July 2010, she released "Facing a Miracle
", the official theme song to the 2010 Gay Games. Dayne performed the song to an audience of 50,000 fans on July 31, 2010 in Cologne
, Germany
. It ended the year at #9 on Perfect Beat's Top Worldwide Singles of 2010. Five years before, however, she replied to the question what her thoughts on gay marriage were: "In the eyes of the Kaballah, [gays] can't be 'married.' That requires actual male and female energy and DNA. In the bigger picture, I think that 'marriage' is about a certain circuitry. I'm as married to my business manager as I would be any husband."
Taylor Dayne is currently working on remastering her Greatest Hits
album. She released a new single called "Floor on Fire" on 22 June 2011, which broke the Billboard Dance/Club Charts Top 10! which will also be included on the Greatest Hits album along with new tracks.
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
. She is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
pop
Popular music
Popular music belongs to any of a number of musical genres "having wide appeal" and is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional music, which are typically disseminated academically or orally to smaller, local...
vocalist, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, and dance
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
artist. Overall, she has had eighteen individual hit songs reach the top ten in Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
magazine. These include most recently, the 2011 American and international hit "Floor on Fire" and the 2008 song "Beautiful
Beautiful (Taylor Dayne song)
-Charts:...
", which reached the top spot in Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
's Hot Dance Club Play Chart. She has also topped the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
chart three times.
Career
Taylor Dayne began singing professionally after graduating from high school in Baldwin, Nassau County, New YorkBaldwin, Nassau County, New York
Baldwin is a hamlet located in the town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 24,033 at the 2010 census.Baldwin is also a station on the Babylon Branch of the Long Island Rail Road....
, singing in little-known rock bands such as Felony and Next. She began singing solo after finishing college and released two dance singles under the name Les Lee called "I'm The One You Want" (1985) and "Tell Me Can You Love Me" (1986).
Signed to Arista Records
Arista Records
Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...
, her first song to crack the top ten was the dance-pop
Dance-pop
Dance-pop is dance-oriented pop music that originated in the early 1980s. Developing from post-disco, it is generally up-tempo music intended for clubs with the intention of being danceable or merely dancey...
hit "Tell It to My Heart
Tell It to My Heart
"Tell It to My Heart" is a song recorded by dance-pop vocalist Taylor Dayne, released as her first single from her debut album of the same name in late 1987. The single was Dayne's first major exposure, and she soon became known for her up-tempo, dance-oriented music.-Background and writing:The...
" in late 1987. The song was an instant smash worldwide, peaking in the top five of most major markets worldwide, and achieving a peak of number one in many countries, including Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The hit songs that followed included "Prove Your Love", "I'll Always Love You", "Don't Rush Me", "With Every Beat of My Heart", "Love Will Lead You Back", "I'll Be Your Shelter", "Heart of Stone", "Send Me a Lover", "Naked Without You", and "Whatever You Want".
In the United States, she achieved three gold singles, with "Tell It to My Heart
Tell It to My Heart
"Tell It to My Heart" is a song recorded by dance-pop vocalist Taylor Dayne, released as her first single from her debut album of the same name in late 1987. The single was Dayne's first major exposure, and she soon became known for her up-tempo, dance-oriented music.-Background and writing:The...
", "I'll Always Love You", and "Love Will Lead You Back". "I'll Always Love You", a change-of-pace ballad compared to Dayne's earlier releases, was her breakout hit on the Adult Contemporary charts in 1988 and paved the way for future uptempo dance tracks such as "Don't Rush Me" (1988) and "With Every Beat Of My Heart" (1989) to gain acceptance at Adult Contemporary radio.
In 1990, "Love Will Lead You Back
Love Will Lead You Back
"Love Will Lead You Back" is a song performed by Taylor Dayne. Released as the second single from Dayne's second album Can't Fight Fate , the ballad debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on January 27, 1990. It reached number one on April 7 that same year and spent 15 weeks in the Top 40...
", a Diane Warren
Diane Warren
Diane Eve Warren , is a US songwriter. Her songs have received six Academy Award nominations, five Golden Globe nominations, including one win and seven Grammy Award nominations, including one win. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001...
composition, peaked at #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...
chart. In 1993, she sang a cover of Barry White
Barry White
Barry White, born Barry Eugene Carter , was an American composer and singer-songwriter.A five-time Grammy Award-winner known for his distinctive bass voice and romantic image, White's greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and with the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring...
' 1974 hit Can't Get Enough of Your Love. The song reached #2 in the Aria
Aria
An aria in music was originally any expressive melody, usually, but not always, performed by a singer. The term is now used almost exclusively to describe a self-contained piece for one voice usually with orchestral accompaniment...
Charts in Australia.
As an actress, Dayne appeared in the 1997 Sci-fi television series Nightman as Carla Day, a singer who is also the leading character's love interest, performing many jazz songs alongside Marc Bonilla and Dragonchoir
Marc Bonilla
Marc Bonilla is a guitarist. He has worked with Keith Emerson , Glenn Hughes , David Coverdale and Kevin Gilbert...
. Later on, she performed on Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
in Elton John's Aida
Aida (musical)
Aida is a musical with music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice, and book by Linda Woolverton, Robert Falls, and David Henry Hwang, and produced by Walt Disney Theatrical....
in 2001. She has had roles in independent films such as Fool's Paradise (1997), Stag (also in 1997) and Jesus the Driver (2004), as well as the Warren Beatty
Warren Beatty
Warren Beatty born March 30, 1937) is an American actor, producer, screenwriter and director. He has received a total of fourteen Academy Award nominations, winning one for Best Director in 1982. He has also won four Golden Globe Awards including the Cecil B. DeMille Award.-Early life and...
-produced 1994 remake of Love Affair
Love Affair (1994)
Love Affair is a 1994 romantic drama film made by Mulholland Productions and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was directed by Glenn Gordon Caron and produced by Warren Beatty from a screenplay by Robert Towne and Beatty, based on the 1939 screenplay by Delmer Daves and Donald Ogden...
. Dayne also had a recurring role on the Showtime series Rude Awakening
Rude Awakening (TV series)
Rude Awakening is a TV series created by Claudia Lonow, aired by Showtime on 55 22-min episodes for 3 seasons .-Story:Rude Awakening tells the story of Billie Frank, an out of work alcoholic ex-soap opera actress. She tries to go sober and become a writer but continues to struggle with her...
.
Taylor Dayne was featured in the VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
series Remaking, which featured her close friends, Leah Remini
Leah Remini
Leah Marie Remini is an American actress and model. She is best known for her role as Carrie Heffernan on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens and as Stacey Carosi on the NBC sitcom Saved by the Bell...
and Michelle Reid
Michelle Reid
Michelle Reid is a popular British writer of over 30 romance novels in Mills & Boon since 1988.-Biography:Michelle Reid born and grew up in Manchester in the Northwest of England with her four siblings...
(also referred to as the Don on VH1). The series documents Dayne's return to music after taking time off to have a family, (she has twins, Levi and Astaria via a surrogate mother
Surrogacy
Surrogacy is an arrangement in which a woman carries and delivers a child for another couple or person. This woman may be the child's genetic mother , or she may carry the pregnancy to delivery after having an embryo, to which she has no genetic relationship whatsoever, transferred to her uterus...
), and premiered her newest song, "Right Now", a result of her collaboration with Rodney Jerkins
Rodney Jerkins
Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician. Jerkins received two Grammy nominations in 2011.-Biography:...
.
In April 2006, she was Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
's choice to perform at the Nile Rodgers
Nile Rodgers
Nile Gregory Rodgers is an American musician, producer, composer, arranger, and guitarist.-Biography:...
We Are Family Foundation
We Are Family Foundation
The We Are Family Foundation is an American 501 nonprofit organization founded in 2001 by songwriter, musician, and producer Nile Rodgers in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks...
tribute to Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
.
Dayne also appeared as a guest duet partner on the Fox
Fox
Fox is a common name for many species of omnivorous mammals belonging to the Canidae family. Foxes are small to medium-sized canids , characterized by possessing a long narrow snout, and a bushy tail .Members of about 37 species are referred to as foxes, of which only 12 species actually belong to...
TV show Celebrity Duets
Celebrity Duets
Celebrity Duets was an American reality television show of the progressive game-show type, which combined celebrities of different backgrounds with professional singers in a weekly elimination competition....
which aired in August and September 2006. She was paired with contestant Jai Rodriguez
Jai Rodriguez
Jai Rodriguez is an actor and musician best known as the culture guide on the Bravo network's Emmy-winning American reality television program Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. He has also co-authored a book with the other Queer Eye hosts.-Biography:Rodriguez is of Puerto Rican and Italian descent,...
on the 4th episode which aired September 14, 2006.
On December 11, 2007, Dayne released the first single, "Beautiful
Beautiful (Taylor Dayne song)
-Charts:...
", from her studio album Satisfied
Satisfied (Taylor Dayne album)
Satisfied is the fifth studio album released by singer-songwriter Taylor Dayne. It includes the lead single, "Beautiful" which went to Number 1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Charts in May 2008. "Crash" was used in a promotional commercial for the ABC network...
. The song is written by Taylor Dayne and Hitesh Ceon of production-team 3Elementz. Dayne has been promoting the single on many radio stations, including top markets including New York's WKTU. "Beautiful" went to #1 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Charts. She also appeared on The Today Show, Chelsea Lately
Chelsea Lately
Chelsea Lately is an American late night comedy talk show hosted by comedian Chelsea Handler on E!. The show debuted on July 16, 2007, and is produced by Handler's production company, Borderline Amazing Productions...
, Wake Up With Whoopi
Wake Up With Whoopi
Wake Up With Whoopi was a morning radio show that aired on various stations in the United States from July 31, 2006 until March 28, 2008. Whoopi Goldberg was the host of the program...
and VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
. The music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for the single and the Satisfied album cover were shot by Tony Duran, who has also shot album covers for Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake
Justin Randall Timberlake is an American pop musician and actor. He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate JC Chasez...
and Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
.
She released her fifth album in February 2008 to positive reviews - her first recording studio
Recording studio
A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...
album for over eight years. Producers on this record include Rick Nowels
Rick Nowels
Richard Wright Nowels Jr. is a Grammy / Ivor Novello award-winning songwriter/producer who has worked with many of the most vibrant artists in contemporary music...
and Gregg Alexander
Gregg Alexander
Gregg Alexander is an American singer/songwriter and producer, best known as the frontman of the New Radicals, who scored the international hit "You Get What You Give" in late 1998. Earlier in life he recorded two solo albums, Michigan Rain and Intoxifornication...
. The album includes both new material and recreations of some of her favorite contemporary songs.
Dayne appeared in the CMT series Gone Country during its third season. Gone Country season 3, aired on the CMT network January 24, 2009 and its finale aired on March 7, 2009. The chosen winner was Sheila E.
In May 2010, she lobbied congressional leaders on Capitol Hill on behalf of NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) and VH1's Save The Music Foundation to reduce cuts in music education in America's schools.
In July 2010, she released "Facing a Miracle
Facing a Miracle
Facing a Miracle is the official theme song to the 2010 Gay Games. Dayne performed the song to an audience of 50,000 fans on July 31, 2010 in Cologne, Germany. It ended the year at #9 on Perfect Beat's Top Worldwide Singles of 2010....
", the official theme song to the 2010 Gay Games. Dayne performed the song to an audience of 50,000 fans on July 31, 2010 in Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It ended the year at #9 on Perfect Beat's Top Worldwide Singles of 2010. Five years before, however, she replied to the question what her thoughts on gay marriage were: "In the eyes of the Kaballah, [gays] can't be 'married.' That requires actual male and female energy and DNA. In the bigger picture, I think that 'marriage' is about a certain circuitry. I'm as married to my business manager as I would be any husband."
Taylor Dayne is currently working on remastering her Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits (Taylor Dayne album)
Greatest Hits is the fourth album by singer-songwriter, Taylor Dayne. It was released in 1995 on Arista Records. Since there was no new material recorded for the album the record label decided to remix and release a song from Dayne's last studio album "Say A Prayer". This was to garner more...
album. She released a new single called "Floor on Fire" on 22 June 2011, which broke the Billboard Dance/Club Charts Top 10! which will also be included on the Greatest Hits album along with new tracks.
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds) |
||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
U.S. R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
CAN Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS... |
UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
JP Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... |
NOR Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
AUT Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
SWE Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
|||
| 1988 | Tell It to My Heart Tell It to My Heart (album) Tell It to My Heart is the debut album by singer-songwriter Taylor Dayne. The LP yielded four top-ten singles: "Tell It to My Heart" , "Prove Your Love" , "I'll Always Love You" and "Don't Rush Me" . The album achieved double-platinum sales in the United States.Two covers were issued for the album...
|
21 | 27 | 47 | 24 | 34 | — | 17 | 19 | 4 |
Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... : 2× Platinum Canadian Recording Industry Association Music Canada is a Toronto-based, non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, artists, manufacture, production, promotion and distribution of music in Canada... : Gold |
| 1989 | Can't Fight Fate Can't Fight Fate Can't Fight Fate is the second album by American singer Taylor Dayne. The album continued her chart success and was certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA... |
25 | — | 23 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 24 |
|
| 1993 | Soul Dancing Soul Dancing Soul Dancing is the third album by singer-songwriter, Taylor Dayne. It was released in 1993 on Arista Records. Soul Dancing peaked at #51 on The Billboard 200. Includes hit singles, "Send Me a Lover", "I'll Wait", "Say a Prayer", and her rendition of Barry White's "Can't Get Enough of Your... |
51 | — | 31 | — | 2 | 51 | — | 39 | 31 |
|
| 1998 | Naked Without You
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | Satisfied Satisfied (Taylor Dayne album) Satisfied is the fifth studio album released by singer-songwriter Taylor Dayne. It includes the lead single, "Beautiful" which went to Number 1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Charts in May 2008. "Crash" was used in a promotional commercial for the ABC network... |
179 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or not released | |||||||||||
Compilations
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1995 | Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (Taylor Dayne album) Greatest Hits is the fourth album by singer-songwriter, Taylor Dayne. It was released in 1995 on Arista Records. Since there was no new material recorded for the album the record label decided to remix and release a song from Dayne's last studio album "Say A Prayer". This was to garner more... |
| 1999 | Performance |
| Master Hits: Taylor Dayne | |
| 2002 | The Best of Taylor Dayne |
| 2003 | Platinum & Gold Collection: Taylor Dayne |
| 2005 | Whatever You Want/Naked Without You |
| Dance Diva: Remixes & Rarities | |
| 2006 | Can't Get Enough of Your Love |
| 2008 | Super Hits |
Other album, Soundtrack & compilation appearances
- One Moment in Time: 1988 Summer Olympics Album (1988) - song: "Willpower"
- Fried Green TomatoesFried Green Tomatoes (film)Fried Green Tomatoes is a 1991 comedy-drama film based on the novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg. It was released in the UK under the novel's full title. Directed by Jon Avnet and written by Fannie Flagg and Carol Sobieski, it stars Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy,...
soundtrack (1991) - song: "Danger, Heartbreak Dead Ahead" - The ShadowThe Shadow (1994 film)The Shadow is a 1994 American superhero film, directed by Russell Mulcahy, and based on the character of the same name created by Walter B. Gibson in 1931. Alec Baldwin starred in the title role...
soundtrack (1994) - song: "Original SinOriginal Sin (Taylor Dayne song)"Original Sin" is a song produced, written and arranged by Jim Steinman. Steinman originally wrote, composed, and produced the song for the album of the same name by the musical team called Pandora's Box...
" - Searching For Jimi Hendrix (1999) - song: "The Wind Cries MaryThe Wind Cries MaryThe Wind Cries Mary is a song by The Jimi Hendrix Experience released as the band's third single, backed with "Highway Chile", on May 5, 1967. It reached no. 6 in the UK Charts. The track is an example of psychedelic blues-rock, as the song is in the key of F major, with a guitar solo primarily...
" - Flawless soundtrack (2000) - song: "Planet Love"
- CircuitCircuit (film)Circuit is a 2001 gay-themed independent film set in the world of gay circuit parties. Written by Dirk Shafer and Gregory Hinton and directed by Shafer, Circuit follows the lives of several people involved in the circuit party scene. Shot on digital video over a period of six months, Shafer was...
soundtrack (2002) - song: "How Many" - The Lizzie McGuire MovieThe Lizzie McGuire MovieThe Lizzie McGuire Movie is a 2003 Walt Disney Pictures comedy film based on the Disney Channel show Lizzie McGuire which was released on May 2, 2003, by Walt Disney Pictures, it was the first Disney Channel series to have a movie for Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Jim Fall with...
soundtrack (2003) - song: "Supermodel" - Overtime Lee RitenourLee RitenourLee Mack Ritenour is an American jazz guitarist who has recorded over 42 albums, appeared on over 3000 sessions, and has charted over 30 instrumental and vocal contemporary jazz hits since 1976. One of his most popular songs was the smash hit, “Is It You” in 1981. Ritenour is considered to be a...
(2005) - songs: "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", "Is It You"
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US Dance Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs... |
US AC Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States... |
CAN Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays.... |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
SWE Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
GER Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
|||
| 1987 | "Tell It to My Heart Tell It to My Heart "Tell It to My Heart" is a song recorded by dance-pop vocalist Taylor Dayne, released as her first single from her debut album of the same name in late 1987. The single was Dayne's first major exposure, and she soon became known for her up-tempo, dance-oriented music.-Background and writing:The... " |
7 | 4 | — | 9 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | Tell It to My Heart |
| 1988 | "Prove Your Love Prove Your Love "Prove Your Love" is a song recorded by dance-pop vocalist Taylor Dayne, released as the second single from her debut album in 1988. Like her previous single "Tell It to My Heart", it is a high energy dance track with aggressive vocal delivery.... " |
7 | 1 | — | 19 | 8 | 30 | 10 | 4 | |
| "I'll Always Love You" | 3 | — | 2 | 11 | 41 | 68 | — | 37 | ||
| "Don't Rush Me Don't Rush Me "Don't Rush Me" is a song written by Alexandra Forbes and Jeff Franzel and performed by Taylor Dayne. It was released in the late summer of 1988 as the fourth single from Dayne's debut album Tell It to My Heart.-Reception and charts:... " |
2 | 6 | 3 | 63 | 76 | 90 | — | 35 | ||
| 1989 | "With Every Beat of My Heart With Every Beat of My Heart "With Every Beat of My Heart" is a song by Taylor Dayne, the lead single from her second album Can't Fight Fate.The single became Dayne's fifth consecutive top 10 single in the United States, peaking at number five. This was her first single to ever include a non-album track for a B-side "With... " |
5 | 8 | 22 | — | 53 | 54 | — | — | Can't Fight Fate |
| 1990 | "Love Will Lead You Back Love Will Lead You Back "Love Will Lead You Back" is a song performed by Taylor Dayne. Released as the second single from Dayne's second album Can't Fight Fate , the ballad debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on January 27, 1990. It reached number one on April 7 that same year and spent 15 weeks in the Top 40... " |
1 | — | 1 | 2 | 69 | 11 | — | — | |
| "I'll Be Your Shelter I'll Be Your Shelter "I'll Be Your Shelter" is a song performed by Taylor Dayne. Released as the third single from Dayne's second album, Can't Fight Fate, the song was a departure from her dance roots, displaying more of a mid-tempo pop/rock quality, yet maintaining the intense vocals for which she had become known.The... " |
4 | — | 15 | 1 | 43 | 4 | — | — | ||
| "Heart of Stone Heart of Stone (Taylor Dayne song) "Heart of Stone" is a song performed by Taylor Dayne, released as the fourth and final single from Dayne's second album, Can't Fight Fate. The single performed better in the U.S. Adult Contemporary charts than it did in the pop charts. Dayne delivers her vocals in a soft engaging manner... " |
12 | — | 8 | — | — | 42 | — | — | ||
| 1993 | "Can't Get Enough of Your Love Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" is a song written, recorded and produced by Barry White. Released as the first single from White's album Can't Get Enough in 1974, the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 and U.S. R&B chart and has since become one of White's signature tunes. It was his second... " |
20 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 34 | 56 | Soul Dancing |
| "Send Me a Lover Send Me a Lover "Send Me a Lover" is a single performed by Taylor Dayne, written by Rick Hahn and George Thatcher, and released on September 6, 1993 from her Soul Dancing album . It peaked at number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 19 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks.-Formats and track listings:U.S... " |
50 | — | 19 | 22 | — | 42 | — | — | ||
| 1994 | "I'll Wait" | 103 | 3 | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | |
| "Original Sin Original Sin (Taylor Dayne song) "Original Sin" is a song produced, written and arranged by Jim Steinman. Steinman originally wrote, composed, and produced the song for the album of the same name by the musical team called Pandora's Box... " |
— | — | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | The Shadow The Shadow (1994 film) The Shadow is a 1994 American superhero film, directed by Russell Mulcahy, and based on the character of the same name created by Walter B. Gibson in 1931. Alec Baldwin starred in the title role... (soundtrack) |
|
| 1995 | "Say a Prayer Say a Prayer "Say a Prayer" was the first single from dance-pop vocalist Taylor Dayne's Greatest Hits compilation album.-Single:Taylor did not record any new tracks for her Greatest Hits release... " |
— | 7 | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | Soul Dancing & Greatest Hits |
| 1996 | "Tell It to My Heart Tell It to My Heart "Tell It to My Heart" is a song recorded by dance-pop vocalist Taylor Dayne, released as her first single from her debut album of the same name in late 1987. The single was Dayne's first major exposure, and she soon became known for her up-tempo, dance-oriented music.-Background and writing:The... " (remix) |
— | 10 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | Greatest Hits |
| 1998 | "Whatever You Want" | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Naked without You |
| "Naked Without You" | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000 | "Planet Love Planet Love "Planet Love" is a song by Taylor Dayne, which was the leading single from the MGM motion picture soundtrack for the 1999 film Flawless, starring Robert De Niro and Philip Seymour Hoffman. It was released on March 21, 2000.... " |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Flawless (soundtrack) |
| 2002 | "How Many How Many "How Many" was the leading single from the motion picture soundtrack for the film Circuit. It was released on December 3rd, 2002 and was Taylor Dayne's last single for five years, until the 2007 release of "Beautiful"... " |
— | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Circuit Circuit (film) Circuit is a 2001 gay-themed independent film set in the world of gay circuit parties. Written by Dirk Shafer and Gregory Hinton and directed by Shafer, Circuit follows the lives of several people involved in the circuit party scene. Shot on digital video over a period of six months, Shafer was... (soundtrack) |
| 2003 | "Supermodel Supermodel (You Better Work) "Supermodel " is the title of a 1992 song by the dance music singer and drag queen RuPaul. It was the third single from his album Supermodel of the World... " |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Lizzie McGuire Movie The Lizzie McGuire Movie The Lizzie McGuire Movie is a 2003 Walt Disney Pictures comedy film based on the Disney Channel show Lizzie McGuire which was released on May 2, 2003, by Walt Disney Pictures, it was the first Disney Channel series to have a movie for Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Jim Fall with... (soundtrack) |
| 2007 | "I'm Not Featuring You" | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single |
| "Beautiful Beautiful (Taylor Dayne song) -Charts:... " |
— | 1 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | Satisfied | |
| 2008 | "My Heart Can't Change My Heart Can't Change My Heart Can't Change is a single released by Taylor Dayne in 2009 from the album "Satisfied".... " |
— | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Crash" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | "Facing a Miracle Facing a Miracle Facing a Miracle is the official theme song to the 2010 Gay Games. Dayne performed the song to an audience of 50,000 fans on July 31, 2010 in Cologne, Germany. It ended the year at #9 on Perfect Beat's Top Worldwide Singles of 2010.... " |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single |
| 2011 | "Floor on Fire" | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits |
| "—" denotes the single failed to chart, not released or chart peak is unknown | ||||||||||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | "Tell It to My Heart" | Scott Kalvert & S.A. Baron |
| 1988 | "Prove Your Love" | Peter Lippman |
| "I'll Always Love You" | Peter Israelson | |
| "Don't Rush Me" | David Hogan | |
| 1989 | "With Every Beat of My Heart" | David Kellogg David Kellogg David Kellogg is an American film, commercial, and music video director.Kellogg has gained prominence for dozens of television spots that he has created for clients such as Pepsi, Fuji, AT&T, Sprite, Coke, Nike, Apple, IBM, MCI, United Airlines, and Mercedes-Benz... |
| 1990 | "Love Will Lead You Back" | Nigel Dick |
| "I'll Be Your Shelter" | Dominic Sena Dominic Sena -Life and career:Sena was born in Niles, Ohio. He is of Italian-American heritage. His family hails from the town of Bagnoli Irpino, Avellino, Italy. As one of the founders of Propaganda Films, Sena worked primarily in music videos early in his career. Sena directed several of Janet Jackson's... |
|
| "Heart of Stone" | Scott Kalvert | |
| 1993 | "Can't Get Enough of Your Love" | Randee St. Nicholas |
| "Send Me A Lover" | ||
| 1994 | "I'll Wait" | |
| "Original Sin" | Russell Mulcahy Russell Mulcahy Russell Mulcahy is an Australian film director. His work is easily recognized by his use of fast cuts, tracking shots and use of glowing lights.- Music videos :... |
|
| 1998 | "Unstoppable" | |
| 2008 | "Beautiful" | Tony Duran |
See also
- List of number-one hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (U.S.)
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart