Another post?? Yes! Another male pop singer?? Why yes! Today we bring you late 80s/early 90s pop singer Kevin Paige. Born October 10, 1966 in Memphis, TN. According to All Music Guide I was able to find the following info about his beginnings:The youngest of nine children, his father was a radio singer for NBC during the 1940s. After earning consecutive All-State drummer honors in high school, Paige gigged with a number of local bands, includingthe Press, Xavion, and Finger Print before mounting a solo career and signing to Chrysalis in 1989 to release his self-titled debut LPKevin's debut single was Don't Shut Me Out. With it's mix of dance, pop, r&b, funk, etc. it was destined to be a hit. It was. It peaked at #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the fall of 1989.
The 2nd single was Anything I Want and was just as eclectic as his debut. By spring of 1990 Kevin scored his second Top 40 hit with the song peaking at #29. For whatever reason a third single never saw the light of day. If it did I certainly don't remember it. What little info I could find only mentioned these two singles. The success of these two singles was enough for this self-titled debut album (did I mention he wrote, produced and arranged it?) to peak at #107 on the Billboard 200. Apparently he also opened for Deborah 'Debbbie' Gibson back in the day. On a side note, I saw both the Out Of the Blue and Electric Youth tour and I don't ever remember him opening for her. Milwaukee (my hometown) must have gotten jipped!
So after making a sizable dent on the charts, you'd think a follow-up was inevitable. So the google search began. What do you know.
WE FOUND HIM!
Turns out he's still performing. He and his wife, Bethany Paige, perform every Friday & Saturday at Alfred's On Beale in Memphis! So what has Mr. Paige been doing w/ himself all these years? Turns out he's been writing songs for other acts (i.e. Martina McBride) as well as releasing several Christian albums. The duo has released their latest Dangerous Kind which can be purchased via the duo's official website. Who knew?
Let's take a trip back in time and revisit Kevin's two top 40 hits. First up Don't Shut Me Out:
Anything I Want...
8 comments:
Nice article! I actually didn't know who this artist was until I heard the song and it sounded somewhat familiar. Regardless, it was fun to learn about someone new. I liked the Bomitoni experience. Si si! Write more!
I started this blog as a way to find out "where are they now?" of some of my old faves from growing up and some random trashy acts here and there. I've been slacking, so I am trying to post more! Thanks for your feedback!
Aha, good job Bunny! Another one of the few male artists whose album I bought back in the day. He did release one more promo single from the album, but it obviously went nowhere:
http://www.discogs.com/Kevin-Paige-A-Touch-Of-Paradise/release/1296052
Tigra! I knew he had to have another single from this album!! THanks for the info!! I'll update the post when I have some time.
I remember "Don't Shut Me Out"! They used to play an American top 40 countdown on Australian radio every Sunday night when I was a kid and I listened to it religiously. It's nice that he's still around and doing his thing. Is "Touch Of Paradise" a John Farnham cover?
Kevin & Bethaney are so wonderful...if anyone reading this makes it to Memphis, you definitely need to go to Alfred's and check them out. They sound great and it is just FUN.
I remember Kevin Paige, as I lived in Memphis at the time these 2 songs hit. I wouldn't doubt that a great deal of his chart success was due in large part to the amount of air-play he got there! He even sang at a few of the karaoke shows I MC'd there. I've been looking for his stuff on mp3 but haven't had any success.
I almost wore out this cassette back in the day. I just now dubbed it from the tape to my computer and have it on my iPod. Sounds very good, as it was an XDR cassette in the first place. I was taken back to my freshman year in college, instantly. That's very cool that he and his wife still make music together.
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