Yazz
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Yazz (born Yasmin Evans; 19 May 1960) is a British pop singer, who remains perhaps best known for her 1988 UK number one single "The Only Way Is Up". Some of her records are credited to Yazz and the Plastic Population.
Infobox
Born
(1960-05-19) 19 May 1960 (age 65)Shepherd's Bush, London, England
Genres
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Occupation
Singer
Instruments
Vocals, guitar
Years active
1988–present
Labels
Big LifePolydoreastwestElevationElektra Records
Tables
· Discography › Albums
UK
UK
Year
UK
Album
AUS
Peak chart positions
GER
Peak chart positions
NED
Peak chart positions
NZ
Peak chart positions
SWE
Peak chart positions
SWI
1988
1988
Year
1988
Album
Wanted
Peak chart positions
3
Peak chart positions
43
Peak chart positions
35
Peak chart positions
57
Peak chart positions
27
Peak chart positions
8
Peak chart positions
19
1989
1989
Year
1989
Album
The Wanted Remixes
Peak chart positions
53
Peak chart positions
—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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1994
1994
Year
1994
Album
One on One
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
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—
1997
1997
Year
1997
Album
The Natural Life
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
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—
2001
2001
Year
2001
Album
At Her Very Best and All the Greatest Hits
Peak chart positions
166
Peak chart positions
—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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2008
2008
Year
2008
Album
Running Back to You
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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2011
2011
Year
2011
Album
This Is Love
Peak chart positions
—
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—
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—
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—
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"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Year
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | ||||||
| UK | AUS | GER | NED | NZ | SWE | SWI | ||
| 1988 | Wanted | 3 | 43 | 35 | 57 | 27 | 8 | 19 |
| 1989 | The Wanted Remixes | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | One on One | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | The Natural Life | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | At Her Very Best and All the Greatest Hits | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | Running Back to You | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | This Is Love | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||
· Discography › Singles
UK
UK
Year
UK
Single
AUS
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AUT
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BEL(FL)
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FRA
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GER
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IRE
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NED
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NOR
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NZ
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SWE
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SWI
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US
Peak positions
US Dance
1988
1988
Year
1988
Single
"Doctorin' the House" (Coldcut featuring Yazz & The Plastic Population)
Peak positions
6
Peak positions
45
Peak positions
—
Peak positions
40
Peak positions
—
Peak positions
11
Peak positions
16
Peak positions
20
Peak positions
—
Peak positions
33
Peak positions
—
Peak positions
4
Peak positions
—
Peak positions
3
Album
What's That Noise?(by Coldcut)
"The Only Way Is Up" (as Yazz & The Plastic Population)
"The Only Way Is Up" (as Yazz & The Plastic Population)
Year
"The Only Way Is Up" (as Yazz & The Plastic Population)
Single
1
Peak positions
2
Peak positions
5
Peak positions
1
Peak positions
4
Peak positions
3
Peak positions
1
Peak positions
1
Peak positions
5
Peak positions
1
Peak positions
1
Peak positions
2
Peak positions
96
Peak positions
2
Peak positions
Wanted
"Stand Up for Your Love Rights"
"Stand Up for Your Love Rights"
Year
"Stand Up for Your Love Rights"
Single
2
Peak positions
22
Peak positions
29
Peak positions
4
Peak positions
19
Peak positions
10
Peak positions
1
Peak positions
6
Peak positions
—
Peak positions
8
Peak positions
12
Peak positions
7
Peak positions
—
Peak positions
5
1989
1989
Year
1989
Single
"Fine Time"
Peak positions
9
Peak positions
60
Peak positions
—
Peak positions
28
Peak positions
31
Peak positions
32
Peak positions
4
Peak positions
42
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—
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18
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—
Peak positions
25
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—
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—
"Where Has All the Love Gone"
"Where Has All the Love Gone"
Year
"Where Has All the Love Gone"
Single
16
Peak positions
83
Peak positions
—
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—
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—
Peak positions
40
Peak positions
30
Peak positions
86
Peak positions
—
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—
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—
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1990
1990
Year
1990
Single
"Yazz' Megamix" (France only)
Peak positions
—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
Album
Singles only
"Treat Me Good"
"Treat Me Good"
Year
"Treat Me Good"
Single
20
Peak positions
100
Peak positions
—
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—
Peak positions
—
Peak positions
55
Peak positions
—
Peak positions
48
Peak positions
—
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—
Peak positions
—
Peak positions
28
Peak positions
—
Peak positions
7
1992
1992
Year
1992
Single
"One True Woman"
Peak positions
60
Peak positions
—
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—
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—
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—
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1993
1993
Year
1993
Single
"How Long" (with Aswad)
Peak positions
31
Peak positions
—
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—
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—
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—
Peak positions
52
Peak positions
—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Album
One on One
1994
1994
Year
1994
Single
"Have Mercy"
Peak positions
42
Peak positions
—
Peak positions
—
Peak positions
—
Peak positions
—
Peak positions
86
Peak positions
—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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"Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime"
"Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime"
Year
"Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime"
Single
56
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—
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—
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1996
1996
Year
1996
Single
"Good Thing Going"
Peak positions
53
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—
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—
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Album
The Natural Life
1997
1997
Year
1997
Single
"Never Can Say Goodbye"
Peak positions
61
Peak positions
240
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1998
1998
Year
1998
Single
"Abandon Me"
Peak positions
78
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—
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Album
Single only
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Year
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |||||||||||||
| UK | AUS | AUT | BEL(FL) | FRA | GER | IRE | NED | NOR | NZ | SWE | SWI | US | US Dance | |||
| 1988 | "Doctorin' the House" (Coldcut featuring Yazz & The Plastic Population) | 6 | 45 | — | 40 | — | 11 | 16 | 20 | — | 33 | — | 4 | — | 3 | What's That Noise?(by Coldcut) |
| "The Only Way Is Up" (as Yazz & The Plastic Population) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 96 | 2 | Wanted | |
| "Stand Up for Your Love Rights" | 2 | 22 | 29 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 6 | — | 8 | 12 | 7 | — | 5 | ||
| 1989 | "Fine Time" | 9 | 60 | — | 28 | 31 | 32 | 4 | 42 | — | 18 | — | 25 | — | — | |
| "Where Has All the Love Gone" | 16 | 83 | — | — | — | 40 | 30 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990 | "Yazz' Megamix" (France only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Singles only |
| "Treat Me Good" | 20 | 100 | — | — | — | 55 | — | 48 | — | — | — | 28 | — | 7 | ||
| 1992 | "One True Woman" | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | |
| 1993 | "How Long" (with Aswad) | 31 | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | One on One |
| 1994 | "Have Mercy" | 42 | — | — | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996 | "Good Thing Going" | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Natural Life |
| 1997 | "Never Can Say Goodbye" | 61 | 240 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1998 | "Abandon Me" | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Single only |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||||
References
- "Yazz at 50: The only way is uplifting God | UK | News | Daily Express"https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/176648/Yazz-at-50-The-only-way-is-uplifting-God
- British Hit Singles & Albums
- "Official Charts > Yazz"https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/25138/yazz/
- "BPI Certified Awards > Search Results > Yazz"https://web.archive.org/web/20151014022535/http://i.imgur.com/FLtY0eG.jpg
- "The Top of the Pops Chart > January 8–14, 1989"https://web.archive.org/web/20151005032505/http://scans.chartarchive.org/UK/1989/02%20-%2014%20January%20-%20RM%20S%20A%20C.jpg
- "Yazz 'Treat Me Good' (US promotional poster)"https://web.archive.org/web/20151002052457/http://i.imgur.com/IcR53CD.jpg
- "Yazz ♥ One True Woman (liner notes from the 'One True Woman' UK promotional CD single)"https://web.archive.org/web/20151002053908/http://i.imgur.com/YTD5arn.jpg
- "Life and Music of 80s Pop sensation: Yazz"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShC_r7tmaQQ
- "Yazz at 50: The only way is uplifting God"https://web.archive.org/web/20151014024021/http://i.imgur.com/sTEjyPw.jpg
- "New Releases > Wanted: 3CD Deluxe Digipak Edition – Yazz"http://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/wanted-3cd-deluxe-digipak-edition/
- "australian-charts.com > Yazz in Australian Charts"https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Yazz
- "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Suchen nach: Yazz"https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artist_search=Yazz&do_search=do
- "dutchcharts.nl > Yazz in Dutch Charts"https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Yazz
- "charts.nz > Yazz in New Zealand Charts"https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Yazz
- "swedishcharts.com > Yazz in Swedish Charts"https://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Yazz
- "hitparade.ch > Yazz in der Schweizer Hitparade"https://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Yazz
- "austriancharts.at > Yazz in der Österreichischen Hitparade"https://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Yazz
- "Ultratop > Yazz in Ultratop Vlaanderen"https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Yazz
- "lescharts.com > Yazz dans les Charts Français"https://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Yazz
- "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for Yazz (from irishcharts.ie)"https://i.imgur.com/qMeHliu.jpg
- "norwegiancharts.com > Yazz in Norwegian Charts"https://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Yazz
- Billboardhttps://www.billboard.com/artist/yazz/chart-history/hsi/
- Billboardhttps://www.billboard.com/artist/yazz/chart-history/dsi/