Robbie Nevil
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Robbie Nevil (born Robert S Nevil, 10 February 1960, in Los Angeles, California) is an American pop singer-songwriter / guitarist. His surname is often mis-spelled 'Neville'.
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[edit] Career
Nevil's self-titled debut album in 1986 gave him a string of Billboard Hot 100 hits, although his subsequent albums were not as successful. He is best remembered for the song "C'est La Vie," a #1 dance hit that spent two weeks at #2 on the Hot 100 in early 1987.
Between 1986 and 1991, Nevil recorded three solo albums, the self-titled first being the most successful. It was produced by Alex Sadkin and Phil Thornally and recorded in England. Prior to this, he was involved in writing material for other Top 40 acts. Nevil also sang a duet with female vocalist Courtney Love at the funeral service for American pop artist, Andy Warhol.
In recent years, Nevil has been more involved in producing and writing for other artists than in solo performance. He co-wrote three songs on the chart-topping High School Musical soundtrack: "The Start of Something New", "We're All In This Together" and "I Can't Take My Eyes Off of You." He co-wrote the theme song to Hannah Montana, "The Best of Both Worlds", and co-wrote three other songs that appear on the Hannah Montana soundtrack album.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Robbie Nevil (1986) #37 US
- A Place Like This (1988) #118 US
- Day 1 (1991)
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | US Hot 100 | US Dance | US R&B | UK singles | Album |
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| 1986 | "C'est La Vie" | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | Robbie Nevil |
| 1987 | "Dominoes" | 14 | 22 | - | 26 | Robbie Nevil |
| 1987 | "Wot's It To Ya" | 10 | 10 | 69 | 43 | Robbie Nevil |
| 1988 | "Back On Holiday" | 34 | - | 52 | - | A Place Like This |
| 1989 | "Somebody Like You" | 63 | - | - | - | A Place Like This |
| 1991 | "Just Like You" | 25 | - | - | - | Day 1 |
| 1991 | "For Your Mind" | 86 | - | 93 | - | Day 1 |
[edit] See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
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