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C. J. Lewis

{{short description|British reggae singer (born 1967)}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = C. J. Lewis

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| birth_name = Steven James Lewis

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1967|2|1}}

| birth_place =

| origin = Peckham, London, England

| genre = Reggae

| occupation = Singer

| instrument = Vocals

| years_active = 1989–present

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C. J. Lewis (born Steven James Lewis,{{cite book

| first= David

| last= Roberts

| year= 2006

| title= British Hit Singles & Albums

| edition= 19th

| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited

| location= London

| isbn= 1-904994-10-5

| page= 319}} 1 February 1967){{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/14700-CJ-Lewis|title=CJ Lewis|website=Discogs.com}} is a British reggae singer. His biggest hit single was the 1994 cover version of "Sweets for My Sweet". The track was produced by Phillip Leo, as was his debut album, Dollars (UK No. 44). The vocals were performed by Samantha Depasois, a British vocalist who also sang on the tracks "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" and "Best of My Love", and provided the vocals for Dollars. Leo co-wrote original material on Dollars, including "Dollars" (UK No. 34) and "R to the A" (UK No. 34).

Discography

= Albums =

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! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title

! rowspan="2" style="width:17em;" | Album details

! scope="col" colspan="3" | Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2" style="width:210px;"| Certifications
(sales thresholds)

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | UK
{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/30178/c-j-lewis/ |title=C J Lewis {{!}} full Official Chart History |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=20 August 2022}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | NLD
{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=CJ+Lewis&titel=Dollars&cat=a |title=GfK Dutch Charts:CJ Lewis(albums) |publisher=GfK Dutch Charts Hung Medien |accessdate=30 November 2013}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | NZ
{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/search.asp?cat=a&artist=cj+lewis&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts |title= charts.nz: CJ Lewis |publisher=charts.nz. Hung Medien |accessdate=30 November 2013}}

scope="row" | Dollars

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  • Released: 1994{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/C-J-Lewis-Dollars/release/3292935 |title=Dollars Album |website=Discogs.com |accessdate=30 November 2013}}
  • Label: MCA

|align="center"| 44

|align="center"| 83

|align="center"| 16

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scope="row" | Rough 'N' Smooth

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  • Released: 1995{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/CJ-Lewis-Rough-n-Smooth/release/1872041 |title=Rough 'N' Smooth Album |website=Discogs.com|accessdate=30 November 2013}}
  • Label: MCA

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|align="center"| 11

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scope="row" | Roadblock

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  • Released: 1998{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/CJ-Lewis-Roadblock-/release/4162710 |title=Roadblock Album |website=Discogs.com|accessdate=30 November 2013}}
  • Label: CNR Music

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scope="row" | Feel My Vibe...
The Best of C.J. Lewis{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/feel-my-vibe-the-best-of-cj-lewis-mw0000372484 |title=Feel My Vibe Album |website=AllMusic |accessdate=30 November 2013}}

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|align="center"| 43

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=Singles=

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rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Title

! rowspan="2"| Year

! colspan="7" | Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Album

style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| UK

!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| AUS
{{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=CJ+Lewis|title=Discography CJ Lewis|website=australian-charts.com|access-date=20 August 2022}}

!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| BEL
{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/afd/CJ-Lewis-Sweets-For-My-Sweet |title=CJ Lewis Belgian Singles|work=Ultratop.be |publisher=ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch |accessdate=30 November 2013}}

!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| FRA
{{cite web|url=https://www.infodisc.fr/Tubes_Artiste_Choisi.php |title=CJ Lewis French Singles |publisher=Infodisc }}

!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| IRE
{{cite web|url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |title=CJ Lewis Irish Singles |publisher=IRMA 2006 – 2008 |accessdate=30 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602061251/http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |archivedate=2 June 2009 }}

!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| NLD
{{cite web|url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=cj+lewis&cat=s |title=CJ Lewis Dutch Singles |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=30 November 2013}}

!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|NZ
{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/search.asp?cat=s&artist=cj+lewis&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts |title=CJ Lewis New Zealand Singles |publisher=charts.nz |accessdate=30 November 2013}}

scope="row"| "Sweets for My Sweet"

| rowspan="4"| 1994

| 3

| 45

| 9

| 69

| 6

| 4

| 3

|rowspan=4 style="text-align:left;"| Dollars

scope="row"| "Uptight (Everything's Alright)"

| 10

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| 24

| —

| 18

| 19

| 11

scope="row"| "Best of My Love"

| 13

| —

| 28

| —

| —

| —

| 11

scope="row"| "Dollars"

| 34

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

scope="row"| "R to the A"

| 1995

| 34

| —

| —

| 15

| —

| 49

| 6

|rowspan=3 style="text-align:left;"| ''Rough 'N' Smooth

scope="row"| "Rough 'N' Smooth"

| rowspan="2"| 1996

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| 7

scope="row"| "Left & Right"

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| 31

scope="row"| "Roadblock"

| 1997

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| 16

| style="text-align:left;"| Roadblock

References

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External links

  • [http://www.discogs.com/artist/CJ+Lewis C.J. Lewis] at Discogs

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Category:1967 births

Category:Living people

Category:20th-century Black British male singers

Category:20th-century British male singers

Category:British reggae singers