Joyce Sims
Flourishing throughout a transitional period for R&B, Joyce Sims found success in the late '80s with a sound that drew directly from electro and freestyle rather than the emergent house and new jack swing styles. Her vocal performances -- burning and sometimes trilling, but not oversung -- were suited for emotional release on the dancefloor, and were also compatible with material rooted in traditional soul. Sims, who was also a songwriter, keyboardist, and producer, scored nine charting singles during a lengthy career highlighted by "All and All" and "Come Into My Life," the silky latter of which went Top Ten R&B in the U.S. and Top Ten pop in the U.K. She occasionally recorded and regularly performed until her death in 2022.
A native of Rochester, New York, Sims learned to play multiple instruments and studied music in college. Signed to Sleeping Bag Records, she teamed with Kurtis Mantronik, who produced her 1986 debut single, "(You Are My) All and All," which reached number 69 on the U.S. R&B chart and number six on the club chart. In the U.K., it was a number 16 pop hit. Mantronik produced the entirety of Sims' Come Into My Life. Thanks to "All and All" and the even bigger title song -- number ten U.S. R&B, number seven U.K. pop -- it was among the most successful debut albums from an R&B artist in 1987. Sims produced her follow-up All About Love, a more polished 1989 release that placed a trio of singles on the charts.
Sims' output in the '90s was limited to the 1994 single "Who's Crying Now." More active in the 2000s, she released the gospel-house single "Praise His Name" on Junior Vazquez's label in 2004, and two years later self-issued the song's spiritually minded parent LP, A New Beginning. Sims' upbeat Love Song was released in 2015, and though it would be her final album, she continued to tour into the early 2020s. She died on October 23, 2022, at the age of 63.
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Discography
16 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Come into My Life: The Very Best of Joyce Sims
Electronic - Released by Warlock Records on 7 Sep 2010
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Come into My Life
Electronic - Released by Sleeping Bag Records on 1 Jan 1987
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Come into My Life (Remixes)
Electronic - Released by Sleeping Bag Records on 1 Jan 1987
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(You Are My) All and All
Free Jazz & Avant-Garde - Released by Sleeping Bag Records on 1 Jan 1986
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What You Won't Do for Love
Soul - Released by August Rose Records LLC on 22 Jul 2022
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Love Song
Miscellaneous - Released by August Rose Records LLC. on 31 Aug 2015
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All About Love
House - Released by Sleeping Bag Records on 15 Mar 1990
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All About Love LP
Electronic - Released by Sleeping Bag Records on 1 Jan 1989
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A New Beginning
Electronic - Released by Vessel Worldwide Music on 4 Jul 2006
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Who's Crying Now?
Electronic - Released by Warlock Records on 15 Mar 1994
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What The World Needs Now
House - Released by Vessel Worldwide Music on 5 Jun 2007
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All I Want Is You
Miscellaneous - Released by August Rose Records on 9 Sep 2014
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Everybody's Going Through Something
Soul - Released by August Rose Records on 24 Aug 2020
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Love Song (Everybody Needs Somebody) [Housewerq Remixes]
Dance - Released by August Rose Records on 28 Jul 2016
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Come Into My Life (JTSN Remix)
Dance - Released by Cannasutra on 24 Jun 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo