Tené Williams - Tené Williams (1993)

Here is another diva that emerged from the world of producer Steve "Silk" Hurley. She burst onto the scene with the Hurley-produced track "Give Him A Love He Can Feel", which managed to hit number 50 on the Billboard 100. Like previous Isle postees Malaika and Jamie Loring, Hurley gave her a breakout track in the vein of his greatest success, Ce Ce Peniston. It was an upbeat soul track with a bit of house that resonated on the dance floor. Then Tené released her self-titled album - and nothing much was heard from her again. It seems this was, in part, due to the fact that, as with Malaika, Hurley did little other production on the album other than the lead off single. His buddy E-Smoove did produce a few tracks, but the rest of the production was left to a gaggle of other R&B producers, and the songs were not that similar to her breakout hit. The R&B song "Just A Matter Of Time" was also released, but to little success. And that's where Tené's story ends, at least as far as I can find out. This looks like a job for Consolecharlie! LOL Till we find out more, enjoy another little-known gem.

Update : Thanks to the indispensable Consolecharlie, I can tell you that Tené's real name is Tiffany, she's married to one of the album's producers, Kyle Bynoe, and after her label failed to support her, she left the industry to concentrate on her religious beliefs. Thanks, CC!

UPDATE 2: Thanks to junkyardsalvation.com, I've discovered that Tené returned to the music scene in 2011 and released a single and video called "Your Love Completes Me".  The girl is looking and sounding fabulous.  Check out her Youtube page for more.

Video for Give Him A Love He Can Feel

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1		Good Morning
2		Give Him A Love He Can Feel
3		Silly For You
4		Missing You
5		This Time Baby
6		Just A Matter Of Time
7		Can We Get Together Tonight
8		Power
9		Jamie's Dream
10		Bluebird