Kym Sims was one of the top requests on this blog, so her feature her was a must. Surely everyone knows Kym's hit "Too Blind To See It", a top ten hit almost everywhere except North America, where it just reached the Billboard Top 40 at #38. Kym moved to California shortly after high-school and was doing back-up vocals at Motown and singing commercial jingles when she hooked up with popular house producer Steve "Silk" Hurley, who was fresh off success with Ce Ce Peniston. Like previous postees Jamie Loring, Malaika and Tené Williams, Kym wanted the sound that made Ce Ce a hit. And she got it in spades. But unlike fellow Hurley-ites Tene, Malaika and fellow postee D'Bora, Kym had a unique style. It helped that she was a songwriter herself, and was behind two of Ce Ce's hits, "We Got A Love Thang" and "Keep On Walkin'" (as well as songs by Jamie and Tené). And her voice was unique, higher and 'poppier', but capable of a soulful diva wail as well. Her album is a solid house and R&B scorcher. She had another top 20 hit in the UK (and hit #86 on the Billboard Hot 100) with "Take My Advice" (which samples underground dance classic "For The Same Man" by B Beat Girls), but follow up "A Little Bit More" didn't fare as well. Then she, like so many others on the Isle, disappeared. She returned to the dance charts a couple of times years later with the brilliant anthem "I Must Be Free" and "We Gotta Love", and released the MP3 only "Just Can't Get Enough". And apparently she showed up performing with Busta Rhymes and Tone Loc on the Early Show in 1999. But little has been heard from her recently, and this is one diva who deserves the spotlight again, as we, her rabid public, demand a little bit more!UPDATE (May 2013): An anonymous poster just informed me that Kym is BACK!! She has a new website and an amazing new song, "Good Morning"! Kym, I can assure you that everyone here is thrilled to have you back and in rare form! :) Here are links to her sites and songs:
Video for Good Morning
Buy "Good Morning" at CD Baby
Kym's Website
Kym on Twitter
Kym on Facebook
Video for Too Blind To See It
Video for Take My Advice
Video for A Little Bit More
Download Too Blind To See It
| 1 | Too Blind To See It | |
| 2 | Take My Advice | |
| 3 | A Little Bit More | |
| 4 | Take Me To The Groove | |
| 5 | One Look | |
| 6 | I Found Love | |
| 7 | Shoulda Known Better | |
| 8 | In My Eyes | |
| 9 | Never Shoulda Let You Go | |
| 10 | I Can't Stop | |
| 11 | Too Blind To See It (Soul Mix) |
