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Yazz Born Yasmin Evans In Shepherd's Bush London On May 19 1960 Is A British Pop Singer Who Remains Best Known For Her Successful 1988 Dance Track "The Only Way Is Up". After A Spell As A Catwalk Model She Scored A Number Of Club Hits After Recording With Group Biz In 1983. Her First Commercial Success Came In Early 1988 When She Supplied The Vocals On Coldcut's "Doctorin' The House". She Soon Launched A Solo Career On Big Life Records A Label Set Up By Her Future Husband Jazz Summers Releasing Her Debut Single "The Only Way Is Up" In The Summer Of 1988. It Went On To Spend Five Weeks At The Top Of The Chart Eventually Becoming The Biggest Selling UK Single Of The Year. Suddenly One Of Britain's Biggest Pop Acts Her Follow Up Was Another Big Hit Whilst Her Debut Album Went Top Ten. She Continued To Have Hits Into 1989 But Has Since Recorded Only Sporadically Releasing One Single During 1990 And Not Releasing Another Until 1992. She Returned To The Charts In 1993 Performing With Aswad On The Top 40 Hit "How Long". She Continued To Release Singles Well Into The 1990s Including A Cover Version Of The Jackson 5's "Never Can Say Goodbye". In 1997 She Recorded The Album Natural Life Which Was Only Released In Some Parts Of Europe And Asia. Contents Hide 1 Discography 1.1 Albums 1.2 Singles 2 Sources Edit Discography Edit Albums
Wanted 1988 UK #3 AUS #43 The Wanted Remixes 1989 UK #53 One On One 1994 Natural Life 1997 At Her Very Best 2001 UK #166 Edit Singles
"Doctorin' The House" With Coldcut 1988 UK #6 Ger # 11 "The Only Way Is Up" 1988 UK #1 US #96 AUS #2 NZ #1 Ger # 3 "Stand Up For Your Love Rights" 1988 UK #2 AUS #22 NZ #8 Ger # 10 "Fine Time" 1989 UK #9 NZ #18 Ger # 32 "Where Has All The Love Gone" 1989 UK #16 Ger # 40 "Treat Me Good" 1990 UK #20 AUS #100 Ger # 55 "One True Woman" 1992 UK #60 "How Long" With Aswad 1993 UK #31 Ger # 52 "Have Mercy" 1994 UK #42 Ger # 86 "Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime" 1994 UK #56 "Good Thing Going" 1996 UK #53 "Never Can Say Goodbye" 1997 UK #61 "Abandon Me" 1998 UK #79
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The Only Way Is Up" Is A Song Written By George Jackson And Johnny Henderson Originally Released In 1980 As A Single By Soul Singer Otis Clay. This Popular Cover Became A Chart-Topping Single For Yazz And The Plastic Population In 1988. It Reached The Top Ten 10 In Numerous Countries' Singles Charts
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Yazz Born Yasmin Evans In Shepherd's Bush London On May 19 1960 Is A British Pop Singer Who Remains Best Known For Her Successful 1988 Dance Track "The Only Way Is Up". After A Spell As A Catwalk Model She Scored A Number Of Club Hits After Recording With Group Biz In 1983. Her First Commercial Success Came In Early 1988 When She Supplied The Vocals On Coldcut's "Doctorin' The House". She Soon Launched A Solo Career On Big Life Records A Label Set Up By Her Future Husband Jazz Summers Releasing Her Debut Single "The Only Way Is Up" In The Summer Of 1988. It Went On To Spend Five Weeks At The Top Of The Chart Eventually Becoming The Biggest Selling UK Single Of The Year. Suddenly One Of Britain's Biggest Pop Acts Her Follow Up Was Another Big Hit Whilst Her Debut Album Went Top Ten. She Continued To Have Hits Into 1989 But Has Since Recorded Only Sporadically Releasing One Single During 1990 And Not Releasing Another Until 1992. She Returned To The Charts In 1993 Performing With Aswad On The Top 40 Hit "How Long". She Continued To Release Singles Well Into The 1990s Including A Cover Version Of The Jackson 5's "Never Can Say Goodbye". In 1997 She Recorded The Album Natural Life Which Was Only Released In Some Parts Of Europe And Asia. Contents Hide 1 Discography 1.1 Albums 1.2 Singles 2 Sources Edit Discography Edit Albums
Wanted 1988 UK #3 AUS #43 The Wanted Remixes 1989 UK #53 One On One 1994 Natural Life 1997 At Her Very Best 2001 UK #166 Edit Singles
"Doctorin' The House" With Coldcut 1988 UK #6 Ger # 11 "The Only Way Is Up" 1988 UK #1 US #96 AUS #2 NZ #1 Ger # 3 "Stand Up For Your Love Rights" 1988 UK #2 AUS #22 NZ #8 Ger # 10 "Fine Time" 1989 UK #9 NZ #18 Ger # 32 "Where Has All The Love Gone" 1989 UK #16 Ger # 40 "Treat Me Good" 1990 UK #20 AUS #100 Ger # 55 "One True Woman" 1992 UK #60 "How Long" With Aswad 1993 UK #31 Ger # 52 "Have Mercy" 1994 UK #42 Ger # 86 "Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime" 1994 UK #56 "Good Thing Going" 1996 UK #53 "Never Can Say Goodbye" 1997 UK #61 "Abandon Me" 1998 UK #79 read less
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Wanted 1988 UK #3 AUS #43 The Wanted Remixes 1989 UK #53 One On One 1994 Natural Life 1997 At Her Very Best 2001 UK #166 Edit Singles
"Doctorin' The House" With Coldcut 1988 UK #6 Ger # 11 "The Only Way Is Up" 1988 UK #1 US #96 AUS #2 NZ #1 Ger # 3 "Stand Up For Your Love Rights" 1988 UK #2 AUS #22 NZ #8 Ger # 10 "Fine Time" 1989 UK #9 NZ #18 Ger # 32 "Where Has All The Love Gone" 1989 UK #16 Ger # 40 "Treat Me Good" 1990 UK #20 AUS #100 Ger # 55 "One True Woman" 1992 UK #60 "How Long" With Aswad 1993 UK #31 Ger # 52 "Have Mercy" 1994 UK #42 Ger # 86 "Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime" 1994 UK #56 "Good Thing Going" 1996 UK #53 "Never Can Say Goodbye" 1997 UK #61 "Abandon Me" 1998 UK #79 read less
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The Only Way Is Up" is a song written by George Jackson and Johnny Henderson, originally released in 1980 as a single by soul singer Otis Clay. This popular cover became a chart-topping single for Yazz and the Plastic Population in 1988. It reached the top ten 10 in numerous countries' singles charts Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.