Stevie B

Biography

Singer, songwriter, and producer Stevie B. was among the leading lights of the Miami dance music scene of the late 80s, later reaching the top of the pop charts with the mega-hit "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)." A native of South Florida, he worked a variety of dead-end jobs ranging from car-wash attendant to fast-food server before scoring his debut hit with 1987s "Party Your Body," which grew from a regional success to national club smash; it was also the title track of his 1988 debut LP, which went gold. With 1989s In My Eyes, Stevie B. launched his first Top 40 hit, "I Wanna Be the One"; its follow-up, "Love Me for Life," soon cracked the Top 40 as well. With 1990s "Because I Love You," he reached the pinnacle of his success, with the singles accompanying album Love and Emotion also generating a pair of Top 20 hits, "Ill Be by Your Side" and the title cut. However, with the subsequent rise of alternative rock, Stevie B.s light dance-pop sound lost much of its mainstream appeal, and he never again recaptured his previous success, with records including 1992s Healing and 1996s Waiting for Your Love appearing to little notice. The Best of Stevie B. followed in 1998. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.