Search - Artist/Band: Kim Wilde

• Name: Kim Wilde
• Birthday: 11/18/1960
• Birth Place: Chiswick, London, England
• Decades Active: 1980,1990
• Genre: Rock
• Styles: Hi-NRG, Pop/Rock, Dance-Pop, New Wave, Euro-Pop, Club/Dance
• Moods: Party/Celebratory, Sexy, Stylish, Campy, Energetic, Exuberant, Playful, Carefree, Fun, Happy

Title	Release
Platinum	06/24/2008
Never Say Never	09/11/2006
Hits Collection	08/16/2006
Best 1200	06/27/2005
Best of Kim Wilde WA	01/01/2004
Best of the 80's WA	01/01/2004
Divine	01/01/2004
Now & Forever: Single Collection [Japan]	06/24/2002
Rough & Tough: Best of Kim Wilde	03/01/2002
The Collection [Polygram] WA	08/28/2001
The Very Best of Kim Wilde [EMI] WA	2001
Kim Wilde Collection	04/25/2000
Original Gold	04/27/1999
Original Gold: Kim Wilde	1998
The Gold Collection	1996
Now and Forever	11/1995
If I Can't Have You	1994
The Remix Collection	12/13/1993
The Singles Collection 1981-1993 WA	11/09/1993
Love Is.....	1992
Love Moves	1990
Close	1988
Another Step WA	1986
Teases & Dares WA	1984

The daughter of '50s British pop singer Marty Wilde, Kim Wilde had several pop hits during the '80s. Initially, her synth-driven pop fit in with the new wave movement, but as the decade progressed, it became clear that her strength was mainstream pop.

In 1980, Kim Wilde signed with producer Mickie Most's Rak Records, releasing her first single, "Kids in America," early in 1981. "Kids in America" climbed to number two on the British charts that spring, while her second single, "Chequered Love," made it into the Top Ten; her self-titled debut album performed as well as her singles. The following year, "Kids in America" became a Top 40 hit in America, while Select kept her in the British charts. However, Wilde wasn't able to keep her momentum going and it wasn't until late 1986 that she had another hit with a dance cover of The Supremes' "You Keep Me Hangin' On," which charted in the Top Ten on both sides of the Atlantic. Wilde never had another hit in America, yet she was back in the charts in the summer of 1987 with "Another Step (Closer to You)," a duet with Junior Giscombe. After the single's success, she began changing her image, becoming sexier. The approach didn't entirely pay off, though she had a handful of hit singles from her 1988 album, Close, including "You Came," "Never Trust a Stranger," and "Four Letter Word." Wilde continued to record in the '90s, scoring the occasional hit, either in the dance or adult contemporary field. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide