Over her over twenty years long career, Peniston released only three solo studio albums: Finally (1992), Thought 'Ya Knew (1994) and I'm Movin' On (1996) - each on A&M Records. She was still active, though, in recording singles also the last decade. Her fourth set CeCe, originally slated for its release in August 2011 on the independent label West Swagg Music Group,[1] was not released by now.
Before entering the music industry, Peniston participated in beauty competitions and was crowned Miss Black Arizona in 1989, and Miss Galaxy in 1990.[6][7] In addition, she was honored by the Governor's Key to the State of Arizona, and inducted into the Phoenix College Hall of Fame.[3]
Music awards and nominations
ASCAP Awards
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is a not-for-profit performance rights organization that protects its members' musical copyrights by monitoring public performances of their music, whether via a broadcast or live performance, and compensating them accordingly.[8] Peniston won three awards:[A]
A^Steve Hurley received two ASCAP Writer's Awards for the songs recorded with Peniston. One for "Keep On Walkin'", while two years later another for "I'm Not Over You".[9]
B^ Claude Borenzweig, the director of "Finally" music video, won the category Best Director - Dance.[10][11]
BMI Awards
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) is one of three United States performing rights organizations, along with ASCAP and SESAC. It collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed.[12] Peniston received one award:
VH1: 100 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time was a five-part series compiled by the music channel in 2000 that tracked mostly the disco era. The show, hosted by Paula Abdul, featured interviews, original commentaries, archival clips and rare concert footage.[18]
C^ The series won Gloria Gaynor's hit "I Will Survive" from 1979. "Finally" finished as the 29th.[19] In 2006, the Slant Magazine published its own list of 100 Greatest Dance Songs, Peniston was not included though.[20]
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies. The number of sales or shipments required for a silver, gold, (multi-)platinum or diamond threshold depends on the population of the territory in which the title is released. These certificates are not automatic; the record label must pay a fee to have carried out an audit into the release in question.[22]
BPI certifications
The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) is the UK record industry's trade association. The level of the award varies and certificates are usually awarded on the basis of the amount of units the release has shipped, rather than the amount it has sold.[23] Peniston received two certifications:
The Music Canada, formerly known as Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA), represents the interests of Canadian companies that create, manufacture and market sound recordings. Similarly to the BPI, they provide audio or video certifications, using only different thresholds.[24] Peniston received one certified award:
Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums, compiled by David Kent from 1974 to 1998. Afterwards, RIAA, who had been using the report under license for a number of years, chose to produce their own charts as the 'ARIA Charts'.[28]
MuchMusic Countdown, originally sponsored by Coca-Cola (as the Coca-Cola Countdown) is a ninety-minute music video program block aired on Canadian music television station MuchMusic.[29]
The Canadian singles/albums chart was originally published by magazine RPM. Since November 2000, the Jam![usurped]Canoe website publishes a comprehensive collection of the official Canadian record charts (as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan).[31] Peniston entered a RPM Year-End Dance/Urban chart:
Dutch Top 40 is one of the three official singles charts in the Netherlands. Apart from Single Top 100, the Top 40 and Mega Top 50 include airplay data (i.e. the more often a song is played on the radio, the higher it is placed also in the chart).[32] Peniston scored in one Dutch singles year-end chart (compiled by the Top 40 list) of 1992 with two her songs:
The U.S. Billboard Year-End charts are a cumulative measure of a single or album's performance in the United States, based upon the Billboard magazine charts during any given chart year.[38] Peniston topped one U.S. end of year chart, being nominated in total twenty-nine times:
Cashbox, the most prominent competitor of Billboard and Record World (previously known as Music Vendor), was a weekly magazine that published charts of song popularity in the United States of America.[47]
Club Chart is a U.S. list of Top 50 dance music/electronic songs. The chart is compiled monthly by a panel of DJs from across the States since 2003, and published via DanceMusic.about.com, an online resource.[49]
D^ The song shared the 85th position in the Club Year-End chart with Nelly Furtado's hit Maneater in common.[49]
Record Research
Record Research Inc. was founded by the world-renowned musicologist Joel Whitburn who, along with a team of researchers, examines in detail all of Billboard's music and video charts in addition. His annual pop listings therefore differ.[50]
Traxsource is a leading U.S.-based dance music digital music downloads site that specialize in Underground music (such as House, Soulful, Deep, Jackin, Tech, Electro, Progressive, Indie Dance, Space Disco, Soul/Funk/Disco), providing various bitrates and formats for each download.[52]
Music VF is a music database combining the U.S. and UK music charts entries since the 19th century. The U.S. charts information is based on Billboard's charts, while the British on the Official UK Charts Company stats.[54]
The Miss Black Arizona Scholarship Pageant was developed to promote cultural awareness and celebration of black women and girls in the state of Arizona. The program is open to contestants ages 3–27 with six divisions and titles granted each year.[59]
^ abcdFor music recording sales certifications of Peniston and their sales quota, search by her name using the particular link, depending on the territory.
^"'Steve "Silk" Hurley - Biography"(PDF). Silk Entertainment. Comcast Interactive Media. March 2007. home.comcast.net. Archived from the original(PDF) on June 29, 2011. Retrieved March 20, 2011. He received ASCAP Writer's Awards for "Keep On Walkin'", "Too Blind To See It" and "I'm Not Over You
^"42nd Grammy Awards - 2000". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Rock On The Net. February 23, 2000. rockonthenet.com. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
^"Billboard Year-End". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. billboard.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
^ abFor year-end chart positions of "Finally" as compiled by U.S. Billboard, only billboard.biz subscribers will access the specific billboard.biz links.
^ abFor year-end chart positions of "We Got a Love Thang" as compiled by U.S. Billboard, only billboard.biz subscribers will access the specific billboard.biz links.
^ abFor year-end chart positions of "Keep On Walkin'" as compiled by U.S. Billboard, only billboard.biz subscribers will access the specific billboard.biz links.
^ abTo review the Peniston ranking as classified by U.S. Billboard in the Year-End Chart of 1994, use the attached link finding a relevant page as listed below, depending on a category.
"The Year in Music - 1994". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. December 24, 1994. books.google.com. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
Top Pop Singles Artists of 1994, see page YE-26, "CeCe Peniston #73".
Top Pop Singles Artists Female of 1994, see page YE-28, "CeCe Peniston #14".
Top R&B Artists of 1994, see page YE-31, "CeCe Peniston #23".
Top R&B Artists Female of 1994, see page YE-31, "CeCe Peniston #7".
Top R&B Albums of 1994, see page YE-32, "Thought 'Ya Knew by CeCe Peniston #71".
Top R&B Singles Artists of 1994, see page YE-34, "CeCe Peniston #15".
Top Dance Music Club Play Artists of 1994, see page YE-74, "CeCe Peniston #1".
Top Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales Artists of 1994, see page YE-76, "CeCe Peniston" #15".
^ abcFor year-end chart positions of "I'm Not Over You" as compiled by U.S. Billboard, only billboard.biz subscribers will access the specific billboard.biz links.
^ abFor year-end chart positions of "I'm in the Mood" as compiled by U.S. Billboard, only billboard.biz subscribers will access the specific billboard.biz links.
^To review the U.S. Billboard end-of-year positions of "Hit By Love" single, only billboard.biz subscribers will access the specific billboard.biz link.
"CeCe Peniston - Record Research - Year-End - 1994"(PDF). Joel Whitburn. Record Research. gregshomepages.com. Retrieved March 13, 2011. "I'm in the Mood" #122, "I'm Not Over You" #152 and "Hit by Love" #314
