Sabrina Johnston

Sabrina Johnston
Birth nameSabrina Gillison
GenresDance, hip hop
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active1991–present

Sabrina Johnston is an American singer, best known for her 1991 club anthem, "Peace", which reached the Top 10 in the UK Singles Chart.[1]

Career

Johnston grew up in the United States attending summer music camps, dance and voice classes before enrolling at Cheyney State University as a music major.[citation needed] Johnston released her debut single "Peace" in May 1991 on the small New York label JBR Records, and a debut US album titled Peace in the Valley was scheduled for release on the label. Johnston eventually released her debut album, Peace, in 1992, which features her hit single of the same name. Further singles released from the album were "Friendship" and "I Wanna Sing". In the same year, Johnston appeared on the Red Hot Organization's dance compilation album, Red Hot + Dance, contributing an original track, "Peace (Nu-Mix)", to raise awareness and money in support of the AIDS epidemic.

A second album, Sabrina, was released in Japan only in 1996, and re-titled Yum Yum for its US release in 1998. Johnston made an appearance as a backing vocalist on Lauryn Hill's "To Zion", from the 1998 album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.[2]

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart
positions
AUS
[3]
Peace
  • Released: 1992
 143
Yum Yum
  • Released: 1998
 —

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US Dance
[4] 		AUS
[3] 		IRE
[5] 		NOR
[6] 		SWE
[7] 		UK
[1][8]
1991 "Peace" — 24 14 — 23 8 Peace
"Friendship" 30 64 — 9 — 58
1992 "I Wanna Sing" — 115 — — — 46
"Gypsy Woman / Peace Remixes" (split single with Crystal Waters) — — — — — 35 Red Hot + Dance (by Various Artists)
1993 "You Got Me (Love So Sweet)" (US only) — — — — — — singles only
1994 "Satisfy My Love" — — — — — 62
1995 "Free, Gay & Happy" (with Coming Out Crew) — 152 — — — 50
1998 "Reasons" (US only) 31 — — — — — Yum Yum
2001 "Lift You Up" (ITA only) — — — — — — single only
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

References

  1. ^ a b "Official Charts > Sabrina Johnston". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill liner notes". Discogs. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
  3. ^ a b Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
  4. ^ "Billboard > Sabrina Johnston > Chart History > Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 18, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  5. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know > Search results for Sabrina". Fireball Media. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  6. ^ "Sabrina Johnston - Norvegian Chart". norwegiancharts.com. October 16, 2015.
  7. ^ "Sabrina Johnston - Swedish Chart". swedishcharts.com. October 16, 2015.
  8. ^ "Official Charts > Coming Out Crew". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 10, 2019.