C. J. Lewis
CJ Lewis, and CJ Lewis, ( real name: Steven James Lewis, born 1 February 1967 in Peckham ) is a British reggae singer, DJ and songwriter of Jamaican descent. His biggest hit was called Sweets for My Sweet, and was the 1994 cover version of the 1961s hit the Drifters.
Biography
At age fourteen put CJ Lewis as a disc jockey at street festivals. When he was sixteen years old, he moved with his parents to Jamaica, where he was brought close to the original reggae. The late 1980s, Lewis came back to London. A short time later, his first reggae singles were released on an independent label. Hypnotic Love and Why Do Fools Fall in Love? rose to high positions in the British reggae charts.
The breakthrough in the commercial charts succeeded in 1994 with the cover of the Drifters hits Sweets for My Sweet, which was successfully across Europe and in England, debuted at # 3. The result of single Everything Is Alright ( Uptight ), whose original was sung in 1965 by Stevie Wonder, boarded fourth year later entered the top 10 in the UK. The new version of the 1977 classic Emotions Best of My Love created a chart listing, this time ranked 13th place with 34 for Freedom was the year in which the debut album dollar was number 41 in the UK, a successful end.
Decoupling R to the A from the 1995 album Rough 'n' Smooth is so far the last song by CJ Lewis, who made it into the UK charts.