Sandy B
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'''Sandra Barber''' is a [[House music]] and [[dance music]] [[singer]] from [[New York City|New York]] who uses the stage name '''Sandy B'''.
==Music career==
She is primarily known for two of her [[solo (music)|solo]] [[gramophone record|records]] which reached #1 on [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'s Dance/Club Play [[record chart|chart]], "Make the World Go Round" and "Ain't No Need To Hide" in 1996 and 1997, respectively. Both [[song]]s were [[record producer|produced]] by the duo [[Deep Dish]]. [[Stonebridge (DJ)]] [[remix]]es of "Make The World Go Round" were also released.
In an unusual reversal of the conventional music industry success story, Sandy B had her #1 hits after leaving a major [[record label]] for an indie label. Though her two [[chart topper]]s were released on [[Champion Records]], her debut #1 [[single (music)|single]] "Feel Like Singin" had been released in 1993 on [Nervous Records]. She also released a single "Back Together" in 1994 on King Street Sounds.
After "Make The World Go Round" hit #1, Nervous included the [[David Morales]] remix of "Feel Like Singin" on the dance [[compilation album]], ''100% Pure Dance''.
In 1998 Sandy had an on-screen appearance in the [[film|movie]] ''[[Donnie Brasco]]'', starring [[Al Pacino]] and [[Johnny Depp]].
In 2000 and 2001 she had hits with singles released by the group Karmadelic, on which she performed the lead vocals. "Check It Out" reached #2 on the [[Hot Dance Music/Club Play]], and "Nothingness" peaked at #10 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. Both songs secured moderate Rhythmic/Dance format airplay.
In 2003, she released a solo record "Lose Our Love" via the Junior Vasquez Music label, and it also saw the release of "Love Burns", written by Janice Robinson and produced by Stonebridge.
==Recent times==
In 2004, she contributed vocals to the song "Medicine" which was credited to DJ Mike Cruz Presents China Ro & Sandy B, on [[Nervous Records]], featuring remixes by Dezrok. The same year, she also released "The Beat Is Inside You", credited to DJ Exacta & Sandy B. Sandy B is currently seeking a new label home and working on new material.
In 2005 Sandy co-wrote a song "Risen" with Janice Robinson, which went platinum in [[Belgium]] for the [[pop music|pop]] [[musician|artist]], Natalia. In 2006 you could hear her "Being True To Her Groove" in the [[Disney]] [[animation]] ''[[Kronk's New Groove]]''.
==Discography==
===Albums===
* 2003: ''Lose Our Love''
=== Singles ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Single
! <small> [[Hot Dance Club Play|U.S. Dance]]
! Album
|-
| 1993
| Feel Like Singin'
|align="center"|1
| ''Feel Like Singin'' CD Single
|-
| 1994
| Back Together
|align="center"|-
| ''Back Together'' CD Single
|-
| 1996
| Make the World Go Round
|align="center"|1
| ''Make the World Go Round'' CD Single
|-
| 1997
| Ain't No Need to Hide
|align="center"|1
| ''Ain't No Need to Hide'' CD Single
1997
|-Rolands Clarks URBAN SOUL
| 2000
| Check It Out
|align="center"|2
| ''Check It Out'' CD Single
|-
| 2001
| Nothingness
|align="center"|10
| ''-''
|-
| 2004
| Medicine
|align="center"|
|''-''
|-
| 2004
| The Beat Is Inside You
|align="center"|
|''-''
|}
==See also==
* [[List of number-one dance hits (United States)]]
* [[List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart]]
==External links==
* [http://www.myspace.com/therealsandyb - Sandy B's Official Myspace]
[[Category:American female singers]]
[[Category:American soul singers]]
[[Category:American dance musicians]]
[[Category:American house musicians]]