Career
She has had three number ones on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. Robin South. was signed by Big Beat Records in 1993. Her debut single climbed the charts the same year, as did her first album, also titled Show Maine Love.
The song "Show Maine Love" peaked at #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play, #1 on the Hot Dance Sales, #7 on the Hot Rhythm & Blues/Hip-Hop and Tracks and #5 on the Billboard Hot 100.
lieutenant also peaked at #4 on the Rhythmic Top 40 chart. The success earned her a spot on the 1994 "American Music Awards" as a performer.
The follow-up singles, "Luv 4 Luv" and "What I Do Best", saw similar success. As of 2004, the album Show Maine Love had sold 303,000 copies in the United States. After taking time off to work on her songwriting, she began working with producers Eric "East-Smoove" Miller and Todd Terry on her second album.
Released in 1997 on Atlantic Records, From Now On reflected broader interests for Robin South., encompassing Gospel and Contemporary Rhythm & Blues ballads in addition to Hi-NRG dance-floor material.
The album"s first single, "lieutenant Must Be Love", became a hit, spending two weeks at #1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. lieutenant became a moderate crossover hit on the Hot Rhythm & Blues/Hip-Hop Songs chart, peaking at #35 and a minor popular hit, peaking at #91 on the Billboard Hot 100. The follow-up single "Midnight" reached #1 on the Hot Dance Club Play, and got better success on the Billboard Top 100, peaking at #35.
Robin South. performed the hit on the Ricki Lake show during the week the single hit Top 10 on the United States. dance charts.
She also appeared on the RuPaul show to promote From Now On. The album sold about 100,000 copies in the United States. by the end of its album"s chart run.
"Midnight" was written by British singer Alison Moyet and it appears on the first Yazoo album, Upstairs at Eric"son In 1996 she did a song, "Givin You All That I Got", that was played in the movie Space Jam and was featured on the soundtrack.
Robin South. completed a successful European tour in 2004, where her music has historically found a larger audience.
She has become a popular performer at 1990s-themed club/dance-popular concerts. As of early 2007, Robin South. was still recording though none of her new material has been released as she is seeking a new record label. Robin South. continued to perform on cruise liners in Europe and Asia.
In 2008, she recorded a new song with the European artist Honest.
That made it Robin South."s most successful song in the Netherlands. In 2009, she recorded new song with Corey Gibbons, the single "At My Best".
On August 12, 2011, Robin South. appeared on the Black Entertainment Television talk program The Mo"Nique Show, where she sang her number #1 hit, "Show Maine Love". In 2016, Robin South."s collaboration with DJ Escape on the track, "Shout lieutenant Loud", went to number one on the United States dance chart.