Cee Cee Chapman

Cee Cee Chapman
Cee Cee Chapman
Birth name	Melissa Carol Chapman
Born	December 13, 1958 (age 66); Portsmouth, Virginia
Genres	Country
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Instrument	Guitar
Years active	1988–1993
Labels	Curb, Capitol

Cee Cee Chapman (born Melissa Carol Chapman on December 13, 1958 in Portsmouth, Virginia^[1]) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Chapman was signed to Curb Records.^[2] She charted five singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.^[1]

Chapman was nominated for Top New Female Vocalist at the 1988 Academy of Country Music Awards.^[3] She was also nominated for Favorite Country New Artist at the American Music Awards of 1990.^[4]

Jack Hurst of the Chicago Tribune gave Chapman's eponymous second album three stars out of four, calling her a "straight-ahead singer" who "attacks almost any kind of song here with obvious personal involvement that is often stunning."^[5] The album also received a favorable review from People, which stated that it was "characterized by intelligent song selection" and that Chapman "at times [sounds] like Cher gone down-home."^[6]

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details
Twist of Fate	Release date: 1988 Label: Curb Records
Cee Cee Chapman	Release date: August 27, 1990 Label: Curb/Capitol Records

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
Year	Single	US Country ^[1]	Album
1988	"Gone but Not Forgotten" (with Santa Fe)	60	Twist of Fate
1989	"Frontier Justice"	51
	"Twist of Fate"	49
	"Love Is a Liar"	64
1990	"Everything"^[7]	—	Cee Cee Chapman
1991	"Exit 99"^[8]	—
1991	"What Would Elvis Do"^[9]	—
1992	"A Winter's Night"^[10]	—	Twist of Fate
1992	"Two Ships That Passed in the Moonlight"	64	Cee Cee Chapman
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
1989	"Twist of Fate"
1990	"Everything"	Greg Crutcher
1992	"A Winters Night"
1992	"Two Ships That Passed in the Moonlight"

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
^ Brennan, Sandra. "Cee Cee Chapman | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
^ Boehm, Mike (March 1, 1989). "K.T. Oslin Leads Country Pack With 5 Nominations". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
^ "Brown Gets 5 American Music Award Nominations". Deseret News. December 29, 1989. Archived from the original on September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
^ Hurst, Jack (September 20, 1990). "Cee Cee Chapman Cee Cee Chapman (Curb/Capitol..." Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
^ "Picks and Pans Review: Cee Cee Chapman". People. November 5, 1990. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. September 8, 1990.
^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. January 5, 1991.
^ Chapman, Cee Cee (1991). ""What Would Elvis Do" (CD single)". Curb-Capitol Nashville. 79823.
^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. January 25, 1992.

[whitburn-1] Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

[2] Brennan, Sandra. "Cee Cee Chapman | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved September 12, 2014.

[3] Boehm, Mike (March 1, 1989). "K.T. Oslin Leads Country Pack With 5 Nominations". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 12, 2014.

[4] "Brown Gets 5 American Music Award Nominations". Deseret News. December 29, 1989. Archived from the original on September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.

[5] Hurst, Jack (September 20, 1990). "Cee Cee Chapman Cee Cee Chapman (Curb/Capitol..." Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2014.

[6] "Picks and Pans Review: Cee Cee Chapman". People. November 5, 1990. Retrieved September 12, 2014.

[7] "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. September 8, 1990.

[8] "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. January 5, 1991.

[9] Chapman, Cee Cee (1991). ""What Would Elvis Do" (CD single)". Curb-Capitol Nashville. 79823.

[10] "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. January 25, 1992.

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