Mary Kiani
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Mary Kiani | |
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| Also known as | Märy Kiani |
| Born | 27 March 1965 |
| Genres | Dance |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Label | Mercury |
Mary Kiani, usually spelled Märy Kiani on her records, is a Scottish singer who first had hit songs as vocalist for dance music act The Time Frequency (TTF) in the early 1990s and later a solo career.[1] Before TTF, Kiani was a session musician and has toured with Donny Osmond and performed vocals on The Simpsons' Yellow Album. Kiani was born in Glasgow to Pakistani parents originally from Rawalpindi.
The Time Frequency
[edit]"Real Love", featuring Kiani, the group's only top 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaked at No. 8 in November 1993.[2] Other charting singles with Kiani were "New Emotion" No. 36, and "The Ultimate High" / "Power Zone" No. 17. Hit singles for the group without Kiani were "Such a Phantasy" No. 25 and "Dreamscape '94" No. 32.[2]
Solo career
[edit]After leaving the Time Frequency, Kiani signed a solo recording contract with Mercury Records. She topped numerous club charts and her early singles all made the UK chart. "When I Call Your Name" made No. 18, the double A-side release "I Give It All To You" / "I Imagine" peaked at No. 35, and was followed into the charts by the cover of "Let the Music Play" which reached No. 19. Her fourth release "100%", her last single to be remixed by Motiv8 was another hit at No. 23, and "With or Without You" (a U2 cover) peaked at No. 46.[3] All the singles were taken off her album Long Hard Funky Dreams, which was commercially less successful.
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]| Title | Album details |
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| Long Hard Funky Dreams | |
| The Sydney Sessions |
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| Little Things Mean a Lot |
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Singles
[edit]| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCO [4] |
UK [5] |
UK Dance [6] | ||||||||||||
| 1995 | "When I Call Your Name" | 3 | 18 | 1 | Long Hard Funky Dreams | |||||||||
| "I Give It All to You"/"I Imagine" | 20 | 35 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1996 | "Let the Music Play" | 9 | 19 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1997 | "100%" | 12 | 23 | 3 | ||||||||||
| "With or Without You" | 21 | 46 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1999 | "Wrap You Up" | — | — | — | The Sydney Sessions | |||||||||
| 2008 | "Anything is Possible" | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2015 | "Family" | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Singles with The Time Frequency
[edit]| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCO [7] |
UK [8] |
UK Dance [9] |
UK Indie [10] | |||||||||||
| 1992 | "Real Love" | — | 60 | — | — | Dominator | ||||||||
| New Emotion (EP)[nb 1] | — | 36 | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1993 | The Power Zone EP | — | 17 | — | — | |||||||||
| "Real Love '93" | — | 8 | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2002 | "Real Love 2002" | 12 | 43 | 10 | 4 | Futurelands | ||||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ This release is actually called EP with the Official Charts listing it as New Emotion (EP)[11] after the first track, The other tracks on the EP were "Retribution 93 (The Prodigy Meets TTF)", "Higher Than Heaven (Remix)" and "U41A"[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Beverley, Lyons & Liz Showbiz (21 November 2006). "the Razz: show buzz". Daily Record. Scotland. p. 14.
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 560. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 300. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Scottish singles chart peaks:
- "When I Call Your Name". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- "I Give It All to You/I Imagine". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- "Let the Music Play". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- "100%". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- "With or Without You". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "UK singles chart peaks". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ UK dance singles chart peaks:
- "When I Call Your Name". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- "I Give It All to You/I Imagine". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- "Let the Music Play". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- "100%". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- "With or Without You". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ The Time Frequency Scottish singles chart peaks:
- "Real Love 2002". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "The Time Frequency UK singles chart peaks". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ The Time Frequency UK dance singles chart peaks:
- "Real Love 2002". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ The Time Frequency UK independent singles chart peaks:
- "Real Love 2002". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "NEW EMOTION (EP) by THE TIME FREQUENCY". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ Internal Affairs/Clubscene Records/Zomba Records Limited cat no. KGBD 009
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