Her second studio set, Thought 'Ya Knew, saw its results on January 25, 1994. Having entered the top-forty only in the UK and Switzerland, the album somewhat failed to match the sales of its predecessor, reaching its peak in the Billboard 200 at position 96. It did, however, make an impact on the dance field, yielding two chart-toppers in the US. "I'm in the Mood", with its incorporated jazz elements, served as the album's pilot single. The latter singles, such as "Keep Givin' Me Your Love" released in the US a year after its European release, and "I'm Not Over You", those achieved top-5 statuses at least. While "Hit by Love", another house anthem, became the singer's fifth club number 1. As a result, she was named Billboard Magazine's #1 Dance/Club Play artist of 1994.
I'm Movin' On, the third album by Peniston, was released on September 9, 1996, and was viewed as a commercial failure. As such it thus did not achieve a presence in the official albums charts. Mid-tempo jam, "Movin' On" featuring rap by Suga T, reached number 83 and her so-called "vocal duel" with JoJo Hailey, "Before I Lay (You Drive Me Crazy)", missed the US Hot 100 altogether. In February 1998 Peniston experienced a late comeback in the overseas, when her remake of Jocelyn Brown's classic "Somebody Else's Guy" climbed to number 13 on the British singles charts; her highest top-100 entry in the island since May 1992. The remixes of the song were released on March 2, 1998 on her import greatest hits compilation The Best Of, her closing album on A&M. While the original version appeared on later collection of her hits, Essential, issued also overseas through Spectrum in 2000.
Subsequently, singer managed to record a number of singles, some of which garnered attention within their genre through various independent labels. Amongst them were three solo tracks such as "He Loves Me 2" (1999), "Lifetime to Love" (2001) and "Eternal Lover" (2004), as well her collaborations with other artists. These included "Reminiscin" with Saison (2001), "Deeper Love" with David Longoria (2005) and "Shame Shame Shame" with Soulshaker (2007).
Since the 2010s, Peniston has released new material mostly in a digital format. While "Nothing Can Stop Me" (2014) received significant airplay on urban AC stations, "Believe" (2015), recorded with Chaos, happened to become her first entry on the US Dance chart in 10 years. One of her most recent releases, namely Purple Funk" (2017), almost topped the Hot Singles Sales component chart.
Albums
Studio albums
List of albums with selected chart positions, certifications and sales figures
Remix mini-album issued as part of the limited AM+ series in Japan, featuring in total eight alternate versions of Peniston's first two solo singles ("Finally" and "We Got a Love Thang").[23]
Remix album issued in Japan, tracking the singer's discography since "Keep On Walkin'" to "Hit by Love" singles. Overall nine 12" versions included, mostly available only on vinyl by then.[25]
Import album and her first greatest hits collection issued in Europe. The set compils eleven singles in total, featuring two additional mixes of "Finally" and "Somebody Else's Guy".[29]
Import album and her second best-of compilation commercially issued first in England through Spectrum, a division of Universal Music Operations.[31] An edited version of "Finally" included instead. (In 2006, released in Japan).[32]
US ten-track split collection issued as part of the Universal Special Products "WC" series, coupling singer with Williams. It features "Finally", "I'm in the Mood", "Before I Lay", "Hit by Love" and "We Got a Love Thang". (In 2002, released also in Canada.)[34]
The Millennium Collection: The Best of CeCe Peniston
Her only compilation issued in the US as part of the 20th Century Masters series[36] with a Universal Music & Video Distribution. It features eleven remastered recordings of her songs, excluding one remix of "Finally".[37]
Three-track digital release[40] manufactured on demand via a division of Amazon.com,[41] also available on DVD/CD compilation Divas of Disco. (Since 2013, a number of editedreissues followed on and/or under various labels and title equivalents.)
Singles
As lead artist
List of singles with selected chart positions, certifications and principal albums
"—" denotes a title that did not chart or was not released in the region. Singles listed in order of their first appearance, regardless of the country of origin.
As featured artist
List of singles with selected chart positions, certifications and principal albums
"Piece of That" (DJ Sun Junkie featuring CeCe Peniston and Dayion)
2016
Released as a digital single[97] (originally intended for her 2009 unreleased album CeCe).[98]
"Reflections of a Disco Ball" (CeCe Peniston featuring Mothers Favorite Child)
2017
Released as a digital maxi single. (It features also an interlude bonus titled "R.O.A.D. B" with Tenth Month.)[99]
"Hot"
2018
Released in the US as a digital maxi single (B-side "You Can Tell Your Friends" incorporating "Finally")[100]
"Make Me Say (Afro Chi Vibe)" (with Ron Carroll)
Released as a digital single.[101] (In 2011 as "Make Me Say Oh (4da Radio Head Mix)", it appeared on download compilation Miami 2011, issued by Juno.[102]
UK 12" single.[109] In EU a Hurley's remix of the song was issued on B-side of the "I'm in the Mood" release,[110] while "I'm Not Over You" in the US.[111]
Originally designed for Nobody Else, her cancelled album release on Silk.[113]
"Runway"
2009
Originally intended for CeCe, another unreleased album. The tracks were released to her community via social networking service MySpace, as well covered through the radio stations.[98]
Appears on 9-track compilation A Christmas Card from Arizona to New York, presented by Phase Four Studios for the World Aid Benefit for 9/11 in 2001.[125]
"I Think About Him" (Full Flava featuring CeCe Peniston)
2003
Another track co-written/recorded for the Flava's compilation Colour of My Soul, issued through Dôme. ("For My Baby" was available on single).[126]
Recorded on 12-inch vinyl by Sharon Pass and Steve Hurley, also known as Voices of Life, for Silk Entertainment. (The song co-written with Eric Miller, was virtually re-issued in December 2015, featuring new remixes.)[127]
"For the Love of You" (Aston Grey Project featuring CeCe Peniston and Tim Gordon)
2015
Appears on the album Changing the Game, issued on Platinum Vybe Recordings.[135] An alternate version of the track, "CeCe Live Mix", was released on the band's 2016 compilation The Hits.
"HBS (Honey Brown Sugah)" (Kevin McCall featuring CeCe Peniston)
Home video of a 2007 five-star concert from Avalon,[27] also known as Live in Hollywood, later issued on CD as well.[26] The European edition included also a bonus material, such as biographies and backstage interviews. (In 2014 reissued in the UK as part of the LIVE Concert Series via Wienerworld.)[27]
^According to an article published by The Chicago Defender in June 2009, her debut album Finally allegedly "sold over 3 million copies".[12] Its source is unknown, neither is whether this figure refers to worldwide or US sales.[12]
^Thought 'Ya Knew also charted in Japan at number 66.[18]
^"Finally" was released on CDS on three separate occasions in the UK – initial release from October 1991 reached position 29, its re-issue in March 1992 resulted in number 2 and a remix from September 1997 in number 26.[11] Upon its international release, the single entered the music charts in Flanders (#3),[50]France (#39),[51]Ireland (#5)[52] and New Zealand (#8).[53] An additional remix from September 2008 topped the Australian Club Tracks,[5] charting at number 33 on the now discontinued Global Dance Tracks,[54] while in May 2017 the original version reached number 2 on the Spotify Rewind.[55]
^"We Got a Love Thang" appeared also in the singles charts in Flanders (#5),[50] Ireland (#15),[52] New Zealand (#33)[53] and Sweden (#34).[57]
^"Keep on Walkin'" made chart entries also in Flanders (#31)[50] and Ireland (#17),[52] while missed the Top 100 in Australia (#123). In August 2011, Peniston released a cover version of the song as her virtual duet with Lavon Collins.[58]
^ abSingles "Crazy Love" and "Inside That I Cried" were released in the US in reverse order.
^"I'm in the Mood" failed to enter the Australian Top 100, climbing to number 197.[5]
^"Keep Givin' Me Your Love" was promoted in England as the second single from Thought 'Ya Knew, while in the US as the fourth, being distributed in 1995 through Columbia in support of the Ready to Wear (Prêt-à-Porter) soundtrack.[59] The title also charted in New Zealand (#26),[53] but missed the Hot 100 after bubbling under at number 101.[60] In Canada for change, it entered the local dance chart (#13).[61]
^"I'm Not Over You" was released in EU[62] mostly as a double A-side single along with "Hit by Love".[63] Whereas in the Netherlands, it appeared as the B-side to the latter single.[64]
^"Hit by Love" was issued in the UK as the third and final single from Thought 'Ya Knew, preceded by "I'm in the Mood" and "Keep Givin' Me Your Love". The B-side to the single included a remix of "Through Those Doors" in the region.[65]
^"Movin' On" was released only in North America and Japan,[66] charting on Canadian RPM Dance at number 16.[61]
^"Before I Lay" was marketed only in the US,[67] managing to peak at number 120.[60]
^"Somebody Else's Guy" was issued only in the overseas, or rather in EU and Japan.[68] In England, the song also charted in the local Chart-Track, placing at number 6 in February 1998.[69]
^"I Know You Want Me" was distributed only in the States. In April 1998 it reached number 9 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop chart.[70]
^"Nobody Else"[71] was released only in some countries, excluding also Japan and the UK.
^"He Loves Me 2"[72] was released only in some countries, excluding also Japan and the UK. In October 2016, the song was re-issued worldwide as a digital maxi single, featuring also new remixes.
^"Lifetime to Love" was distributed within North America.[73]
^"My Boo" was released as a single only on vinyl and in the US.[74]
^"Eternal Lover" was initially issued only in Australia (#15 on the local club chart),[61] France and New Zealand. In 2013, a music download followed worldwide.[75]
^"I'm Feelin' U" was commercially issued only on vinyl and in the US. Virtually, also in the overseas.[76]
^"Same Shame Shame" was released on CD format for promotional purposes only. In October 2007, it charted on the Global Dance Tracks at number 22.[54]
^"Above Horizons" was distributed only in the States.[77]
^"Nothing Can Stop Me" failed to enter the official singles charts, becoming in US an Adult R&B Airplay hit at number 29.[78]
^ ab"Reminiscin"[79] and "Deeper Love"[80] were made for the US.
Top 50 peaks: "CeCe Peniston - Australia - Singles". Hung Medien. eMedia Jungen. australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2015. Finally #8, We Got a Love Thang #36
Top 100 singles and albums peaks, including those peaking between 51-100: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
^ abcd"CeCe Peniston - UK - Albums/Singles". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 21, 2015. Finally #10, Thought 'Ya Knew #31, Finally #29 (1991), #2 (1992), #26 (1997), "We Got a Love Thang #6, I Like It #58, Keep On Walkin' #10, Crazy Love #44, Inside That I Cried #42, I'm in the Mood #16, Keep Givin' Me Your Love #36, Hit by Love #33, Somebody Else's Guy #13
^Paolletta, Michael (May 1, 2004). "Where Have All The Divas Gone?". Billboard. p. 32. Retrieved March 21, 2015. In comparison, Peniston's 1991 album, Finally, has sold 554,000 copies.
^For music recording certifications of Peniston's titles issued in the US, search her name using the "Searchable Database" field.
^"CeCe Peniston (EP)". Amazon. amazon.com. Retrieved March 21, 2015. This product is manufactured on demand using CD-R recordable media
^"CeCe Peniston - US Billboard Hot 100 Singles". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2015. Finally #5, We Got a Love Thang #20, Inside That I Cried #94, Crazy Love #97, I'm in the Mood #32, I'm Not Over You #41, Hit by Love #90, Movin' On" #83
^ ab"CeCe Peniston - US Dance Singles". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2015. Finally #1, We Got a Love Thang #1, Keep On Walkin' #1, I'm in the Mood #1, I'm Not Over You #2, Hit by Love #1, Keep Givin' Me Your Love #4, He Loves Me 2 #24, Lifetime to Love #2
^"CeCe Peniston - US R&B Singles". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2015. Finally #26, We Got a Love Thang #38, Inside That I Cried #10, Crazy Love #31, I'm in the Mood #7, I'm Not Over You #10, Hit by Love #47, Movin' On #29, Before I Lay (You Drive Me Crazy) #52, Keep On Walkin' #3
^"CeCe Peniston - Germany - Singles". Bundesverband Musikindustrie (in German). Media Control GfK International. musicline.de. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2015. Finally #16, We Got a Love Thang #41, I'm in the Mood #68
^"CeCe Peniston - Netherlands - Singles". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Retrieved March 21, 2015. Finally #5, We Got a Love Thang #9, Keep On Walkin' #41, I'm in the Mood #22
^ abc"CeCe Peniston - New Zealand - Singles". Hung Medien. eMedia Jungen. charts.org.nz. Retrieved March 21, 2015. Finally #8, We Got a Love Thang #33, Keep Givin' Me Your Love #26
^ abFor the BillboardGlobal Dance Tracks chart positions, a subscription to billboard.biz website is required:
^"CeCe Peniston - "I Can't Go for That". YouTube. February 2, 2011. youtube.com. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2015. From the sound of it, it may have come off of her canceled album with Silk Entertainment
^"Music Video's Leading Lights in B'board Spotlight". Billboard. November 28, 1992. p. 39. Retrieved March 21, 2015. Film director Millicent Shelton congratulates A&M artist CeCe Peniston on her double win in the Billboard Music Video Awards. Shelton directed Peniston's A&M video "Keep On Walkin'.
