KWS was a British dance act from Nottingham, England consisting of instrumentalists/record producers Chris King and Winston "Winnie" Williams, and vocalist Delroy St. Joseph. The band's name is an initialism of the members' surnames, King/Williams/St. Joseph.
Chart history They had a number one single on the UK Singles Chart with the double A-side "Please Don't Go" / "Game Boy".
Keyboard player Chris King appeared on Never Mind the Buzzcocks in the Identity Parade round. At the time he was working as a classic scooter renovator.
Deaths Chris King died on 22 March 2023, at the age of 66.
Winston Williams died on 2 January 2024 at age of 66.
Members Delroy St. Joseph – vocals Winston "Winnie" Williams – keyboards, backing vocals (died 2024) Chris King – keyboards, backing vocals (died 2023)
Discography Studio albums + Title Album details Peak chart positions AUS N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. CANCanadian Albums: Please Don't Go: US KWS/Please Don't Go Released: September 1992 Label: Network 148 56 143
Singles Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUS CANCanadian Singles: "Please Don't Go" FIN GERGerman Singles: "Please Don't Go": IRE NZ SWE SWI US 1992 "Please Don't Go" 1 2 27 2 7 3 9 8 11 6 UK: Gold AUS: Platinum CAN: Gold US: Gold KWS/Please Don't Go "Rock Your Baby" 8 38 — — — 6 32 — — — "Hold Back the Night" (featuring The Trammps) 30 118 — — — 20 — — — — 1993 "Can't Get Enough of Your Love" 49 — — — — — — — — — rowspan="6" "Give Me Love (This Christmas Time)" — — — — — — — — — — 1994 "It Seems to Hang On" 58 — — — — — — — — — "Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)"(with Gwen Dickey) 21 43 — — — — — — — — "The More I Get the More I Want"(featuring Teddy Pendergrass) 35 — — — — — — — — — 1997 "Gimme Little Sign" — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
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