Stevie B is considered by most to be the king of freestyle music. During the freestyle craze from the late 1980s to the early 1990s, Stevie B released numerous hit sings. His first three records that were released all went certified U.S. gold. The names of those records were “Party your body,” “In my eyes,” and “Love and emotion.”
Stevie B is a talented musician as he not only sings his music, but he also writes and produces most of his music. His fame came a bit later than most music artists. By the time he had a hit song he was already in his late 20s. This was of course better late than never. To many freestyle music fans, Stevie B is the face of Latin hip hop. His music’s unique sound had a major influence on the direction of freestyle music.
Top songs from Stevie B
The first Stevie B hits came from his 1988 album “Party your body.” The hit single “Party your body” song was actually released in 1987 and was a smash hit at dance clubs. The song would make its way to #40 on the U.S. Dance Chart and #67 on the U.S. R&B Chart. “Dreamin of love” was another smash hit for Stevie B. It only went to #80 on the U.S. Billboard, but it hit #21 on the U.S. Dance Chart. Another hit from this album and a Stevie B signature song is “Spring love” (Come back to me.) For many freestyle fans, “Spring love” will always be one of their all time favorite freestyle songs. “Spring love” made it to #43 on the U.S. Billboard, but it made its way all the way to #5 on the U.S. Dance Chart.
The very next year, Stevie B dropped a new album titled “In my eyes.” The single track “In my eyes” hit #37 on the U.S. Billboard and #21 on the U.S. Dance Chart. “I wanna be the one” was another smash hit as it made its way to #32 on the U.S. Chart and #39 on the U.S. Dance Chart. “Girl I am searching for you” also charted at #56 on the U.S. Billboards.
Also on the “In my eyes” album was a song called “Love me for life.” This song was a slow love ballad that was much different from the usual Stevie B dance songs that everyone was used of. “Love me for life” was a hit and made its way to #29 on the U.S. billboard, and up to this point in Stevie B’s career, it was his highest U.S. billboard charting song.
The next album release for Stevie B was “Love and emotion” which came out it 1990. The self titled track “Love and emotion” made it all the way to #15 on the U.S. Billboard and #43 on the U.S. Dance Chart. “Forever more” charted at #96 on the U.S. Billboard. “I’ll be by your side” was another slow love ballad that was a hit for Stevie B. “I’ll be by your side” charted at #12 on the U.S. Billboard.
Also from the “Love and emotion” album was the Stevie B smash hit “Because I love you” (The postman song.) This became Stevie B’s most successful song of all time. It spent six weeks at the #1 spot on the U.S. Billboard and the U.S. Contemporary Charts. The song was so loved by fans that it prevented hits from iconic singers like Madonna and Whitney Houston from getting to that number one spot. “Because I love you” went gold in the United States and Australia. The song had major International success charting in the top 10 in most of the worlds major music billboards.
As the 1990s progressed, and freestyle music losing ground as the mainstream music, Stevie B still continued to make albums. In 1992, the song “Pump that body” charted at #15 on the U.S. Dance Chart. In 1995, “Dream about you” charted at #29 on the U.S. Billboard and #16 on the U.S. R&B Chart. “Dream about you” was yet another Stevie B Love ballad. For an artist that is known for his classic freestyle dance songs, it’s interesting that Stevie B’s four highest charting songs were all slow love song ballads.
Fun facts about Stevie B
How did Stevie B begin his career?
Always interested in music, Stevie B would join a high school band called LUV. Eventually, he would learn to play the keyboards and perform locally. Stevie B did not go professional as a music artist immediately out of high school. Instead, he studied business in college and participated in tennis. Something his mother thought that he would end up doing professionally.
Stevie had other things in mind though. He did odd jobs such as working at a car wash and becoming a manager at Wendy’s fast food restaurant. He would also end up running a landscaping business and would open up a car stereo shop. Eventually, Stevie B would buy a nightclub. But, his greatest move came in 1986 when he opened up his own recording studio and created Midtown Records. From here would be the roots of where we would get “Party your body” and all the other great hits that would come from Stevie B.
During all of those activities, Stevie B didn’t ignore music. As early as 1980 Stevie B was singing, recording and producing his own music. Marketing his own material, Stevie would get Miami’s Power 96 to play his “Party your body” song. With the success of it, Stevie B would get some attention and sign under a small New York label called LMR. From there, the rest is history as Stevie B became one of the top freestyle music artists of all time.
What is Stevie B’s real name?
Steven Bernard Hill
When is Stevie B’s birthday?
April 19, 1958
Where is Stevie B from?
Stevie B is from Florida