Geoffrey Williams

For other people named Geoff Williams, see Geoff Williams (disambiguation).

Geoffrey Williams is an English singer and songwriter. Five of his singles charted on the UK Singles Chart in the 1990s.^[1] In the U.S., "It's Not a Love Thing", from his third album Bare (1992), reached No. 70 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[2][3]

Geoffrey Williams
Birth name	Geoffrey Williams
Born	1963
Origin	London, England
Genres	Soul, funk, pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, musician, producer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, keyboards, guitar
Years active	1984–present
Labels	Atlantic, Polydor, Giant, EMI, Hands On Records, Movement Records, Oyster Music, Kobalt Music
Website	geoffreywilliams.wordpress.com

Discography

Albums

• Heroes, Spies and Gypsies (1988, Atlantic Records)^[4]
• Prisoner of Love (1989, Atlantic)
• Bare (1992, Giant Records/Reprise Records)^[5]
• The Drop (1996, Hands On Records)^[6]
• Move into Soul (2008, Oyster Music)^[7]
• Yes Is the Answer! (2012, Kobalt Music)^[8]

Singles

• "I Want You to Stop (Calling Me Up)" (1984, Code Records)
• "There's a Need in Me" (1987, Polydor)
• "Cinderella" (1988, Polydor), Germany, No. 9
• "Lipstick" (1988, Atlantic)
• "Prisoner of Love" (1989, Atlantic)
• "Blue" (1989, Atlantic)
• "It's Not a Love Thing" (1992, EMI, UK; Giant/Reprise, U.S.) — UK, No. 63; U.S., No. 70
• "Summer Breeze" (1992, EMI) — UK, No. 56
• "Deliver Me Up" (1992, Giant/Reprise)
• "Sex Life" (1995, Hands On) — UK, No. 83
• "I Don't Want to Talk About It" (1995, Hands On)
• "I Guess I Will Always Love You/Free Your Mind" (1995, Hands On) — UK, No. 91
• "I Guess I Will Always Love You" (1996, Hands On) — UK, No. 79
• "Drive" (1996, Hands On) — UK, No. 52
• "Sex Life" (1997, Hands On) — UK, No. 71
• "Somewhere on a Beach" (2005, Oyster Music)

As songwriter

• "Born This Way" (cowritten by Simon Stirling; from Dusty Springfield's Reputation, 1990)
• "I'll Be There" (cowritten by Simon Stirling; from Eternal's Always & Forever, 1993)^[9]
• "Rosanna's Little Sister" (cowritten by Chuck Norman; from Color Me Badd's Time and Chance, 1993)
• "Whatever Happens" (cowritten by Gil Cang, Michael Jackson, Jasmine Quay, and Teddy Riley; from Jackson's Invincible, 2001)

Current work

Williams currently teaches at the University of Melbourne.^[10]

He still releases music on his Bandcamp page. The most recent releases were The Sidewinder Project, which was a collection of collaborations in 1997/1998 and Cosmic Love EP.^{[citation needed]}