Like This was a hit for Kelly; it was number 1 on the dance charts in the US, huge on urban radio, and a big hit overseas (outside of America). It could've been bigger (crossing over to pop) if she had performed it on 106 n Park, TRL, but she wasn't promoted much back then. When she fired Matthew Knowles as a manager, she started to have bigger success. I think the main problem with Kelly then was that people didn't accept her for her individual personality. I believe now people are more familiar with her super feminine, sensual girl next door vibe. See, people wanted her to be a diva, a glamour girl like Bey, but Kelly's style is natural and way more laid-back, which is why her swag works wonders on hip-hop-focused records and why she is a great collaborator for rappers. People are more willing to accept her for her now then than. Her music or talent was never the issue "Like This" is still a hit years later trending on TikTok That speaks volumes Its hard to make music that ages well and Kelly has done that a huge amount of times.
Kelly has some great tracks. When Love Takes Over with David Guetta and Can't Nobody are my favourites. Kelly was bigger than Beyonce in the UK for a while.
They are not cousins. This was an early millennium RUMOR; right along with Kelly being Matthew's lovechild. Let it die. Beyonce' and Kelly have no biological connection. They CHOOSE to be sisters. There voices were similar because they sang and trained and recorded together for years. They were BOTH foundational in creating DC's sound. That's it. They're not related (but, you can't tell them that).
Why is Beyonce name in this??? This has absolutely nothing to do with her. Then to say if it were beys song it would’ve been a big hit. How disrespectful to Kelly 🤦🏾♂️
@@EmpressReacts it’s ok some people think the girl can’t exist without bringing up bey. But she has had an amazing career all her own with her own accomplishments
***KELLY ROWLAND TRIVIA TIME!!*** ...I told y'all....Kelly IS it..... (0:36) " 😍 " - ....well, we ALL know about Kelly's D-Child history, so let's get to THIS tune; ...It's apparent Beyone's 'reach' influenced Kelly to add some (much needed) *AT-TIT-TUDE* into her Music, but....this should've been given to B....but, a genre helped Kelly 'find' her Voice....DANCE MUSIC! - ...I was a DJ when this tune came out, and the Club mixes were ENDLESS!! ..DJ Escape (a former acquaintance of mine), Redtop, & some other (unreleased) mixes were VERY popular in the Clubs, and this tune helped Kelly invoke MORE Dance cred, until she met up with David Guetta, for the MASSIVE Dance classic, "When Love Takes Over" in 2009.... - ....BUT, of course, Record label politics, changing sounds, & internet 'leaks' hindered the growth of Kelly's career, but we can SAFELY say, she's become the 'Mary Wilson' to Beyonce's 'Diana Ross'....not a bad thing to BE..... (2:58) ....
No, no, no, no. Kelly isn't Mary Wilson; may she rest in peace. Kelly has seen more success in her career than Mary or either of Michael's brothers. I mean, Kelly has had a string of hit records and albums; it would not be fair. Yes, When Love Takes Over was number 1 in several countries outside of America, but let's remember Stole was number 2 in the UK, as well as having a number 1 album that is platinum certified there. She's also had a string of top 10 singles, such as the massive Work (Freemasons Mix), and here in America she's had two top 5 albums on Billboard, with Here I Am reaching number 1 on the R&B and hip-hop charts. Her song Motivation was number one for seven weeks in a row on the hip-hop charts. Her songs Like This and Kisses Down Low are gold. Stole was even a top 40 mainstream hit, charting within the top 20 on Billboard. She's had a string of successful movies as a leading actress in the past two years, and she has headlined two music festivals this year alone! It's a tad disrespectful. I believe the only group Destiny's Child is closest to is New Edition because many of the members have had success in one way or another, with Beyonce and Kelly being the Bobby Brown and Johnny Gill if comparisons were a must.
Here's a write up of Mary Wilson's debut album .. The album was a commercial failure and "did not" chart on the Billboard 200 (at all) but charted for a week at #74 on its R&B albums listing. Cashbox magazine however charted it for five weeks on its pop albums chart, peaking at #168. Its lead single, "Red Hot", squeaked into the Billboard R&B singles chart at #95. Another single, "Pick Up the Pieces", failed to chart at all. An extended version of "Red Hot" was made available as a 12-inch single and reached #85 on the disco charts in October 1979. Here's a write up of Kellys debut album It debuted and peaked at #12 on the US Billboard 200, "becoming Rowland's lowest-charting album" to date, (Her next 3 albums charted even better than her first album) Selling 77,000 copies in its first week. It eventually sold over 600,000 copies and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2002. It also topped the UK Albums Chart (#1, It's platinum there) and won two trophies at the TMF Awards in the Netherlands, including Best R&B International Artist. It is Rowland's best-selling album to date with more than 2.5 million copies worldwide. The updated number is 3.2 million now.. by the way. . A commercial success, "Stole" entered the top twenty on the majority of the charts it appeared on, reaching the top 5 (FIVE) in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, UK Singles at #2 where it remains one of her highest-charting solo singles (until her 2011 hit Motivation). In the United States, it peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100. How can you compare Kelly to Mary when Mary hasn't had the hits or chart success that Kelly has scored. Some people are forever trying to down talk Kelly's career but few outside of a music group, that wasn't the lead singer has seen the world wide chart success Kelly's has had let alone sold as many singles or albums.
Thank you for these facts. Kelly has solo hits internationally. She wrote and performed When love takes over which was a number one hit worldwide (except in America). Her dance music alone makes her an international superstar. We are still bumping to Commander, Forever and a day, What a feeling, When love takes over, Down for whatever etc. That is a super star!
@Nicola Nic They can Google "how many records has Kelly Rowland sold?" Her certifications are outdated (she needs to update her certifications) but she has sold over 40 million records. Mary Wilson barely has one hit song. The disrespect 🤢
Kelly's my favorite💜🎶💜
🧡I was excited when this dropped. I bought the CD. I don't spend my coins on just anyone! 😂😂 Tfs!
😂😂🔥
Flowers by Kelly is genius
Love this 💯
I still bump this song!!!! 🙌🏽
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Like This was a hit for Kelly; it was number 1 on the dance charts in the US, huge on urban radio, and a big hit overseas (outside of America).
It could've been bigger (crossing over to pop) if she had performed it on 106 n Park, TRL, but she wasn't promoted much back then. When she fired Matthew Knowles as a manager, she started to have bigger success.
I think the main problem with Kelly then was that people didn't accept her for her individual personality. I believe now people are more familiar with her super feminine, sensual girl next door vibe. See, people wanted her to be a diva, a glamour girl like Bey, but Kelly's style is natural and way more laid-back, which is why her swag works wonders on hip-hop-focused records and why she is a great collaborator for rappers.
People are more willing to accept her for her now then than.
Her music or talent was never the issue "Like This" is still a hit years later
trending on TikTok
That speaks volumes
Its hard to make music that ages well and Kelly has done that a huge amount of times.
I agree 💯💯
Empress 💯Beyonce & Kelly have that same tone. This song could have easily been a Beyonce song. 🔥
the beat 🔥
Kelly has some great tracks. When Love Takes Over with David Guetta and Can't Nobody are my favourites. Kelly was bigger than Beyonce in the UK for a while.
Kelly and Bey do have similar voice tones and that’s because their 1st cousins they grew up with each #Nice song choice💙💎
Whoa wow! I knew they grew up together, but had no idea they were cousins
They are not cousins. This was an early millennium RUMOR; right along with Kelly being Matthew's lovechild. Let it die.
Beyonce' and Kelly have no biological connection. They CHOOSE to be sisters. There voices were similar because they sang and trained and recorded together for years. They were BOTH foundational in creating DC's sound. That's it. They're not related (but, you can't tell them that).
Work by Kelly Rowland!!
Why is Beyonce name in this??? This has absolutely nothing to do with her. Then to say if it were beys song it would’ve been a big hit. How disrespectful to Kelly 🤦🏾♂️
😂dang, when you put it like that, I was wrong lol
@@EmpressReacts it’s ok some people think the girl can’t exist without bringing up bey. But she has had an amazing career all her own with her own accomplishments
@Bloop yep I totally get it. It's like any Jackson including Janet always gets overshadowed by Michael just because of that family bond
***KELLY ROWLAND TRIVIA TIME!!*** ...I told y'all....Kelly IS it..... (0:36) " 😍 "
- ....well, we ALL know about Kelly's D-Child history, so let's get to THIS tune; ...It's apparent Beyone's 'reach' influenced Kelly to add some (much needed) *AT-TIT-TUDE* into her Music, but....this should've been given to B....but, a genre helped Kelly 'find' her Voice....DANCE MUSIC!
- ...I was a DJ when this tune came out, and the Club mixes were ENDLESS!! ..DJ Escape (a former acquaintance of mine), Redtop, & some other (unreleased) mixes were VERY popular in the Clubs, and this tune helped Kelly invoke MORE Dance cred, until she met up with David Guetta, for the MASSIVE Dance classic, "When Love Takes Over" in 2009....
- ....BUT, of course, Record label politics, changing sounds, & internet 'leaks' hindered the growth of Kelly's career, but we can SAFELY say, she's become the 'Mary Wilson' to Beyonce's 'Diana Ross'....not a bad thing to BE..... (2:58) ....
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No, no, no, no.
Kelly isn't Mary Wilson; may she rest in peace. Kelly has seen more success in her career than Mary or either of Michael's brothers. I mean, Kelly has had a string of hit records and albums; it would not be fair.
Yes, When Love Takes Over was number 1 in several countries outside of America, but let's remember Stole was number 2 in the UK, as well as having a number 1 album that is platinum certified there. She's also had a string of top 10 singles, such as the massive Work (Freemasons Mix), and here in America she's had two top 5 albums on Billboard, with Here I Am reaching number 1 on the R&B and hip-hop charts. Her song Motivation was number one for seven weeks in a row on the hip-hop charts. Her songs Like This and Kisses Down Low are gold. Stole was even a top 40 mainstream hit, charting within the top 20 on Billboard. She's had a string of successful movies as a leading actress in the past two years, and she has headlined two music festivals this year alone!
It's a tad disrespectful.
I believe the only group Destiny's Child is closest to is New Edition because many of the members have had success in one way or another, with Beyonce and Kelly being the Bobby Brown and Johnny Gill if comparisons were a must.
Here's a write up of Mary Wilson's debut album ..
The album was a commercial failure and "did not" chart on the Billboard 200 (at all) but charted for a week at #74 on its R&B albums listing. Cashbox magazine however charted it for five weeks on its pop albums chart, peaking at #168. Its lead single, "Red Hot", squeaked into the Billboard R&B singles chart at #95. Another single, "Pick Up the Pieces", failed to chart at all. An extended version of "Red Hot" was made available as a 12-inch single and reached #85 on the disco charts in October 1979.
Here's a write up of
Kellys debut album
It debuted and peaked at #12 on the US Billboard 200, "becoming Rowland's lowest-charting album"
to date,
(Her next 3 albums charted even better than her first album)
Selling 77,000 copies in its first week. It eventually sold over 600,000 copies and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2002. It also topped the UK Albums Chart
(#1, It's platinum there)
and won two trophies at the TMF Awards in the Netherlands, including Best R&B International Artist. It is Rowland's best-selling album to date with more than 2.5 million copies worldwide.
The updated number is 3.2 million now.. by the way.
. A commercial success, "Stole" entered the top twenty on the majority of the charts it appeared on, reaching the top 5 (FIVE) in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, UK Singles at #2
where it remains one of her highest-charting solo singles (until her 2011 hit Motivation). In the United States, it peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100.
How can you compare Kelly to Mary when Mary hasn't had the hits or chart success that Kelly has scored. Some people are forever trying to down talk Kelly's career but few outside of a music group, that wasn't the lead singer has seen the world wide chart success Kelly's has had let alone sold as many singles or albums.
Thank you for these facts. Kelly has solo hits internationally. She wrote and performed When love takes over which was a number one hit worldwide (except in America). Her dance music alone makes her an international superstar. We are still bumping to Commander, Forever and a day, What a feeling, When love takes over, Down for whatever etc. That is a super star!
@Nicola Nic They can Google "how many records has Kelly Rowland sold?" Her certifications are outdated (she needs to update her certifications) but she has sold over 40 million records.
Mary Wilson barely has one hit song.
The disrespect 🤢