# Barbara Tucker > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Barbara_Tucker > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Barbara_Tucker.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Tucker > Source revision: 1352399019 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American singer-songwriter For the Australian born peace activist, see [Barbara Grace Tucker](/source/Barbara_Grace_Tucker). For the church vocalist from Texas, see [Barbara Johnson Tucker](/source/Barbara_Johnson_Tucker). Barbara Tucker Born Barbara Tucker (1967-03-19) March 19, 1967 (age 59) Origin Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Genres House, soul Years active 1985–present Labels Defected Records Positiva/EMI Strictly Rhythm Musical artist **Barbara Tucker** (born March 19, 1967), is an American [house](/source/House_music) and [soul](/source/Soul_music) [singer](/source/Singing), [songwriter](/source/Songwriter) and [choreographer](/source/Choreographer) born in [Brooklyn, New York](/source/Brooklyn). Tucker had six No. 1 hits on the U.S. Hot [Dance Club Songs](/source/Dance_Club_Songs) chart in the 1990s and into the 2000s, and several hits in the UK.[1] ## Biography Raised in Brooklyn, New York, Tucker started singing through her entertainer father, Jayotis Washington of the group [the Persuasions](/source/The_Persuasions). As an actress, Tucker has performed in off-Broadway plays and received the T.O.R. award through the American Theater. She has choreographed and danced for artists such as [C&C Music Factory](/source/C%26C_Music_Factory), [Soul System](/source/Soul_System), Jay Williams, and [Deee-Lite](/source/Deee-Lite). She also choreographed the first Club Music Award show and is choreographer for the Underground Network dancers. She has been managed by celebrity and sports manager Glenn Toby. Tucker has recorded with and sang background vocals for Deee-Lite and [George Clinton](/source/George_Clinton_(funk_musician)). She has collaborated with [David Guetta](/source/David_Guetta) and [Blaze](/source/Blaze_(group)). She was signed to the production team [Masters At Work](/source/Masters_At_Work) ([Little Louie Vega](/source/Little_Louie_Vega) and [Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez](/source/Kenny_%22Dope%22_Gonzalez)), who produced "Deep Inside", "Beautiful People", "I Get Lifted", "Stay Together" and "Stop Playing With My Mind".[2] Tucker is the only recording artist to have had a yearly residency at Europe's clubbing mecca, [Ibiza](/source/Ibiza).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] In December 2016, *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))* [magazine](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) ranked her as the 63rd most successful dance artist of all-time.[3] ## Discography - 1994: "[Beautiful People](/source/Beautiful_People_(Barbara_Tucker_song))" - No. 1 [US](/source/United_States) [Hot Dance Club Songs](/source/Hot_Dance_Club_Songs); No. 20 US [Hot Dance Music Maxi](/source/Hot_Dance_Singles_Sales); No. 23 [UK](/source/UK_Singles_Chart) - 1994: "[I Get Lifted](/source/I_Get_Lifted)" - No. 1 US Hot Dance Club Songs; No. 33 UK - 1995: "[Stay Together](/source/Stay_Together_(Barbara_Tucker_song))" - No. 1 US Hot Dance Club Songs; No. 9 US Hot Dance Singles Sales; No. 46 UK - 1996: "Keep on Lovin'You" - 1996: "Hot Shot" - 1997: "Bring You Love" - 1998: "[Everybody Dance (The Horn Song)](/source/Everybody_Dance_(The_Horn_Song))" - No. 1 US Hot Dance Club Songs; No. 37 US Hot Dance Singles Sales; No. 28 UK - 2000: "[Stop Playing With My Mind](/source/Stop_Playing_With_My_Mind)" (Barbara Tucker featuring Darryl D'Bonneau) - No. 1 US Hot Dance Club Songs; No. 25 US Hot Dance Singles Sales; No. 17 UK - 2001: "Love's On Time" - 2003: "Let Me Be" - 2005: "You Want Me Back" - 2005: "[Most Precious Love](/source/Most_Precious_Love)" ([Blaze](/source/Blaze_(band)) presents [Uda](/source/U.D.A.U.F.L.) featuring Barbara Tucker) - No. 44 UK - 2006: "Most Precious Love" ([Blaze](/source/Blaze_(band)) featuring Barbara Tucker) ([Freemasons](/source/Freemasons_(band)) Remix) - No. 17 UK - 2007: "[Love Vibrations](/source/Love_Vibrations)" - No. 1 Hot Dance Club Songs - 2008: "One" with ([Peter Luts](/source/Peter_Luts)) - 2009: "Care Free" - 2009: "Feelin' like a Superstar"[1] - 2013: "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" (with The Cube Guys) - 2015: "Live Your Life" (DJ Federico Scavo) - 2015: "Boogie" ([Ben Liebrand](/source/Ben_Liebrand))[4] - 2017: "[Think (About It)](/source/Think_(About_It))" – No. 1 Hot Dance Club Songs[1][5] ## See also - [List of number-one dance hits (United States)](/source/List_of_number-one_dance_hits_(United_States)) - [List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart](/source/List_of_artists_who_reached_number_one_on_the_US_Dance_chart) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums_1-2) Roberts, David (2006). *British Hit Singles & Albums* (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 568. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-904994-10-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-904994-10-5). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-LarkinDM_2-0)** [Colin Larkin](/source/Colin_Larkin_(writer)), ed. (1998). *[The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music](/source/Encyclopedia_of_Popular_Music)* (First ed.). [Virgin Books](/source/Virgin_Books). p. 347. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7535-0252-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7535-0252-6). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Greatest of All Time Top Dance Club Artists : Page 1"](http://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-top-dance-club-artists). *Billboard.com*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Iconic Groove"](https://www.iconicgroove.com). *Iconicgroove.com*. Retrieved January 15, 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Barbara Tucker Chart History: Dance Club Play Songs"](https://www.billboard.com/artist/barbara-tucker/chart-history/dsi/). *Billboard.com*. Retrieved January 9, 2018. ## External links - [Tucker's label home and features her own site](http://www.defected.com) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070202231923/http://www.defected.com/) 2007-02-02 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) - [Tucker interview by Pete Lewis, *Blues & Soul*, July 2008](http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/307/barbara_tuckertuckers_luck/) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF GND WorldCat National France BnF data Artists MusicBrainz People Deutsche Biographie --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Barbara Tucker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Tucker) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Tucker?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.