{{short description|British reggae singer (born 1967)}} {{EngvarB|date=October 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = C. J. Lewis | image = | caption = | birth_name = Steven James Lewis | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1967|2|1}} | birth_place = | origin = [[Peckham]], London, England | genre = [[Reggae]] | occupation = Singer | instrument = Vocals | years_active = 1989–present | label = | website = }} '''C. J. Lewis''' (born '''Steven James Lewis''',<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited| location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 319}}</ref> 1 February 1967) is a British [[reggae]] singer. His biggest [[hit single]] was the 1994 [[cover version]] of "[[Sweets for My Sweet]]". The track was produced by [[Phillip Leo]], as was his debut album, ''Dollars'' ([[UK Albums Chart|UK]] No. 44).<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> The vocals were performed by Samantha Depasois, a British vocalist who also sang on the tracks "[[Uptight (Everything's Alright)]]" and "[[Best of My Love (The Emotions song)|Best of My Love]]", and provided the vocals for ''Dollars''. Leo co-wrote original material on ''Dollars'', including "Dollars" ([[UK Singles Chart|UK]] No. 34) and "R to the A" (UK No. 34).<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>
==Discography== === Albums === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title ! rowspan="2" style="width:17em;" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="3" | Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" style="width:210px;"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]<br /><small>([[List of music recording sales certifications|sales thresholds]])</small> |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br/><ref name="UK positions">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/30178/c-j-lewis/ |title=C J Lewis {{!}} full Official Chart History |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=20 August 2022}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Dutch Album Top 100|NLD]]<br/><ref name="Dutch album positions">{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=CJ+Lewis&titel=Dollars&cat=a |title=GfK Dutch Charts:CJ Lewis(albums) |publisher=GfK Dutch Charts Hung Medien |accessdate=30 November 2013}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|NZ]]<br/><ref name="New Zealand's positions">{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/search.asp?cat=a&artist=cj+lewis&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts |title= charts.nz: CJ Lewis |publisher=charts.nz. Hung Medien |accessdate=30 November 2013}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | ''Dollars'' | * Released: 1994 * Label: [[MCA Records|MCA]] |align="center"| 44 |align="center"| 83 |align="center"| 16 | |- ! scope="row" | ''Rough 'N' Smooth'' | * Released: 1995 * Label: MCA |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 11 | |- ! scope="row" | ''Roadblock'' | * Released: 1998 * Label: [[CNR Music]] |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | |- ! scope="row" | ''Feel My Vibe...''<br />''The Best of C.J. Lewis''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/feel-my-vibe-the-best-of-cj-lewis-mw0000372484 |title=Feel My Vibe Album |website=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=30 November 2013}}</ref> | * Released: 1998 * Label: [[Universal Music Group|Universal]] |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 43 | |}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Title ! rowspan="2"| Year ! colspan="7" | Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Album |- !style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br><ref name="UK positions"/>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=CJ+Lewis|title=Discography CJ Lewis|website=australian-charts.com|access-date=20 August 2022}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[Ultratop#In Flanders|BEL]]<br/><ref name="Belgium's positions">{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/afd/CJ-Lewis-Sweets-For-My-Sweet |title=CJ Lewis Belgian Singles|work=Ultratop.be |publisher=ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch |accessdate=30 November 2013}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]<br><ref name="Positions in France">{{cite web|url=https://www.infodisc.fr/Tubes_Artiste_Choisi.php |title=CJ Lewis French Singles |publisher=Infodisc }}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |title=CJ Lewis Irish Singles |publisher=IRMA 2006 – 2008 |accessdate=30 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602061251/http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |archivedate=2 June 2009 }}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[Dutch Single Top 100|NLD]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=cj+lewis&cat=s |title=CJ Lewis Dutch Singles |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=30 November 2013}}</ref>
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|[[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]<br><ref name="NZ">{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/search.asp?cat=s&artist=cj+lewis&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts |title=CJ Lewis New Zealand Singles |publisher=charts.nz |accessdate=30 November 2013}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "[[Sweets for My Sweet]]" | rowspan="4"| 1994 | 3 | 45 | 9 | 69 | 6 | 4 | 3 |rowspan=4 style="text-align:left;"| ''Dollars'' |- ! scope="row"| "[[Uptight (Everything's Alright)]]" | 10 | — | 24 | — | 18 | 19 | 11 |- ! scope="row"| "[[Best of My Love (The Emotions song)|Best of My Love]]" | 13 | — | 28 | — | — | — | 11 |- ! scope="row"| "Dollars" | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — |- ! scope="row"| "R to the A" | 1995 | 34 | — | — | 15 | — | 49 | 6 |rowspan=3 style="text-align:left;"| ''Rough 'N' Smooth'' |- ! scope="row"| "Rough 'N' Smooth" | rowspan="2"| 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |- ! scope="row"| "Left & Right" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 |- ! scope="row"| "Roadblock" | 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | style="text-align:left;"| ''Roadblock'' |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{discogs artist|CJ+Lewis}}
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