# C. J. Lewis

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British reggae singer (born 1967)

C. J. Lewis Born Steven James Lewis (1967-02-01) 1 February 1967 (age 59) Origin Peckham, London, England Genres Reggae Occupation Singer Instrument Vocals Years active 1989–present

Musical artist

**C. J. Lewis** (born **Steven James Lewis**,[1] 1 February 1967) is a British [reggae](/source/Reggae) singer. His biggest [hit single](/source/Hit_single) was the 1994 [cover version](/source/Cover_version) of "[Sweets for My Sweet](/source/Sweets_for_My_Sweet)". The track was produced by [Phillip Leo](/source/Phillip_Leo), as was his debut album, *Dollars* ([UK](/source/UK_Albums_Chart) No. 44).[1] The vocals were performed by Samantha Depasois, a British vocalist who also sang on the tracks "[Uptight (Everything's Alright)](/source/Uptight_(Everything's_Alright))" and "[Best of My Love](/source/Best_of_My_Love_(The_Emotions_song))", and provided the vocals for *Dollars*. Leo co-wrote original material on *Dollars*, including "Dollars" ([UK](/source/UK_Singles_Chart) No. 34) and "R to the A" (UK No. 34).[1]

## Discography

### Albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications (sales thresholds) UK [2] NLD [3] NZ [4] Dollars Released: 1994 Label: MCA 44 83 16 Rough 'N' Smooth Released: 1995 Label: MCA — — 11 Roadblock Released: 1998 Label: CNR Music — — — Feel My Vibe... The Best of C.J. Lewis[5] Released: 1998 Label: Universal — — 43

### Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album UK [2] AUS [6] BEL [7] FRA [8] IRE [9] NLD [10] NZ [11] "Sweets for My Sweet" 1994 3 45 9 69 6 4 3 Dollars "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" 10 — 24 — 18 19 11 "Best of My Love" 13 — 28 — — — 11 "Dollars" 34 — — — — — — "R to the A" 1995 34 — — 15 — 49 6 Rough 'N' Smooth "Rough 'N' Smooth" 1996 — — — — — — 7 "Left & Right" — — — — — — 31 "Roadblock" 1997 — — — — — — 16 Roadblock

## 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. 319. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-904994-10-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-904994-10-5).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-UK_positions_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-UK_positions_2-1) ["C J Lewis | full Official Chart History"](https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/30178/c-j-lewis/). [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). Retrieved 20 August 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Dutch_album_positions_3-0)** ["GfK Dutch Charts:CJ Lewis(albums)"](http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=CJ+Lewis&titel=Dollars&cat=a). GfK Dutch Charts Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-New_Zealand's_positions_4-0)** ["charts.nz: CJ Lewis"](https://charts.nz/search.asp?cat=a&artist=cj+lewis&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts). charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Feel My Vibe Album"](http://www.allmusic.com/album/feel-my-vibe-the-best-of-cj-lewis-mw0000372484). *[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)*. Retrieved 30 November 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Discography CJ Lewis"](https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=CJ+Lewis). *australian-charts.com*. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Belgium's_positions_7-0)** ["CJ Lewis Belgian Singles"](https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/afd/CJ-Lewis-Sweets-For-My-Sweet). *Ultratop.be*. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 30 November 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Positions_in_France_8-0)** ["CJ Lewis French Singles"](https://www.infodisc.fr/Tubes_Artiste_Choisi.php). Infodisc.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["CJ Lewis Irish Singles"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090602061251/http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement). IRMA 2006 – 2008. Archived from [the original](http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement) on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["CJ Lewis Dutch Singles"](http://www.dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=cj+lewis&cat=s). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-NZ_11-0)** ["CJ Lewis New Zealand Singles"](https://charts.nz/search.asp?cat=s&artist=cj+lewis&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts). charts.nz. Retrieved 30 November 2013.

## External links

- [C. J. Lewis](https://www.discogs.com/artist/CJ%2BLewis) discography at [Discogs](/source/Discogs)

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