Sabrina Johnston

{{short description|American singer}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Sabrina Johnston | image_size = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Sabrina Gillison | birth_date =  |birth_place =  | death_date = | alias = | origin = | occupation = Singer, songwriter | genre = Dance, hip hop | years_active = 1991–present | label = | associated_acts = | website = | current_members = | past_members = }} '''Sabrina Johnston''' is an American singer, best known for her 1991 club anthem, "Peace", which reached the Top 10 in the UK Singles Chart.<ref name=uk/>

==Career== Johnston grew up in the United States attending summer music camps, dance and voice classes before enrolling at Cheyney State University as a music major.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} Johnston released her debut single "Peace" in May 1991 on the small New York label JBR Records, and a debut US album titled ''Peace in the Valley'' was scheduled for release on the label. Johnston eventually released her debut album, ''Peace'', in 1992, which features her hit single of the same name. Further singles released from the album were "Friendship" and "I Wanna Sing". In the same year, Johnston appeared on the Red Hot Organization's dance compilation album, ''Red Hot + Dance'', contributing an original track, "Peace (Nu-Mix)", to raise awareness and money in support of the AIDS epidemic.

A second album, ''Sabrina'', was released in Japan only in 1996, and re-titled ''Yum Yum'' for its US release in 1998. Johnston made an appearance as a backing vocalist on Lauryn Hill's "To Zion", from the 1998 album, ''The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=946473|title=''The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill'' liner notes|website=Discogs |accessdate=July 2, 2010}}</ref>

==Discography== ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of albums, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="font-size:85%" | AUS <ref name=aus/> |- ! scope="row" | ''Peace'' | * Released: 1992 | align="center" | 143 |- ! scope="row" | ''Yum Yum'' | * Released: 1998 | align="center" | — |}

===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Year !rowspan="2"|Single !colspan="6"|Peak chart positions !rowspan="2"|Album |- ! width="35"| US Dance <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/sabrina-johnston/chart-history/dance-club-play-songs|title=''Billboard'' > Sabrina Johnston > Chart History > Dance Club Songs|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=February 14, 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518133017/https://www.billboard.com/music/sabrina-johnston/chart-history/dance-club-play-songs|archivedate=May 18, 2018}}</ref> ! width="35"| AUS <ref name=aus>Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks: *Top 50 peaks: {{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sabrina+Johnston|title=australian-charts.com > Discography Sabrina Johnston|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=April 10, 2019}} *Top 100 peaks: {{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=pdf|page=147}} *"I Wanna Sing": {{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/BRV2KyQ.gif|title=Response from ARIA re: Sabrina Johnston chart history, received February 14, 2018|publisher=Imgur.com|accessdate=February 14, 2018}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the single's peak on the national chart. *"Free, Gay & Happy": {{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605213523/http://i.imgur.com/DkGCr8v.jpg|url=https://i.imgur.com/DkGCr8v.jpg|archivedate=5 June 2015|title=Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received June 5, 2015|accessdate=December 27, 2015|publisher=Imgur.com|url-status=live}} *''Peace'': {{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/4zSXLew.gif|title=Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received September 13, 2016|publisher=Imgur.com|accessdate=September 22, 2016}}</ref> ! width="35"| IRE <ref>{{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/6ToW6et.jpg|title=The Irish Charts - All there is to know > Search results for Sabrina|publisher=Fireball Media|accessdate=January 4, 2016}}</ref> ! width="35"| NOR <ref>{{cite web|url=https://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?search=Sabrina+Johnston&cat=s |title=Sabrina Johnston - Norvegian Chart |publisher=norwegiancharts.com |date=October 16, 2015}}</ref> ! width="35"| SWE <ref>{{cite web|url=https://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=Sabrina+Johnston&cat=s |title=Sabrina Johnston - Swedish Chart |publisher=swedishcharts.com |date=October 16, 2015}}</ref> !width="35"| UK <ref name=uk>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/27165/sabrina-johnston/|title=Official Charts > Sabrina Johnston|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=April 10, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/31333/coming-out-crew/|title=Official Charts > Coming Out Crew|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=April 10, 2019}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"|1991 ! scope="row"| "Peace" | — || 24 || 14 || — || 23 || 8 | align="left" rowspan="3" |''Peace'' |- ! scope="row"| "Friendship" | 30 || 64 || — || 9 || — || 58 |- | rowspan="2"|1992 ! scope="row"| "I Wanna Sing" | — || 115 || — || — || — || 46 |- ! scope="row"| "Gypsy Woman / Peace Remixes" (split single with Crystal Waters) | — || — || — || — || — || 35 | align="left" |''Red Hot + Dance'' (by Various Artists) |- | 1993 ! scope="row"| "You Got Me (Love So Sweet)" (US only) | — || — || — || — || — || — | align="left" rowspan="3" |''singles only'' |- | 1994 ! scope="row"| "Satisfy My Love" | — || — || — || — || — || 62 |- | 1995 ! scope="row"| "Free, Gay & Happy" (with Coming Out Crew) | — || 152 || — || — || — || 50 |- | 1998 ! scope="row"| "Reasons" (US only) | 31 || — || — || — || — || — | align="left" |''Yum Yum'' |- | 2001 ! scope="row"| "Lift You Up" (ITA only) | — || — || — || — || — || — | align="left"|single only |- |align="center" colspan="13" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. |}

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