Discography and Biography of Junior Giscombe. Listen to all their hits.
Junior Giscombe Songs

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Junior Giscombe (born Norman Washington Giscombe, 6 June 1957, is a singer-songwriter (frequently known simply by the mononym, Junior) who was one of the first British R&B artists to be successful in the United States. He is best known for his 1982 hit single, "Mama Used to Say". His follow-up single, "Too Late" also made the Top 20 in the UK. After a period outside the charts, he made a brief return to the Top 10 in 1987 when he sang a duet with Kim Wilde on "Another Step (Closer to You)". Later Giscombe became better known as a songwriter for various artists, including Sheena Easton.

Below is a list of Junior Giscombe songs, sorted by the most popular first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available). Click year to list all songs from that year. Click label to list songs from that record label. Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Song are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)


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1 record label: Mercury 76132
chart position: RandB #2, UK #7, US #30, US dance #4
written by: Junior (as Junior Giscombe) & Bob Carter
album: JI
Junior Giscombe Mama Used to Say
1982 Mercury
2 record label: Mercury 76150
chart position: RandB #8, UK #20, US dance #67
written by: Junior (as Junior Giscombe) & Bob Carter
album: Ji
Junior Giscombe Too Late
1982 Mercury
3 record label: London 75
chart position: RandB #14, UK #83
written by: Junior (as Junior Giscombe) and Robin Smith
album: Aquired Taste
Junior Giscombe Oh Louise
1986 London
4 record label: MCA 1676(UK)
chart position: UK #32
written by: Sherman Marshall and Phillip Pugh
album: Renewal
comments: [garage house]
Junior Giscombe Then Came You
1992 MCA
5 record label: London 60 (UK)
chart position: UK #47
written by: Junior Giscombe and Glenn Nightingale
album: Aquired Taste
Junior Giscombe Do You Really (Want My Love)
1985 London
6 record label: Casablanca 814 725 7
chart position: RandB #44, US Dance #16
written by: Andy Goldmark and Bruce Roberts
album: The Best of Junior
Junior Giscombe Unison
1983 Casablanca
7 record label: Mercury 116
chart position: UK #53
written by: Bob Carter and Junior (as Junior Giscombe)
album: Ji
Junior Giscombe I Can't Help It -- Let Me Know
1982 Mercury
8 record label: Mercury 812 397 1
chart position: RandB #40, UK #57
written by: Junior (as Junior Giscombe) and Bob Carter
album: Inside Lookin' Out
Junior Giscombe Communication Breakdown
1983 Mercury
9 record label: London 882 008
chart position: RandB #47, UK #64, US Dance #28
written by: Junior (as Junior Giscombe) and Glenn Nightingale
album: Aquired Taste
Junior Giscombe Somebody
1984 London
10 record label: MCA 54102
chart position: UK #63
written by: Junior (as Junior Giscombe) and Greg Smith
album: Stand Strong
Junior Giscombe Step Off
1990 MCA
11 record label: London 149
chart position: RandB #24
written by: Arthur Stead and Stephen Lunt (as Stephen Broughton Lunt)
album: Sophisticated Street
Junior Giscombe Yes (If You Want Me)
1988 London
12 record label: MCA 1691(UK)
chart position: UK #74
written by: Ian Levine and Steven Wagner
album: Renewal
Junior Giscombe All Over the World
1992 MCA
13 record label: MCA 1504 (UK)
chart position: UK #81
written by: Simon Law and Junior (as Junior Giscombe)
album: Stand Strong
Junior Giscombe Morning Will Come
1991 MCA
14 record label: London 84 (UK)
chart position: UK #87
written by: Junior (as Junior Giscombe) and Robin Smith
album: Aquired Taste
Junior Giscombe Come On Over
1986 London
15 record label: Mercury 145 (UK)
chart position: UK #92
written by: Junior (as Junior Giscombe)
album: Inside Lookin' Out
comments: [disco, funk, boogie]
Junior Giscombe Runnin'
1983 Mercury
16 record label: MCA 1262
chart position: RandB #51
written by: Junior (as Junior Giscombe) and Simon Law
album: Stand Strong
Junior Giscombe Better Part of Me
1991 MCA
17 record label: Mercury 814 226 7
chart position: RandB #72
written by: Junior (as Junior Giscombe) and Bob Carter
album: Inside Lookin' Out
comments: [beat ballad]
Junior Giscombe Baby I Want You Back
1983 Mercury
18 record label: Mercury 886 064
chart position: RandB #76
written by: Junior (as Junior Giscombe)
album: Aquired Taste
Junior Giscombe Not Tonight
1986 Mercury




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