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Nia Peeples rose to strardom
via her role on the TV series Fame, her acting roles have
always been more consistent than her musical output.
Despite having only two albums and a few singles to her
name, Nia's music is still well worth investigating.
Nothin' But Trouble
Her 1988 R&B/Pop
debut single, Trouble, failed to set her apart from the
likes of Pebbles, Sheena Easton, Janet Jackson and Paula
Abdul to name but a few. Thus the album failed to make
much of an impact on the US charts. Neverthless the single
was a Top 40 pop hit, fairing far better on the dance
charts thanks to a great remix by Shep Pettibone, where it
hit #1. A follow up was released, High Time, but only the
Civiles & Cole remixes gained any kind of attention,
peaking at #10 on the Club/Dance chart. Nia certainly
didn't deserve this kind of indifference, her charming
vocals are far better than those provided by Jackson or
Abdul, but somehow her tracks just lacked the spontaneity
and immediateness of hits such as Forever Your Girl or The
Pleasure Principle. One further single was pulled
from the album, the excellent upbeat I Know How (To Make
You Love Me) which sank without trace.
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