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1235: 40: 297:, with Stevenson running his own label at MGM. Weston cut a couple of singles for MGM, "I Got What You Need" "Nobody," which went largely unnoticed due to lack of airplay and promotion. She made an album for the label, 323:. Weston declined in charts by the time new singles were released, and Weston reportedly relocated to Israel, where she worked with young singers. She also participated in a musical called 220:, United States, she was signed to Motown in 1961, scoring a minor hit with "Love Me All the Way" (R&B No. 24, Pop #88). "Love Me All the Way" was a originally the b-side to " 1269: 301:
which included her popular version of the Black National Anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing". This was released as a single and featured in the movie,
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in the 1980s, releasing the single "Signal Your Intention", which peaked at No. 1 in the UK Hi-NRG chart. It was followed by the album
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Kim Weston was inducted into the inaugural class of the Official Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame at
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Chafets, Ze'ev, "Devil's Night: And Other True Tales of Detroit" (Random House, 1990,
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alumna. In the 1960s, Weston scored hits with the songs "Love Me All the Way" and "
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Weston left Motown in 1967, and later sued the company over disputes about
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20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kim Weston
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Kim Weston interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' October 2008
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in 1966, and her later recording of the Black National Anthem, "
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Mary Wells: The Tumultuous Life of Motown's First Superstar
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Along with many former Motown artists, she signed with
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American soul singer, and Motown alumna (born 1939)
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Index

Kim Weston (photographer)
Kim Weston in 1965
Detroit
Michigan
Soul
R&B
Motown
MGM
Stax
Motorcity
Motown
Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)
Marvin Gaye
It Takes Two
Detroit
Michigan
It Should Have Been Me
Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)
the Isley Brothers
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Jermaine Jackson
the Doobie Brothers
Phil Collins
The Four Tops
Four Tops Second Album
It Takes Two
Marvin Gaye
Lift Every Voice and Sing
Tammi Terrell
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