Picking up fame as a part of the popular 'new wave' movement, her second album, 'Select', was released in May 1982. It contained the hits "Cambodia" and "View From a Bridge". Her third album (and last album with RAK), was 'Catch as Catch Can', which came out in November 1983. Sadly, it wasn't much of a success, though tracks "Love Blonde" and "Dancing In the Dark" from the album became minor hits.
When Kim signed with MCA records in 1984, many doubting critics believed that her run of hits were over. Simply put, they were wrong. Kim's first album with MCA, 'Teases & Dares', came out in November 1984. Though not a huge commercial success as an album, it earned praising critical reviews and much fan support while also including three hit singles. Popular tune "Rage To Love" became Wilde's first top 20 hit in two years.
In October 1986, Kim released a cover of The Supremes song You Keep Me Hangin' on - it was a huge hit, number 2 in the UK and in the singles chart for 14 weeks, even better the song got to number 1 in the USA. Kim was now a superstar around the globe. Another Step (her 5th studio album) was released in Nov 1986 and spent 5 weeks in the UK charts. The title track Another Step (Closer to You), (a duet with Junior) and Say You Really Want Me were also singles.
In June 1988, Kim released her most successful studio album to date Close which spent 38 weeks in the UK album charts. Close contained 3 top ten hits You Came, Never Trust A Stranger and Four Letter Word. Around this time Kim was the support act on Michael Jackson's huge Bad tour.
Her 7th and 8th albums, 1990's Love Moves and 1992's Love Is did not match the success of Close, however Love Is boasted another top 20 hit single with the Rick Nowels penned Love Is Holy.
In September 1993, MCA released the first 'official' greatest hits album called The Singles Collection 1981-1993 (which contained all her biggest hits from the RAK years as well as the more recent MCA hits and two brand new singles If I Can't Have You, a top twenty hit in July 1993 (a cover version of the Yvonne Elliman classic) and the Kim penned In My Life.
In 1995, Kim released her 9th studio album Now and Forever, it was not a hit album in the UK but suffered no promotion. It contained two top 50 hits Breakin' Away and This I Swear.
In 1996, Kim released Shame, a cover of the disco song made famous by Evelyn "Champagne" King. Unfortunately the song failed to dent the UK top 100.
In 2001, to celebrate the release of another greatest Hits album, Kim released a new song Loved, co-written by Ronald & Masterton who are famous for their work with Dannii Minogue. Sadly Loved failed to enter the UK singles chart.
Kim is still making music and is also equally famous for her gardening skills. She continues to have success in Europe and had a huge hit in 2003 with Anyplace Anywhere Anytime, a duet with Nena.
In 2006 Kim released a studio album, "Never Say Never." The album includes new tracks and some remixes and remakes of classic Kim songs such as You Came, Cambodia and Kids In America. Also for the new album called Never Say Never Kim has re-recorded You Keep Me Hangin' On as a duet with Nena.
In 2018 she released "Here Come The Aliens," which is in a pop-rock style. Reviewing the album for MusicPlayers.com, Scott Kahn states "There’s not a weak song to be found in this collection of pop rock songs. We love that Here Comes The Aliens has the vibe of a real rock record, with strong musical performances throughout."
True To You
Kim Wilde Lyrics
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I'll be true
I won't lie baby
Trust me when I say
You're asking me where is it we go from here
The answer is open in my mind
Who knows where we'll end our journey
We're still just learning
But one thing you can be sure of is
I'll be true
I won't lie baby
I'll never lie to you
I'll be true
Trust me when I say
True to you
So many people make the same mistakes
Giving promises they can't keep
And after their hearts are broken
With words they both wish had never been spoken
And lies that they pin their hope on but
I'll be true
I won't lie baby
I'll never lie to you
I'll be true
Trust me when I say
True to you
Love and honesty is what you're gonna get from me
Every step of the way
You can trust me, when I say
I'll be true
I won't lie baby
I'll never lie to you
I'll be true
Trust me when I say
True to you
I won't waste your time baby
In "True To You," Kim Wilde communicates her willingness to be honest with her partner, assuring them that she will always be truthful. She acknowledges that the road ahead is uncertain and that they are still learning about love, but she promises to stay committed and faithful. She credits honesty and love as the foundation for their journey together and states that she will not make the same mistake as others who have given false promises and ended up with broken hearts. Wilde makes a vow to her partner that she will be true to them every step of the way and that they can trust her.
Line by Line Meaning
I'll be true
I will always be honest and loyal to you
I won't lie baby
I promise to never deceive you in any way
Trust me when I say
Believe in me and have faith in my words
You're asking me where is it we go from here
You want to know what the future holds for us
The answer is open in my mind
I don't know yet, but I am open and willing to find out
Who knows where we'll end our journey
The future is unpredictable and we can't say for sure where we'll end up
Love is a lesson
Love is a journey of learning
We're still just learning
We still have more to learn about love and each other
But one thing you can be sure of is
One thing that is certain is
So many people make the same mistakes
Many people repeat the same errors
Giving promises they can't keep
Making commitments that they are unable to fulfill
And after their hearts are broken
Their feelings are damaged after being disappointed
With words they both wish had never been spoken
Words that they regret saying
And lies that they pin their hope on but
And falsehoods in which they had placed their trust
Love and honesty is what you're gonna get from me
I will always offer you love and truthfulness
Every step of the way
Throughout our entire journey together
You can trust me, when I say
You can rely on me and know that I am being truthful
I won't waste your time baby
I won't take up your precious time without purpose
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: DAVID RAYMOND RICHARD JAMES, KIM WILDE
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