7 Things You Never Knew About Cathy Dennis
You probably don't know her by name, but you totally know her work.
1. British-born Cathy Dennis first burst on to the music scene with her 1989 collaboration with house music producer, D Mob, and their single "C'mon and Get My Love."
View this video on YouTube
The following year Dennis released her solo debut album, "Move to This."
2. The album spawned her best-known hit "All Night Long (Touch Me),” a reworked cover of the 1984 single by Wish (ft. Fonda Rae). In 1991, the song peaked at No. 2 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and No. 1 on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play.
3. In 1996, Dennis' songwriting career began when she co-wrote "Bumper to Bumper", the B-side to the Spice Girls' hit single "Wannabe".
4. '00s Dennis began to write/co-write several big top-ten hits like: Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You Out Of My Head". In 2001, the song reached No. 7 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and No. 1 on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Songs.
View this video on YouTube
5. Also, Kelly Clarkson's "Before Your Love". In 2002, the song was released as a double A-side single with "A Moment Like This" which reached No. 1 on the "Billboard" Hot 100.
View this video on YouTube
6. And even Britney Spears' "Toxic". In 2004, the song reached No. 9 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and No. 1 on both U.S. Hot Dance Club Songs and U.S. Pop Songs.
View this video on YouTube
7. Her last big hit was Katy Perry's "I Kissed A Girl". In 2008, the song reached No. 1 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, remaining there for seven weeks. The song is also one of the best selling singles worldwide, selling over 8 million copies.
