Singer-songwriter who prefers drum machines to guitars and has worked
extensively with Kurtis Mantronik.
Best known for her 1980s hits "All and All," "Lifetime Love," and "Come
into My Life.".
"A New Beginning", her first album in 17 years, is
released. (July 2006)
Sims was a talented songwriter and pianist who penned most of her hits, but she also proved herself a song stylist, hitting the top 30 with a remake of Barbara Acklin's "Love Makes a Woman.".
She burst onto the R&B music scene in the 1980s with a powerful voice a string of hits that showed off her songwriting skills.
She formally studied music in college, learning a number of instruments.
Her songs have been recorded or sampled by Randy Crawford, Angie Stone, and Snoop Dogg.
In 2014, Sims released the album Love Song, which includes a duet with reggae vocalist Maxi Priest.
While the hits slowed for Sims by the end of the 90s, she continued to work regularly, performing both R&B and Gospel, and finding a large following in Europe, where she spent much of her time in the '10s.
Sims first hit the charts on both sides of the Atlantic in 1986 with the Kurtis Mantronik-produced "All and All," but took it to the next level two years later with "Come Into My Life," a top 10 hit that became Sims' signature song.