Sydney Ford (born December 2, 1960), better known as Sydney Youngblood, is an American-German singer, actor and composer, who had several successful dance hits during the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Early life Ford was born in Texas. From an early age he loved singing. He won a competition aged six in his hometown where his grandmother called him "youngblood" for his "vibrancy" to perform. He played in a number of bands but at age twenty, he enlisted into the US army and served in Germany for five years. Ford returned home and returned to music, only this time seeking fame and fortune as a solo artist. Signed to Virgin Records, his first release was a cover of Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine", which made a short appearance in the lower section of the UK Singles Chart in 1988.

Career Youngblood had two top 40 hits in the UK and Europe in 1988 and 1989, "Sit and Wait" and his debut "If Only I Could", which reached number three on the UK Singles Chart. The song uses the bassline and drumbeat from the Raze track "Break 4 Love".

In the US, the song "I'd Rather Go Blind" (originally sung by Etta James) enjoyed heavy rotation on the dance scene and made the top 10 on the Billboard Dance chart. "Sit and Wait" reached number 16 in the UK in December 1989.

Youngblood continued his success with the album Feeling Free, which also contained his earlier single, "Ain't No Sunshine".

In 2018, Youngblood participated in the 12th season of the German reality show I'm a Star – Get Me Out of Here! on RTL Television.

Discography Studio albums + List of albums, with selected details and chart positions Title Album details Peak chartpositions US AUS AUT GER NED NZ SWE SWI UK Feeling Free Sydney Youngblood Released: 1989 Label: Circa Format: LP, cassette, CD Titled Sydney Youngblood for North America 185 59 7 9 56 19 5 9 23 Passion, Grace and Serious Bass... Released: 1991 Label: Circa Format: LP, cassette, CD — 130 40 60 — — — 39 — Just the Way It Is Released: 1993 Label: RCA Format: Cassette, CD — — — — — — — — — The Hat Won't Fit Released: 1994 Label: RCA Format: Cassette, CD — — — — — — — — — Black Magic Released: February 2014 Label: 7soul Format: CD, digital — — — — — — — — —

Compilation albums + List of albums, with selected details Title Details Hooked On You The Best Of Released: 1994 Format: CD Label: Virgin

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album UKUK singles chart peak for "No Big Deal": N.B. This peak does not appear on the Official Charts site, as positions 76–100 between April 1991 and January 1994 inclusive are currently missing. AUSAustralian (ARIA) peaks: Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: "If Only I Could", "Hooked On You" and "Wherever You Go": N.B. The No. 71 peak listed for the 1990 release of "If Only I Could" is for a triple A-side 12" release of the "I'd Rather Go Blind" single. All ARIA chart peaks to September 18, 2018: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. AUT BEL(FL) FRA GER IRE NED NZ SWE SWI US1988 "Ain't No Sunshine" 78 — — — — — — — — — — —Feeling Free "Congratulations" — — — — — — — — — — — —1989 "If Only I Could" 3 122 3 1 8 3 2 2 28 9 3 — "Sit and Wait" 16 59 2 2 21 2 15 7 — 2 6 —1990 "I'd Rather Go Blind" 44 71 — 34 — 23 — — — — — 46 "Ain't No Sunshine" (France only) — — — — 35 — — — — — — —1991 "Hooked on You" 72 120 — — 35 36 — — — 34 27 —Passion, Grace and Serious Bass... "Wherever You Go" — — — — — — — — — — — —1993 "Anything" 48 163 — 27 — 51 — — — — — —Just the Way It Is "No Big Deal" 90 — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 "So Good So Right (All I Can Do)" — — — — — 91 — — — — — —The Hat Won't Fit 1999 "Christmas Song" — — — — — — — — — — — —Singles only 2007 "If Only I Could" (Tom Pulse vs. Sydney Youngblood) — — — — — 89 — — — — — — 2013 "Sit and Wait 2013" (with Jesse Ritch) — — — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

See also List of house music artists and releases

References

External links Discogs Profile Page – Sydney Youngblood Official Homepage – International