‘Kim Wilde’ reached #3 in the UK charts when originally issued in 1981, fuelled by the hit singles ‘Kids In America’ (UK #2, Australia #3, USA #25, etc.), ‘Chequered Love’ (UK #4, Australia #9) and ‘Water On Glass’ (UK #11).
Kim Wilde remains a perennial icon of British pop with an adoring global fanbase. She became an overnight sensation back in 1981 courtesy of the worldwide success of her single ‘Kids In America’, which offered a very British twist on the new wave energy and glamour of Blondie. In due course, Kim would enjoy numerous hits throughout the 1980s, first on RAK Records (with help from father Marty and brother Ricky) and then later on MCA (when she took up songwriting herself and toured with Michael Jackson and David Bowie).
SIDE ONE:
1. WATER ON GLASS
2. OUR TOWN
3. EVERYTHING WE KNOW
4. YOUNG HEROES
5. KIDS IN AMERICA
SIDE TWO:
1. CHEQUERED LOVE
2. 2-6-5-8-0
3. YOU’LL NEVER BE SO WRONG
4. FALLING OUT
5. TUNING IN TUNING ON