Best
known under stage name Stevie B, Steven Bernard Hill is the singer and record
producer responsible for ‘Because I Love You (The Postman Song),’ the No 1 hit
ballad that exploded in popularity in 1990. Featuring beautiful vocals and
touching lyrics, the track spent four consecutive weeks at the top of the US
Billboard Hot 100 chart and enjoyed an additional two weeks at number one on
the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, marking the peak of Stevie’s career.
The song is featured on Stevie’s third studio album, Love & Emotion, which
yielded two other top 15 songs and was certified Gold soon after its release.
Before
the release of Love & Emotion, Stevie had already made a name for himself
in the dance music scene after his incredibly catchy track ‘Party Your Body’
became a club hit in the late ‘80s. Wildly popular, it was released as the
title song of Stevie’s debut LP, a record which incorporated elements of Latin
freestyle, R&B, pop, and electronic dance, and eventually achieved Gold
status. The next year, Stevie’s second album In My Eyes earned him his first
top 40 hits with tracks ‘In My Eyes,’ ‘Love Me For Life,’ and ‘I Wanna Be the
One.’
Following
the success of his first three studio albums, a compilation album entitled The
Best of Stevie B was released to honor the first half of Stevie’s remarkable career
as well as his pioneering contributions to the freestyle genre. Most recently,
Stevie has released a comeback album, The Terminator, which contained another
club smash, ‘Running For Miles,’ while featuring a contribution from Pitbull on
‘Spring Love.’