Jaki Graham

Jacqueline Graham (born 15 September 1956) is a British singer-songwriter. Following her hit version of "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" with David Grant in 1985, Graham scored a further five UK top 20 hits over a two-year period. In 1983 after recording a session for a jazz funk band called Medium Wave Band, Graham was spotted by a talent scout and signed to EMI Records. Two solo singles were released in the following year, "Heaven Knows" (the title of her first album) and "Once More with the Feeling".

The duet with David Grant, a cover version of the Detroit Spinners track "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love", was released in early 1985 reaching no. 5 in March of that year.

Graham's single "Set Me Free" was released in early 1986 and reached no. 7 in the UK, McDonald later wrote for Graham's albums and has featured her as a special guest on his UK tours.

In 1989, she released her third and final album recorded on the EMI label called From Now On. The album included two singles: the title track and ballad "The Better Part of Me", both of which failed to reach the UK top 40. received high critical acclaim and within a few weeks of the transmission, Graham was invited back, this time to perform Duke Ellington classics in March 2010. It was recorded with new vocals at Britannia Row Studios in London. In 2018, Graham released a new studio album, When a Woman Loves, on her own label, JNT Music Ltd.

Personal life Graham has been married to Tony Ormsby since 1976.

Discography Albums Studio albums Year TitleUK 1989 From Now On — 1994 Real Life — 1995 Hold On — 1996 Rhythm of Life — 1997 Don't Keep Me Waiting ― 1998 My Life ― 2012 For Sentimental Reasons ― 2018 When a Woman Loves ― "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums Year Title 1995 Best Shots 2009 Greatest Hits Live! 2010 Absolute Essential – The Very Best of Jaki Graham 2021 35th Anniversary Collection (4-CD set)

Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Album UK AUS GER IRE NL NZ SWE SWI US Dance US R&B "What's the Name of Your Game" 1984 113 — — — — — — — — —Heaven Knows "Heaven Knows (Feels So Good)" 59 — — — — — — — — — "Once More with the Feeling" 150 — — — — — — — — — "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love"(duet with David Grant) 1985 5 — — 8 17 48 — — — 60 "Round and Around" 9 — 23 14 — — — — — 85 "Mated"(duet with David Grant) 20 — — 23 17 — — — — —Breaking Away "Set Me Free" 1986 7 — 47 21 18 — 16 11 15 — "Breaking Away" 16 — — 14 22 — — — — — "Step Right Up" 15 — — 13 42 — 20 — — — "Still in Love" 1987 83 — — — — — — — — — "No More Tears" 1988 60 — — — — — — — — — "From Now On" 1989 73 — — — — — — — — 88From Now On "The Better Part of Me" 79 — — — — — — — — — "Every Little Bit Hurts" — — — — — — — — — 79 "Touch Me (When We're Dancing)" 1991 87 — — — — — — — — —non-album singles "Band of Gold" 1992 109 — — — — — — — — — "Ain't Nobody" 1994 44 17 — — — — — — 1 —Real Life "You Can Count on Me" 1995 62 129 — — — — — — — — "Absolute E-Sensual" 69 54 — — — — — — 3 — "When a Woman Loves" 2018 — — — — — — — — — —When a Woman Loves "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.