It was a minor hit in America peaking at #78, but did peak at #1 on the Dance Chart there.

The reorientation worked 'Showing out' reached number three on the British charts in 1986. 'We thought we had done something wrong, but he explained that after hanging with us in the pub, Pete went back to the studio the next day and said, we need something completely tough we need something with an attitude.' 'We got a call from Nick East, saying they had decided to scrap 'System' and we were devastated,' Kim said. After getting to know the girls, producer Pete Waterman became convinced the act's music should reflect their feisty and streetwise personalities, with the then-emerging Chicago House sound chosen as a perfect vehicle. 'We were convinced that they had some young groovy guy who was doing all the work, and they were just fronting it.' Ī sedate soul-pop track 'System' was intended as their first single, but their producers were unhappy with it, and it became the 'B-side' of their first release ' Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend)'. 'I remember we were shocked that these were the guys who produced the Princess track because we were expecting someone like Quincy Jones,' Kim said of her first meeting with the production team. The demos got them signed with Supreme Records, and Nick East - president of Supreme - put them in touch with producers Stock Aitken Waterman. Soon after, her sister Kim joined her and they performed as a duo, recording some demos. In 1985, Mel recorded two demos solo, under Alan Whitehead's management. Mel & Kim were born to English and Jamaican parents.

After Mel's death, Kim embarked on a solo career and had two UK Top 10 hits with ' Don't Worry' (1990) and ' G.L.A.D.' (1991). In 1988, they were nominated for a Brit Award for Best British Breakthrough Act. They had three other UK Top 10 hits with ' Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend)' (1986), ' F.L.M.' (1987) and ' That's the Way It Is' (1988). The duo reached number one in the UK Singles Chart with their 1987 single ' Respectable', which also topped the US dance chart. Originally managed by Alan Whitehead, they achieved success between 19, before Melanie died of cancer in January 1990 at the age of 23. Mel and Kim (stylized as MӗL & KIM) were an English pop duo, consisting of sisters Melanie and Kim Appleby.

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