Ephraim Lewis

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Ephraim Lewis

Background information
Born| (1967-11-27)27 November 1967
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Died| 18 March 1994(1994-03-18) (aged 26)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres| Soul, R&B
Occupation| Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)| Vocals, acoustic guitar
Labels| Elektra Records

Musical artist

Ephraim Lewis (27 November 1967 – 18 March 1994) was an English soul and R&B singer and songwriter. He died after falling from a balcony after being tasered during a police pursuit, with only one album to his name, Skin. The album peaked at number 185 on the Australian ARIA charts, with the lead single "Drowning in Your Eyes" peaking at number 145.[1]

## Death

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On 18 March 1994, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) responded to reports of a "naked black man acting crazy" at 1710 Fuller Avenue, the apartment where Lewis was living. They reported that Lewis had tried to escape the officers, and began climbing the outside balconies. When he reached the top floor there was an altercation. While on the top balcony, the police had used a taser on Lewis three times.[2]

Naomi Hobbs, Lewis's cousin, who is a barrister, said:[2]

> Ephraim was murdered by the police. Words fail me as to why they used a stun gun on someone standing on a balcony. They didn't just use it once but three times and as soon as they used that gun Ephraim was bound to fall and bound to die. It was so reckless

## Discography

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Skin

Studio album by

Ephraim Lewis

Released| 1992
Studio| Axis Studios, Sheffield
Genre|

* R&B
* Neo soul

Length| 46:10
Label| Elektra
Producer| Kevin Bacon, Jonathan Quarmby
Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [3]

### Skin

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SkinNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Skin"| 5:19
2.| "It Can't Be Forever"| 4:56
3.| "Drowning in Your Eyes"| 5:06
4.| "Mortal Seed"| 4:35
5.| "World Between Us"| 4:49
6.| "Captured"| 4:11
7.| "Summer Lightning"| 3:55
8.| "Rule for Life"| 4:20
9.| "Sad Song"| 4:41
10.| "Hold On"| 4:20
Total length:| 46:10

### Charts

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Weekly chart performance for Skin Chart (1992)  | Peak
position

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Australia (ARIA)[1] | 185

## References

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1. ^ a b "Ephraim LewisARIA chart history, received from ARIA in January 2025". ARIA. Retrieved 30 January 2025 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
2. ^ a b Connett, David; Reeves, Phil (30 April 1994). "LA police blamed for singer's death fall". The Independent. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
3. ^ Griggs, Tim. "Skin – Ephraim Lewis". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

## External links

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* Ephraim Lewis discography at Discogs

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* United States

Artists|

* MusicBrainz

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