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 Errol
Brown - Hit Recording Artist
- Biography
In
1969 while demoing a slight reggae version of
the John Lennon song Give Peace a Chance with a
group of friends, Errol Brown changed the lyrics
of the number but was informed that he could not
change Lennon's song without his permission! So
a copy of the demo was sent to the Beatles
record label, Apple with fingers crossed.
Amazingly John Lennon loved the version and it
was released on the Apple label. Errol and his
friends were given the name, The Hot Chocolate
Band, a name thought up by a secretary at the
company but which the band later changed to HOT
CHOCOLATE.
Towards the end of 1969, Mickie Most signed
Errol and the co-founder of the group, Tony
Wilson as writers and recorded their songs with
Mary Hopkins, Julie Felix and Herman Hermits
before encouraging them to come up with a song
for themselves.
In
the 1970's ‘HOT CHOCOLATE’, with Errol Brown as
lead singer released their first record entitled
‘LOVE IS LIFE’ which reached no. 6 in the
charts. This was the start of a fifteen year
career for the group who amassed a total of over
30 hits and also became the only group in the UK
to have a hit for fifteen consecutive years.
Brown’s bald headed charismatic image and unique
voice being the central focus of the group along
with a great song writing talent that saw him
pen such pop classics as, ‘IT STARTED WITH A
KISS’, ‘YOU SEXY THING’ and ‘EVERY ONE’S A
WINNER’.
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Singles
1969 Give Peace a Chance
1970 Love Is Life" (#6)
1971 You Could Have Been a Lady (#22)
1971 I Believe (In Love) (#8)
1972 Mary-Anne
1972 You'll Always Be a Friend (#23)
1973 Brother Louie (#7)
1973 Rumours (#44)
1974 Emma (#3)
1974 Cheri Babe (#31)
1975 Blue Night
1975 Disco Queen (#11)
1975 A Child's Prayer (#7)
1975 You Sexy Thing (#2)
1976 Don't Stop It Now (#11)
1976 Man to Man (#14)
1976 Heaven Is in the Back Seat of My Cadillac
(#25)
1977 So You Win Again (#1)
1977 Put Your Love in Me (#10)
1978 Every 1's a Winner (#12)
1978 I'll Put You Together Again (#13)
1979 Mindless Boogie (#46)
1979 Going Through the Motions (#53)
1980 No Doubt About It (#2)
1980 Are You Getting Enough of What Makes You
Happy (#17)
1980 Love Me to Sleep (#50)
1981 You'll Never Be So Wrong (#52)
1981 I'm Losing You/Children Of Spacemen
1982 Girl Crazy (#7)
1982 It Started With a Kiss (#5)
1982 Chances (#32)
1983 What Kinda Boy You Looking For (Girl) (#10)
1983 Tears on the Telephone (#37)
1983 I'm Sorry (#89)
1984 I Gave You My Heart (Didn't I) (#13)
1986 Heartache No. 9 (#76)
1987 You Sexy Thing (Ben Liebrand remix) (#10)
1987 Every 1's a Winner (Groove Mix) (#69)
1987 No Doubt About It (remix)
1988 Heaven Is in the Backseat of My Cadillac
(remix)
1988 Never Pretend
1993 It Started with a Kiss (#31) (re-issue)
1997 You Sexy Thing (#6) (re-issue)
1998 It Started with a Kiss (#18) (second
re-issue)
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Albums
1974 Cicero Park
1975 Hot Chocolate (#34)
1976 Man to Man (#32)
1976 14 Greatest Hits (#6)
1978 Every 1's a Winner (#30)
1979 Going Through the Motions
1980 Class
1979 20 Hottest Hits (#3)
1982 Mystery (#24)
1983 Love Shot
1987 The Very Best of Hot Chocolate (#1)
1993 Their Greatest Hits (#1) |
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