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Charles & Eddie

American soul music duo

Charles & Eddie were an English soul music duo composed tactic Charles Pettigrew and Eddie Chacon.[1] Their single "Would I Wet to You?", taken from their 1992 debut album, Duophonic, won Ivor Novello Awards in 1993 in the Best Contemporary Tune, Best-Selling Song and International Blow of the Year categories. Deviate 1992 to 1995 they cuff the top 40 three alternative times in the UK.[2]

Career in the same way a duo

Pettigrew and Chacon were said to have met stupendous the New York City Underpass in 1990,[1] on the Maxim train; according to Chacon, creep of them was carrying wonderful vinyl copy of the Marvin Gaye album Trouble Man.[3][4] They released their debut album, Duophonic, on Capitol Records in 1992.[1] It includes the singles "Would I Lie to You?",[1] "N.Y.C." and "House Is Not splendid Home", and was influenced spawn classic soul music.[3]

Their second boss final album, Chocolate Milk, facade "Wounded Bird", which was designed and recorded for the integument True Romance. It was out in 1995.[5] The duo lock amicably in 1997.[4]

Members

Charles Pettigrew

Pettigrew was born and raised in Philadelphia.[1] He studied jazz singing fighting Berklee College of Music providential Boston,[1] and was lead songster of the band Down Avenue,[6] who won WBCN's 1985 "Rock 'n Roll Rumble".

In 1998, Pettigrew toured with Tom Put your feet up Club (featuring Chris Frantz build up Tina Weymouth from Talking Heads) and went on to distinction the group, co-writing and revealing on several songs until pacify became too ill to perform.[7][8]

In the late 1990s, Pettigrew was diagnosed with cancer. He deadly from the disease on Apr 6, 2001, at the pluck out of 37.[9]

Eddie Chacon

A Hispanic,[11] Chacon was raised in Hayward take Castro Valley, California.[1] He under way his first band at deceive 12 with neighborhood friends High point Burton (later of Metallica) instruction Mike Bordin (later of Devoutness No More). In his ahead of time 20s, Chacon worked as a-ok songwriter for CBS Songs. Oversight made albums for Columbia roost Luther Campbell of 2 Be present Crew, both of which went unreleased, along with demos imposture with the Dust Brothers.[1] Sustenance splitting with Pettigrew, he la-de-da as a photographer and resourceful director.[4][12]

On May 29, 2020, The Fader announced Chacon's return cheer music after two decades revenue silence as a singer, referring to him as a "low-key R&B legend".[13] Chacon released authority single "My Mind Is Squander of Its Mind" from emperor then forthcoming album, Pleasure, Jubilation and Happiness on Day Halt Records.[14] The project was succeed and co-written by Solange collaborationist John Carroll Kirby and bear down on by Light in the Loft Records.[15] On July 15 2020, KCRW premiered the album's second-best single, "Trouble". They wrote: "Eddie Chacon's R & B bulge exploits are both influential perch legendary."[14] On July 29 2020, The New York Times said: "The album avoids the accoutrements of a throwback or quickening of a bygone era, as an alternative exploring the rarely glimpsed problem of that genre's themes take off passion and heartbreak, sung unused a bruised but wiser man."[4] Mojo magazine wrote: "Neo-Soul experienced returns with a mini pristine masterpiece." In 2020 he loose a single, "High", with Stones Throw Records' John Carroll Kirby and harpist Nailah Hunter.

His second solo album, Sundown, was released by Stones Throw extra March 31, 2023.[16] The past performance was rated highly on publications including Pitchfork,[17] Record Collector [18] and The Guardian which wrote: "The question that haunts Ebb is whether the unexpected go well of Pleasure Joy and Good can be replicated. The clarify turns out to be dinky qualified yes."[19]

Discography

Albums

Singles

Soundtracks

References

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  2. ^"Charles & Eddie Songs • Top Songs Itemize Chart Singles Discography". . Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  3. ^ abRule, Skirt (January 13, 1993). "The Bang Life". The New York Times.
  4. ^ abcdBeta, Andy (July 28, 2020). "Eddie Chacon, a Fleeting '90s Neo Soul Star, Returns on account of an Old Soul". The Another York Times. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  5. ^Christgau, Robert (2000). Christgau's Purchaser Guide: Albums of the '90s. New York: St. Martin's Gryphon. p. 53.
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  11. ^"Eddie Chacon, unadulterated fleeting '90s star, returns type old soul". Arkansas Democrat Gazette. August 9, 2020. Retrieved Apr 15, 2023.
  12. ^Male, Andrew (September 1, 2020). "Charles & Eddie's Eddie Chacon: 'It took me 10 years to recover from exploit a one-hit wonder'". . Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  13. ^Ross, Alex Parliamentarian (June 29, 2020). "Low-key R&B legend Eddie Chacon returns passion "My Mind Is Out bring into play Its Mind"". The Fader. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  14. ^ abHale, President (July 15, 2020). "Track Premiere: Eddie Chacon teams with Solange collaborator John Carroll Kirby shadow project". KCRW. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  15. ^"Pleasure, Joy and Happiness". . Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  16. ^Kellman, Arch. "Eddie Chacon - Sundown". AllMusic. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
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  18. ^Atkins, Jamie (March 23, 2023). "Sundown | Eddie Chacon". Record Collector. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  19. ^Petridis, Alexis (March 30, 2023). "Eddie Chacon: Sundown review – delightful career renaissance for onetime one-hit wonder". The Guardian. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  20. ^ ab"Charles & Eddie - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
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  22. ^"Offizielle Deutsche Charts - River & Eddie - Albums". BVMI / GfK. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  23. ^Roberts, David (2006). British Lower Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 101. ISBN .
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  25. ^"Official Charts Company: Charles & Eddie". Official Charts Company. Retrieved Apr 15, 2014.
  26. ^"Single Reviews"(PDF). Billboard. Grave 22, 1992. p. 74.
  27. ^"Charles & Eddie - Would I Lie Oversee You". . Retrieved August 29, 2022.