O'Chi Brown is an English singer and songwriter born in Tottenham, London, England. She scored two hits on the Dance Club Songs, the most successful being Whenever You Need Somebody, which hit number one in 1986.[1] Despite strong demand, the song's further progress on the US charts was thwarted when stocks of the record ran out.[2]
O'Chi Brown | |
|---|---|
| Born | Tottenham, London, England |
| Genres | Dance |
| Occupation(s) | Singer and songwriter |
| Years active | 1982–1988 |
The song's producers (Stock Aitken Waterman) would recycle the song for English singer Rick Astley a year later, and it would be the title of his debut studio album on PWL. Brown recorded a duet with Astley, "Leaning To Live (Without Your Love)" for her 1986 album, O'Chi, which was belatedly released as a cash-in single in 1987, but the two singers never met.[3]
Discography
editAlbums
edit- Danger Date (1983)
- Love for You (1985)
- O'Chi (1986)
- Light the Night (1987)
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B [4] |
US Dance [4] |
UK [4] | |||
| 1982 | "Can't Say Goodbye to You" | ― | — | — | |
| 1983 | "A Whiter Shade of Pale" | ― | ― | 81 | |
| 1984 | "Answer Me" | — | ― | ― | |
| "Auld Lang Syne" | — | — | — | ||
| 1985 | "Unchained Melody" | ― | ― | ― | |
| "Why Can't We Be Friends" | ― | ― | 88 | ||
| "Whenever You Need Somebody" | 88 | 1 | 97 | ||
| 1986 | "100% Pure Pain" | 73 | 23 | 97 | |
| "Two Hearts Beating as One" | ― | ― | — | ||
| 1987 | "Rock Your Baby" | — | ― | ― | |
| "I Got a Feeling" | ― | ― | — | ||
| "Learning to Live (Without Your Love)" | ― | ― | 103 | ||
| 1988 | "Groove Me" | — | ― | ― | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ McAleer, Dave (1990). The Omnibus Book of British and American Hit Singles, 1960-1990 (illustrated ed.). University of Virginia: Omnibus Press. p. 12. ISBN 9780711921801.
- ^ "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 12: Tell Me Tomorrow to New York Afternoon on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 29: Learning To Live (Without Your Love) to Turn It Up on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ a b c "O'Chi Brown Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
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