Hot Chocolate (muzička grupa)

Hot čokolat (engl. Hot Chocolate) britanski je pop bend, koju je osnovao Erol Braun. Najviše uspeha bend je imao tokom sedamdesetih i početkom osamdesetih godina 20. veka. Bend je imao barem jedan hit između 1970. i 1984. godine. Takođe, njihova pesma You Sexy Thing, je bila na top 10 tri decenije. [2][3]

Hot čokolat
Hot čokolat u Kelnu (1998)
Lični podaci
Druga imenaHot Chocolate Band
Muzički rad
Aktivni period1969—1986
1992—danas
Osnivanje1968. (Engleska London, Engleska)
Žanrfank, pop, disko, ritam i bluz[1]
Izdavačka kućaRAK Records, EMI Records, MCA Records, Apple Records
Članovi
Sadašnji članoviHarvi Hinsli
Patrik Oliv
Toni Konor
Stiv Ansel
Endi Smit
Keni Sajmon
Bivši članoviErol Braun
Lari Ferguson
Frenklin Deali
Toni Vilson
Ijan King
Greg Banis
Stiv Metjuz
Vili Dauling
Ostalo
Veb-sajtwww.hot-chocolate.co.uk
Diskografija
Mystery
(1982)
Love Shot
(1983)
Strictly Dance
(1993)

Muzička karijera uredi

Prvi naziv benda bio je Hot Chocolate Band, a kasnije je muzički producent Miki Most, skratio ime u Hot Chocolate.

Započeli su karijeru snimanjem rege verzije pesme Give Peace a Chance muzičara Džona Lenona, ali Braun je rekao da je potrebno odobrenje. Kontaktirao je Epl rekords, i rekli su da se Lenonu svidela njihova verzija i bend je naknadno potpisao ugovor sa Epl rekordsom. [4]. Veza sa Eplom je bila kratka kao Bitlsima koji su se raspali 1970.

Godine 1970, uz pomoć muzičkog producenta Mikija Mosta, počeli su izdavati pesme koji su postali hitovi, kao što su: Love Is Life, Emma, You Could Have Been a Lady i I Believe in Love. Sva ova izdanja su izdate za RAK rekords, čiji je vlasnik Most.

U junu 1977, nakon 15 hitova, njihova pesma So You Win Again je dospela na broj 1 u Ujedinjenom Kraljevstvu. Tekst je napisao Miki Moust, a producirao je Ras Bolard.[3]

Početkom osamdesetih, bend izdaje još jedan veliki hit It Started With a Kiss, koji je dospeo na broj 5 u Ujedinjenom Kraljevstvu.

Bend se raspada 1986. godine, a Erol Braun započinje solo karijeru. Bend se ponovo okuplja 1992. godine sa novom postavom. Greg Banis zamenjuje Erola Brauna. Godine 2010. Keni Sajmon postaje glavni vokal benda.[5]

Diskografija uredi

Studijski albumi uredi

  • Cicero Park (1974)
  • Hot Chocolate ( 1975)
  • Man to Man (1976)
  • Every 1's a Winner (1978)
  • Going Through the Motions (1979)
  • Class (1980)
  • Mystery (1982)
  • Love Shot (1983)
  • Strictly Dance (1993)

Kompilacije uredi

  • XIV Greatest Hits (1976)
  • 20 Hottest Hits (1979)
  • The Very Best of Hot Chocolate (1987)
  • Their Greatest Hits (1993)
  • The Most of Hot Chocolate (1996)
  • Greatest Hits Part Two (1999)
  • Best of the 70s (2000)
  • Brother Louie (2002)
  • The Essential Collection (2004)
  • A's B's & Rarities (2004)
  • Hottest Hits (2009)

Singlovi uredi

Godina Singl Najviša pozicija Sertifikati
 
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1969 Give Peace a Chance (kao Hot Chocolate Band) - - - - - -
1970 Love Is Life 6 - 13 - - -
1971 You Could Have Been a Lady 22 - - - - -
I Believe (In Love) 8 - - - - -
1972 Mary-Anne - - - - - -
You'll Always Be a Friend" 23 - - - - -
1973 Brother Louie 7 - 19 - - 36
Rumours" 44 - - - - -
1974 Emma 3 2 7 - 8 6
Changing World - - - - - -
Cheri Babe" 31 10 - - - 68
1975 Blue Night - - - - - -
Disco Queen 11 - 16 - 28 -
A Child's Prayer 7 - 6 - - 92
You Sexy Thing 2 5 4 2 3 4
1976 Don't Stop It Now 11 - 12 - 42 -
Man to Man 14 - 17 - - -
Heaven Is in the Back Seat of My Cadillac 25 - 19 - - 32
1977 So You Win Again 1 5 2 8 31 12
Put Your Love In Me 10 20 19 - - 90
1978 Every 1's a Winner 12 10 11 7 6 12
I'll Put You Together Again 13 14 8 31 - 12
1979 Mindless Boogie 46 46 21 - - -
Going Through the Motions 53 49 - 33 53 -
1980 No Doubt About It 2 9 2 - - 56
Are You Getting Enough of What Makes You Happy 17 - 15 - 65 -
Love Me to Sleep 50 - - - - -
1981 Gotta Give Up Your Love - 42 - - - -
You'll Never Be So Wrong 52 15 - - - -
I'm Losing You/Children of Spacemen - - - - - -
1982 Girl Crazy 7 4 11 - - 9
It Started with a Kiss 5 7 5 2 - 15
Chances 32 - 8 - - 85
1983 What Kinda Boy You're Lookin' For (Girl) 10 17 4 - - -
Tears on the Telephone 37 18 22 - - -
I'm Sorry 89 - - - - -
1984 I Gave You My Heart (Didn't I) 13 - 12 - - -
1986 Heartache No. 9 76 - - - - -
1987 You Sexy Thing (Ben Liebrand Remix) 10 56 8 - - -
Every 1's a Winner (Groove Mix) 69 59 - - - -
No Doubt About It (Remix) - - - - - -
1988 Heaven Is in the Backseat of My Cadillac (remiks) - - - - - -
Never Pretend - - - - - -
1993 It Started with a Kiss" (reizdanje) 31 - - - - -
1997 You Sexy Thing (Ben Liebrand Remix)" (reizdanje) 6 - 19 - - -
1998 It Started with a Kiss (drugo reizdanje) 18 - - - - -

Reference uredi

  1. ^ Hot Chocolate allmusic.com Pristupljeno 20. 8. 2014.
  2. ^ Hot Chocolate – “You Could Have Been A Lady”, “Emma”, “You Sexy Thing”, “So You Win Again”, “Every 1′s A Winner” and “It Started With A Kiss” myseventiesmusic.com Pristupljeno 20. 8. 2014.
  3. ^ a b Roberts, Dejvid (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 978-1-904994-10-7. 
  4. ^ ERROL BROWN: A FONDENT FAREWELL bluesandsoul.com Pristupljeno 20. 8. 2014.
  5. ^ Hot Chocolate: Kennie Simon Arhivirano na sajtu Wayback Machine (21. septembar 2014) hot-chocolate.co.uk Pristupljeno 20. 8. 2014.
  6. ^ „Hot Chocolate | Artist”. Official Charts. Pristupljeno 20. 8. 2014. 
  7. ^ Hung, Steffen. „Discografie Hot Chocolate”. dutchcharts.nl. Pristupljeno 20. 8. 2014. 
  8. ^ „Search Hot Chocolate”. Irish Charts-all there is to know. Arhivirano iz originala 12. 9. 2012. g. Pristupljeno 20. 8. 2014. 
  9. ^ Hung, Steffen. „Discography Hot Chocolate”. charts.org.nz. Arhivirano iz originala 05. 12. 2013. g. Pristupljeno 20. 8. 2014. 
  10. ^ „Hot Chocolate”. AllMusic. Pristupljeno 20. 8. 2014. 
  11. ^ a b v g d đ "Certified Awards Search Arhivirano na sajtu Wayback Machine (6. oktobar 2017)". British Phonographic Industry. Pristupljeno Pristupljeno 20. 8. 2014.. Note: User needs to enter "Hot Chocolate" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
  12. ^ a b „Searchable Database”. Recording Industry Association of America. Pristupljeno 12. 11. 2017. 

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