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Errol Brown – 'Hot Chocolate' | Regis Autographs

Hot Chocolate

 Hot Chocolate is one of the best British soul bands of all time. Known for their fluffy, hook-laden pop disco, this band offers so much more! Formed when vocalist Errol Brown and bassist Tony Wilson joined forces as a novelty band covering modern hits and morphing them into reggae. That was the case when their cover of "Give Peace a Chance" found its way to John Lennon and soon the band was signed to Apple Records. Unfortunately, the band hung in limbo and didn't really find their voice and formula, a formula that would have them scoring huge hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Songs like: "You Sexy Thing," "Every 1's a Winner," "Brother Louie," "It Started with a Kiss," "So You Win Again," "Emma," and "No Doubt About It." "You Sexy Thing" charted in the Top 10 in three different decades! Not bad for a band that started off as a novelty-reggae-cover-band. Their albums (1974's Cicero Park, 1975's self-titled album, 1976's Man to Man, 1978's Every 1's a Winner, 1979's Going Through the Motions, 1980's Class, 1982's Mystery, 1983's Love Shot, and 1993's Strictly Dance) barely scraped the Top 30. The band's center-piece is Errol Brown's singing voice. There is nothing that comes close or ever will to his smooth-buttered-soul-sounding singing. The band split in 1986. Versions of the band performed through the 2010's. Brown released a handful of solo albums and died of liver cancer in 2015. He left behind a body of work and legacy that is still felt today, as evidenced by prolific indie rocker Ty Segal covering their hit "Every 1's a Winner" recently and Phish giving "You Sexy Thing" the good ol' college try. This is music that makes you want to jubilate.

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