Chéri (band)
Chéri | |
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| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | R&B, boogie |
| Years active | 1982–1983 |
| Past members | Rosalind Hunt Lise Cullerier |
Chéri was a Canadian female dance music duo from Montreal, consisting of American Rosalind Milligan Hunt and Canadian Lise Cullerier. They had one Billboard top 40 hit, "Murphy's Law", in 1982.[1]
History[edit]
Friends Hunt and Cullerier began singing together at the suggestion of Hunt's mother, singer Geraldine Hunt.[2] Calling their duo Chéri, in 1982 they recorded a single, "Murphy's Law", which became their only Billboard Hot 100 entry, peaking at #39.[3] The song also hit number-one on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart and is notable for its speed-up vocal chorus ("got it all together, dontcha baby"). The song was written by Geraldine Hunt and Daniel Joseph, and released on Venture Records.[4]
Chéri continued to record, following up with another single "Give It to Me Baby",[5] and also that year released an album, Murphy's Law, which included the hit single. Some of Chéri's recordings featured Amy Roslyn instead of Cullerier.[6]
In 1983 the band released the album Love Stew through the label 21 Records.[7]
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
- Chéri (21 Records, 1982) (Canada only)
- Murphy's Law (Venture Records, 1982) (US only)
- Love Stew (21 Records, 1983)
Singles[edit]
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Pop [8] |
US Dance [8] |
US R&B [8] |
UK [9] | |||||||||||
| 1982 | "Murphy's Law" | 39 | 1 | 5 | 13 | Cheri | ||||||||
| "Give It to Me Baby" | — | 57 | 53 | — | ||||||||||
| "Star Struck" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Come and Get These Memories" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1983 | "Working Girl" | — | 27 | 40 | — | Love Stew | ||||||||
| "Small Town Lover" | — | — | 56 | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
See also[edit]
- List of Billboard number-one dance club songs
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart
References[edit]
- ^ Mark Kearney; Randy Ray (1999). The Great Canadian Book of Lists. Dundurn. pp. 188–. ISBN 978-0-88882-213-0.
- ^ Norm N. Nite (1 September 1985). Rock on: the illustrated encyclopedia of rock n' roll : the video revolution, 1978-present. Harper & Row. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-06-181644-4.
- ^ Kelly, Jude; Caudeiron, Daniel (8 May 2011). "Rhythm and Blues". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- ^ "New on the Charts". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 10 April 1982. pp. 55–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Brian Chin (23 October 1982). "Dance Trax". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 34–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ James Arena (30 March 2016). Legends of Disco: Forty Stars Discuss Their Careers. McFarland. pp. 100–101. ISBN 978-1-4766-2457-0.
- ^ Soucek, Paul (6 July 1983). "Summer simmers with syncopated beat of some spunky disco sounds" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. p. 7.
- ^ a b c "Chéri Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "CHERI - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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