The Chimes (Scottish band)
The Chimes | |
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| Origin | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Labels | CBS |
| Past members | Pauline Henry Mike Peden James Locke |
The Chimes were a successful dance music trio. Pauline Henry (born in Jamaica) with Mike Peden and James Locke from Edinburgh, in Scotland. They are best known for their hits "Heaven" and a remake of U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," which became a UK Top Ten hit.[1]
Chart success
In the US they reached the Billboard Hot 100 with the song "1-2-3", at No. 86 in 1990. It spent two weeks at #1 on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, and its follow-up, "Heaven," was a No. 1 dance chart hit.
Bono from U2 commented that the Chimes' cover of their hit "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" was the "only cover version he had heard that he enjoyed and did the original justice", adding "at last someone's come along to sing it properly".[citation needed]
A self-titled album was released in 1990, reaching number 17 in the UK Albums Chart.[2]
Henry has also enjoyed dance club success as a solo artist with five hits in the UK Top 40, including "Feel Like Making Love", "Too Many People", "Can't Take Your Love", "Love Hangover" and "Never Knew Love Like This" (the latter featuring Wayne Marshall).[3][4]
Pauline Henry performed at Bestival 2012 on the Isle of Wight with her band which included Bestival compere Scott Anderson on bass guitar.
Discography
Albums
- The Chimes (1990) – UK #17,[2] AUS #16,[5] AUT #20,[6] GER #30,[7] NED #37,[8] NZ #3,[9] SWE #36,[10] SWI #32[11]
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [5] |
AUT [6] |
BEL (Fla) [12] |
GER [7] |
IRL [13] |
NED [8] |
NOR [14] |
NZ [9] |
US [15] | |||
| 1989 | "1-2-3" | 60 | 73 | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | 4 | 86 | The Chimes |
| "Heaven" | 66 | 62 | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | 5 | — | ||
| 1990 | "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" | 6 | 26 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 6 | — | |
| "True Love" | 48 | 106 | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | ||
| "Heaven" (re-issue) | 24 | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Love Comes to Mind" | 49 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
References
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 104–105. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ a b c "Official Charts > Chimes". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 251. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Official Charts > Pauline Henry". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ^ a b Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > The Chimes in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- Top 100 peaks: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "True Love": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 15 July 2015". Imgur.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- "Love Comes to Mind": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 17 February 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ a b "The Chimes in der Österreichischen Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ^ a b German chart peaks:
- The Chimes: "The Chimes – The Chimes (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For": "The Chimes – I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ^ a b "dutchcharts.nl > The Chimes in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ a b "charts.org.nz > The Chimes in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com > The Chimes in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ^ "hitparade.ch > The Chimes in der Schweizer Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ^ "Ultratop > The Chimes in Ultratop Vlaanderen" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'The Chimes'". Fireball Media. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ^ "norwegiancharts.com > The Chimes in Norwegian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ^ "Billboard > Artists / The Chimes > Chart History > The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
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