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Thread started 04/11/11 3:35am

Adorecream

Hot Chocolate

Does anyone remember and like this British 70s/80s funk and disco group, led by the vocals of Errol Brown and a kick ass rhythm section that sounded more Stax than the UK. The powerhouse bass and synthesisers and backing vocals. They were known for their big hits

You Sexy Thing 1976 (Just a classic period)

Everyones a winner 1978 (It has a bit of a Prince like sound)

Emmeline (1974) a great classic with lyrics about an aspiring star who takes her own life

It started with a kiss (1982) poppy but enjoyable 80s comeback hit)

Heaven is in the back seat of my cadillac (1976) good time funk and roll.

For a while they were up there with Billy Ocean for the seriously cool Black English dude sound (And would suffice until Geoffrey Butler came along lol)

The group was actaully like Prince's early groups, racially and sexually mixed and Brown wrote most of the songs and taught the other players their parts. They apparently had hits in England every year from 1970 to 1984. Who else really dug them.

Got some kind of love for you, and I don't even know your name
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Reply #1 posted 04/11/11 12:40pm

SoulAlive

70s Disco flashback: "You Sexy Thing" by Hot Chocolate (1976)

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Reply #2 posted 04/11/11 1:18pm

Dewrede

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Adorecream said:

Does anyone remember and like this British 70s/80s funk and disco group, led by the vocals of Errol Brown and a kick ass rhythm section that sounded more Stax than the UK. The powerhouse bass and synthesisers and backing vocals. They were known for their big hits

You Sexy Thing 1976 (Just a classic period)

Everyones a winner 1978 (It has a bit of a Prince like sound)

Emmeline (1974) a great classic with lyrics about an aspiring star who takes her own life

It started with a kiss (1982) poppy but enjoyable 80s comeback hit)

Heaven is in the back seat of my cadillac (1976) good time funk and roll.

For a while they were up there with Billy Ocean for the seriously cool Black English dude sound (And would suffice until Geoffrey Butler came along lol)

The group was actaully like Prince's early groups, racially and sexually mixed and Brown wrote most of the songs and taught the other players their parts. They apparently had hits in England every year from 1970 to 1984. Who else really dug them.

that song is called Emma

i like this

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Reply #3 posted 04/11/11 1:42pm

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This was my oldest brother's favorite group, and his favorite song was "Sexy Thing". Even though, he is no longer with us, I still hear him singing this, off key.... biggrin

"Love is like peeing in your pants, everyone sees it but only you feel its warmth"
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Reply #4 posted 04/12/11 12:03pm

Adorecream

Dewrede said:

Adorecream said:

Does anyone remember and like this British 70s/80s funk and disco group, led by the vocals of Errol Brown and a kick ass rhythm section that sounded more Stax than the UK. The powerhouse bass and synthesisers and backing vocals. They were known for their big hits

You Sexy Thing 1976 (Just a classic period)

Everyones a winner 1978 (It has a bit of a Prince like sound)

Emmeline (1974) a great classic with lyrics about an aspiring star who takes her own life

It started with a kiss (1982) poppy but enjoyable 80s comeback hit)

Heaven is in the back seat of my cadillac (1976) good time funk and roll.

For a while they were up there with Billy Ocean for the seriously cool Black English dude sound (And would suffice until Geoffrey Butler came along lol)

The group was actaully like Prince's early groups, racially and sexually mixed and Brown wrote most of the songs and taught the other players their parts. They apparently had hits in England every year from 1970 to 1984. Who else really dug them.

that song is called Emma

i like this

Thats one of the 3 accepted titles for it, It has been known as Emma, Emmeline, and Emmaline

Got some kind of love for you, and I don't even know your name
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