Cookie Crew
Cookie Crew | |
|---|---|
 MC Remedee and Susie Q | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Hip hop, hip house |
| Years active | 1983–1992 |
| Labels | Rhythm King, FFRR |
| Past members | Susan Banfield Debbie Pryce |
Cookie Crew were a
duo formed in Clapham, South London
in 1983.
Career
Their career took off after winning a national rap championship and
sessions for the John Peel BBC Radio 1 show. They gained a recording contract from the UK dance record label Rhythm King and were put in the studio with the production trio Beatmasters, who put them in a house music
direction.
In July 1987, the resultant
UK Singles Chart at the beginning of February 1988,[1] and was used for an advertising campaign. The "embryonic hip-house track"[2] was "one of the earliest examples of hip house".[3]
The duo moved on to another record label,
By 1992, there were differences of opinion between the duo and label, who wanted to pursue more of an orthodox
London Records, who wanted to steer the duo towards more of a pop oriented style of rap. This resulted in the duo parting company with FFRR and retiring from the hip hop/rap scene. Despite this, Pryce and Banfield have remained involved with other projects within the music industry
.
The two continued to perform and travel the world. Banfield is the sister of The Pasadenas' singer Andrew Banfield, and Pryce was formerly a chef for the Ministry of Defence.
Group members
- MC Remedee (born Debbie Pryce, 16 August 1967)
- Susie Q (born Susan Banfield, 10 March 1967)
Discography
Albums
- Born This Way – 1989 – UK No. 24;[1] U.S. R&B #93[4]
- Fade to Black – 1991
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK
[5] |
IRE | NED
[6] |
BEL (FLA) [7] |
FRA
[8] |
AUS [9] |
NZ [10] |
US Dance
[11] |
US R&B HipHop [12] | |||
| "Rok da House" (as Beatmasters featuring The Cookie Crew) |
1987 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Anywayawanna |
| "Females" | 78 | — | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | 16 | 75 | Non-album single | |
| "Rok da House (W.E.F.U.N.K.)" (as Beatmasters featuring The Cookie Crew) |
1988 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 35 | 37 | 7 | — | — | Anywayawanna |
| "Born This Way (Let's Dance)" | 1989 | 23 | 28 | 45 | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | Born This Way! |
| "Got to Keep On" | 17 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | ||
| "Come On and Get Some" | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Secrets (Of Success)" | 1991 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fade to Black |
| "Love Will Bring Us Back Together" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Brother Like Sister" | 1992 | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||||||||
References
- ^ ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- Village Voice.
- ^ Charlotte Richardson (9 July 2014). ""Brit-hop: 10 of the best"". The Guardian.
- ^ a b Allmusic.com – Charts & Awards
- ^ "Cookie Crew – UK Chart". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ "Cookie Crew – Dutch chart". dutchcharts.nl. 20 September 2014.
- ^ "Cookie Crew – Belgian Chart". ultratop.be. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ "Cookie Crew – French Chart". lescharts.com. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ "Cookie Crew – Australian chart". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ "Cookie Crew – New Zealand Chart". charts.nz. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ "Cookie Crew – US Dance Club". billboard.com. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ "Cookie Crew – US R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". billboard.com. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
External links
- Heroes Of UK Hip Hop Cookie Crew Page
- Detailed biography and discography
- BBC / John Peel based biography
- Cookie Crew discography at MusicBrainz
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