David Cole (record producer)

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David Cole
Birth nameDavid Byron Cole
Born(1962-06-03)June 3, 1962
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Years active1981–1995
Formerly of

David Byron Cole (June 3, 1962 – January 24, 1995) was an American songwriter and record producer. Cole was one half of the dance-music duo C+C Music Factory, which he founded with his musical partner Robert Clivillés.

Robert Clivillés and David Cole also

produced various hits for other artists such as Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, Deborah Cooper
, and many others. After Cole's death in 1995, Robert Clivillés continued to keep C+C Music Factory going through his own production work.

Musical career

Brat Pack.[5] Cole also released one solo single called "You Take My Breath Away" in 1988.[6][2] The duo were also responsible for the formation of pop group Seduction, for whom they wrote and produced a string of Top-10 hits. They contributed to the career of former The Weather Girls vocalist Martha Wash, who at the same time was one of the lead vocalists for the dance act Black Box. In 1990, Clivillés and Cole released a single featuring later C+C Music Factory rapper Freedom Williams, called "Get Dumb! (Free Your Body)", as The Crew.[7] The duo's biggest success, however, was the group C+C Music Factory, which became a worldwide sensation in 1991.[8]

Copyright lawsuits

In 1989, Clivillés and

Seduction. They allegedly illegally sampled portions of "The Music Got Me", which was written by Boyd Jarvis of early-1980s music group Visual. Boyd sued them for copyright infringement in 1990, and demanded $15 million in royalties.[9]

Four years later, Kevin McCord filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Mariah Carey, Cole, Clivillés, and Columbia Records, because, according to McCord, they took parts of his song called "I Want to Thank You" and created "Make It Happen" out of it without permission.[10] Although the allegations were proven false, McCord eventually accepted a settlement offer of about US$500,000.[10][11]

Death

Cole died on January 24, 1995, after a long illness.

AIDS, but no proof exists.[15]
Cole was buried at East Ridgelawn Cemetery in Clifton, New Jersey.

Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men wrote the song "One Sweet Day" in memory of Cole.[16][17]

Discography

Solo

  • "You Take My Breath Away" (single) (1988)

with 2 Puerto Ricans, a Blackman, and a Dominican

  • "Do It Properly" (single) (1987)
  • "Scandalous" (single) (1989)

with The 28th Street Crew

  • I Need a Rhythm (1989)
  • "O" (1994)

with The Crew

  • "Get Dumb! (Free Your Body) (feat. Freedom Williams)" (single) (1990)

with C+C Music Factory

Year Album details Peak chart positions
sales threshold
)
US US R&B AUS AUT
NL
 NZ SWE SWI UK[18]
1990 Gonna Make You Sweat
  • First studio album
  • Release date: December 13, 1990
  • Label: Columbia
 2 11 7 26 59 3 30 13 8
  • RIAA: 5× Platinum
  • BPI: Gold
  • MC: 4× Platinum
1994 Anything Goes!
  • Second studio album
  • Release date: August 9, 1994
  • Label: Columbia
 106 39 36 — 63 25 — 46 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other releases

References

  1. ^ "Obituaries : David Cole; Record Producer Won Grammy". Los Angeles Times. January 27, 1995.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Tantum, Bruce (November 2010). "Nightclubbing: New York City's Better Days". Red Bull Music Academy. Archived from the original on April 25, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  3. ^ Chep Nuñez, Discogs
  4. ^ 28th Street Crew, The, Discogs
  5. ^ Brat Pack, The, Discogs
  6. ^ David Cole, Discogs
  7. ^ Crew, The Featuring Freedom Williams – Get Dumb! (Free Your Body), Discogs
  8. ^ C+C Music Factory/Full Biography, MTV
  9. ^ Jarvis v. A & M Records 827 F. Supp. 282 (D.N.J. 1993) UCLA Archived April 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^
    OCLC 1532948
    .
  11. ^ Friedman, Roger (August 10, 2004). "Mariah Carey Accused of Plagiarism". FOXNews.com. News Corporation. Archived from the original on August 13, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  12. ^ C+C Music Factory's David Cole Succumbs, Jet, February 13, 1995 (page 18)
  13. ^ C+C Music Factory's David Cole Dies At 32, Billboard, February 4, 1995 (page 9)
  14. ^ "C+C's David Cole dies at 32" Archived July 3, 2010, at the Wayback MachineNY Daily News, January 25, 1995
  15. Billboard
    (March 4, 1995) (page 31)
  16. ISBN 978-0-312-19512-0
    .
  17. VIBE
    (November 2007)
  18. ISBN 1-904994-10-5
    .

External links
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