Charles & Eddie

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Charles & Eddie was an American solo duo from New York . It consisted of Charles Pettigrew (born May 12, 1963 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , † April 6, 2001 ibid) and Eddie Chacon (born August 22, 1963 in Oakland , California ).

Career

Charles Pettigrew had studied jazz singing in Boston and played with a band called Down Avenue. In the early 1990s he met Eddie Chacon in New York. Because of their mutual love for soul music, they both decided to form a duo à la Sam and Dave . Her first single, Would I Lie to You , became a worldwide hit in 1992 and reached number 1 in Germany , Austria and Great Britain , among others . In Switzerland the song reached number 2 and in the USA number 13. With the follow-up singles NYC (Can You Believe This City) , House Is Not a Home and 24-7-365 , they were able to make their way into the top at least in Europe until 1995 40 hold. The album Duophonic was also a small success, but they never managed to become a big hit.

Then Charles & Eddie separated again. Pettigrew worked with artists such as Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz and joined the Tom Tom Club in 1998 . He can be heard on their album The Good, the Bad and the Funky . Shortly afterwards, he developed cancer and died on April 6, 2001 at the age of 37.

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US R&B R&B
1992 Duophonic DE6th
gold
gold

(22 weeks)DE 		AT4th
gold
gold

(16 weeks)AT 		CH5
gold
gold

(16 weeks)CH 		UK19th
gold
gold

(15 weeks)UK 		US153 (5 weeks)
US 		R&B81 (6 weeks)
R&B
First published: August 1992
Producer: Josh Deutsch
1995 Chocolate Milk DE48 (6 weeks)
DE 		- - - - -
First published: May 1995
Producer: Josh Deutsch

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US R&B R&B
1992 Would I Lie to You?
Duophonic 		DE1
gold
gold

(32 weeks)DE 		AT1
gold
gold

(18 weeks)AT 		CH2 (21 weeks)
CH 		UK1
platinum
platinum

(17 weeks)UK 		US13 (26 weeks)
US 		R&B59 (15 weeks)
R&B
First published: August 1992
Authors: Mike Leeson, Peter Vale
1993 NYC (Can You Believe This City)
Duophonic 		DE32 (12 weeks)
DE 		AT29 (1 week)
AT 		- UK33 (5 weeks)
UK 		- -
First published: February 1993
Author: Eddie Chacon
House Is Not a Home
Duophonic 		DE59 (5 weeks)
DE 		- - UK29 (4 weeks)
UK 		- -
First publication: May 1993
Authors: Eddie Chacon, J. Freed
1995 I'm Gonna Love You (24-7-365)
Chocolate Milk 		DE58 (11 weeks)
DE 		- CH26 (11 weeks)
CH 		UK38 (4 weeks)
UK 		- -
First published: April 1995
Authors: Gregg Sutton, John Herron
Jealousy
Chocolate Milk 		DE68 (9 weeks)
DE 		AT39 (1 week)
AT 		- - - -
First published: August 1995
Authors: Mike Leeson, Peter Vale

More singles

  • 1993: Shine (France only)
  • 1995: 24-7-365 / She's So Shy (UK and US only)

swell

  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: Singles Albums UK US
  2. ↑ a b gold / platinum databases: DE AT CH UK
  3. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0-89820-186-4

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