Cover Drive

Cover Drive in Manchester

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Bajan style   UK 14th 05/19/2012 (4 weeks)

Singles

Lick Ya Down   UK 9 09/10/2011 (8 weeks) Twilight   UK 1  silver 02/04/2012 (12 weeks) Sparks   UK 4th 05/12/2012 (5 weeks) Turn Up the Love ( Far East Movement feat. Cover Drive)   CH 55 11/18/2012 (4 weeks)   UK 13 07/21/2012 (11 weeks) Explode   UK 29 09/01/2012 (5 weeks)

Cover Drive is a four-piece pop band from Barbados .

biography

Cover Drive was discovered when they uploaded their "Fedora Sessions" to YouTube with several hit covers, including an acoustic version of Hey, Soul Sister by the band Train . In their homeland, they were then engaged as the opening act for Rihanna's performance on their Loud Tour . They also got a recording deal and went to London to record an album. Their first release in England was the song Lick Ya Down in September 2011 , which was produced by JR Rotem . It immediately reached the top 10. In anticipation of the album, the second single Twilight was released in early 2012 . With that, they went straight to number 1 on the UK charts at the end of January .

Members

• Amanda Reifer (singer)
• T. Ray Armstrong (drummer, rapper)
• Barry Hill (guitarist)
• Jamar Harding (bassist)

Discography

Albums

• Bajan Style (2012)

Singles

• Lick Ya Down (2011)
• Twilight (2012)
• Sparks (2012)
• Turn Up the Love ( Far East Movement feat. Cover Drive, 2012)
• Explode (feat. Dappy , 2012)

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1. ↑ ^{a b c} Chart sources: CH UK
2. ↑ ^{a b} Music Sales Awards: UK
3. ↑ AP Interview: Rihanna helps Cover Drive, another act from Barbados, in the music business ( Memento of the original from March 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Zara Younis, The Associated Press, August 19, 2011  
4. ↑ News: Cover Drive - Lick Ya Down ( Memento of the original from January 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Louisa Walker, 4 music, July 25, 2011  

Web links

• official homepage
• Cover Drive at Discogs (English)