The Cool Notes
The Cool Notes | |
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| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Pop, soul, funk |
| Years active | 1979–1993 2020–2022[citation needed] |
| Labels | Cool Note Records, Abstract Dance, Risin Records, Injection Disco Dance Label, Swanyard Records Ltd, Intercord Tonträger GmbH |
| Past members | Peter Rowlands J.C. Ian Dustan Lauraine Smart Heather Austin Peter Lee Gordon Steve McIntosh Mel Glynn |
The Cool Notes were a British pop-funk group who had a string of chart hits in the UK between 1984 and 1986. The band, which formed in South London,[1] consisted of seven members of both vocal and instrumental talent. They are best known for their UK number 11 hit, "Spend the Night".[2]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Year | Album | UK [3] | ||||
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| 1981 | Down to Earth | — | ||||
| 1985 | Have a Good Forever | 66 | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||
Compilation albums
[edit]- Best of the Cool Notes (1990)
- The Unreleased Demos (2012)
- The PWL Dayz (2016)
Singles
[edit]| Year | Song | UK [2][3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | "Meant to Be" | — | ||||
| 1982 | "People Make the World Go Round" | — | ||||
| "Morning Child" | — | |||||
| 1984 | "I Wanna Dance / Blown It" | — | ||||
| "You're Never Too Young" | 42 | |||||
| "I Forgot" | 63 | |||||
| 1985 | "Spend the Night" | 11 | ||||
| "In Your Car" | 13 | |||||
| "Have a Good Forever" | 73 | |||||
| 1986 | "Into the Motion" | 66 | ||||
| "Momentary Vision" | 94 | |||||
| 1988 | "Magic Lover" | 122 | ||||
| 1990 | "Spend the Night" (remix) | 84 | ||||
| 1991 | "Make This a Special Night" | 86[4] | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "The Cool Notes at AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ a b "COOL NOTES - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 119. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "The Cool Notes - Make this A Special Night". Mike Stock Music. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
External links
[edit]- The Cool Notes discography at Discogs
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