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Errol Brown MBE (born 12 November 1948, Kingston
Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston is the Capital and largest city of Jamaica and is located on the southeastern coast of the island country. It faces a natural harbor protected by the Palisadoes, a long spit which connects Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island....
, Jamaica
Jamaica

Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. It is about south of Cuba, and west of the island of Hispaniola, on which Haiti and the Dominican Republic are situated....
) was the singer, songwriter
Songwriter

File:Beethoven.jpgA songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics, as well the musical composition or melody to songs. One who writes only lyrics is a lyricist, while one who writes only music is a composer....
, and frontman of the successful British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 band
Band (music)

In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform songs. The following articles concern types of musical bands:...
, Hot Chocolate. Amongst their hits
Hit record

A Hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a Single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay , Nightclub, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings....
 were "You Sexy Thing
You Sexy Thing

"You Sexy Thing" is a song recorded by the United Kingdom band , Hot Chocolate . It was songwriter by Hot Chocolate lead singer Errol Brown, and record producer by Mickie Most....
" and "Brother Louie
Brother Louie

"Brother Louie" was a song about an interracial love affair. The title was written and sung by Errol Brown and Tony Wilson of the group Hot Chocolate and was a top 10 UK chart hit for the band in 1973, produced by Mickie Most....
".

group Hot Chocolate was produced
Record producer

In the music industry, a record producer has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, Audio mixing and audio mastering processes....
 by Mickie Most
Mickie Most

Mickie Most, born Michael Peter Hayes , was a successful English record producer, with a string of Number One singles with his own RAK Records, and with acts such as The Animals, Herman's Hermits, Donovan, and Suzi Quatro and the Jeff Beck Group....
 and recorded
Sound recording and reproduction

Sound recording and reproduction is the electrical or mechanics inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects....
 on his RAK Records
RAK Records

RAK Records was a United Kingdom record company, founded by record producer Mickie Most in 1969 in music. RAK was home of artists like Herman's Hermits,...
 label
Record label

In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of recorded sound and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the Record producer, manufacturing, distribution , marketing and promotion, and enforcement of copyright protec...
. Brown went solo
Solo (music)

In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer. In practice this means a number of different things, depending on the type of music and the context....
 in the 1980s, and achieved success in the clubs
Nightclub

A nightclub is a Alcoholic beverage, Dance and entertainment Music venue which does its primary business after dark. People who frequent nightclubs are known as clubbers....
 with his 1987 single
Single (music)

In the record industry, a single is a song usually used from a current or upcoming album to promote the album. Singles are distributed through a number of ways; originally, they were packaged as "single" records with one or two other songs and sold before the release of the album....
 and twelve inch
Gramophone record

A gramophone record is an analog signal sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed modulated spiral groove usually starting near the periphery and ending near the centre of the disc....
 "Body Rockin'", produced by Richard James Burgess
Richard James Burgess

Richard James Burgess is a recording studio drummer, music-computer programmer, recording artist, record producer, composer, author, manager, marketer and inventor....
.

Brown owned some National Hunt horses including Gainsay who won valuable races at the 1987 Cheltenham Festival
Cheltenham Festival

The Cheltenham Festival is the most prestigious meeting in the National Hunt racing calendar in the United Kingdom and has race prize money second only to the Grand National....
 and Grand National
Grand National

The Grand National is the most valuable National Hunt racing horse racing in the world. It is popular amongst many people who do not normally watch or bet on horse racing at other times of the year....
 meetings.

The 1990s saw Brown slip into the background, driving around South West London
South West London

South West London could refer to:*SW postcode area*western part of South London*South West ...
 in his Porsche
Porsche

Porsche SE or Porsche is a Germany automotive industry of luxury vehicle automobiles, which is majority-owned by the Porsche family and Pi?ch families....
 (licence plate 'HC3' – "The owner of HC1 wouldn't sell it," he said), and spending his time in the bridge
Contract bridge

Contract bridge, usually known simply as bridge, is a trick-taking game card game of game of skill and game of chance . It is played by four players who form two partnerships; the partners sit opposite each other at a table....
 clubs of Esher
Esher

Esher is a town in the Surrey borough of Elmbridge in South East England near the River Mole, Surrey. It is a suburban development situated 14.1 miles south west of Charing Cross....
, while his teenage daughters went to school at the Guildhall School of Music, and Lady Eleanor Holles School
Lady Eleanor Holles School

The Lady Eleanor Holles School is a selective, independent girls' school in Hampton, London, London, England, originally founded in 1711. The school has a Junior Department with some 190 students aged 7-11 and a Senior Department for ages 11-18 with some 700 pupils....
 in Hampton, London
Hampton, London

Hampton is a suburban area, centred on an old village on the north bank of the River Thames, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in England....
.






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Errol Brown MBE (born 12 November 1948, Kingston
Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston is the Capital and largest city of Jamaica and is located on the southeastern coast of the island country. It faces a natural harbor protected by the Palisadoes, a long spit which connects Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island....
, Jamaica
Jamaica

Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. It is about south of Cuba, and west of the island of Hispaniola, on which Haiti and the Dominican Republic are situated....
) was the singer, songwriter
Songwriter

File:Beethoven.jpgA songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics, as well the musical composition or melody to songs. One who writes only lyrics is a lyricist, while one who writes only music is a composer....
, and frontman of the successful British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 band
Band (music)

In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform songs. The following articles concern types of musical bands:...
, Hot Chocolate. Amongst their hits
Hit record

A Hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a Single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay , Nightclub, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings....
 were "You Sexy Thing
You Sexy Thing

"You Sexy Thing" is a song recorded by the United Kingdom band , Hot Chocolate . It was songwriter by Hot Chocolate lead singer Errol Brown, and record producer by Mickie Most....
" and "Brother Louie
Brother Louie

"Brother Louie" was a song about an interracial love affair. The title was written and sung by Errol Brown and Tony Wilson of the group Hot Chocolate and was a top 10 UK chart hit for the band in 1973, produced by Mickie Most....
".

Career

The group Hot Chocolate was produced
Record producer

In the music industry, a record producer has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, Audio mixing and audio mastering processes....
 by Mickie Most
Mickie Most

Mickie Most, born Michael Peter Hayes , was a successful English record producer, with a string of Number One singles with his own RAK Records, and with acts such as The Animals, Herman's Hermits, Donovan, and Suzi Quatro and the Jeff Beck Group....
 and recorded
Sound recording and reproduction

Sound recording and reproduction is the electrical or mechanics inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects....
 on his RAK Records
RAK Records

RAK Records was a United Kingdom record company, founded by record producer Mickie Most in 1969 in music. RAK was home of artists like Herman's Hermits,...
 label
Record label

In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of recorded sound and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the Record producer, manufacturing, distribution , marketing and promotion, and enforcement of copyright protec...
. Brown went solo
Solo (music)

In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer. In practice this means a number of different things, depending on the type of music and the context....
 in the 1980s, and achieved success in the clubs
Nightclub

A nightclub is a Alcoholic beverage, Dance and entertainment Music venue which does its primary business after dark. People who frequent nightclubs are known as clubbers....
 with his 1987 single
Single (music)

In the record industry, a single is a song usually used from a current or upcoming album to promote the album. Singles are distributed through a number of ways; originally, they were packaged as "single" records with one or two other songs and sold before the release of the album....
 and twelve inch
Gramophone record

A gramophone record is an analog signal sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed modulated spiral groove usually starting near the periphery and ending near the centre of the disc....
 "Body Rockin'", produced by Richard James Burgess
Richard James Burgess

Richard James Burgess is a recording studio drummer, music-computer programmer, recording artist, record producer, composer, author, manager, marketer and inventor....
.

Brown owned some National Hunt horses including Gainsay who won valuable races at the 1987 Cheltenham Festival
Cheltenham Festival

The Cheltenham Festival is the most prestigious meeting in the National Hunt racing calendar in the United Kingdom and has race prize money second only to the Grand National....
 and Grand National
Grand National

The Grand National is the most valuable National Hunt racing horse racing in the world. It is popular amongst many people who do not normally watch or bet on horse racing at other times of the year....
 meetings.

The 1990s saw Brown slip into the background, driving around South West London
South West London

South West London could refer to:*SW postcode area*western part of South London*South West ...
 in his Porsche
Porsche

Porsche SE or Porsche is a Germany automotive industry of luxury vehicle automobiles, which is majority-owned by the Porsche family and Pi?ch families....
 (licence plate 'HC3' – "The owner of HC1 wouldn't sell it," he said), and spending his time in the bridge
Contract bridge

Contract bridge, usually known simply as bridge, is a trick-taking game card game of game of skill and game of chance . It is played by four players who form two partnerships; the partners sit opposite each other at a table....
 clubs of Esher
Esher

Esher is a town in the Surrey borough of Elmbridge in South East England near the River Mole, Surrey. It is a suburban development situated 14.1 miles south west of Charing Cross....
, while his teenage daughters went to school at the Guildhall School of Music, and Lady Eleanor Holles School
Lady Eleanor Holles School

The Lady Eleanor Holles School is a selective, independent girls' school in Hampton, London, London, England, originally founded in 1711. The school has a Junior Department with some 190 students aged 7-11 and a Senior Department for ages 11-18 with some 700 pupils....
 in Hampton, London
Hampton, London

Hampton is a suburban area, centred on an old village on the north bank of the River Thames, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in England....
. It was the use of the Hot Chocolate single, "You Sexy Thing
You Sexy Thing

"You Sexy Thing" is a song recorded by the United Kingdom band , Hot Chocolate . It was songwriter by Hot Chocolate lead singer Errol Brown, and record producer by Mickie Most....
" in the 1997 film
Film

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
, The Full Monty
The Full Monty

The Full Monty is a 1997 in film United Kingdom comedy film. It tells the story of six unemployed men, four of them steel workers, who decide to form a male striptease act in order to gather enough money to get somewhere else and for main character Gaz to be able to see his son....
, that brought Brown out of retirement.

In 2003 Brown was appointed an MBE for services to popular music
Popular music

Popular music is music that is accessible to the mainstream and disseminated by one or more of the mass media. It belongs to any of a number of musical genres, and stands in contrast to classical music, which historically was the music of the elite and upper strata of society, and traditional music which was disseminated orally....
. In 2004 he received an Ivor Novello Award for outstanding contributions to British music. Brown now lives in The Bahamas
The Bahamas

The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an independent, sovereign, English language-speaking country consisting of two thousand cays and seven hundred islands that form an archipelago....
 with his wife of over 30 years, Ginette (formerly Marie).

Discography


Singles

  • "Personal Touch" - WEA YZ 130 - 1987- #25 UK
    UK Singles Chart

    The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
  • "Body Rockin'" - WEA YZ 162 - 1987 - #51 UK
  • "Love Goes Up And Down" - 1989 - #89 UK
  • "Send A Prayer (To Heaven)" - 1990 - #63 UK
  • "It Started With A Kiss" - EMI CDHOT 101 - 1998 - #18 †


† - Credited to Hot Chocolate featuring Errol Brown

Albums

  • Still Sexy - The Album - Universal Music TV 138162 - 2001 - #44 UK
    UK Albums Chart

    The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website ; the full Top 200 is published exclusively in ChartsPlus....

See also

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    List of Miss World hosts and invited artists

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  • Gipsy Hill
    Gipsy Hill

    Gipsy Hill is an area of South London near Upper Norwood and is considered to be part of Crystal Palace, London. This area of Gipsy Hill also includes the Central Hill estate....
  • 100 Great Black Britons
    100 Great Black Britons

    The 100 Great Black Britons list was compiled as a response to the BBC 100 Greatest Britons British people debate that took place the previous year in the United Kingdom....
  • List of lead singers


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