O'Chi Brown

O'Chi Brown

O'chi Brown is a female dance music singer born in Tottenham, London England. She scored two hits on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, the most successful being "Whenever You Need Somebody," which hit #1 in 1986.[1] The song's producers (Stock Aitken Waterman) would recycle the song for singer Rick Astley a year later, and it would be the title of his sensational debut album on PWL.

Discography

Albums

  • Danger Date (1983)
  • Love for You (1985)
  • O'chi (1986)
  • Light The Night (1987)

Singles

  • "Can't Say Goodbye to You" (1982)
  • "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" (1983) UK #81
  • "Answer Me" (1984)
  • "Auld Lang Syne" (1984)
  • "Unchained Melody" (1985)
  • "Why Can't We Be Friends" (1985) UK #88
  • "Whenever You Need Somebody" (1985) UK #97
  • "100% Pure Pain" (1986) UK #97
  • "Two Hearts Beating As One" (1986)
  • "Rock Your Baby" (1987)
  • "Learning To Live (Without Your Love)" (with Rick Astley) (1987)
  • "I Got a Feeling" (1987)
  • "Whenever You Need Somebody" (remix) (1987)
  • "Groove Me" (1988)

See also

  • List of Number 1 Dance Hits (United States)
  • List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

References

  1. ^ McAleer, Dave (1990), The omnibus book of British and American hit singles, 1960-1990, Omnibus Press, p. 12