Chéri (band)
Encyclopedia
Chéri is a female dance music
duo from Montreal
, consisting of American
Rosalind Hunt and Canadian the Lyn Cullerier. In 1982 they had their only Hot 100 entry, "Murphy's Law," which hit #39. The song also hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart and is widely remembered for its speed-up vocal chorus ("got it all together, dontcha baby").
Cullerier left the duo after their initial success and was replaced by Amy Roslyn from New Jersey
.
Hunt is the daughter of Geraldine Hunt
(who had her own #1 dance hit in 1980 with "Can't Fake the Feeling") and the sister of singer Freddie James
(who hit #5 on the dance chart in 1979 with "Get Up and Boogie").
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
duo from Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, consisting of American
United States
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Rosalind Hunt and Canadian the Lyn Cullerier. In 1982 they had their only Hot 100 entry, "Murphy's Law," which hit #39. The song also hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart and is widely remembered for its speed-up vocal chorus ("got it all together, dontcha baby").
Cullerier left the duo after their initial success and was replaced by Amy Roslyn from New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
.
Hunt is the daughter of Geraldine Hunt
Geraldine Hunt
Geraldine Hunt is an [United States|American]] R&B singer best known for the 1980 #1 Hot Dance Music/Club Play hit "Can't Fake the Feeling".-Life and career:...
(who had her own #1 dance hit in 1980 with "Can't Fake the Feeling") and the sister of singer Freddie James
Freddie James
Freddie James is a renowned former American football coach. He played under Billy Nicks at Prairie View A&M in the late 1950s, before working in a steel plant for a couple of years, then as a physical therapist in Houston, Texas. His former coach Nicks later recommended him for high school football...
(who hit #5 on the dance chart in 1979 with "Get Up and Boogie").
Discography
- Cheri (1982 21 Records)
- "No Communication" (6:35)
- "Sincerely" (4:20)
- "Murphy's Law" (4:45)
- "Come and Get These Memories" (4:40)
- "Star Struck" (5:10)
- "Anything is Possible" (4:01)
- "Give it to Me, Baby" (4:48)
- "Come With Me (To My Island)" (5:30)
- Love Stew (1983 21 Records)
- "Working Girl" (4:43)
- "Small Town Lover" (5:12)
- "I Can't Stop the Feeling" (4:08)
- "So Sure" (5:30)
- "Love Stew" (5:47)
- "Hold Back the Night" (4:45)
- "Midnight Blue" (4:15)
- "Just the Way You Are" (4:00)
- "Do it For the Thrill" (3:30)
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart