O'chi Brown is a female dance music

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...

 singer born in Tottenham

Tottenham

Tottenham is an area of the London Borough of Haringey, England, situated north north east of Charing Cross.-Toponymy:Tottenham is believed to have been named after Tota, a farmer, whose hamlet was mentioned in the Domesday Book; hence Tota's hamlet became Tottenham...

, London

London

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 England

England

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. 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. The song's producers (Stock Aitken Waterman

Stock Aitken Waterman

Stock Aitken Waterman, sometimes known as SAW, were a UK songwriting and record producing trio consisting of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman. They had great success during the mid to late 1980s and early 1990s...

) would recycle the song for singer Rick Astley

Rick Astley

Richard Paul "Rick" Astley is an English singer-songwriter, musician, and radio personality. He is known for his 1987 song, "Never Gonna Give You Up", which was a #1 hit single in 25 countries...

 a year later, and it would be the title of his sensational debut album on PWL

PWL

Pete Waterman Entertainment is the production company one-time pop and dance record label owned by pop mogul Pete Waterman. The label, originally PWL, is most famous for being the home of hit record producers Stock Aitken Waterman....

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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
  Whenever You Need Somebody (song)
  "Whenever You Need Somebody" is a song written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, which became successful for two of their artists.- O'Chi Brown version :...
  
  " (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)
  Learning To Live (Without Your Love)
  "Learning To Live " is a duet by the English dance singer Rick Astley and O'chi Brown. The song was originally released in 1986 as an album track on Brown's album O'Chi...
  
  " (with Rick Astley
  Rick Astley
  Richard Paul "Rick" Astley is an English singer-songwriter, musician, and radio personality. He is known for his 1987 song, "Never Gonna Give You Up", which was a #1 hit single in 25 countries...
  
  ) (1987)
• "I Got a Feeling" (1987)
• "Whenever You Need Somebody
  Whenever You Need Somebody (song)
  "Whenever You Need Somebody" is a song written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, which became successful for two of their artists.- O'Chi Brown version :...
  
  " (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