Soho were an English

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 pop

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 trio

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, consisting of the sisters

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 Jacqueline (Jacqui) Cuff and Pauline Cuff, with Timothy London. Other members of the group over the years have been Dukie D (original programmer and electro-visionary), Liam Gillick

Liam Gillick

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 (now a well known artist - Gillick added live bites from vinyl

Gramophone record

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 at early gigs

Concert

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), Eds Chesters

Eds Chesters

Eds Chesters was the drummer for the English band, The Bluetones. Currently working as an Osteopath at "Health in Motion" clinic in Maidenhead, Buckinghamshire....

 (now of The Bluetones

The Bluetones

The Bluetones were an English indie rock band, formed in Hounslow, Greater London, in 1993. The band's members were Mark Morriss on vocals, Adam Devlin on guitar, Scott Morriss on bass guitar, and Eds Chesters on drums. A fifth member, Richard Payne, came on board between 1998 and 2002...

), Leigh Gorman

Leigh Gorman

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 (ex Bow Wow Wow

Bow Wow Wow

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) and Barry Smith (of Add N To X). Also for a while, Bob and Henry Morris, who previously played with the trio when they were known as Groovalax.

Career

The group is known for their 1990 hit

Hit record

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 song

Song

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 "Hippychick" (composed by Timothy London), which was a Top 20 U.S.

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  Billboard Hot 100

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 chart

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 hit, and a Top 10 hit single

Single (music)

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 in the UK Singles Chart

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. The song featured a sample from The Smiths

The Smiths

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' recording "How Soon Is Now?

How Soon Is Now?

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" sequenced over a Soul II Soul

Soul II Soul

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 rhythm. London told Mojo

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magazine that it "was written as a blues before The Smiths' samples and the rhythm were added". "Hippychick" also went to number two for two weeks on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play

Hot Dance Club Play

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 chart.

Previous to the release of "Hippychick", Soho recorded three album

Album

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s for HEDD/Virgin Records

Virgin Records

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, although only one, Noise, was released. Subsequently, Soho released two albums on Savage/ATCO: Goddess and, in the U.S. only, Thug.

In 1991, Soho recorded a single with Adamski

Adamski

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, "Born To Be Alive", which peaked at #51 in the UK chart.
In 1994, Soho signed to Magnet/Warners on the strength of two self financed albums, recorded after Savage Records folded. The LPs (Oosh and Yard) remained unreleased until 2008, when, Yard was released on download.

During the 1990s they performed a cover version

Cover version

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 of the Icicle Works

Icicle Works

The Icicle Works were an English alternative rock band of the 1980s. Named after the 1960 short story "The Day the Icicle Works Closed" by science fiction author Frederik Pohl, The Icicle Works joined Liverpool's early 1980s 'neo-psychedelia' wave, which also propelled Echo & the Bunnymen and The...

 hit "Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)

Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)

"Birds Fly " was a hit single in 1984 written by Ian McNabb, produced by Hugh Jones and performed by The Icicle Works...

" for the soundtrack

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 of the film

Film

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 Scream

Scream (film)

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. The track "Nuthin' on my Mind" featured in the 1991 John Hughes film, Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities (film)

Career Opportunities is a 1991 American romantic comedy film starring Frank Whaley in his first lead role and co-starred Jennifer Connelly in one of her first. It was written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Bryan Gordon.-Plot:...

. "Hippy Chick" featured on the 1990 compilation album

Compilation album

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, Happy Daze

Happy Daze (Madchester album)

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Discography

• Noise (1989)
• Goddess (1990)
• Thug (1992)
• Baby Baby Baby Baby (1993)
• Yard (1994)
• Soho - Soho (1996)
• Another London (1997)
• Family BC (1999)