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Hot Chocolate (1969 - )

Group - United Kingdom 70s and 80s British soul band

Releases (91)

Official

Album

  1. Cicero Park 1974
  2. Hot Chocolate 1975
  3. Man to Man 1976
  4. Every 1’s a Winner 30 Oct 1978
  5. Going Through the Motions 29 Jun 1979
  6. Class 1980
  7. Mystery 1982
  8. Love Shot Oct 1983
  9. 2001 1987
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Album - Compilation

  1. XIV Greatest Hits 1976
  2. 20 Greatest Hits 1979
  3. Hot Chocolate's Hottest Hits 1982
  4. The Very Best of Hot Chocolate 1987
  5. 20 Hottest Hits 1989
  6. Every One’s a Winner 1992
  7. Their Greatest Hits 11 Mar 1993
  8. Platinum (The Best of) 1993
  9. The Rest of the Best of Hot Chocolate 1994
  10. Original Hits 1995
  11. Greatest Hits, Volume Two 1995
  12. Girl Crazy: Original Hit Recordings 1996
  13. Premium Gold Collection 1996
  14. The Best Of 1996
  15. Star Collection 30 Oct 1997
  16. Original Gold 1998
  17. The Hot Chocolate Collection 1998
  18. It Started With a Kiss 1999
  19. Greatest Hits Part Two (1977-1987) 1999
  20. Best of the 70’s: Hot Chocolate 2000
  21. More Greatest Hits 25 Oct 2001
  22. HitStory 2001
  23. The Essential 2003
  24. Essential Collection 12 Apr 2004
  25. A’s, B’s & Rarities 2004
  26. The Most of Hot Chocolate 2008
  27. Box Selection: Their 8 RAK Albums 1974-1983 31 Jan 2011
  28. All the Best 2012
  29. You Sexy Thing: The Best of Hot Chocolate 2012
  30. Alle 40 goed: Hot Chocolate 2012
  31. Original Album Series 21 Jan 2014
  32. The Greatest Hits 25 Jan 2019
  33. Remixes and Rarities 31 Jan 2020
  34. The RAK Singles 17 Sep 2021
  35. I Believe in Miracles
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Album - Remix

  1. The Sexy Hit‐Mix 1998
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Single

  1. Give Peace a Chance 10 Oct 1969 (as Hot Chocolate Band)
  2. Love Is Life Jul 1970
  3. You Could’ve Been a Lady Jan 1971
  4. I Believe (In Love) 1971
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Relationships (25)

Members

  1. Patrick Olive (1968 - 1984) original, percussion, bass
  2. Jim King (1968 - 1970) original, percussion, drums (drum set)
  3. Tony Wilson (1968 - 1975) original, lead vocals, bass
  4. Franklyn De Allie (1968 - 1970) original, guitar
  5. Errol Brown (1968 - 1986) original, lead vocals
  6. Patrick Olive (1975 - 1984) original, percussion, bass
  7. Patrick Olive (1988) original, percussion, bass
  8. Patrick Olive (1992) original, percussion, bass
  9. Larry Ferguson (1969 - 1986) keyboard
  10. Harvey Hinsley (1970 - 1986) guitar
  11. Tony Connor (1970 - 1986) percussion, drums (drum set)
  12. Rick Green (1975) keyboard
  13. Brian Satterwhite (1975) background vocals, bass
  14. Derek Lewis (1975) background vocals, percussion
  15. Harvey Hinsley (1988) guitar
  16. Tony Connor (1988) percussion, drums (drum set)
  17. Grant Evelyn (1988) lead vocals
  18. Greg Bannis (1992 - 2010) lead vocals
  19. Willy Dowling (1992 - 1994) background vocals, keyboard
  20. Steve Matthews (1992 - 1994) background vocals, keyboard
  21. Harvey Hinsley (1992) guitar
  22. Tony Connor (1992) percussion, drums (drum set)
  23. Andy Smith (1994) keyboard
  24. Steven Ansell (1994) keyboard, guitar
  25. Kennie Simon (2010) lead vocals, keyboard

Recordings by (245)

  1. Living Without Tomorrow 2:25 (10 Oct 1969)
  2. Give Peace a Chance 4:33 (10 Oct 1969)
  3. Love Is Life 3:37 (Jul 1970)
  4. Pretty Girls 2:26 (Jul 1970)
  5. Everybody’s Laughing 3:10 (Jan 1971)
  6. You Could’ve Been a Lady 3:41 (Jan 1971) original single version
  7. I Believe (in Love) (stereo mix) 3:53 (1971)
  8. Caveman Billy 4:02 (1971)
  9. Go‐Go Girl 3:49 (1972)
  10. Ruth 4:01 (1972)
  11. Mary‐Anne ?:?? (1972)
  12. You’ll Always Be a Friend 3:29 (1972)
  13. Rumours 4:29 (1973)
  14. A Man Needs a Woman 3:56 (1973)
  15. I Want to Be Free 2:51 (1973)
  16. Brother Louie 4:58 (1973)
  17. Emma 3:50 (1974)
  18. Disco Queen 3:35 (1974)
  19. Sexy Lady 3:20 (1974)
  20. Makin' Music ?:?? (1974)
  21. Cicero Park 4:42 (1974)
  22. Cheri Babe 2:55 (1974)
  23. Funky Rock N'roll 4:48 (1974)
  24. You’re a Natural High 3:08 (1974)
  25. Makin’ Music 3:46 (1974)
  26. Could Have Been Born in the Ghetto 5:50 (1974)
  27. Bump and Dilly Down 2:59 (1974)
  28. Changing World 4:31 (1974)
  29. A Love Like Yours 3:30 (1974)
  30. The Street 5:08 (1975)
  31. Dollar Sign 2:58 (1975)
  32. Amazing Skin Song 4:05 (1975)
  33. Love’s Coming on Strong 3:42 (1975)
  34. Lay Me Down 3:29 (1975)
  35. Call the Police 3:58 (1975)
  36. Hello America 3:24 (1975)
  37. A Child’s Prayer 3:51 (1975)
  38. A Warm Smile 5:24 (1975)
  39. Everything Should Be Funky 3:05 (1975)
  40. Blue Night 4:01 (1975)
  41. YOU SEXY THING 4:18 (1975)
  42. Beautiful Lady 2:48 (1976)
  43. Eyes of a Growing Child 3:57 (1976)
  44. Man to Man 5:30 (1976)
  45. Heaven Is in the Back Seat of My Cadillac 4:00 (1976)
  46. Don’t Stop It Now 3:01 (1976)
  47. Living on a Shoe String 4:19 (1976)
  48. Harry 4:00 (1976)
  49. Seventeen Years of Age 3:55 (1976)
  50. Sugar Daddy 5:28 (1976)
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Credited as (13)

  1. Hot Chocolate
  2. Hot Chocolate feat. Stanfield & Brown
  3. HOT CHOCOLATE
  4. Tavares / Hot Chocolate
  5. Hot Chocolate feat. Errol Brown
  6. Hot Chocolate featuring Errol Brown
  7. Hot Chocolate accompanied by The Trinidad Singers
  8. Hot Chocolate / Cozy Powell
  9. Skylark
  10. Hot Chocolate Band
  11. Marvin Gaye / Ne Yo / George Michael / Salt 'N' Pepa / Madonna / Color Me Badd / Cheat Codes & Kris Kross Amsterdam / Hot Chocolate / James Brown / Britney Spears / Bar‐Kays / N‐Trance feat. Rod Stewart / One Way / Justin Timberlake feat. Timbaland / Apollonia 6 / Eurythmics / Right Said Fred / Tom Jones feat. Mousse T.
  12. Kali's Finest feat. Hot Chocolate, Miles & Scooter Mac
  13. DJ Koco A.K.A. Shimokita / Assagai / Gregory Washington / Paul Horn / Gerald Wilson Orchestra / The Main Ingredient / Kool & the Gang / Solomon Burke / Bobby Franklin's Insanity / Hot Chocolate / B.T. Express / Zapp / The Bar‐Kays / Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band / Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth / The Temptations / Average White Band / Pleasure / Ralph MacDonald / Kraftwerk / Malcolm McLaren / The Magic Disco Machine

Events (3)

Main Performer At

  1. Hot Chocolate at West Runton Pavilion
  2. Top of the Pops #14.24
  3. Top of the Pops #14.51

Links (23)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.hot-chocolate.co.uk/

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94061270
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n94061270
  3. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/hot_chocolate
  4. https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/hot-chocolate/
  5. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13922022b
  6. https://d-nb.info/gnd/5516894-2

Lyrics Page

  1. http://muzikum.eu/en/122-4198/hot-chocolate/lyrics.html

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Hot+Chocolate

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/451245

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/59556

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000267814

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1955829/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/126421802

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1368881

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/6206

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/6doNBBAbIp88Tl7HxR0BJr
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/1064
  3. https://open.spotify.com/artist/72VzFto8DYvKHocaHYNWSi

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/id528364

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/11245

Biographies

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20080411033948/http://www.discomuseum.com/HotChocolate.html

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/a749130e-c2d8-4a7c-b740-908ea4574961