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So You Win Again by Hot Chocolate

Artist Biography For Hot Chocolate

Hot Chocolate Was A British Pop And Soul Band Originally From Brixton London England That Was Most Popular During The 70s And 80s Formed By Errol Brown Born 12 November 1943 Died 6 May 2015 The Act Had At Least One Hit Every Year Between 1970 And 1984 Inclusive And Their Iconic Song "You Sexy Thing" Made The Top 10 In Each Of Three Different Decades. They Were Even Affiliated With The Beatles' Label Apple Records For A Time. Formed Circa 1968/69 The Original Core Members Included Percussionist Patrick Olive Guitarist Franklyn De Allie And Drummer Ian King Along With Bass Player Tony Wilson Pianist Larry Ferguson And With Jamaican-Born Songwriter/vocalist Errol Brown. For Apple They Released A Reggae Version Of "Give Peace A Chance" And Backed Mary Hopkins On "Think About Your Children" Before The Apple Label Dissolved. In 1970 They Signed To Rak Records A Label Owned By UK Producer Mickie Most Who Had The Group Compose The Final Chart Hit For Herman's Hermits. On Their Own They Were To Become One Of The U.K's Best Loved Charts Groups With 25 UK Top 40 Hit Singles In Their Career. Hot Chocolate Enjoyed Their First UK Hit In 1970 With "Love Is Life" Followed By Many More U.K. Top 10 Hits Including "I Believe In Love " "Brother Louie" A Stateside #-1 For U.S Stories "A Child's Prayer " "Put Your Love In Me " "No Doubt About It " "Girl Crazy " "It Started With A Kiss" And "What Kinda Boy You Looking For Girl ."
While Popular In The U.K It Wasn't Until 1974 That They Secured A U.S Record Deal With Big Tree Records Releasing The Single "Emma" And Becoming Associated With Burgeoning Disco Scene With "Disco Queen." Their Second US Album Featured "You Sexy Thing" Which Hit #3 On The US Top 40 Charts. By 1978 They Were Affiliated With Infinity Records In The U.S And Hit #6 On The Charts With "Every 1's A Winner." 1979 Sees The Band Release The LP "Going Through The Motions" Obviously Burning Out On Disco But Still Commercially Aiming For The Dancefloor Market With The Irionic Track "Mindless Boogie". They Continued For Some Years Afterwards But Never Regained The Chart Action Or A U.S Label With Lead Singer Errol Brown Finally Leaving In 1987 Basically Putting An End To The Group. In 1992 With A New Line-Up Manager And Agent Ric Martin Took Control Over The Band's Bookings And Live Appearances. Hot Chocolate Continue To Make Live Appearances In The UK And Europe. A Minor Resurgence In Interest In Hot Chocolate's Music Occurred After The 1998 Film "The Full Monty" Used "You Sexy Thing" Prominently In The Soundtrack. Errol Brown Was Also Known Under The Nickname "the Singing Malteser" Due To His Bald Head.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: So You Win Again

"So You Win Again" Is A Popular Single Released In June 1977 From The Hot Chocolate Album Every 1's A Winner. Written By Russ Ballard And Produced By Mickie Most It Is The Band's Sole UK Number One Single Spending Three Weeks At The Top In July 1977 1 And One Week As A NME Number-One Single. The Song Made It To No. 3 In Australia No. 6 In Germany And Missed The Top 30 On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart In The United States Peaking At No. 31. The Song Was Included On The Soundtrack For The 1997 British Film Metroland Featuring Christian Bale And Lee Ross.

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