Chéri (band)

Chéri
OriginMontreal, Quebec, Canada
GenresR&B, boogie
Years active1982–1983
Past membersRosalind Hunt
Lise Cullerier

Chéri was a Canadian female dance music duo from Montreal, consisting of American Rosalind Milligan Hunt and Canadian Lise Cullerier. They had one Billboard top 40 hit, "Murphy's Law", in 1982.[1]

History

Friends Hunt and Cullerier began singing together at the suggestion of Hunt's mother, singer Geraldine Hunt.[2] Calling their duo Chéri, in 1982 they recorded a single, "Murphy's Law", which became their only Billboard Hot 100 entry, peaking at #39.[3] The song also hit number-one on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart and is notable for its speed-up vocal chorus ("got it all together, dontcha baby"). The song was written by Geraldine Hunt and Daniel Joseph, and released on Venture Records.[4]

Chéri continued to record, following up with another single "Give It to Me Baby",[5] and also that year released an album, Murphy's Law, which included the hit single. Some of Chéri's recordings featured Amy Roslyn instead of Cullerier.[6]

In 1983 the band released the album Love Stew through the label 21 Records.[7]

Discography

Albums

  • Chéri (21 Records, 1982) (Canada only)
  • Murphy's Law (Venture Records, 1982) (US only)
  • Love Stew (21 Records, 1983)

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US Pop
[8] 		US Dance
[8] 		US R&B
[8] 		UK
[9]
1982 "Murphy's Law" 39 1 5 13 Cheri
"Give It to Me Baby" — 57 53 —
"Star Struck" — — — —
"Come and Get These Memories" — — — —
1983 "Working Girl" — 27 40 — Love Stew
"Small Town Lover" — — 56 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

See also

References

  1. ^ Mark Kearney; Randy Ray (1999). The Great Canadian Book of Lists. Dundurn. pp. 188–. ISBN 978-0-88882-213-0.
  2. ^ Norm N. Nite (1 September 1985). Rock on: the illustrated encyclopedia of rock n' roll : the video revolution, 1978-present. Harper & Row. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-06-181644-4.
  3. ^ Kelly, Jude; Caudeiron, Daniel (8 May 2011). "Rhythm and Blues". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
  4. ^ "New on the Charts". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 10 April 1982. pp. 55–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  5. ^ Brian Chin (23 October 1982). "Dance Trax". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 34–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  6. ^ James Arena (30 March 2016). Legends of Disco: Forty Stars Discuss Their Careers. McFarland. pp. 100–101. ISBN 978-1-4766-2457-0.
  7. ^ Soucek, Paul (6 July 1983). "Summer simmers with syncopated beat of some spunky disco sounds" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. p. 7.
  8. ^ a b c "Chéri Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  9. ^ "CHERI - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 November 2020.