O'Chi Brown

O'Chi Brown
Born	Tottenham, London, England
Genres	Dance
Occupation(s)	Singer and songwriter
Years active	1982–1988

O'Chi Brown is an English singer and songwriter born in Tottenham, London, England. She scored two hits on the Dance Club Songs, the most successful being Whenever You Need Somebody, which hit number one in 1986.[1] Despite strong demand, the song's further progress on the US charts was thwarted when stocks of the record ran out.[2]

The song's producers (Stock Aitken Waterman) would recycle the song for English singer Rick Astley a year later, and it would be the title of his debut studio album on PWL. Brown recorded a duet with Astley, "Leaning To Live (Without Your Love)" for her 1986 album, O'Chi, which was belatedly released as a cash-in single in 1987, but the two singers never met.[3]

Discography

Albums

• Danger Date (1983)
• Love for You (1985)
• O'Chi (1986)
• Light the Night (1987)

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US R&B [4]	US Dance [4]	UK [4]
1982	"Can't Say Goodbye to You"	―	—	—
1983	"A Whiter Shade of Pale"	―	―	81
1984	"Answer Me"	—	―	―
	"Auld Lang Syne"	—	—	—
1985	"Unchained Melody"	―	―	―
	"Why Can't We Be Friends"	―	―	88
	"Whenever You Need Somebody"	88	1	97
1986	"100% Pure Pain"	73	23	97
	"Two Hearts Beating as One"	―	―	—
1987	"Rock Your Baby"	—	―	―
	"I Got a Feeling"	―	―	—
	"Learning to Live (Without Your Love)"	―	―	103
1988	"Groove Me"	—	―	―
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

See also

• List of Number 1 Dance Hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

References

1. McAleer, Dave (1990). The Omnibus Book of British and American Hit Singles, 1960-1990 (illustrated ed.). University of Virginia: Omnibus Press. p. 12. ISBN 9780711921801.
2. "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 12: Tell Me Tomorrow to New York Afternoon on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
3. "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 29: Learning To Live (Without Your Love) to Turn It Up on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
4. "O'Chi Brown Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Retrieved 16 May 2020.

External links

• Album and singles discography at Discogs.