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David Cole

 
Artist: David Cole
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Worked With:

Cindy Mizelle, Richard Marx, Acar S. Key, Dean Fraser, Sly Dunbar, Robert Clivillés, Mariah Carey, Danny Browne
  • Born: June 03, 1962, Johnson City, TN
  • Died: January 24, 1995, New York, NY
  • Active: '80s, '90s
  • Genres: Rock
  • Instrument: Engineer, Producer

Biography

Like the allied powers of dance music, alone Robert Clivilles and David Cole enjoyed moderate success producing and remixing tracks for various artists, but together they were a dynamic force that deeply affected the sound of late '80s and early '90s dance music. After meeting on the Manhattan club scene in the late '70s, the young pair (Clivilles a DJ, Cole a keyboard player) began collaborating on tracks and testing them out on unsuspecting clubgoers. One such clubgoer was A&M big wig Larry Yasgar who, at the time, was scouting talent for his new subsidiary Vendetta. After hearing their improvised tracks the two were promptly signed and released "A Cuban, A Black Man & A Drum Machine," which was a smash in clubland circa 1981. Although the remainder of the '80s was a successful time for the duo (they produced albums by Chaka Khan and Grace Jones, among others), it wasn't until the early '90s that the pair became household names. Realizing that they wanted to perform as well as produce, Clivilles and Cole, along with rapper Freedom Williams and singer Zelma Davis, created C&C Music Factory in 1990. Their debut album, fueled by the hit singles "Gonna Make You Sweat" and "Here We Go" became a smash hit and for the next few years the group ruled the dance pop airwaves and MTV. Their sound, a hybrid of slickly produced pop coupled with hard beats, was widely imitated at the time by groups such as Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. With the success of C&C the pair were also a hot commodity in the studio and subsequently produced hits for Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. Sadly, their partnership ended in 1994 when David Cole died of complications from Spinal Meningitis. ~ Steve Kurutz, All Music Guide
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David Cole
Birth name David B. Cole
Born June 3, 1962(1962-06-03)
Johnson City, Tennessee
United States
Died January 24, 1995 (aged 32)
New York City, New York
United States
Genres Dance
Occupations Producer, Composer
Years active 1981 - 1995
Associated acts C+C Music Factory, Robert Clivillés, Martha Wash, Deborah Cooper, Mariah Carey, Freedom Williams, Jim Carrey

David B. Cole (June 3, 1962 - January 24, 1995) was a record producer. He was also a half of dance group C+C Music Factory (also known as Clivillés + Cole), a group he founded with musical partner Robert Clivillés.

Robert Clivillés and David Cole also produced various hits for other artists such as Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, Deborah Cooper, and many others.

Cole's death in 1995 inspired the song "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men. Partner Robert Clivillés continued to keep the C+C Music Factory's legacy alive through his own production work.

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Production and remix work

Mariah Carey worked extensively with Clivillés and Cole. In addition, C+C vocalist Deborah Cooper is a frequent background vocalist on Carey's singles, albums, and tours internationally with her as a live background vocalist</ref>. Carey also hired the duo to produce songs for her albums, as well as remixes for her singles. Clivillés + Cole produced and co-wrote the album versions and remixes of her hit singles "Emotions" and "Make It Happen." Additionally, they produced the album tracks "You're So Cold" and "To be around You" (which all are from the album "Emotions"). They also produced the original and the remixes of her hit "Anytime You Need A Friend" and "Now That I Know" (from the album "Music Box") and "Joy to the World" (from the album Merry Christmas). Her single "One Sweet Day" was written in memory of David Cole.

The duo were also responsible for the formation of pop group Seduction, for whom they wrote and produced a string of Top-10 hits, and resuscitated the career of former Weather Girls vocalist Martha Wash.

Remixes by C+C Music Factory were credited to Clivillés & Cole. Among the hits remixed by the duo were Natalie Cole's cover of "Pink Cadillac," Taylor Dayne's "Can't Get Enough of Your Love," Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam’s "Let the Beat Hit ’Em," the Cover Girls’ "My Heart Skips a Beat" and "All That Glitters Isn't Gold,” Pajama Party’s "Hide and Seek," Sandée’s "Notice Me," and Michael Jackson’s "Black or White." The group Seduction was one of Clivilles + Cole's most successful side projects.[1] In the summer of 1991, Clivillés + Cole produced several tracks for a New Kids on the Block remix album titled No More Games: The Remix Album.[2]

In 1994, the duo produced a radio version of Jim Carrey's performance of "Cuban Pete" from the movie The Mask.[3] Also in 1994 Aretha Franklin covered the 1992 Clivillés + Cole single "Deeper Love"[4] from the film Sister Act 2.[5] Franklin actually hired Clivillés + Cole to produce the album version as well as the remixes. Thus, the song was a hit for the duo twice in two different incarnations within a 3-year time span.

Death

Cole died on January 24, 1995, of spinal meningitis. He was buried in the East Ridgelawn Cemetery in Clifton, New Jersey.

The song "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men was written in memory of him.

Notes

  1. ^ Seduction was a vocal trio that included among its members Michelle Visage (now known as a radio personality in the New York City area), Idalis DeLeon (who later became an actress and MTV VJ), and April Harris (who now owns the rights to the band's name and continues to release material). Seduction scored a long string of hits in the early 1990s including "Two to Make it Right" (#2 Hot 100, #1 Dance/Club Play), "Heartbeat" (#13 Hot 100, #2 Dance/Club Play, #21 R&B Singles), "You're My One and Only True Love" (#23 Hot 100, #3 Dance/Club Play, #56 R&B Singles), "Could this be Love" (#11 Hot 100, #38 R&B, #21 Adult Contemporary), "Breakdown" (#82 Hot 100, #4 Dance/Club Play), and "Seduction" (#17 Dance/Club Play).
  2. ^ Among the tracks the hit title remixed by Clivillés + Cole, titled "Games," which hit #14 on the UK Singles Chart. The album peaked at #10 on the US Billboard 200 album chart, selling more than 500,000 albums and was certified Gold by the RIAA.
  3. ^ The single included a C+C club mix
  4. ^ The single "Deeper Love" by Aretha Franklin featuring a backing vocal by Lisa Fischer
  5. ^ The single was later released as the lead single of her Greatest Hits (1980-1994) collection

External links

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C+C Music Factory
Robert Clivillés · David Cole · Freedom Williams · Martha Wash · Zelma Davis · Deborah Cooper
Trilogy  · Paul Pesco · Q-Unique
Albums
Singles
"Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" · "Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)" · "Things That Make You Go Hmmm..." · "Just a Touch of Love" · "Keep It Comin' (Dance Till You Can't Dance No More)" · "Do You Wanna Get Funky" · "Take a Toke" · "I'll Always Be Around"
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