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{{Short description|British-Jamaican singer and songwriter (1943–2015)}}
] ''']''' (born in ] on ] ]) is the singer, songwriter, and front man of the successful British band ]. Their biggest chart hits were "]" and "]". The latter was a cover for the US band ]. <br>
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'''Errol Ainsworth Glenstor Brown'''<ref name = ODNB>{{cite ODNB|title = Brown, Errol Ainsworth Glenstor (1943–2015), singer and songwriter|doi = 10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.109984|last = Govan|first = Chloe|date = 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/writer/55048489/BROWN%20ERROL%20AINSWORTH%20GLENSTOR?searchFilter=SVW|title = ACE Repertory: Errol Ainsworth Glenstor Brown|website = ]|accessdate = 28 February 2024}}</ref> ] (born '''Lester Errol Brown''';<ref name="rip">{{cite web|url=https://www.rhino.com/article/rip-errol-brown-of-hot-chocolate|title=RIP Errol Brown of Hot Chocolate|publisher=]|date=May 6, 2015|access-date=September 15, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/errol-brown-78bx6sb5v9b|title = Errol Brown|date = 10 May 2015|newspaper = ]|accessdate = 28 February 2024|url-access = subscription}}</ref> 12 November 1943 – 6 May 2015) was a British-Jamaican singer and songwriter, best known as the ] of the soul and funk band ]. In 2004, Brown received the ] for his Outstanding Contribution to British Music.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theivors.com/archive/2000-2009/the-ivors-2004/|title=The Ivors 2004|website=The Ivors|language=en-US|access-date=28 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312200648/http://theivors.com/archive/2000-2009/the-ivors-2004/|archive-date=12 March 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The 1990s saw Errol slip into the background, spending his time in the ] clubs of ] while his teenage daughters went to school at the Guildhall School of Music and ] in ]. It was the use of the Hot Chocolate single "]" in the 1997 movie, "]", that brought Errol out of retirement.


==Career==
In ] Brown was appointed an ] for services to popular music. ] saw him presented with an ] for outstanding contributions to British music. Errol now lives in the Bahamas.


=== Hot Chocolate ===
==External link==
His break in music came in 1969 when he recorded a version of ]'s "]" with a band called "Hot Chocolate Band". Unable to change the lyrics without Lennon's permission, he sent a copy to his record label, ], and the song was released with Lennon's approval.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/errol-brown.html | title=Errol Brown | publisher=Thebiographychannel.co.uk | access-date=30 September 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140107171808/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/errol-brown.html | archive-date = 7 January 2014}}</ref>


The Hot Chocolate albums were ] by ] and ] at the ] studio. Most of their songs were written by Brown and Hot Chocolate bassist ] (before Wilson's departure in 1975), including "]", "]", "]", "]", and "]".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hot Chocolate – Love Is Life |website=] |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1635638-Hot-Chocolate-Love-Is-Life |access-date=11 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Stratton |first=Jon |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HLKXCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA104 |title=When Music Migrates: Crossing British and European Racial Faultlines, 1945–2010 |date=2016-02-17 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-134-76288-0 |language=en}}</ref> The band had at least one number one charting song on the ] from 1970 to 1984.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums" />
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=== Solo ===
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Brown left the group in 1985 to take a hiatus from music.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hot-chocolate-singer-errol-brown-dead-at-71-20150506|title=Hot Chocolate Singer Errol Brown Dead at 71 |publisher=Rolling Stone |first=Kory|last=Grow|date=6 May 2015 |access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="Sweeting">{{cite news |last=Sweeting |first=Adam |date= |title=Errol Brown obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/07/errol-brown |access-date= |newspaper=] |website=}}</ref> He soon went on to have a solo career, achieving success in the ] with the 1987 ] "Body Rocking", produced by ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/05/06/errol-brown-hot-chocolate-frontman-dies-66_n_7223252.html|title=Errol Brown Dead: Hot Chocolate Frontman Dies Aged 71 After Suffering From Liver Cancer|first=Caroline |last=Frost|publisher=Huffington Post |date=6 May 2015 |access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref>


He was the subject of '']'' in 1997 when he was surprised by ] on his birthday.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k998jVrbwA |title=This Is Your Life - Errol Brown MBE |language=en |access-date=2024-05-11 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last1=Gorman |first1=John |title=Errol Brown |date=1997-11-24 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8334490/?ref_=ttep_ep13 |access-date=2024-05-11 |series=This Is Your Life |others=Michael Aspel, Glynis Barber, Mike Batt |last2=Wisdom |first2=Peter}}</ref>
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Brown was a supporter of the ] and performed at the party's conference in 1984.<ref name = ODNB/><ref name=guard/> In 1981, he performed at the ], at ].<ref name="royalreception">{{cite web | url=http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/377/errol_brown_a_fondent_farewell/ | title=ERROL BROWN: A Fondent Farewell | publisher=Bluesandsoul.com | access-date=6 May 2015}}</ref>

Brown retired from performing after a farewell tour in 2009.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32613573 | title=Hot Chocolate singer Errol Brown dies | newspaper=BBC News | date=6 May 2015 | access-date=6 May 2015}}</ref>

==Recognition==
In 2003, Queen ] named Brown a ] (MBE) for "services to ] for the United Kingdom".<ref name = BBC/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.errolbrown.com/musicerrol1.html|title=Solo Singles and Albums by Errol Brown|publisher=ErrolBrown.com|access-date=7 May 2015}}</ref> In 2004, he received an ] for outstanding contributions to British music.<ref name=guard>{{cite news|title=Hot Chocolate singer Errol Brown dies, aged 71|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/06/hot-chocolate-singer-errol-brown-dies-aged-71|access-date=6 May 2015|work=]|date=6 May 2015}}</ref>

==Personal life and death==
Brown was born in ], on 12 November 1943, but moved to Britain when he was 11 years old.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news |last=Slotnik |first=Daniel E. |date=6 May 2015 |title=Errol Brown, 'You Sexy Thing' Singer, Dies at 71 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/07/arts/music/errol-brown-you-sexy-thing-singer-dies-at-71.html |access-date=7 May 2015 |newspaper=]}}</ref><ref name="Betts 2006 119">{{cite book |last1=Betts |first1=Graham |title=Complete UK hit singles 1952–2006 |date=2006 |publisher=Collins |isbn=9780007200771 |location=London |page=119}}<!--|access-date=6 May 2015--></ref><ref name="Larkin 2011 162">{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2011 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=9780857125958 |editor-last1=Larkin |editor-first1=Colin |edition=5th concise |location=London |page=162}}<!--|access-date=6 May 2015--></ref><ref name="Sweeting" /> His father, Ivan, was a police officer, and his mother, Edna, died when Brown was 19 years old.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2015-05-07 |title=Errol Brown: Singer and songwriter whose band Hot Chocolate had a |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/errol-brown-singer-and-songwriter-whose-band-hot-chocolate-had-a-string-of-infectious-hits-but-also-dealt-with-serious-subjects-10233519.html |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> After leaving school, he worked as a clerk.<ref name=":0" />

Brown married Ginette Marie in 1976, and they had two daughters.<ref name="ODNB" /> Brown owned ] horses, including Gainsay, who won the ] trophy at ] in 1987.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/racing_horse_form.sd?horse_id=5483 |title=Gainsay &#124; Record By Race Type |publisher=Racing Post |date=2 June 2011 |access-date=5 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927200937/http://www.racingpost.co.uk/horses/racing_horse_form.sd?horse_id=5483 |archive-date=27 September 2007 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Brown, known for his signature ] head, first suited the look after he was encouraged by friends to shave all his hair off as a joke. Errol liked the way it looked, and remained with a shaven head for the rest of his life.<ref name=":0" />

Brown died from ] at his home in ] on 6 May 2015, at the age of 71.<ref name="BBC" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.sky.com/story/1478885/hot-chocolate-singer-errol-brown-dies |title=Hot Chocolate Singer Errol Brown Dies |publisher=Sky News |access-date=6 May 2015}}</ref>

==Discography==

=== Hot Chocolate ===
{{For|Hot Chocolate's discography|Hot Chocolate discography}}

* "]" (1969)
* "]" (1970)
* "]" (1971)
* "]" (1973)
* "]" (1974)
* "]" (1975)
* "]" (1976)
* "]" (1977)
* "]" (1978)
* "]" (1980)
* "]" (1982)
* "]" (1983)

===Solo albums===
*1989: ''That's How Love Is'' – WEA 243 925
*1992: ''Secret Rendezvous'' – East West 4509-90688
*1996: ''Love In This'' – East West 0630-15260
*2001: ''Still Sexy&nbsp;— The Album'' – Universal Music TV 138162 (UK No.44)<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>

===Solo singles===
*1987: "Personal Touch" – WEA YZ 130 (UK No. 25)<ref name="ukcharts">{{cite web | url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/24351/ERROL-BROWN/ | title=Errol Brown | publisher=Officialcharts.com | access-date=6 May 2015}}</ref>
*1987: "Body Rocking" – WEA YZ 162 (UK No. 51)<ref name=ukcharts/>
*1988: "Maya" – WEA YZ 313
*1989: "Love Goes Up and Down" (UK No. 89)<ref name=ukcharts/>
*1990: "Send a Prayer (To Heaven)" (UK No. 83)<ref name=ukcharts/>
*1992: "This Time It's Forever" – East West 4509-90064 (Germany No. 26)
*1992: "Secret Rendezvous" – East West 4509-90913
*1993: "Emmalene (That's No Lie)" – East West 4509-92322
*1996: "Ain't No Love in This" – East West 0630-13951
*1996: "Change the People's Hearts" – East West 0630-16898
*1998: "]"<sup>1</sup> – EMI CDHOT 101 (UK No. 18)<ref name=ukcharts/>
*2001: "Still Sexy (Yes U Are)" – Universal 158940 (UK No. 85)<ref name=ukcharts/>
*2001: "Heaven's in the Back Seat of My Cadillac"
*2002: "I Love You Everyday" – Universal 0157592
<sup>1</sup>Credited to Hot Chocolate featuring Errol Brown
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/errol%20brown|title=ERROL BROWN|work=Theofficialcharts.com|access-date=6 May 2015}}</ref><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= ]
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 81}}</ref>

==See also==
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==References==
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==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|0113537}}
* , ''Blues & Soul'' February 2009.

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Latest revision as of 16:51, 31 December 2024

British-Jamaican singer and songwriter (1943–2015) For other people named Errol Brown, see Errol Brown (disambiguation).

Errol Brown
MBE
Brown in 1998Brown in 1998
Background information
Birth nameLester Errol Brown
Born(1943-11-12)12 November 1943
Kingston, Jamaica
Died6 May 2015(2015-05-06) (aged 71)
The Bahamas
Genres
Occupations
InstrumentVocals
Years active1968–2009
Labels
Formerly ofHot Chocolate
Websiteerrolbrown.com
Musical artist

Errol Ainsworth Glenstor Brown MBE (born Lester Errol Brown; 12 November 1943 – 6 May 2015) was a British-Jamaican singer and songwriter, best known as the frontman of the soul and funk band Hot Chocolate. In 2004, Brown received the Ivor Novello Award for his Outstanding Contribution to British Music.

Career

Hot Chocolate

His break in music came in 1969 when he recorded a version of John Lennon's "Give Peace a Chance" with a band called "Hot Chocolate Band". Unable to change the lyrics without Lennon's permission, he sent a copy to his record label, Apple, and the song was released with Lennon's approval.

The Hot Chocolate albums were produced by Mickie Most and recorded at the Rak Records studio. Most of their songs were written by Brown and Hot Chocolate bassist Tony Wilson (before Wilson's departure in 1975), including "Love Is Life", "You Could Have Been a Lady", "Brother Louie", "Emma", and "You Sexy Thing". The band had at least one number one charting song on the UK singles chart from 1970 to 1984.

Solo

Brown left the group in 1985 to take a hiatus from music. He soon went on to have a solo career, achieving success in the clubs with the 1987 single "Body Rocking", produced by Richard James Burgess.

He was the subject of This Is Your Life in 1997 when he was surprised by Michael Aspel on his birthday.

Brown was a supporter of the Conservative Party and performed at the party's conference in 1984. In 1981, he performed at the wedding reception of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, at Buckingham Palace.

Brown retired from performing after a farewell tour in 2009.

Recognition

In 2003, Queen Elizabeth II named Brown a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for "services to popular music for the United Kingdom". In 2004, he received an Ivor Novello Award for outstanding contributions to British music.

Personal life and death

Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica, on 12 November 1943, but moved to Britain when he was 11 years old. His father, Ivan, was a police officer, and his mother, Edna, died when Brown was 19 years old. After leaving school, he worked as a clerk.

Brown married Ginette Marie in 1976, and they had two daughters. Brown owned National Hunt racing horses, including Gainsay, who won the Ritz Club trophy at Cheltenham in 1987.

Brown, known for his signature bald head, first suited the look after he was encouraged by friends to shave all his hair off as a joke. Errol liked the way it looked, and remained with a shaven head for the rest of his life.

Brown died from liver cancer at his home in the Bahamas on 6 May 2015, at the age of 71.

Discography

Hot Chocolate

For Hot Chocolate's discography, see Hot Chocolate discography.

Solo albums

  • 1989: That's How Love Is – WEA 243 925
  • 1992: Secret Rendezvous – East West 4509-90688
  • 1996: Love In This – East West 0630-15260
  • 2001: Still Sexy — The Album – Universal Music TV 138162 (UK No.44)

Solo singles

  • 1987: "Personal Touch" – WEA YZ 130 (UK No. 25)
  • 1987: "Body Rocking" – WEA YZ 162 (UK No. 51)
  • 1988: "Maya" – WEA YZ 313
  • 1989: "Love Goes Up and Down" (UK No. 89)
  • 1990: "Send a Prayer (To Heaven)" (UK No. 83)
  • 1992: "This Time It's Forever" – East West 4509-90064 (Germany No. 26)
  • 1992: "Secret Rendezvous" – East West 4509-90913
  • 1993: "Emmalene (That's No Lie)" – East West 4509-92322
  • 1996: "Ain't No Love in This" – East West 0630-13951
  • 1996: "Change the People's Hearts" – East West 0630-16898
  • 1998: "It Started with a Kiss" – EMI CDHOT 101 (UK No. 18)
  • 2001: "Still Sexy (Yes U Are)" – Universal 158940 (UK No. 85)
  • 2001: "Heaven's in the Back Seat of My Cadillac"
  • 2002: "I Love You Everyday" – Universal 0157592

Credited to Hot Chocolate featuring Errol Brown

See also

References

  1. "Biography by Ron Wynn". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  2. ^ Govan, Chloe (2015). "Brown, Errol Ainsworth Glenstor (1943–2015), singer and songwriter". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.109984. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. "ACE Repertory: Errol Ainsworth Glenstor Brown". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  4. "RIP Errol Brown of Hot Chocolate". Rhino Entertainment. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  5. "Errol Brown". The Sunday Times. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  6. "The Ivors 2004". The Ivors. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  7. "Errol Brown". Thebiographychannel.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  8. "Hot Chocolate – Love Is Life". Discogs. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  9. Stratton, Jon (17 February 2016). When Music Migrates: Crossing British and European Racial Faultlines, 1945–2010. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-76288-0.
  10. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 81. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  11. Grow, Kory (6 May 2015). "Hot Chocolate Singer Errol Brown Dead at 71". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  12. ^ Sweeting, Adam. "Errol Brown obituary". The Guardian.
  13. Frost, Caroline (6 May 2015). "Errol Brown Dead: Hot Chocolate Frontman Dies Aged 71 After Suffering From Liver Cancer". Huffington Post. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  14. This Is Your Life - Errol Brown MBE. Retrieved 11 May 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
  15. Gorman, John; Wisdom, Peter (24 November 1997), Errol Brown, This Is Your Life, Michael Aspel, Glynis Barber, Mike Batt, retrieved 11 May 2024
  16. ^ "Hot Chocolate singer Errol Brown dies, aged 71". The Guardian. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  17. "ERROL BROWN: A Fondent Farewell". Bluesandsoul.com. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  18. ^ "Hot Chocolate singer Errol Brown dies". BBC News. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  19. "Solo Singles and Albums by Errol Brown". ErrolBrown.com. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  20. Slotnik, Daniel E. (6 May 2015). "Errol Brown, 'You Sexy Thing' Singer, Dies at 71". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  21. Betts, Graham (2006). Complete UK hit singles 1952–2006. London: Collins. p. 119. ISBN 9780007200771.
  22. Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). London: Omnibus Press. p. 162. ISBN 9780857125958.
  23. ^ "Errol Brown: Singer and songwriter whose band Hot Chocolate had a". The Independent. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  24. "Gainsay | Record By Race Type". Racing Post. 2 June 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  25. "Hot Chocolate Singer Errol Brown Dies". Sky News. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
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  27. "ERROL BROWN". Theofficialcharts.com. Retrieved 6 May 2015.

External links

Hot Chocolate
  • Patrick Olive
  • Tony Connor
  • Harvey Hinsley
  • Steve Ansell
  • Andy Smith
  • Kennie Simon
  • Errol Brown
  • Tony Wilson
  • Franklyn De Allie
  • Jim King
  • Ian King
  • Larry Ferguson
  • Brian Satterwhite
  • Grant Evelyn
  • Greg Bannis
  • Willy Dowling
  • Steve Matthews
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