#Robert clivilles

[domono08]

While listen to Their to last album, I decided to draw this as a gift for Robert clivilles and David Cole to thank them for all the great music they gave us.

[djevilninja]

Whitney Houston - I'm Every Woman (Clivilles & Cole House Mix II)

[louiesmixtape]

my memories of the cover girls are sporadic. i was not initially a fan upon their debut, but their music was everywhere in 1987. i remember seeing a cassette of their debut album lying around my grandmother’s living room. i looked at the album cover and was intrigued because they were a girl group and i LOVED girl groups. they looked so glamorous, ya know like, cover girls!

two years later, we were living in the same house. my grandmother had moved out of the house following the death of her youngest son, my uncle, francisco. so my mother moved us into the house, and it was in that same living room that i first heard, “my heart skips a beat”

released as the lead single from their sophomore album, “we can’t go wrong,” the infectious “my heart skips a beat” was produced by david cole and robert clivilles, the duo behind the group’s pop top 30 hit, “because of you.”

“my heart skips a beat” found success at club level, reaching #4 on billboard’s dance chart. the song also continued the group’s success at crossover radio, propelling the single into the top 40 on billboard’s hot 100.

when the song was initially released, i liked it enough. i wasn’t a huge freestyle fan but the hook is inescapable. of course, all these years later, it has become one of my favorite songs in the freestyle genre. angel’s lead vocal performance and adlib flourishes towards the end of the song, always make my heart skip a beat. too corny? so!

the cover girls, at least this iteration of the group, would score a top 10 hit in early 1990 with the ballad, “we can’t go wrong.” the group then experienced some line-up changes and in 1992, scored their final pop top 10 hit with their cover of the rose royce hit “wishing on a star.”

[my-chaos-radio]

Release: October 18, 1990

Lyrics:

Everybody dance now

Everybody dance now

Give me the music

Give me the music

Everybody dance now

Everybody dance now

Yeah

Yeah

Yeah

Everybody dance now

Yeah

Yeah

Yeah

Everybody

Here is the dome, back with the bass

The jam is live in effect and I don't waste time

On the mic with a dope rhyme

Jump to the rhythm, jump, jump to the rhythm, jump

And I'm here to combine

Beats and lyrics to make your shake your pants

Take a chance, come on and dance

Guys, grab a girl, don't wait, make her twirl

It's your world and I'm just a squirrel

Tryin' to get a nut to move your butt

To the dance floor, so yo what's up

Hands in the air, come on, say "yeah"

Everybody over here, everybody over there

The crowd is live and I pursue this groove

Party people in the house

Move (let your mind)

Groove (put me on line)

Everybody dance now

Come on let's sweat, baby

Let the music take control

Let the rhythm move you

Sweat, sweat

Let the music take control

Let the rhythm move you

Everybody dance now

Everybody dance now

Pause, take a breath and go for yours

On my command now hit the dance floor

It's gonna make you sweat 'til you bleed

Is that dope enough? Indeed

I paid the price, to control the dice

I'm more precise, to the point I'm nice

The music takes control, your heart and soul

Unfold, your body is free and a whole

Dance till you can't, dance till you can't dance no more

Get on the floor and get raw

Then come back and upside down

Easy now, let me see ya

Move (let your mind)

Groove (put me on line)

The music is my life

Everybody dance now

Everybody dance now

Everybody dance now

Everybody

Songwriter:

Come on let's sweat, baby

Let the music take control

Let the rhythm move you

Sweat, sweat

Let the music take control

Let the rhythm move you

Frederick Williams / Robert Clivilles

SongFacts:

👉📖

[dreadinnewyork]

For this month while not able to shoot, I think I will share a daily pic from my collection

That will be my daily check in

Day 27: Never giving up gives you Freedom. Just ask this man who was the janitor at Quad Recording Studios when recruited to rap on "Gonna Make You Sweat. The rest is history

Photo by DreadInNY

www.labofnoyzes.com

[classic-house-memories]

Whitney Houston was #1 on the Billboard Dance Club charts this week in 1993-- here’s the C & C Music Factory Dub .  fantastic production and remix work!

[the90smusicblog]

Seduction- Heartbeat

from Nothing Matters Without Love (1989, single released 1990)

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[ljaesch]

"It's Gonna Be a Lovely Day" was released as a single from the soundtrack for The Bodyguard film in 1992. The single was released in 1992 and peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100. One of the members of The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. was Michelle Visage, one of the members of the dance/pop trio Seduction (known for such hits in 1989 and 1990 as "(You're My One And Only) True Love," "Two to Make It Right," "Heartbeat," and "Could This Be Love"). This ended up being The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M.'s only hit.

I was 17 years old and a senior in high school when this single was released. I liked the sound of it, and thought it was a pretty good dance track. I guess when you have Robert Clivilles and David Cole producing you (the producers behind C&C Music Factory), you're going to get a good dance track. I can't remember if Michelle's connection to Seduction was being played up at the time, or if I found out about it later. I still like this song 25+ years later.

MTV didn't play the music video at the time, so I was saw it for the first time right before writing this up. After watching it, I can see why MTV passed on it. This is what I refer to as a "club video," which is basically a music video produced with the idea of being shown in dance clubs rather than being watched at home on television. The usual hallmarks of a "club video" are the fact that it looks cheaply made, relies on cheesy effects, and utilizes a lot of re-used footage. This video has everything in that above checklist. This definitely would not have worked for the look and feel MTV was going for in late 1992/early 1993. Yeah, I was rather unimpressed by this music video. But I still like the song, though.

[alfredoestevez670]

(Robert Clivilles)

[granvarones]

in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, david cole, one half of c&c music factory, wrote and produced some of dance music’s biggest pop hits. today we celebrate his life and his musical legacy.

david was a brilliant piano player who got his start remixing songs as he was DJing in night clubs in NYC in 1985. it was during this time that David met his future musical partner,  fellow DJ robert clivillés. as a pair they would DJ at the hottest clubs while david customized songs by playing the keyboard during live mixes.  in 1987, david and robert along with future super successful dance producer and remixer, david morales and future freestyle producer, chip nuñez formed the dance group 2 puerto ricans, a black guy and a dominican. the group scored a top 50 UK hit with the dance song, “do it properly.” 

in additional to his extraordinary instrumental talents, David was awesome a great vocalist,. in 1988, this was showcased with his first solo single, the early house track, “you take my breath away.” 

it wasn’t long before other pop/dance artists came knocking at david's door hoping that he would blessed them with his magic. in february of 1988, cole and clivilles scored their first top 30 pop hit as songwriters and producers with the cover girls’ freestyle classic, “because of the you.” the crossover success this single helped to break freestyle music at both pop and r&b radio as well as helping the cover girls’ independently released debut album “show me” reach gold status.

by february 1990, cole & clivilles were churning out so many hits that they had two of songs in the pop top 10 with the cover girls’ “we can’t go wrong” and seduction’s “two to make it right.” the latter was a dance trio that included future rupaul’s drag race judge, michelle visage. after signing a production deal with vendetta records, a subsidiary of a&m records, cole and clivilles formed seduction. the group’s debut album, “nothing matters without love”, featured four top 20 singles including “two to make it right” which peaked at #2 on the hot 100. 

february proved to be a lucky month for david cole. after writing and producing for other artists (chaka khan and grace jones), cole and clivilles signed to columbia records and formed c&c music factory. along with rapper, freedom williams, singer, zelma davis and the vocals of martha wash, c&c music factory  scored a monstrous hit with the jock-jam genre creating, “gonna make you sweat.” on the week of february 9, 1991, “sweat” peaked at #1 on the hot 100 and pushed c&c’s debut album into multi-platinum status.  

however, the success of did not come without controversy. just as the song was reaching it’s cultural peak, martha wash, who’s uncredited vocals are prominently featured on the track, and lip synced by zelma davis in the music video, sued c&c music factory and their record company, charging them with fraud, deceptive packaging and commercial appropriation. the case was settled in 1994 and martha would be featured on c&c music factory’s sophomore album as well as featured in their music, “do you wanna get funky.”

by the summer of 1991, david song writing and production could be heard all over the radio. one of the songs included mariah’s now classic. “emotions.” co-written with mariah, "emotions” topped the pop, r&b and dance charts. david & mariah forged a musical bond and would go on collaborate on several songs & remixes. david could be seen masterfully playing the piano on mariah carey’s mtv unplugged. 

in a recent pitchfork interview, mariah spoked about david. “He was one of the only people I used to have in the studio when I would sing because I respected him as a singer. He would push me in different areas where he could actually sing it to me and I would be like, “Oh, this is cool. I like that.” If you listen to the song “Emotions,” that was him going, “You can do that. Try this.” Half the time, I would lose my voice afterwards because he would just push me.”

[fun fact: the first time i stepped foot into a gay club was in the summer of 1993 and the songs that was playing as i walked in was the c&c music factory remix of taylor dayne's "can't get enough of your love." i immediately ran to the dance floor and felt a kind of freedom that i had never experienced.]

over the next few years, david continued to be high demand and produced hits for pop icons, whitney houston, aretha franklin, michael jackson and donna summer. sadly, just as donna reached the top spot on the dance chart with c&c written and produced, “melody of love”, david died of complication of spinal meningitis brought on by hiv on january 24, 1995. he was just 32 years old.

even after his death, february proved to still be a magical month for david. in 1996, the number song in america for the entire month of february was the mariah carey and boyz II men duet, “one sweet day.” mariah shared that when she co-wrote the song with boy II men, she had her friend david cole in mind. 

i remember watching mtv when the news of david’s death broke. the realization that fame and talent could not and would not protect the young and talented knocked the wind out of me. even now as an adult, i am still saddened by the loss of such a brilliant artist.

david cole, in his all too brief time on this planet, blessed us with a catalog of music that has and will continue to inspire generations. 

rest well, david. may you forever dance in peace!

check out this spotify playlist featuring the musical legacy of david cole. 

[domono08]

I love this song!

[djevilninja]

Clivilles & Cole feat Deborah Cooper - A Deeper Love (A Deeper Feeling Mix)

[paulodebargelove]

C+C Music Factory - Here We Go Let's Rock & Roll March 2, 1991 - 28 Years Ago Today: C + C Music Factory Featuring Freedom Williams debuted at No. 82 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart with their single, "Here We Go." This was the dance group's 2nd charted single following the No. 1 chart debut, "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)." This single was also written by Robert Clivilles and Freedom Williams and peaked at No. 3 on May 18, 1991 and also topped the Billboard Dance Chart for three weeks and was certified Gold.

[louiesmixtape]

originally an in-studio project created by 90’s super producing duo, clivilles & cole, seduction morphed into a female dance trio that for the better half of 1990, scored three consecutive top 20 hits. among those hits was “two to make it right,” which peaked at #2 on the billboard hot 100 the week of february 3, 1990. the song would have reached the panicle of chart dominance the following week had it not been paula abdul’s “opposites attract.” while seduction had pop radio on lock, paula had the luxury of both pop and r&b radio airplay. yeah, in paula’s heyday, she was just as a big of a star at r&b radio as she was at top 40. seduction was one and remains one of my favorite girl groups of the 1990’s. i remember playing this song over and over. i’d lip sync to michelle’s vocals while my childhood best friend robert lip-synced to april’s. 1990 was lit!

[mcpepo-blog]

Nombre artistico Clivilles and Cole Miembros Robert Clivillés y David Cole fueron productores de discos , compositores y mezcladores Genero musical disco, dance

[classic-house-memories]

S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. ft Michelle Visage - Its Gonna Be a Lovely day (Palladium House Anthem I)

#1 on the Billboard Dance charts during the first week of January in 1993 .. an ol skool classic!