The Brat Pack was a male vocal duo (yes, finally another male act!) consisting of Ray-Ray Frazier and Patrick Donovan. They released a couple singles that were minor dance and pop hits: "You're The Only Woman" managed to reach #36 on the Billboard pop charts; "I'm Never Gonna Give You Up" only squeaked into the Billboard #100. There was really nothing particularly notable about the duo, other than that their producers were none other than Robert Clivilles and David Cole, who would find greater success as C+C Music Factory. The album is what you would expect, pop with subtle touches of latin, funk and house elements. Think a male version of C&C's other protegees, Seduction, but with a lot less sex appeal (and less success). There are even moments of Wham!-ness ("Unconditional Love" being the most obvious 'tribute' - and C+C Music Factory's Freedom Williams even has a cameo on it!). I've never really listened to the album properly before. As a matter of fact, I didn't even know I had it until I found it this morning in one of my boxes! Listening to it now, I'm pleased to say that it is quite a fun pop album, thanks mainly to C&C's excellent production. I think you'll find it a fun summer soundtrack!Video for I'm Never Gonna Give You Up
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| 1 | Love Me Forever Or Love Me Not | |
| 2 | I'm Never Gonna Give You Up | |
| 3 | Every Time The Rain Starts To Fall | |
| 4 | Lonely Boy | |
| 5 | Time Vs. Love | |
| 6 | Unconditional Love | |
| 7 | Everyday | |
| 8 | Sugar | |
| 9 | You're The Only Woman | |
| 10 | Every Time The Rain Starts To Fall |
Ohmylord.I had NO idea that they recorded an album !
ReplyDeleteBack in the day,I bought the 12'' single of 'I'm Never Gonna Give You Up' for 99p in the pile of ex chart (or non charting) singles.
I'm stunned.
p.s - I love reading the bio on each act that appears on this page,whether I've heard of them or not.
Fabulous blog.
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ReplyDeleteHey, since this was a C+C production, I'm curious to know if the "Love Me Forever..." track is the same song they produced with Trilogy. It seems like they would have been released around the same time.
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Hi NG,
ReplyDeleteThe song "I'm Never Gonna Give You Up" is the original version of Christopher Wong's Impulse! Thanks for sharing. : )
Leon
I KNEW it was familiar! :)
ReplyDeleteThe sound is very reminiscent of RYTHM SYNDICATE, who scored two big hits on the pop charts. This act was probably not helped by their dumb name--"Pack" suggests an actual group, not a duo, and why select a random, media-coined term that was already passé by 1990? A day late and a dollar short, as my grandfather used to say.
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