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David Cole
David Cole
Birth name	David Byron Cole
Born	June 3, 1962; Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	January 24, 1995 (aged 32); New York City, U.S.
Genres	Dance; house;
Occupations	Record producer; remixer;
Years active	1981–1995
Formerly of	2 Puerto Ricans, a Blackman and a Dominican; C+C Music Factory; Clivillés and Cole;

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David Byron Cole (June 3, 1962 – January 24, 1995) was an American record producer. He was one half of the dance-music duo C+C Music Factory, which he founded with his musical partner Robert Clivillés.

Clivillés and Cole also produced various hits for other artists such as Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, Deborah Cooper, Whitney Houston, and many others. After Cole's death in 1995, Robert Clivillés continued to keep C+C Music Factory going through his own production work.

Career

Tennessee native^[1] Cole was a keyboardist at a church choir in 1984 when, already a regular guest there, in club Better Days he approached club owner Bruce Forest.^[2] Forest was known for playing live keyboards and drum machines on top of existing records.^[2] Forest invited Cole to join him in the record booth to play live keyboards over record.^[2] Cole continued to do so even after he had gained world wide success in the early 1990s.^[2] Robert Clivillés was resident DJ in Better Days and the two became firm friends.^[2] In the late 1980s, Clivillés and Cole were active in the groups 2 Puerto Ricans, a Blackman, and a Dominican and The 28th Street Crew.^[3]^[4] At the time they were the driving force of the short-lived Brat Pack.^[5] Cole also released one solo single called "You Take My Breath Away" in 1988.^[6]^[2] The duo were also responsible for the formation of pop group Seduction, for whom they wrote and produced a string of Top-10 hits. They contributed to the career of former The Weather Girls vocalist Martha Wash, who at the same time was one of the lead vocalists for the dance act Black Box. In 1990, Clivillés and Cole released a single featuring later C+C Music Factory rapper Freedom Williams, called "Get Dumb! (Free Your Body)", as The Crew.^[7] The duo's biggest success, however, was the group C+C Music Factory, which became a worldwide sensation in 1991.^[8]

Copyright lawsuits

In 1989, Clivillés and Cole wrote a song titled "Get Dumb (Free Your Body)" that was originally performed under the name The Crew, featuring Freedom Williams, and later by Seduction. They allegedly illegally sampled portions of "The Music Got Me", which was written by Boyd Jarvis of early-1980s music group Visual. Boyd sued them for copyright infringement in 1990, and demanded $15 million in royalties.^[9]

Four years later, Kevin McCord filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Mariah Carey, Cole, Clivillés, and Columbia Records, because, according to McCord, they took parts of his song called "I Want to Thank You" and created "Make It Happen" out of it without permission.^[10] Although the allegations were proven false, McCord eventually accepted a settlement offer of about US$500,000.^[10]^[11]

Death

Cole died on January 24, 1995, after a long illness.^[12]^[13] The official cause was given as complications from spinal meningitis.^[14] It has been speculated by others in the music community that he died of complications from AIDS, but no proof exists.^[15] Cole was buried at East Ridgelawn Cemetery in Clifton, New Jersey.

Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men wrote the song "One Sweet Day" in memory of Cole.^[16]^[17]

Discography

Solo

"You Take My Breath Away" (single) (1988)

with 2 Puerto Ricans, a Blackman, and a Dominican

"Do It Properly" (single) (1987)
"Scandalous" (single) (1989)

with The 28th Street Crew

I Need a Rhythm (1989)
"O" (1994)

with The Crew

"Get Dumb! (Free Your Body) (feat. Freedom Williams)" (single) (1990)

with C+C Music Factory

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions									Certifications (sales threshold)
Year	Album details	US	US R&B	AUS	AUT	NL	NZ	SWE	SWI	UK^[18]	Certifications (sales threshold)
1990	Gonna Make You Sweat First studio album Release date: December 13, 1990 Label: Columbia	2	11	7	26	59	3	30	13	8	RIAA: 5× Platinum BPI: Gold MC: 4× Platinum
1994	Anything Goes! Second studio album Release date: August 9, 1994 Label: Columbia	106	39	36	—	63	25	—	46	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other releases

Greatest Remixes Vol. 1 (as Clivillés + Cole) (1992)

References

^ "Obituaries : David Cole; Record Producer Won Grammy". Los Angeles Times. January 27, 1995.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Tantum, Bruce (November 2010). "Nightclubbing: New York City's Better Days". Red Bull Music Academy. Archived from the original on April 25, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
^ Chep Nuñez, Discogs
^ 28th Street Crew, The, Discogs
^ Brat Pack, The, Discogs
^ David Cole, Discogs
^ Crew, The Featuring Freedom Williams – Get Dumb! (Free Your Body), Discogs
^ C+C Music Factory/Full Biography, MTV
^ Jarvis v. A & M Records 827 F. Supp. 282 (D.N.J. 1993) UCLA Archived April 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b Atwood, Brett (July 23, 1994). "Carey And Sony Dispute C'right Infringement Claims". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 30. BPI Communications. pp. 12, 125. ISSN 0006-2510. OCLC 1532948.
^ Friedman, Roger (August 10, 2004). "Mariah Carey Accused of Plagiarism". FOXNews.com. News Corporation. Archived from the original on August 13, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
^ C+C Music Factory's David Cole Succumbs, Jet, February 13, 1995 (page 18)
^ C+C Music Factory's David Cole Dies At 32, Billboard, February 4, 1995 (page 9)
^ "C+C's David Cole dies at 32" Archived July 3, 2010, at the Wayback MachineNY Daily News, January 25, 1995
^ Robert Clivillés keeps on working, for David, Billboard (March 4, 1995) (page 31)
^ Nickson, Chris (1998). Mariah Carey revisited: her story. St. Martin's Press. p. 144. ISBN 978-0-312-19512-0.
^ The ultimate 90 Mariah Carey^{[permanent dead link‍]}, VIBE (November 2007)
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 88. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

External links

MTV announcement of David Cole's passing (video)
David Cole at Find a Grave

[24841LATCole-1] "Obituaries : David Cole; Record Producer Won Grammy". Los Angeles Times. January 27, 1995.

[redbullmusicacademyCBDaa-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Tantum, Bruce (November 2010). "Nightclubbing: New York City's Better Days". Red Bull Music Academy. Archived from the original on April 25, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2020.

[Dominican-3] Chep Nuñez, Discogs

[28street-4] 28th Street Crew, The, Discogs

[5] Brat Pack, The, Discogs

[Bryon-6] David Cole, Discogs

[7] Crew, The Featuring Freedom Williams – Get Dumb! (Free Your Body), Discogs

[startingC&C-8] C+C Music Factory/Full Biography, MTV

[Jarvis-9] Jarvis v. A & M Records 827 F. Supp. 282 (D.N.J. 1993) UCLA Archived April 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[secondtime-10] Atwood, Brett (July 23, 1994). "Carey And Sony Dispute C'right Infringement Claims". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 30. BPI Communications. pp. 12, 125. ISSN 0006-2510. OCLC 1532948.

[Fox_News-11] Friedman, Roger (August 10, 2004). "Mariah Carey Accused of Plagiarism". FOXNews.com. News Corporation. Archived from the original on August 13, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2011.

[12] C+C Music Factory's David Cole Succumbs, Jet, February 13, 1995 (page 18)

[13] C+C Music Factory's David Cole Dies At 32, Billboard, February 4, 1995 (page 9)

[14] "C+C's David Cole dies at 32" Archived July 3, 2010, at the Wayback MachineNY Daily News, January 25, 1995

[15] Robert Clivillés keeps on working, for David, Billboard (March 4, 1995) (page 31)

[16] Nickson, Chris (1998). Mariah Carey revisited: her story. St. Martin's Press. p. 144. ISBN 978-0-312-19512-0.

[17] The ultimate 90 Mariah Carey^{[permanent dead link‍]}, VIBE (November 2007)

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-18] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 88. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

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-'''David Byron Cole''' (June 3, 1962 – January 24, 1995) was an American [[songwriter]] and [[record producer]]. Cole was one half of the dance-music duo [[C+C Music Factory]], which he founded with his musical partner [[Robert Clivillés]].
+'''David Byron Cole''' (June 3, 1962 – January 24, 1995) was an American record producer. He was one half of the dance-music duo [[C+C Music Factory]], which he founded with his musical partner [[Robert Clivillés]].
-Robert Clivillés and David Cole also [[Clivillés and Cole production discography|produced various hits for other artists]] such as [[Mariah Carey]], [[Aretha Franklin]], [[James Brown]], [[Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam]], [[Deborah Cooper]], and many others.
+Clivillés and Cole also [[Clivillés and Cole production discography|produced various hits for other artists]] such as [[Mariah Carey]], [[Aretha Franklin]], [[James Brown]], [[Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam]], [[Deborah Cooper]], [[Whitney Houston]], and many others.
 After Cole's death in 1995, Robert Clivillés continued to keep C+C Music Factory going through his own production work.
-==Musical career==
+==Career==
-[[Tennessee]] native<ref name="24841LATCole">[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-01-27-me-24841-story.html Obituaries : David Cole; Record Producer Won Grammy], [[Los Angeles Times]] (27 January 1995)</ref> Cole was a keyboardist at a church choir in 1984 when, already a regular guest there, in club Better Days he approached club owner Bruce Forest.<ref name="redbullmusicacademyCBDaa">{{cite web |url=http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/magazine/nightclubbing-better-days |title=Nightclubbing: New York City's Better Days |last1=Tantum |first1=Bruce|date= November 2010|website=[[Red Bull Music Academy]] |access-date=20 January 2020}}</ref> Forest was known for playing live keyboards and drum machines on top of existing records.<ref name="redbullmusicacademyCBDaa"/> Forest invited Cole to join him in the record booth to play live keyboards over record.<ref name="redbullmusicacademyCBDaa"/> Cole continued to do so even after he had gained world wide success in the early 1990s.<ref name="redbullmusicacademyCBDaa"/> [[Robert Clivillés]] was resident DJ in Better Days and the two became firm friends.<ref name="redbullmusicacademyCBDaa"/> In the late 1980s, Clivillés and Cole were active in the groups [[2 Puerto Ricans, a Blackman, and a Dominican]] and [[The 28th Street Crew]].<ref name=Dominican>[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Chep+Nu%C3%B1ez Chep Nuñez], [[Discogs]]</ref><ref name=28street>[http://www.discogs.com/artist/28th+Street+Crew%2C+The 28th Street Crew, The], [[Discogs]]</ref> At the time they were the driving force of the short-lived [[Brat Pack (band)|Brat Pack]].<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Brat+Pack%2C+The Brat Pack, The], [[Discogs]]</ref> Cole also released one solo single called "You Take My Breath Away" in 1988.<ref name=Bryon>[http://www.discogs.com/artist/David+Cole David Cole], [[Discogs]]</ref><ref name="redbullmusicacademyCBDaa"/> The duo were also responsible for the formation of pop group [[Seduction (group)|Seduction]], for whom they wrote and produced a string of Top-10 hits. They contributed to the career of former [[The Weather Girls]] vocalist [[Martha Wash]], who at the same time was one of the lead vocalists for the dance act [[Black Box (band)|Black Box]]. In 1990, Clivillés and Cole released a single featuring later C+C Music Factory rapper [[Freedom Williams]], called "Get Dumb! (Free Your Body)", as The Crew.<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/CrewFeaturing-Freedom-Williams-Get-Dumb-Free-Your-Body/master/227008 Crew, The Featuring Freedom Williams – Get Dumb! (Free Your Body)], [[Discogs]]</ref> The duo's biggest success, however, was the group [[C+C Music Factory]], which became a worldwide sensation in 1991.<ref name=startingC&C>[http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/c_c_music_factory/artist.jhtml#biographyEnd C+C Music Factory/Full Biography], [[MTV]]</ref>
+[[Tennessee]] native<ref name="24841LATCole">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-01-27-me-24841-story.html|title= Obituaries : David Cole; Record Producer Won Grammy|work= [[Los Angeles Times]]|date=January 27, 1995}}</ref> Cole was a keyboardist at a church choir in 1984 when, already a regular guest there, in club Better Days he approached club owner Bruce Forest.<ref name="redbullmusicacademyCBDaa">{{cite web |url=http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/magazine/nightclubbing-better-days |title=Nightclubbing: New York City's Better Days |last1=Tantum |first1=Bruce |date=November 2010 |website=[[Red Bull Music Academy]] |access-date=January 20, 2020 |archive-date=April 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425132803/http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/magazine/nightclubbing-better-days |url-status=dead }}</ref> Forest was known for playing live keyboards and drum machines on top of existing records.<ref name="redbullmusicacademyCBDaa"/> Forest invited Cole to join him in the record booth to play live keyboards over record.<ref name="redbullmusicacademyCBDaa"/> Cole continued to do so even after he had gained world wide success in the early 1990s.<ref name="redbullmusicacademyCBDaa"/> [[Robert Clivillés]] was resident DJ in Better Days and the two became firm friends.<ref name="redbullmusicacademyCBDaa"/> In the late 1980s, Clivillés and Cole were active in the groups [[2 Puerto Ricans, a Blackman, and a Dominican]] and [[The 28th Street Crew]].<ref name=Dominican>[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Chep+Nu%C3%B1ez Chep Nuñez], [[Discogs]]</ref><ref name=28street>[http://www.discogs.com/artist/28th+Street+Crew%2C+The 28th Street Crew, The], [[Discogs]]</ref> At the time they were the driving force of the short-lived [[Brat Pack (band)|Brat Pack]].<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Brat+Pack%2C+The Brat Pack, The], [[Discogs]]</ref> Cole also released one solo single called "You Take My Breath Away" in 1988.<ref name=Bryon>[http://www.discogs.com/artist/David+Cole David Cole], [[Discogs]]</ref><ref name="redbullmusicacademyCBDaa"/> The duo were also responsible for the formation of pop group [[Seduction (group)|Seduction]], for whom they wrote and produced a string of Top-10 hits. They contributed to the career of former [[The Weather Girls]] vocalist [[Martha Wash]], who at the same time was one of the lead vocalists for the dance act [[Black Box (band)|Black Box]]. In 1990, Clivillés and Cole released a single featuring later C+C Music Factory rapper [[Freedom Williams]], called "Get Dumb! (Free Your Body)", as The Crew.<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/CrewFeaturing-Freedom-Williams-Get-Dumb-Free-Your-Body/master/227008 Crew, The Featuring Freedom Williams – Get Dumb! (Free Your Body)], [[Discogs]]</ref> The duo's biggest success, however, was the group [[C+C Music Factory]], which became a worldwide sensation in 1991.<ref name=startingC&C>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060117103600/http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/c_c_music_factory/artist.jhtml#biographyEnd C+C Music Factory/Full Biography], [[MTV]]</ref>
-==Copyright lawsuits==
+===Copyright lawsuits===
-In 1989, Clivillés and [[David Cole (producer)|Cole]] wrote a song titled "Get Dumb (Free Your Body)" that was originally performed under the name The Crew, featuring Freedom Williams, and later by [[Seduction (band)|Seduction]]. They allegedly illegally sampled portions of "The Music Got Me", which was written by [[Boyd Jarvis]] of early-1980s music group Visual. Boyd sued them for [[copyright infringement]] in 1990, and demanded $15 million in royalties.<ref name=Jarvis>Jarvis v. A & M Records 827 F. Supp. 282 (D.N.J. 1993) [http://cip.law.ucla.edu/cases/1990-1999/Pages/jarvisamrecords.aspx#top UCLA] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415154706/http://cip.law.ucla.edu/cases/1990-1999/Pages/jarvisamrecords.aspx |date=2012-04-15 }}</ref>
+In 1989, Clivillés and [[David Cole (producer)|Cole]] wrote a song titled "Get Dumb (Free Your Body)" that was originally performed under the name The Crew, featuring Freedom Williams, and later by [[Seduction (band)|Seduction]]. They allegedly illegally sampled portions of "The Music Got Me", which was written by [[Boyd Jarvis]] of early-1980s music group Visual. Boyd sued them for [[copyright infringement]] in 1990, and demanded $15 million in royalties.<ref name=Jarvis>Jarvis v. A & M Records 827 F. Supp. 282 (D.N.J. 1993) [http://cip.law.ucla.edu/cases/1990-1999/Pages/jarvisamrecords.aspx#top UCLA] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415154706/http://cip.law.ucla.edu/cases/1990-1999/Pages/jarvisamrecords.aspx |date=April 15, 2012 }}</ref>
-Four years later, Kevin McCord filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against [[Mariah Carey]], Cole, Clivillés, and [[Columbia Records]], because, according to McCord, they took parts of his song called "I Want to Thank You" and created "[[Make It Happen (Mariah Carey song)|Make It Happen]]" out of it without permission.<ref name=secondtime>{{cite journal |last=Atwood|first=Brett |title=Carey And Sony Dispute C'right Infringement Claims |journal=Billboard |volume=106 |issue=30 |pages=12, 125 |publisher=BPI Communications |issn=0006-2510 |oclc=1532948 |date=July 23, 1994 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YAgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA12}}</ref>  Although the allegations were proven false, McCord eventually accepted a settlement offer of about US$500,000.<ref name="secondtime"/><ref name="Fox News">{{cite web |url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,128514,00.html |title=Mariah Carey Accused of Plagiarism |last=Friedman |first=Roger |date=2004-08-10 |work=FOXNews.com |publisher=News Corporation |access-date=2011-08-01 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/60c0AJM5o?url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,128514,00.html |archive-date=2011-08-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
+Four years later, Kevin McCord filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against [[Mariah Carey]], Cole, Clivillés, and [[Columbia Records]], because, according to McCord, they took parts of his song called "I Want to Thank You" and created "[[Make It Happen (Mariah Carey song)|Make It Happen]]" out of it without permission.<ref name=secondtime>{{cite magazine |last=Atwood|first=Brett |title=Carey And Sony Dispute C'right Infringement Claims |magazine=Billboard |volume=106 |issue=30 |pages=12, 125 |publisher=BPI Communications |issn=0006-2510 |oclc=1532948 |date=July 23, 1994 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YAgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA12}}</ref>  Although the allegations were proven false, McCord eventually accepted a settlement offer of about US$500,000.<ref name="secondtime"/><ref name="Fox News">{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/mariah-carey-accused-of-plagiarism |title=Mariah Carey Accused of Plagiarism |last=Friedman |first=Roger |date=August 10, 2004 |work=FOXNews.com |publisher=News Corporation |access-date=August 1, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813163813/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,128514,00.html |archive-date=August 13, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 ==Death==
-Cole died on January 24, 1995, after a long illness.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=jDkDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA18&dq=Clivill%E9s+and+Cole&hl=nl&ei=5da6TfKAA4rpOb-UieUF&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwADgU#v=onepage&q&f=false C+C Music Factory's David Cole Succumbs], [[Jet (magazine)|Jet]], 13 February 1995 (page 18)</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=sAsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA9&dq=Clivill%E9s+and+Cole&hl=nl&ei=z9S6TaCuKMWEOuHO_cwF&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEUQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q&f=false C+C Music Factory's David Cole Dies At 32], [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]], 4 February 1995 (page 9)</ref> The official cause was announced by [[Robert Clivillés]] as complications from [[spinal meningitis]].<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/1995/01/25/1995-01-25_c_c_s_david_cole_dies_at_32.html "C+C's David Cole dies at 32"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703130613/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/1995/01/25/1995-01-25_c_c_s_david_cole_dies_at_32.html |date=2010-07-03 }}''NY Daily News'', 25 January 1995</ref> It has been speculated by others in the music community that he died of complications from [[AIDS]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=2gsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA33&lpg=PA33&dq=aids%2BDavid%2BCole+sweat&source=bl&ots=VceU3Ld_R-&sig=ACfU3U102CcitBM8mCXrrxqZWdzTakaCYw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjZ07yQpfjtAhUKIMUKHd_XC5w4ChDoATAHegQIBhAB#v=onepage&q=aids%2BDavid%2BCole%20sweat&f=false Robert Clivillés keeps on working, for David], [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] (4 March 1995) (page 31)</ref>
+Cole died on January 24, 1995, after a long illness.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=jDkDAAAAMBAJ&dq=Clivill%E9s+and+Cole&pg=PA18 C+C Music Factory's David Cole Succumbs], [[Jet (magazine)|Jet]], February 13, 1995 (page 18)</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=sAsEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Clivill%E9s+and+Cole&pg=PA9 C+C Music Factory's David Cole Dies At 32], [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]], February 4, 1995 (page 9)</ref> The official cause was given as complications from [[spinal meningitis]].<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/1995/01/25/1995-01-25_c_c_s_david_cole_dies_at_32.html "C+C's David Cole dies at 32"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703130613/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/1995/01/25/1995-01-25_c_c_s_david_cole_dies_at_32.html |date=July 3, 2010 }}''NY Daily News'', January 25, 1995</ref> It has been speculated by others in the music community that he died of complications from [[AIDS]], but no proof exists.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=2gsEAAAAMBAJ&dq=aids%2BDavid%2BCole+sweat&pg=PA33 Robert Clivillés keeps on working, for David], [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] (March 4, 1995) (page 31)</ref>
-Cole was buried at East Ridgelawn Cemetery in [[Clifton, New Jersey]].<ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8610222 David B. Cole's grave] from Find-A-Grave</ref>
+Cole was buried at East Ridgelawn Cemetery in [[Clifton, New Jersey]].
-The song "[[One Sweet Day]]" by [[Mariah Carey]], featuring [[Boyz II Men]], was written by Carey in memory of Cole.<ref>{{harvnb|Nickson|1998|p=144}}</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=mSYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA102&dq=one+sweet+day+David+Cole&hl=nl&ei=pFV2TdXdHInsOev4sfgH&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=one%20sweet%20day%20David%20Cole&f=false The ultimate 90 Mariah Carey], [[VIBE]] (November 2007)</ref>
+[[Mariah Carey]] and [[Boyz II Men]] wrote the song "[[One Sweet Day]]" in memory of Cole.<ref>{{cite book |last=Nickson |first=Chris |title=Mariah Carey revisited: her story |year=1998 |publisher=[[St. Martin's Press]] |isbn=978-0-312-19512-0 |page=144}}</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=mSYEAAAAMBAJ&dq=one+sweet+day+David+Cole&pg=PA102 The ultimate 90 Mariah Carey]{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[VIBE]] (November 2007)</ref>
 ==Discography==
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+* [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]: 5× Platinum
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+* [[Music Canada|MC]]: 4× Platinum
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v t e C+C Music Factory
Robert Clivillés David Cole
Vocalists	Freedom Williams Martha Wash Zelma Davis Deborah Cooper Trilogy Paul Pesco Q-Unique
Albums	Gonna Make You Sweat Anything Goes! C+C Music Factory
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"
Associated acts	2 Puerto Ricans, a Blackman and a Dominican The 28th Street Crew The Brat Pack The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. MVP
Related articles	Clivillés and Cole "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" Power Factory Featuring C+C Music Factory Make My Video Greatest Remixes Vol. 1

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International	ISNI VIAF 2 WorldCat 2
National	Germany United States Czech Republic
Artists	MusicBrainz 2 3 Grammy Awards