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Tongue 'n' Cheek were a British electro music group from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Englandand that were primarily popular in the UK club scene between 1987 and 1991. The group's members were Conor Col Henry, Maureen Mo Mason and Junior J Williams.

All of the group's eight singles charted on the Official UK Singles Chart,[1] however they were more noticeable on the UK Dance Chart. The group's biggest UK hit single was "Tomorrow", which spent weeks in the charts and peaked at #20 on the UK Singles chart.[1] It was remixed by Chicago DJ Legend Frankie Knuckles. Follow-up singles include "Nobody" (UK #37) and "Forget Me Nots" (UK #26), a cover of the Patrice Rushen song remixed by electronic music producers DNA, best known for the remix of Suzanne Vega's UK top 5 single "Tom's Diner". The group also had an album, This Is Tongue 'N' Cheek, which reached #45 on the Official Albums Chart.[1]

The band appeared on the BBC show Top of the Pops twice with singles "Forget Me Nots" and "Tomorrow", and also appeared on various TV shows including This Morning with Richard and Judy, The Derek Jameson Show, The Hit Man and Her and were regulars on The Chart Show.

At the end of 1990, Tongue 'n' Cheek had one of the top 100 best-selling UK dance singles ahead of American groups like Bell Biv DeVoe and Hi-Five.

The band regularly performed touring Europe with various UK R&B acts of the time like Soul II Soul, The Pasadenas, Dina Carroll, Glen Goldsmith and supported the band Imagination on their UK tour.

Tongue 'n' Cheek's single Tomorrow appeared on the 'Now That's What I Call Music 17' album which went Platinum selling over 300,000 copies. The band have also appeared on compilation albums which have sold over two million copies worldwide.

The lyrical content from Tongue 'n' Cheek's 1988 single "Nobody (Can Love Me)" was sampled by Acen. The lyrics – albeit speeded up and altered, formed part of Acen's darkcore single, "Trip II the Moon", which reached #38 on the UK Singles Chart in August 1992.[2]

Discography

Albums

  • This Is Tongue 'N' Cheek (September 1990) – UK #45[1]

Singles

  • "Don't Stop the Love" (August 1987) – UK #99
  • "Nobody (Can Love Me)" (March 1988) – UK #59
  • "Why" (September 1988) – UK #77
  • "Encore" (December 1989) – UK #41
  • "Tomorrow" (May 1990) – UK #20
  • "Nobody" (August 1990) – UK #37
  • "Forget Me Nots" (January 1991) – UK #26[1]
  • "Moonstompin'" (March 1991) – UK #100

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 561. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 13. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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