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Cookie Crew | |
|---|---|
 MC Remedee and Susie Q | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Hip hop,hip house |
| Years active | 1983–1992 |
| Labels | Rhythm King,FFRR |
| Past members | Susan Banfield Debbie Pryce |
Cookie Crew were an Englishrap musicduo formed inClapham,South London in 1983.
Their career took off after winning a national rap championship andrecording twosessions for theJohn PeelBBC Radio 1 show. They gained arecording contract from theUK dancerecord labelRhythm King and were put in thestudio with theproduction trioBeatmasters, who put them in ahouse music direction.
In July 1987, the resultantsingle "Rok da House" was popular in thenightclubs. Their follow-up single "Females" also was a minorhit in October 1987. The continuing popularity of "Rok da House" in nightclubs eventually renewed interest in the track and garneredtelevision appearances on theNo Limitsprogramme. Therecord was remixed at the end of December 1987 and crossed over into the mainstream. The song became atop 5 hit in theUK Singles Chart at the beginning of February 1988,[1] and was used for an advertising campaign. The "embryonic hip-house track"[2] was "one of the earliest examples ofhip house".[3]
The duo moved on to another record label,FFRR and different producers, resulting in a string of hit singles in 1989, with "Born This Way (Let's Dance)", "Got to Keep On" withEdwin Starr and "Come and Get Some"; plus thealbumBorn This Way! which reached number 24 in theUK Albums Chart.[1] "Got to Keep On" also reached #33 in theU.S.Dancechart.[4]
By 1992, there were differences of opinion between the duo and label, who wanted to pursue more of an orthodoxhip hop/rap style, and FFRR's ownerLondon Records, who wanted to steer the duo towards more of apop oriented style of rap.[citation needed] This resulted in the duo parting company with FFRR and retiring from the hip hop/rap scene.[citation needed] Despite this, Pryce and Banfield have remained involved with other projects within themusic industry.
The two continued to perform and travel the world.[citation needed] Banfield is thesister ofThe Pasadenas' singer Andrew Banfield, and Pryce was formerly achef for theMinistry of Defence.
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
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| UK [5] | IRE | NED [6] | BEL (FLA) [7] | FRA [8] | AUS [9] | NZ [10] | US Dance [4] | US R&B [4] | |||
| "Rok da House" (asBeatmasters featuring The Cookie Crew) | 1987 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Anywayawanna |
| "Females" | 78 | — | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | 16 | 75 | Non-album single | |
| "Rok da House (W.E.F.U.N.K.)" (asBeatmasters featuring The Cookie Crew) | 1988 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 35 | 37 | 7 | — | — | Anywayawanna |
| "Born This Way (Let's Dance)" | 1989 | 23 | 28 | 45 | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | Born This Way! |
| "Got to Keep On" | 17 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | ||
| "Come On and Get Some" | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Secrets (Of Success)" | 1991 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fade to Black |
| "Love Will Bring Us Back Together" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Brother Like Sister" | 1992 | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||||||||
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