Artist:Charles & Eddie
Song:Would I Lie To You?
Album:Duophonic
The 1992 soul single Would I Lie To You? was a top 20 hit at a time when New Jack Swing was hot. It would turn out to be Charles & Eddie's only hit in the US though it topped the British charts. They only recorded two albums. Charles Pettigrew was from Philadelphia and he studied jazz at Berklee in Boston. He was lead singer of Down Avenue. They released a single in 1985. Eddie Chacon is from Oakland, CA. He was a staff songwriter at CBS. He recorded a couple of albums for Columbia that were never released. He is also a photographer. Chacon says they met on the New York City subway in 1990. Chacon was carrying a copy of Marvin Gaye's Trouble Man. They started talking and then they began working together. I assume they sent out demos and they got a record deal with Capitol Records. Their 1992 debut album Duophonic was produced by Capitol house producer Josh Deutsch. He went on to work for Elektra/Atlantic and produce Vitamin C among others. Would I Lie To You? was the first single. It reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and it topped the British Singles chart. It is not to be confused with the 1985 Eurythmics hit with the same title. Though Chacon wrote several songs on the album, Would I Lie To You? was written by the British songwriting duo of Mick Leeson and Peter Vale. They wrote songs for Sheena Easton in the 80s and the Eddie Money hit Take Me Home Tonight. It was a hit at a time when soul was not popular. The album is still available. Charles & Eddie had more chart success in England but they were a one hit wonder in the US. They released the 1995 album Chocolate Milk. But when that went nowhere, they decided to split up. Pettigrew went on to tour with Tom Tom Club. Sadly, he died of cancer at Apr.6, 2001 at age 37. Chacon concentrated on photography. He lived in Germany for a while and was half of the duo The Polyamorous Affair. He released a solo album in 2020. Here's the video for Would I Lie To You? by Charles & Eddie.
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