Urban Cookie Collective | |
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Origin | United Kingdom |
Genres | Eurodance |
Years active | 1987 | –present
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Past members | Diane Charlemagne |
Urban Cookie Collective are a British Eurodance band, best known for their 1993 hit single " The Key the Secret". [1] The band was founded by keyboardist/songwriter Rohan Heath.
The band was founded by Rohan Heath (born 19 July 1964), [1] the son of Guyanese writer Roy Heath. He learned to play classical piano as a child before switching to the electric piano. [1] He had previous experience with groups such as Yargo and Manchester DJ A Guy Called Gerald. [1] Heath decided on a music career after abandoning a PhD at the University of Vermont. [1] [2] After a tour of Japan supporting the Happy Mondays, he left the band A Guy Called Gerald to work with the rave band Together. [1] Heath went on to work with Jamaican reggae artist Eek-A-Mouse, before concentrating on his new project, Urban Cookie Collective. [3] He was the keyboardist, writer, and producer of their music.
Heath wrote and produced all their hits, " The Key the Secret" and " Feels Like Heaven". [1] He brought in vocalist Diane Charlemagne for many of the group's early tracks. [1] She eventually co-wrote some of the songs and became a major part of the band.
The band caused some controversy in 1996 by recording a cover version of the Oasis song " Champagne Supernova". Noel Gallagher of Oasis, and the writer of the song, claimed that he had not given permission and legal action stopped the track from being given a full release. The band still remains active, and tours fronted by Lynsey Shaw.
In 2014, Charlemagne was diagnosed with kidney cancer. [4] She died of the disease on 28 October 2015, aged 51. [4] [5]
Heath's current band, Kiiōtō, consist of him and Mercury Prize-nominated singer songwriter Lou Rhodes, also singer and co-founder of the band Lamb. Their first album is due out on Nude Records in July 2024. Kiiōtō (Instagram: @we_are_kiioto) will be headlining the Timber Festival in July. [6]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
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UK [7] |
AUS [8] |
AUT [9] |
EUR [10] |
FIN [11] |
GER [12] |
NED [13] |
SCO [14] |
SWE [15] |
SWI [16] | |||||
High on a Happy Vibe | 28 | 34 | 31 | 60 | 19 | 43 | 55 | 33 | 50 | 28 | ||||
Tales from the Magic Fountain |
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"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details |
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The Very Best of UCC |
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The Very Best Of |
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The Key, the Secret – The Very Best Of |
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Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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UK [7] |
AUS [8] |
AUT [9] |
EUR [17] |
FIN [11] |
GER [18] |
NED [13] |
SCO [19] |
SWE [15] |
SWI [16] | |||||
1992 | "Pressin' On" (as Urban Cookie) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Lucky Stars" (as Urban Cookie) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1993 | " The Key the Secret" | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | — | 23 | 7 | High on a Happy Vibe | ||
" Feels Like Heaven" | 5 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | — | 17 | 9 |
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1994 | " Sail Away" | 18 | 49 | 24 | 28 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 35 | 21 | |||
" High on a Happy Vibe" | 31 | 71 | — | 89 | 8 | — | 37 | 18 | — | 49 | ||||
"Bring It On Home (Family)" | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | ||||
1995 | "Spend the Day" | 59 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | — | — | Tales from the Magic Fountain | ||
"Rest of My Love" | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | — | — | ||||
"So Beautiful" | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | — | — | ||||
1996 | "The Key the Secret" (remix) | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | Non-album single | ||
" Champagne Supernova" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Very Best of UCC | |||
"Witness" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1997 | "Ain't it a Shame" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
2000 | "Mercedes Benz" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2004 | "The Key the Secret 2004" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2005 | "The Key the Secret 2005" | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | |||
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |