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Charles & Eddie

Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues

Charles & Eddie is a Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Marvin Gaye. Those roots explain a lot about how Charles & Eddie arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Lisa Stansfield, Wet Wet Wet, Take That, Patrick Swayze and Philip Bailey, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 17 connections around Charles & Eddie, reaching back through Marvin Gaye. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Charles & Eddie was an American soul music duo composed of Charles Pettigrew and Eddie Chacon. Their single "Would I Lie to You?", taken from their 1992 debut album, Duophonic, won Ivor Novello Awards in 1993 in the Best Contemporary Song, Best-Selling Song and International Hit of the Year categories. From 1992 to 1995 they hit the top 40 three more times in the UK.

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Charles & EddieMarvin GayeLisa StansfieldWet Wet WetTake ThatPatrick SwayzePhilip BaileyGo WestTerence Trent D'ArbySananda Maitreya

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Charles & Eddie connections

Charles & Eddie grew out of Marvin Gaye, shares an orbit with Lisa Stansfield, Wet Wet Wet, Take That and Patrick Swayze. 17 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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