O'Chi Brown explained

O'Chi Brown is an English singer and songwriter born in Tottenham, London, England. She scored two hits on the Dance Club Songs, the most successful being Whenever You Need Somebody, which hit number one in 1986.^[1] Despite strong demand, the song's further progress on the US charts was thwarted when stocks of the record ran out.^[2]

The song's producers (Stock Aitken Waterman) would recycle the song for English singer Rick Astley a year later, and it would be the title of his debut studio album on PWL. Brown recorded a duet with Astley, "Leaning To Live (Without Your Love)" for her 1986 album, O'Chi, which was belatedly released as a cash-in single in 1987, but the two singers never met.^[3]

Discography

Albums

• Danger Date (1983)
• Love for You (1985)
• O'Chi (1986)
• Light the Night (1987)

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US R&B	US Dance [4]	UK
1982	"Can't Say Goodbye to You"	align=center	―	align=center	—	align=center	—
1983	"A Whiter Shade of Pale"	align=center	―	align=center	―	align=center	81
1984	"Answer Me"	align=center	—	align=center	―	align=center	―
	"Auld Lang Syne"	align=center	—	align=center	—	align=center	—
1985	"Unchained Melody"	align=center	―	align=center	―	align=center	―
	"Why Can't We Be Friends"	align=center	―	align=center	―	align=center	88
	"Whenever You Need Somebody"	align=center	88	align=center	1	align=center	97
1986	"100% Pure Pain"	align=center	73	align=center	23	align=center	97
	"Two Hearts Beating as One"	align=center	―	align=center	―	align=center	—
1987	"Rock Your Baby"	align=center	—	align=center	―	align=center	―
	"I Got a Feeling"	align=center	―	align=center	―	align=center	—
	"Learning to Live (Without Your Love)"	align=center	―	align=center	―	align=center	103
1988	"Groove Me"	align=center	—	align=center	―	align=center	―
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

See also

• List of Number 1 Dance Hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

External links

• Album and singles discography at Discogs.

Notes and References

1. Book: McAleer, Dave. 1990. The Omnibus Book of British and American Hit Singles, 1960-1990. 12. Omnibus Press. University of Virginia. illustrated. 9780711921801.
2. Web site: A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 12: Tell Me Tomorrow to New York Afternoon on Apple Podcasts. 2021-09-20. Apple Podcasts. en-AU.
3. Web site: A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 29: Learning To Live (Without Your Love) to Turn It Up on Apple Podcasts . 2022-05-09 . Apple Podcasts . en-AU.
4. Web site: O'Chi Brown Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts. 16 May 2020.