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Scottish R&B trio <a href="spotify:artist:6VtrGMVv6lZZmwoZ7qu8LR">the Chimes</a> formed in 1988 when multi-instrumentalists and producers Mike Peden and James Locke (formerly of the synth-poppers <a href="spotify:artist:6T6T5RCps6bHzTSDq8pyFj">Fiction Factory</a>) drafted singer Pauline Henry to sing on some dance-pop demos they had recorded. The resulting tracks got the trio signed to CBS Records, who released their first single, "Love So Tender," in 1989. Though the single was a critical hit, thanks largely to Henry's expressive but controlled voice, it was not a particularly strong-seller. The trio hooked up with <a href="spotify:artist:2sIx6SmAMw9IBySG3Uj0jf">Soul II Soul</a>'s Jazzie B and <a href="spotify:artist:1l7aiSjBGkQiyTuQYTigAP">Nellee Hooper</a>, the club producers of the moment, to record the follow-up, "1-2-3," which was a bigger hit, though a less-interesting song. Third time was the charm, however, as the trio's next single, a canny acid house reworking of <a href="spotify:artist:51Blml2LZPmy7TTiAg47vQ">U2</a>'s "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," reached the U.K. Top Ten.
Their debut album, 1990's The Chimes, was a minor hit in the U.K. and a critical and college radio favorite in the U.S., but Henry left Locke and Peden later that year for a solo career. Her first solo album, 1994's Pauline, scored a minor hit with another unexpected remake, a trip-hop version of <a href="spotify:artist:5AEG63ajney2BoDXi0Vb84">Bad Company</a>'s "Feel Like Makin' Love." Locke became an indie producer, helming albums for acts like the Glasgow dream pop quartet <a href="spotify:artist:2ATeEQe46NnFFLTtJoLZvG">the Bathers</a>. Peden became a noted producer and remixer on the British underground dance scene of the '90s, with credits on a huge number of singles and albums.
In 2001, a collection of single sides, remixes, and album tracks, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, was released. ~ Stewart Mason, Rovi
Their debut album, 1990's The Chimes, was a minor hit in the U.K. and a critical and college radio favorite in the U.S., but Henry left Locke and Peden later that year for a solo career. Her first solo album, 1994's Pauline, scored a minor hit with another unexpected remake, a trip-hop version of <a href="spotify:artist:5AEG63ajney2BoDXi0Vb84">Bad Company</a>'s "Feel Like Makin' Love." Locke became an indie producer, helming albums for acts like the Glasgow dream pop quartet <a href="spotify:artist:2ATeEQe46NnFFLTtJoLZvG">the Bathers</a>. Peden became a noted producer and remixer on the British underground dance scene of the '90s, with credits on a huge number of singles and albums.
In 2001, a collection of single sides, remixes, and album tracks, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, was released. ~ Stewart Mason, Rovi
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