Colour Club is an American smooth jazz group that was founded in the 1990s by Skipper Wise and Les Pierce. Wise and Pierce formed Colour Club in the early 1990s as a combination of smooth jazz and hip hop. For their second and third albums they hired vocalist Lisa Taylor with guest musicians such as Gary Meek and Rick Braun. Their self-titled debut in 1994 included the single "Freedom Words". The video was nominated for an American Music Award.
History In 1994, Skipper was introduced to Les Pierce who had a Top 40 hit at the time with the pop group “Louie Louie” and was producing the vocal group, Take 6. Skipper was signed to JVC Records for a three album deal along with Les Pierce as the group “Colour Club”
Colour Club, the self-titled album was released on the JVC label in early 1994 and reached number 5 on the NAC radio charts. The album was branded as the new movement in Europe called “Acid Jazz”
The video for the single “Freedom Words” was shot in Zuma Beach, Malibu in Southern Calif and produced by Mitchel Linden. The results yielded a video of the year nominations from The American Billboards Video awards.
The album “In the Flow” was released in 1996 on the JVC/VERTEX label. Now with a permanent singer Lisa Taylor, the album yielded three singles: “Be Yourself” which charted in the top 40 in Japan; “If it’s all Good”and “Pearls.”
The third and final Colour Club record, “Sexuality,” was released in 1997 on JVC/Vertex and the single “Tenderness” was issued. The accompanying video was released and six weeks later JVC America closed its doors.
Discography
Year Album details 1994 Colour Club Release: Label/Catalog No.: JVC 2034-2 1994 Freedom Words (Japanese release) Release: Label/Catalog No.: VICJ-5091 1994 Freedom Words – single Release: Label/Catalog No.: JVC-8005-2 1994 Trust Me – single Release: Label/Catalog No.: JVC DPRO-126 1996 In the Flow Label/Catalog No.: JVC / VTX 3004-2 1996 In the Flow (Japanese release) Release: Label/Catalog No.: VICP-5681 1996 If It's All Good – single Release: Label/Catalog No.: (JVC) VVPRO-304 Format: 12 inch single 1996 If It's All Good – single Release: Label/Catalog No.: (JVC) VDPRO-304 Format: CD Single 1996 Pearls – single Release: Label/Catalog No.: (JVC) VDPRO-306 Format: CD single 1997 Sexuality Release: Label/Catalog No.: JVC / JMI 7002-2 1997 Tenderness – single Release: Label/Catalog No.:
Music videos Song Album Link Freedom Words Colour Club Release: 1995 Details: Produced by Mitchel Linden, nominated for Billboard Video New Artist Music video, remix If It's All Good In the Flow Music video Pearls In the Flow Music video Tenderness Sexuality Details: Directed by Mitchell Linden. Music video
References
External links Music Video: Freedom Words Music Video: If It's All Good Music Video: Pearls