C+C Music Factory

C+C Music Factory is an American dance-pop and hip hop group formed in 1989 by David Cole and Robert Clivillés that stopped recording in 1996, following Cole's death. In 2010 C+C Music Factory reformed with Eric Kupper replacing Cole.

C+C Music Factory earned a total of 35 music industry awards worldwide, including five Billboard Awards, five American Music Awards, and two MTV Video Music Awards. C+C Music Factory consisted primarily of the two record producers Robert Clivillés and David Cole and vocalists who varied by the particular recording project.

In 1989, Clivillés and Cole hired vocalists Zelma Davis and Martha Wash alongn with MC Freedom Williams to all the tracks for Gonna Make You Sweat, the group's first album. In 1990, it peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 album chart, No. 11 on the R&B album chart, and went 5x platinum.

All four singles from their debut album reached No. 1 on Billboard's Dance/Club Play chart, and all four were also crossover Pop and R&B hits. The first single, "Gonna Make You Sweat", reached No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 and R&B Singles chart ). The fourth and final single from their debut album, "Just a Touch of Love", featured in the movie Sister Act. The album contained two more Top 5 singles; "Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)" reached No. 3 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, and "Things That Make You Go Hmmm" reached No. 4.

In 1992, they had another No. 1 Dance/Club play hit with the song "Keep It Comin'" (Dance Till You Can't Dance No More) with emcee Q-Unique and lead and background vocalist Deborah Cooper. The song was recorded for the soundtrack and opening cheerleading routine from the movie Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

The duo's second album, Anything Goes! released in 1994, had two less successful singles, "Do You Wanna Get Funky" and "Take a Toke." The album peaked at No. 106 on the Billboard 200, and No. 39 on the R&B album chart. This album mainly featured on vocals hip-hop outfit Trilogy and the returning Zelma Davis and Martha Wash. Freedom Williams was asked to return but declined this invitation.

David Cole died on January 24, 1995.&nbsp An album was released in Europe in late 1995 by Robert Clivillés with the name C+C Music Factory, which spawned one more US No. 1 Dance/Club Play hit "I'll Always be Around." Neither the single nor the album featured former member David Cole. This was the final studio album of new material to be released under the C+C Music Factory name. A 1996 promo maxi single "Don't Stop The Remix" was the last single released by the group.

In 2010, C+C Music Factory reformed with Eric Kupper stepping in to replace Cole. Their first soft release was the single "Live Your Life" as C+C Music Factory Presents Scarlett Santan. A new release single,"Rain" by Scarlett Santana featuring C+C Music Factory, was released in August 2011

The visuals and production for C+C Music Factory's first videos helped to distinguish the group's first releases from previous mainstream dance hits like Technotronic's "Pump Up the Jam". Controversy erupted when it was discovered that vocalist Zelma Davis lip-synced to Martha Wash's vocals in the video for the groups first single, "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)." Wash later sued the group and appeared on the Joan Rivers show unannounced immediately after the Milli Vanilli lip-sync controversy erupted. Speculation about bad blood between Wash and the group were laid to rest when Wash and Davis both appeared in the video of 1994's Hot Dance Music/Club Play No. 1 single "Do You Wanna Get Funky," on which they both shared lead vocals.

A video of "Just a Touch of Love" is featured at the beginning of VHS copies of the movie Sister Act. The video consists of members of the band singing and dancing with nuns in the movie, edited together with scenes from the movie. The house-music cover and remix of U2's "Pride (In the Name of Love)" featured Deborah Cooper on lead vocals, with Robert and David singing background parts.

Music Videos

 * Everybody Dance Now
 * Do You Wanna Get Funky?
 * Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) (featuring Martha Wash)
 * Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)
 * Just a Touch of Love (Everyday)
 * Keep It Comin' (Dance Till You Can't Dance No more)
 * Pride / A Deeper Love (as Civillés + Cole)
 * Soul System
 * Take a Toke
 * Things that Make You Go Hmmm...