Colour Club is an American smooth jazz group that was founded in the 1990s by

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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

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and

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. Their self-titled debut in 1994 included the single "Freedom Words". The video was nominated for an

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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

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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

Music videos

References

External links

Music Video: Freedom Words

Music Video: If It's All Good

Music Video: Pearls
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