Urban Cookie Collective
British Eurodance band
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Urban Cookie Collective are a British Eurodance group, best known for their 1993 hit single "The Key the Secret".[1] The band was founded by keyboardist/songwriter Rohan Heath.
- Rohan Heath
- Simon Bentall
- Neil Claxton
- Peter Samson
- Johnny Jay
- Lynsey Shaw
- Mark Hadfield
- Danielle Barnett
Urban Cookie Collective | |
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| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Eurodance |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Members |
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| Past members | Diane Charlemagne |
History
The band was founded by Rohan Heath (born 19 July 1964,[1] the son of Guyanese writer Roy Heath). He learned to play classical piano as a child before switching to the electric piano.[1] He had previous experience with groups such as Yargo and Manchester DJ A Guy Called Gerald.[1] Heath decided on a music career after abandoning a PhD at the University of Vermont.[1][2] After a tour of Japan supporting the Happy Mondays, he left the band A Guy Called Gerald to work with the rave band Together.[1] Heath went on to work with Jamaican reggae artist Eek-A-Mouse, before concentrating on his new project, Urban Cookie Collective.[3] He was the keyboardist, writer, and producer of their music.
Heath wrote and produced both their hits: "The Key the Secret" and "Feels Like Heaven".[1] He brought in vocalist Diane Charlemagne for many of the group's early tracks.[1] She eventually co-wrote some of the songs and became a major part of the band.
The band caused some controversy in 1996 by recording a cover version of the Oasis song "Champagne Supernova". Noel Gallagher of Oasis, and the writer of the song, claimed that he had not given permission and legal action stopped the track from being given a full release.
In 2014, Charlemagne was diagnosed with kidney cancer.[4] She died of the disease on 28 October 2015, aged 51.[4][5] The band still remains active, and tours fronted by Lynsey Shaw.
Heath's current band, Kiiōtō, consists of him and Mercury Prize-nominated singer songwriter Lou Rhodes, also singer and co-founder of the band Lamb. Kiiōtō's first album came out on Nude Records in July 2024.[6]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [7] |
AUS [8][9] |
AUT [10] |
EUR [11] |
FIN [12] |
GER [13] |
NED [14] |
SCO [15] |
SWE [16] |
SWI [17] | |||||
| High on a Happy Vibe | 28 | 34 | 31 | 60 | 19 | 43 | 55 | 33 | 50 | 28 | ||||
| Tales from the Magic Fountain |
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— | 168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [7] |
AUS [8][9] |
AUT [10] |
EUR [18] |
FIN [12] |
GER [19] |
NED [14] |
SCO [20] |
SWE [16] |
SWI [17] | |||||
| 1992 | "Pressin' On" (as Urban Cookie) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Lucky Stars" (as Urban Cookie) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1993 | "The Key the Secret" | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | — | 23 | 7 | High on a Happy Vibe | ||
| "Feels Like Heaven" | 5 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | — | 17 | 9 |
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| 1994 | "Sail Away" | 18 | 49 | 24 | 28 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 35 | 21 | |||
| "High on a Happy Vibe" | 31 | 71 | — | 89 | 8 | — | 37 | 18 | — | 49 | ||||
| "Bring It On Home (Family)" | 56 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | ||||
| 1995 | "Spend the Day" | 59 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | — | — | Tales from the Magic Fountain | ||
| "Rest of My Love" | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | — | — | ||||
| "So Beautiful" | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | — | — | ||||
| 1996 | "The Key the Secret" (remix) | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Champagne Supernova" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Very Best of UCC | |||
| "Witness" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1997 | "Ain't it a Shame" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| 2000 | "Mercedes Benz" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2004 | "The Key the Secret 2004" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2005 | "The Key the Secret 2005" | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||