THE CLIVILLÉS + COLE COLLECTION

Anyone who came up in the early ’90s probably still has the ubiquitous order stuck in their head: “EVERYBODY DANCE NOW!” But there’s much more to C+C Music Factory than one-hit-wonder status—David Cole and Robert Clivillés, the masterminds behind the group, are in fact one of the dopest production duos of all time. Starting in the late ’80s with a house crew called 2 Puerto Ricans, A Black Man And A Dominican, Clivillés and Cole churned out a steady stream of hits that fused the NYC club music they loved with pop music. After early crossover success with freestyle-infused girl group Seduction, their stock as mainstream songwriters grew, leading to high-profile work with Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey. In fact, before Mariah discovered hip-hop, it was her house-driven collaborations with David Cole (“Emotions,” “Make It Happen”) that defined her sound. Sadly, Cole suffered from spinal meningitis, and he passed away in early 1995 at the peak of the group’s power. I put together 25 of my favorite C+C-related productions for a new Uggh…Nice Watch compilation…

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1. Seduction “Two To Make It Right” (1989)
2. Mariah Carey “I’ve Been Thinking About You” (1993)
3. The 28th Street Crew “I Need A Rhythm” (1989)
4. Lydia Lee Love “Don’t Take Your Love Away” (1987)
5. The Cover Girls “No One In This World” (1989)
6. Michael Jackson “Black Or White (The Underground Club Mix)” (1991)
7. Grace Jones “Love On Top Of Love (The Funky Dred Club Mix)” (1989)
8. The Source f/ Nicole “Rock The House (Club Mix)” (1992)
9. 2 Puerto Ricans, A Black Man And A Dominican “Do It Properly” (1987)
10. The S.O.U.L.S.Y.S.T.E.M. “It’s Gonna Be A Lovely Day!” (1992)
11. Mariah Carey “Make It Happen” (1992)
12. Clivillés & Cole f/ Deborah Cooper “A Deeper Love” (1991)
13. Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam “Let the Beat Hit ‘Em” (1991)
14. C + C Music Factory “Do You Wanna Get Funky” (1994)
15. Wee Papa Girls “The Bump” (1990)
16. Richard Valentine “Come Back Lover (Hard Club Version Mix)” (1988)
17. Sandée “Notice Me (Notice The House Mix)” (1988)
18. C+C Music Factory “Gonna Make U Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)” (1990)
19. Pajama Party “Hide And Seek (Clivillés & Cole Edited Club Version” (1989)
20. The Crew “Get Dumb! (Free Your Body) (Club Mix)” (1990)
21. Stacey Q “Give You All My Love” (1989)
22. Whitney Houston “I’m Every Woman” (1992)
23. Seduction “Could This Be Love” (1989)
24. Mariah Carey f/ David Cole “Emotions (Live on MTV Unplugged)” (1992)
25. David Cole “You Take My Breath Away” (1988)

ALL SONGS WERE PRODUCED, REMIXED, WRITTEN OR PERFORMED BY DAVID COLE AND ROBERT CLIVILLÉS