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Urban Cookie Collective
12+ albums
eurodance90sdanceHousetechno
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Urban Cookie Collective are a British techno and house band from Manchester, UK, best known for their hit single "The Key The Secret", which was originally released in 1993. Rohan Heath (born 19 July 1964) was the driving force behind the group. He played keyboards, but crucially wrote and produced their songs. Heath had formerly worked with Yargo and A Guy Called Gerald. Urban Cookie Collective’s original vocalist was Diane Charlemagne (b - 22 February 1964, d - 28 October 2015), who co-wrote some of their tracks. The other main members were Simon Bertall (b - 17 October 1967) and Peter Samson (bongos) (b - 15 May, 1968). Guest rappers took part from time to time to create an eclectic mix in the studio. Heath had learned classical piano as a child, and decided on a career in music after abandoning a PhD at Vermont University. After a tour of Japan supporting the Happy Mondays, he left A Guy Called Gerald to release “Hardcore Uproar” under the title of ‘Together‘, which made number 12 in the UK singles chart in August 1990. After a brief stint with Eek A Mouse, he created the Urban Cookie Collective in 1992. They achieved a major breakthrough in 1993 with “The Key The Secret”, which peaked at #2 in the UK, #3 in Australia and #5 in Germany. It was originally a track written at home by Heath, in a soul and hip hop vein. After a subsequent re-mix provoked a massive club response it was picked up by the Pulse 8 record label. The follow-up release was “Feels Like Heaven“ which
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The Key, The Secret
99,9812Feels Like Heaven
22,3553The Key the Secret
13,3054High On A Happy Vibe
5,9805Sail Away
4,9496The Key, the Secret 2005 (Central Seven mix)
3,8817The Key, The Secret 2005 (Mat Bradshaw's Retro Re-Rub Edit)
3,8488The Key, The Secret 2005 (Radio Edit)
3,4779The Key, the Secret 2005 (Northstarz Club mix)
3,37410The Key, the Secret 2005 (Lee S remix)
2,475albums
The Very Best Of
Greatest - Urban Cookie Collective
The Key, the Secret 2005
High on a Happy Vibe
The Key, The Secret: The Very Best Of
Grandmix: The 90's Edition (Mixed by Ben Liebrand) (disc 3)
The Key, The Secret 2004
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Ministry Of Sound Anthems 1991-2008
The Key, the Secret
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Anthems 1991-2008 [Disc 1]
The Key, The Secret (Remixes)
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Fetenhits Eurodance Classics