Urban Cookie Collective

{{Short description|British Eurodance band}} {{lead too short|date=January 2016}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Urban Cookie Collective | image = | caption = | background = group_or_band | origin = United Kingdom | genre = Eurodance | years_active = {{start date|1987}}–present | label = | website =  | current_members = {{plainlist| * Rohan Heath * Simon Bentall * Neil Claxton * Peter Samson * Johnny Jay * Lynsey Shaw * Mark Hadfield *Danielle Barnett }} | past_members = Diane Charlemagne }}

'''Urban Cookie Collective''' are a British Eurodance group, best known for their 1993 hit single "The Key the Secret".<ref name="LarkinDM"/> The band was founded by keyboardist/songwriter Rohan Heath.

==History== The band was founded by Rohan Heath (born 19 July 1964,<ref name="LarkinDM">{{cite book|title=The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music|editor=Colin Larkin|publisher=Virgin Books|date=1998|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0252-6|page=356}}</ref> the son of Guyanese writer Roy Heath). He learned to play classical piano as a child before switching to the electric piano.<ref name="LarkinDM"/> He had previous experience with groups such as Yargo and Manchester DJ A Guy Called Gerald.<ref name="LarkinDM"/> Heath decided on a music career after abandoning a PhD at the University of Vermont.<ref name="LarkinDM"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurokdj.com/search/eurodb.php?name=Heath_Rohan|title=Rohan Heath Biography|date=7 April 2012|access-date=28 January 2024|publisher=Eurodance Encyclopedia}}</ref> After a tour of Japan supporting the Happy Mondays, he left the band A Guy Called Gerald to work with the rave band Together.<ref name="LarkinDM"/> Heath went on to work with Jamaican reggae artist Eek-A-Mouse, before concentrating on his new project, Urban Cookie Collective.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurokdj.com/search/eurodb.php?name=Urban_Cookie_Collective |title=UCC's Biography |publisher=Eurodance Encyclopedia |access-date=3 November 2013}}</ref> 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".<ref name="LarkinDM"/> He brought in vocalist Diane Charlemagne for many of the group's early tracks.<ref name="LarkinDM"/> 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.<ref name=independent/> She died of the disease on 28 October 2015, aged 51.<ref name=independent>{{cite web|last=Salewicz|first=Chris|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/diane-charlemagne-vocalist-who-rose-to-fame-with-urban-cookie-collective-before-helping-goldie-to-a6715816.html|title=Diane Charlemagne: Vocalist who rose to fame with Urban Cookie Collective before helping Goldie to change the face of drum’n’bass|work=The Independent|date=30 October 2015|access-date=8 March 2016}}</ref><ref name=RAobit>{{cite web|last1=Coultate|first1=Aaron|title=RIP Diane Charlemagne|url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=31946|website=Resident Advisor|date=28 October 2015 |access-date=8 March 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timberfestival.org.uk/2024-programme/kiioto/|title=KIIŌTŌ|publisher=Timber Festival|access-date=28 January 2024}}</ref>

==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="10"| Peak chart positions |- ! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| UK <ref name="UK">UK chart peaks: * {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/23305/urban-cookie-collective/ |title=UK chart peaks |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=4 November 2015}} * {{cite book |title= British Hit Singles & Albums |first=David |last=Roberts |year=2006| edition=19th |publisher=Guinness World Records Limited |location=London |isbn=9781904994107}} * {{cite web|url=http://zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_U.HTM |title=Chart Log UK 1994–2010 |publisher=zobbel - Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz |access-date=17 October 2020}}</ref>

! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | AUS <ref name="AUS">Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks: * Top 50 peaks: {{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Urban+Cookie+Collective|title=Urban Cookie Collective in Australian charts |publisher=australian-charts.com. Hung Medien |access-date=29 October 2015}} * Top 100 peaks and ARIA certifications: {{cite Ryan|page=289}} * "High on a Happy Vibe" (single): {{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/LjRBGmT.jpg|title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 26 Jun 1994|publisher=Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA)|access-date=8 March 2016}} * "Spend the Day": {{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/11R0bwv.gif|title=Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 12 September 2016|publisher=Imgur.com|access-date=3 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="ARIA history pages">{{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/a/NoeF07F | title=Urban Cookie Collective ARIA chart history complete|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date= 20 July 2024}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.</ref>

! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | AUT <ref name="AUT">{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=urban+cookie+collective&cat=a |title=Austrian chart peaks |publisher=austriancharts.at. |language=de |access-date=28 July 2011}}</ref>

! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| EUR <ref>European albums chart peaks: * {{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/94/MM-1994-04-30-OCR-Page-0015.pdf |title=High on a Happy Vibe |publisher=Music & Media |access-date=17 October 2020}}</ref>

! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| FIN <ref name="FIN">{{cite web|url=http://suomenlistalevyt.blogspot.com/2015/08/u.html |title=Finnish chart peaks |publisher=suomenlistalevyt |access-date=17 October 2020}}</ref>

! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| GER <ref>German albums chart peaks: * {{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-1801 |title=High on a Happy Vibe |publisher=offiziellecharts.de |access-date=17 October 2020}}</ref>

! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| NED <ref name="NED">{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Urban+Cookie+Collective |title=Dutch chart peaks |publisher=dutchcharts.nl |access-date=17 October 2020}}</ref>

! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| SCO <ref>Scottish studio albums chart peaks: * {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/19940320/40/ |title=High on a Happy Vibe |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=17 October 2020}}</ref>

! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | SWE <ref name="SWE">{{cite web|url=https://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Urban+Cookie+Collective |title=Swedish chart peaks |publisher=swedishcharts.com |language=sv |access-date=28 July 2011}}</ref>

! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | SWI <ref name="SWI">{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Urban+Cookie+Collective |title=Swiss chart peaks |publisher=Hitparade.ch |language=de |access-date=28 July 2011}}</ref>

|- ! scope="row"| ''High on a Happy Vibe'' | * Released: 12 July 1993 * Label: Pulse-8 (PULSE13) * Formats: LP, CS, CD | 28 || 34 || 31 || 60 || 19 || 43 || 55 || 33 || 50 || 28 |- ! scope="row"| ''Tales from the Magic Fountain'' | * Released: 1 January 1995 * Label: Pulse-8 (PULSE21) * Formats: CS, CD | — || 168 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- | align="center" colspan="15" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |}

===Compilation albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" style="width:20em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:20em;"| Album details

|- ! scope="row" | ''The Very Best of UCC'' | * Released: 2000 * Label: Eagle (EAG 307–2) * Formats: CD |- ! scope="row" | ''The Very Best Of'' | * Released: 2004 * Label: Amazon (AMAZCD2) * Formats: CD, DVD |- ! scope="row" | ''The Key, the Secret – The Very Best Of'' | * Released: 2010 * Label: Music Club Deluxe (MCDLX122) * Formats: CD |}

===Singles=== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" style="width:2em;"| Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title ! colspan="10"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Certifications !rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Album |-

! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| UK <ref name="UK"/>

! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | AUS <ref name="AUS"/><ref name="ARIA history pages"/>

! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | AUT <ref name="AUT"/>

! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| EUR <ref>European singles chart peaks: * {{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/93/MM-1993-08-28-OCR-Page-0023.pdf |title=The Key the Secret |publisher=Music & Media |access-date=17 October 2020}} * {{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/94/MM-1994-01-15-OCR-Page-0020.pdf |title=Feels Like Heaven |publisher=Music & Media |access-date=17 October 2020}} * {{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/94/MM-1994-03-12-OCR-Page-0014.pdf |title=Sail Away |publisher=Music & Media |access-date=17 October 2020}} * {{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/94/MM-1994-06-04-OCR-Page-0012.pdf |title=High on a Happy Vibe |publisher=Music & Media |access-date=17 October 2020}} </ref>

! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| FIN <ref name="FIN"/>

! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| GER <ref>German singles chart peaks: * {{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-2681 |title=The Key the Secret |publisher=offiziellecharts.de |access-date=17 October 2020}} * {{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-2715 |title=Feels Like Heaven |publisher=offiziellecharts.de |access-date=17 October 2020}} * {{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-2756 |title=Sail Away |publisher=offiziellecharts.de |access-date=17 October 2020}} </ref>

! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| NED <ref name="NED"/>

! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| SCO <ref>Scottish singles chart peaks: * {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/19940227/41/ |title=Sail Away |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=17 October 2020}} * {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/19940417/41/ |title=High on a Happy Vibe |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=17 October 2020}} * {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/19941009/41/ |title=Bring It On Home (Family) |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=17 October 2020}} * {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/19950521/41/ |title=Spend the Day |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=17 October 2020}} * {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/19950903/41/ |title=Rest of My Love |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=17 October 2020}} * {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/19951210/41/ |title=So Beautiful |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=17 October 2020}} * {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/19960818/41/ |title=The Key the Secret (remix) |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=17 October 2020}} * {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20050109/41/ |title=The Key the Secret 2005 |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=17 October 2020}}</ref>

! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| SWE <ref name="SWE"/>

! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | SWI <ref name="SWI"/>

|- | rowspan="2"| 1992 | style="text-align:left;"| "Pressin' On" (as Urban Cookie) | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | | rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Lucky Stars" (as Urban Cookie) | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |- | rowspan="2"| 1993 | style="text-align:left;"| "The Key the Secret" | 2 || 4 || 7 || 10 || 11 || 5 || 2 || — || 23 || 7 | * BPI: Silver<ref name="BPI">"[https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified/ Certified Awards Search]". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 17 October 2020. Note: User needs to enter "Urban Cookie Collective" in the "Search BPI Awards" field and press Enter</ref> * ARIA: Platinum<ref name="AUS"/> * BVMI: Gold<ref>Note: User needs to enter "Urban Cookie Collective" in the "Interpret" field and press Enter {{cite web|url=https://www.musikindustrie.de/markt-bestseller/gold-/platin-und-diamond-auszeichnung/datenbank/#topSearch |title=German Certification (The Key the Secret) |publisher=Bundesverband Musikindustrie |access-date=17 October 2020}}</ref> | rowspan="5"| ''High on a Happy Vibe'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Feels Like Heaven" | 5 || 10 || 11 || 17 || 13 || 12 || 12 || — || 17 || 9 | * ARIA: Gold<ref name="AUS"/> |- | rowspan="3"| 1994 | style="text-align:left;"| "Sail Away" | 18 || 49 || 24 || 28 || 3 || 25 || 21 || 24 || 35 || 21 | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "High on a Happy Vibe" | 31 || 71 || — || 89 || 8 || — || 37 || 18 || — || 49 | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Bring It On Home (Family)" | 56 || 125 || — || — || — || — || — || 47 || — || — | |- | rowspan="3"| 1995 | style="text-align:left;"| "Spend the Day" | 59 || 131 || — || — || — || — || — || 78 || — || — | | rowspan="3"| ''Tales from the Magic Fountain'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Rest of My Love" | 67 || — || — || — || — || — || — || 70 || — || — | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "So Beautiful" | 68 || — || — || — || — || — || — || 72 || — || — | |- | rowspan="3"| 1996 | style="text-align:left;"| "The Key the Secret" (remix) | 52 || — || — || — || — || — || — || 38 || — || — | | {{n/a|Non-album single}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Champagne Supernova" | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | | rowspan="2"| ''The Very Best of UCC'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Witness" | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |- | 1997 | style="text-align:left;"| "Ain't it a Shame" | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | | rowspan="4" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |- | 2000 | style="text-align:left;"| "Mercedes Benz" | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |- | 2004 | style="text-align:left;"| "The Key the Secret 2004" | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |- | 2005 | style="text-align:left;"| "The Key the Secret 2005" | 31 || — || — || — || — || — || — || 29 || — || — | |- | colspan="15" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.eurokdj.com/search/eurodb.php?name=Urban_Cookie_Collective#biography-text Urban Cookie Collective] at The Eurodance Encyclopaedia

{{DEFAULTSORT:Urban Cookie Collective}} Category:English dance music groups Category:British Eurodance groups Category:Musical groups from Manchester Category:Musical groups established in 1987