Cola Boy seven ways To Love 1991 Sarah Cracknell

Sarah Cracknell (born 12 April 1967, Chelmsford, Essex) is an English pop singer who fronts the band Saint Etienne and is known for her light, smooth singing voice. She is the daughter of Stanley Kubrick's first assistant director Derek Cracknell.

Saint Etienne was originally to be an indie/dance act featuring various vocalists. After Moira Lambert sang on their initial 1990 single "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" and Donna Savage was heard on the follow-up single "Kiss and Make Up," Cracknell lent her vocals to "Nothing Can Stop Us" and ended up doing the rest of the singing on their debut album Foxbase Alpha. Cracknell has been Saint Etienne's permanent vocalist since then.

Preceded by the single "Anymore" in 1996, Cracknell released a solo album, Lipslide, in May 1997. Originally released in the UK only by Gut Records, the album featured dance, indie and pop tunes and received good reviews from critics, although it was not a big seller (Cracknell has in interviews placed some of the blame for this on lack of proper promotion by Gut). The UK version of the album is now out of print.

Lipslide finally surfaced in the U.S. three years later, when Instinct Records released it in February 2000. With completely different cover art, the original album's tracklisting was also modified: five tracks were removed and four new songs plus a remix were added. Months later, Instinct released the Kelly's Locker EP, which contained the five tracks originally removed from the UK version of Lipslide, along with two previously unreleased songs and a new remix.

Cracknell was Spiller's first choice for the vocals of his number-one hit "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" in 2000, but never got to record the song. She has recorded tracks with various artists such as David Holmes ("Anymore", "Gone"), Xploding Plastix ("Sunset Spirals"), Cheapglue ("You've Just Won Me Over") and Paul Van Dyk.

Sarah has recorded a duet "I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten" (formerly by Dusty Springfield) with Marc Almond for his album Stardom Road, released June 2007.

In December 2007, BBC radio began playing "The Journey Continues" by Mark Brown featuring Sarah Cracknell. The song consists of extensive samples from a composition by Elena Kats-Chernin entitled Eliza's Aria, well known to UK TV viewers as the music from the computer-animated 'For the Journey' commercials for Lloyds TSB bank. The single was released on February 2008 on Positiva. The song peaked at #11 in the UK after being released.

Cracknell married Martin Kelly (joint MD of Heavenly Recordings) in Kensington and Chelsea, London on 5 December 2004. They have two children, both born in Westminster, London: Spencer Michael (born 2001) and Sam Dion (born 2004).

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[SuperLeonB]

This tune is one of my fav's from the early 90's, i used to go off my tits to this while thinking of punnanny, i used to pull women no probs with this tune getting played lol, british classics you can never beat them, this tune takes me back to when britain was at its finest, nice 1 dude for putting this tune up on youtube

[colin1edwards]

@dizzy67

Hi Dizzy, yes stil got all the anthems !!! I'm recording them to tranfer to mp3 format. If you drive and fancy somewere different then Stu Allan will be at Birkenhead Sat 30 Jul at the QT bar playing all the anthems (Other DJ's on the night).

JKF's was an odd venue, long and narrow and the dance floor right at the far end of the bar !!! Would love to play in Manchester again all them big anthems, but I don't know the area at all anymore.

[dizzy67]

@colin1edwards Hi Colin - JFK's ! Forgotten all about that place ! Drinking Long Island Iced Teas' or some other bizarre drink that I thought made me look sophisticated and cool, but could barely afford... Such an exciting time for music just as the rave era was morphing into more main stream house / dance. Hope you still have all your tunes...

[colin1edwards]

I was one of the DJ's at Liberty's back in 1991-1992. Used to do JFK's next door aswell . Fond memories !!!

[dizzy67]

I remember them playing a live set at Liberty’s in Sale (RIP), and watching in awe as Janey wriggled about on stage in a green leotard with a full camel hoof on display... For a 15 year old in a paisley tie... MILF-TASTIC GOOD TIMES !

[Bjaminny]

I remember coming to stay at my brothers and it was July 4th, 1991, IndepenDANCE day on KISS 100. Cola boy were playing live. I got it on a tape somewhere.  Ragga Twins were there. Me and my brother were in his flat avin it. And then, they played Charlie by the Prodigy. Not Cola Boy but KISS. Steve Jackson was presenting, I think. Great night.

[vin5309]

bring back the old days

[Zadunestar]

cool. I love Sarah Cracknell

[profondothrilling]

Sincerely I prefear the voice of Janey Lee Grace.

[TheNorseLegend]

Got off my tits many times with this. Now no teeth fat and bald, as Paul whitehouse says.....Brilliant!