Cath Coffey

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Catherine Muthoni Coffey (born c. 1965, Eldoret, Kenya) [1] is a British singer who was one of the earliest members of British hip hop band Stereo MCs. [2] The single "Elevate My Mind", from the Stereo MCs album Supernatural , in which Coffey was the backing vocalist, was the first British rap single to reach the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. [3]

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The Stereo MCs released their album Connected in 1992, with Coffey featured on the tracks "Connected", "Ground Level" and "Step It Up". [4]

Coffey was featured on the second album by Tricky, Nearly God , released in 1996. [5] In 1997, she released Mind the Gap, a solo album available only in Japan, on Island Records.

Discography

Albums

YearAlbumTrackAdditional information
1990 Supernatural "Elevate My Mind"Second album by Stereo MCs

Lead vocals

1992 Connected All TracksThird album by Stereo MCs

Vocals

1996 Nearly God "I Sing for You"Side project by Tricky which includes artists such as Björk and Neneh Cherry

Additional vocals

1997Mind the GapAll TracksArtist's debut album
1998Fearless"Streets Desire"Album by Junior Delgado

Lead vocals

1999Close the Door"Turn Around", "Midnight Melodic", "Sweet Bitter Love", "Midnight Melodic (Chase The Blues)"Debut album by Terranova

Lead and additional vocals

2001 Deep Down & Dirty Most TracksFourth album by Stereo MCs

Vocals

2002Hitchhiking Non-Stop With No Particular Destination"Breath", "Out of My Head (aka. Ah Uht Mi Hed)", "Running Away"Second album by Terranova

Vocals

Singles and EPs

YearSong UK
[6] 		Album
1997"Say What You Say"78Mind the Gap
"Tell Me"—
1999"Walk With Me"—OST Long Hello & Short Goodbye

References

  1. ↑ Colin Larkin (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. ISBN   1-85227-745-9.
  2. ↑ "Biography: Stereo MC's". AllMusic . Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  3. ↑ "Stereo MC's - Music Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Stereo MC's - Connected Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Nearly God, Tricky - Nearly God Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "Official Charts Company: Cath Coffey". Official Charts. Retrieved 9 March 2015.


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