The Course
The Course were a dance music act from the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. It consisted of DJ/producer Vincent Hendriks and vocalists Dewi Lopulalan and Irma Derby. They achieved their biggest commercial success in 1997.
Hendriks and Lopulalan first met in 1990 at a DJ "mix championship" in the Netherlands. They met again in 1996, at the same venue, and the two decided to collaborate on some music.
The group released their first single, "Ready or Not", a dance cover of the 1996 song by The Fugees, in early 1997, with echoes of other contemporary hits Ultra Flava by Farley & Heller and Hold That Sucker Down by The OT Quartet. It reached #5 in the UK Singles Chart in April, giving the band their first hit. The follow-up, a cover of Chaka Khan and Rufus' "Ain't Nobody" also fared well, reaching #8 in July. However, their third single, "Best Love", only made it to #51 in December. Subsequent singles failed to see chart action, proving The Course to be a "two-hit wonder". They broke up in the late 1990s because of the lack of commercial success after the first two singles.
The Course
ALBUMS
- The Course released: 1998
Candy-O
Candy-O, I need you
Sunday dress, ruby ring
Candy-O, I need you so
could you help me in?
purple hum, assorted cards
razor lights you'll bring
and all to prove you're on the move
and vanishing
Candy-O, I need you so
Candy-O, I need you so
edge of night, distract yourself
obstacles don't work
homogenize
decentralize
it's just a quirkdifferent ways to see you through
all the same in the end
peculiar star, a-that's who you are
do you have to win?
Candy-O, I need you so
Candy-O, I need you so
Candy-O, I need you so
(Candy-O)
Candy-O, I need you so
(Candy-O)
