The Chimes was a Scottish dance group comprised of Mike Peden, James Locke and Pauline Henry. They followed the vein of Soul II Soul, Young Disciples and Brand New Heavies. The trio's style overlapped somewhat with acid jazz, R&B, and downtempo club electronic, having those traits in common with the aforementioned UK groups.
In the US, they reached the Billboard Hot 100 with the song "1-2-3", at #86 in 1990. It spent two weeks at #1 on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, and its follow-up, "Heaven," was also #1 dance chart hit.
Bono from U2 commented that the Chimes' cover of their hit "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" was the "only cover version he had heard that he enjoyed and did the original justice", adding "at last someone's come along to sing it properly".
Date UK Song May 1990 6 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For Sep 1990 24 Heaven90 Hits for Pauline Henry (Discography):
Date UK Song Sep 1993 38 Too Many People Nov 1993 12 Feel Like Making Love Jan 1994 30 Can't Take Your Love Feb 1996 40 Never Know Love Like This (featuring Wayne Marshall)
What happened next?
Pauline Henry took a hiatus from her recording career, and obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree and a master's degree in Intellectual Property Law. In 2016, Henry recorded a new version of The Chimes' song "Heaven" for the expanded re-issue of The Chimes' only album.
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