Friday 28 January 2022

China Black

China Black were an English pop-reggae duo, made up of Simon Fung (songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist and record producer) and Errol Reid (singer-songwriter). They are best known for the UK Top 5 hit, "Searching."

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Jul 1994    4	Searching
Oct 1994   19	Stars
Feb 1995   31	Almost See You (Somewhere)
Jun 1995   15	Swing Low Sweet Chariot (Ladysmith Black Mambazo featuring...)

What happened next?
After a leagal battle within the record company and lengthy lawsuit, China Black decided to call it a day.
Fung turned his attention to songwriting and producing and worked with the likes of Blue, Atomic Kitten and Natasha Bedingfield as well doing TV and film work. Reid continues sing and write songs to this day and last releass was with Matt Samuels and Ridley on the 2021 track, "Now That We Found Love."

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