Charles & Eddie
| Company type | Duo |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Founder | Charles Pettigrew, Eddie Chacon |
| Defunct | 1997 |
| Headquarters | United States |
| Products | Soul music |
Charles & Eddie was a soul music duo from the United States, composed of Charles Pettigrew and Eddie Chacon. Their debut track in 1992, "Would I Lie to You?", featured on the album Duophonic, earned them three Ivor Novello Awards in 1993: Best Contemporary Song, Best-Selling Song, and International Hit of the Year. From 1992 through 1995, they secured three more UK top 40 singles.[1]
Career as a duo
According to reports, Pettigrew and Chacon crossed paths on the New York City Subway in 1990,[2] with one of them carrying a Marvin Gaye Trouble Man vinyl.[3][4] Their debut album Duophonic, released in 1992 under Capitol Records, included singles such as "Would I Lie to You?", "N.Y.C.", and "House Is Not a Home", all reflecting strong influences from classic soul music.[3]
Their sophomore and final album, Chocolate Milk (1995), featured the song "Wounded Bird", which was part of the True Romance movie soundtrack. The partnership ended amicably in 1997.[4]
Charles Pettigrew
Born in Philadelphia, Pettigrew studied jazz vocals at Berklee College of Music and served as the lead vocalist for the band Down Avenue, winners of WBCN's 1985 "Rock 'n' Roll Rumble". In 1998, he joined Tom Tom Club on tour and subsequently became a member, contributing as co-writer and vocalist on multiple tracks until health issues halted his performances. After being diagnosed with cancer in the late 1990s, Pettigrew passed away on April 6, 2001, at age 37.
Eddie Chacon
Chacon is a Hispanic artist originating from Oakland, California, who grew up in Hayward and Castro Valley. He formed his initial band at age twelve alongside future prominent musicians and later worked as a songwriter for CBS Songs. Despite recording albums for Columbia and Luther Campbell that were never released, Chacon shifted his focus to photography and creative direction following the duo’s split.
In 2020, after nearly twenty years away from music, Chacon returned with the single "My Mind Is Out of Its Mind" from his album Pleasure, Joy and Happiness, produced by John Carroll Kirby and issued by Light in the Attic Records. The album was praised for its contemporary approach to R&B. Additionally, he released the single "High" in collaboration with artists linked to Stones Throw Records.
His follow-up solo album, Sundown, arrived in March 2023 to favorable critiques from outlets such as Pitchfork, Record Collector, and The Guardian. Continuing this momentum, Chacon released his third solo project, Lay Low, on January 31, 2025.
Albums
| Title | Album information | Highest chart positions |
Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | AUS | GER | UK | |||
| Duophonic |
|
153 | 83 | 6 | 19 |
|
| Chocolate Milk |
|
— | 152 | 48 | — | |
| "—" indicates albums that did not appear on charts. | ||||||
Singles
| Year | Track | Highest chart rankings | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | IRE | NLD | BEL (FLA) |
FRA | GER | AUT | SWI | SWE | NOR | AUS | NZ | US | |||||||
| 1992 | "Would I Lie to You?" | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
|
Duophonic | |||
| 1993 | "NYC (Can You Believe This City?)" | 33 | — | 20 | 28 | — | 32 | 29 | — | — | — | 73 | 2 | — | |||||
| 1993 | "House Is Not a Home" | 29 | — | — | 36 | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | 128 | 2 | — | |||||
| 1993 | "Shine" (FRA only) | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1995 | "I'm Gonna Love You (24-7-365)" | 38 | — | — | 47 | — | 58 | — | 26 | — | — | 112 | 23 | — | Chocolate Milk | ||||
| 1995 | "Jealousy" | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" indicates the single did not chart or was not issued. | |||||||||||||||||||
Soundtracks
- 1993: "Wounded Bird" featured on the True Romance soundtrack
- 1993: "Supernatural Thing" included in the Addams Family Values soundtrack
- 1993: "I Would Stop the World" from the Super Mario Bros. soundtrack
- ↑ "Charles & Eddie Songs • Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Musicvf.com. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
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