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1989 single by the Chimes
"
1-2-3
" is the debut single of British
dance music
trio
the Chimes
, written by group members
Pauline Henry
,
Mike Peden
, and James Locke. Along with the track "Underestimate", their debut single reached number one for two weeks on the US
Billboard
Dance Club Songs
chart and is also their biggest single. "1-2-3" was the Chimes' only
Billboard
Hot 100
hit, peaking at number 82. Although the song stalled at number 60 in the band's native UK, it found chart success in New Zealand, where it peaked at number four. In 1990, the song was featured on their debut and only album,
The Chimes
.
Critical reception
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Stewart Mason from
AllMusic
described the song as "meaty
acid house
".
[2]
Paul Lester from
Melody Maker
felt it "is kinda uptempo, but it
glides
."
[3]
A reviewer from
Music & Media
commented, "A muscular, square beat, a house-oriented piano and a soulful vocal delivery typify this chart-bound club record."
[4]
Miranda Sawyer
from
Smash Hits
noted
Pauline Henry
's "remarkable voice" and described the song as "classy" in her review of
The Chimes
.
[5]
Charts
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]
References
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- ^
"New Singles".
Music Week
. 5 August 1989. p. 34.
- ^
Mason, Stewart.
"The Chimes ?
The Chimes
"
.
AllMusic
. Retrieved
4 November
2020
.
- ^
Lester, Paul (16 June 1990).
"Albums"
.
Melody Maker
. Retrieved
24 February
2023
.
- ^
"Previews: Singles"
(PDF)
.
Music & Media
. 2 September 1989. p. 16
. Retrieved
25 September
2020
.
- ^
Sawyer, Miranda
(30 May 1990).
"Review: LPs"
.
Smash Hits
. No. 300. p. 60
. Retrieved
9 March
2020
.
- ^
Ryan, Gavin (2011).
Australia's Music Charts 1988?2010
(PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 57.
- ^
"
Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 6662
."
RPM
.
Library and Archives Canada
. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^
"
The Chimes ? 1-2-3"
(in Dutch).
Single Top 100
. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^
"
The Chimes ? 1-2-3"
.
Top 40 Singles
. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^
"Official Singles Chart Top 100"
.
Official Charts Company
. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^
"Billboard Hot 100"
.
Billboard
. February 17, 1990
. Retrieved
December 9,
2023
.
- ^
"Hot Dance Music: 12-inch Singles Sales".
Billboard
. Vol. 102, no. 5. 3 February 1990. p. 34.
- ^
"Hot Black Singles Sales & Airplay".
Billboard
. Vol. 102, no. 10. 10 March 1990. p. 29.
- ^
Whitburn, Joel
(2004).
Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003
. Record Research. p. 57.