The soulful singer had a worldwide hit with 1992’s ‘Would I Lie to You’, but he was dropped and his musical partner died. Now, he has poured his pain into a cathartic comeback album.
Eddie Chacon experienced proper, peak-nineties acclaim in the soul duo Charles and Eddie: they scored a global No. 1 in 1992 with ‘Would I Lie To You,’ appeared three times on Top of the Pops, and featured on soundtracks from True Romance to Super Mario Bros. Produced by John Carroll Kirby, the like-minded artist and collaborator with Frank Ocean and Solange Knowles, it features restrained percussion from Kanye West’s Sunday Service drummer Lamar Carter. Celestial soul as a break from chaos, these are quietly challenging songs as timeless as they are contemporary.
By that time, Chacon had already been navigating music in interesting ways, all the way back to his teen garage rock band with the late Cliff Burton (Metallica) and Mike Bordin (Faith No More). In the late ’80s, he released a full-length on Uncle Luke from 2 Live Crew’s label and signed to Columbia as a solo act. He was a working artist, always popping up in unexpected places: through the course of his career, Chacon would write, sing, or produce ten Top 40 hits around the globe.
Released: January 2021
Cat: DE002
Label: Day End Records
