The Brat Pack was an American vocal duo from
New Jersey
New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...
. Its members were Patrick Donovan (born July 26, 1958, in Passaic, New Jersey) and Ray Ray Frazier. Donovan had been the guitarist for house/gospel artists
CeCe Rogers and
Curtis Hairston. Ray Ray was keyboard player and vocalist in various New York City bands.
The Brat Pack were produced by
Robert Clivillés and
David Cole, who became the multi-platinum founders of
C+C Music Factory.
They began as a house music club act, and after success with their first single, Clivillés and Cole felt that they had pop-crossover appeal. They toured the UK and the US extensively and made many television appearances, including ''
Soul Train'', ''
Club MTV'', and the UK television dance show ''
The Hitman and Her''. They released one self-titled album in 1990 on
A&M Records
A&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group and functions as a branch of Interscope Geffen A&M Records, Interscope-Geffen-A&M. Established in 1962 by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, the label initially operated independent ...
' dance-music subsidiary
Vendetta Records, producing three singles: "So Many Ways (Do It Properly Pt. II)", "
You're the Only Woman", and "I'm Never Gonna Give You Up". "You're the Only Woman" hit the
''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at No. 36.
[Joel Whitburn, ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits'', 7th edition, 2000]
Discography
Studio albums
* ''The Brat Pack'' (1990)
Singles
* "So Many Ways (Do It Properly Pt. II)" (1990)
* "
You're the Only Woman" (1990)
* "I'm Never Gonna Give You Up" (1990)
References
Musical groups from New Jersey
American pop music duos
A&M Records artists
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