Delage were a British

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, with four members (named Rhonda, Karena, Charlotte and Judy) promoted by the

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trio,

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. The initial promo pressings of their first

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carried the group name "Dazzle", but it was later changed to "Delage". Their first single issued in December 1990, was a

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, " Rock the Boat", backed with the Stock Aitken Waterman-penned "I Wanna Be Your Everything". It reached No. 63 on the

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. Soon after the release of the single, Judy and Charlotte left the band and two new members, Emma and Frances, were recruited as replacements. This line-up debuted as backing dancers on the video clip to Pat & Mick's "Gimme Some" in April 1991. A follow up single was issued by this new lineup in October 1991 called "Running Back for More", backed with "I Wanna Shout About It", both written by Stock Aitken Waterman which failed to chart. Delage recorded one more song with Stock Aitken Waterman, "Ain't No Cure" (a cover of a

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song) which was not released at the time. A 12" version of "Ain't No Cure" was released in 1997, on the

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n only

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''12 Inch Classics Volume 3 – The Hit Factory''. In August 2009, several tracks and

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es of the group were made available on

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in the UK, including the unreleased 7" version of "Ain't No Cure", amongst others. In 1992, the group changed their name to Eden, and released two further singles, "Can This Be Love" (produced by Bruce Forest) and "Keep On Pushing Our Love" in continental Europe, to little success.

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