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February 9, 1991 - C+C Music Factory started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Gonna Make You Sweat', a No.3 hit in the UK. C+C Music Factory were the US production and remix duo David Cole and Robert Clivilles. This was their first single under the C+C name, but they already had made hits with the Cover Girls and Seduction. David Cole died of meningitis in 1995. The rap was performed by Freedom Williams. Martha Wash sang on this, providing the powerful line, "Everybody Dance Now!" She was a member of The Weather Girls ("It's Raining Men") and also provided vocals for the group Black Box. The official music video features Zelma Davis lip-synching to the actual Martha Wash vocal parts. In reaction to her lack of credit on a number of successful dance songs, and exclusion from their accompanied music videos, Martha Wash sued Black Box label RCA to receive proper credit and appropriate royalties as the vocalist on all of these songs. In an out-of-court settlement made in December 1990, Wash received financial compensation and a recording contract from RCA, as well as a guarantee to be properly credited for her work in recordings. Wash later sued Clivillés and Cole, the producers for C+C Music Factory, along with the C+C record label Sony for "fraud, deceptive packaging and commercial appropriation," with $500,000 in damages; all parties settled by 1994. As a result of the settlement, Sony made an unprecedented request to MTV to add a disclaimer that credited Wash for vocals and Davis[clarification needed] for "visualization" to the "Gonna Make You Sweat" music video. Under RCA, Wash released her solo debut album in 1992. The album scored three top ten club/dance hits including "Carry On" and "Give It to You," both of which reached number one. #candcmusicfactory #thisdayinmusic #1990s #1991 #music #instamusic #dance #pop #hiphouse #davidcole #RobertClivilles #freedomwilliams #marthawash #zelmadavis #columbiarecords #gonnamakeyousweat #picplaypost @picplaypost #musichistory #memorylane

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February 9, 1991 - C+C Music Factory started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Gonna Make You Sweat', a No.3 hit in the UK. C+C Music Factory were the US production and remix duo David Cole and Robert Clivilles. This was their first single under the C+C name, but they already had made hits with the Cover Girls and Seduction. David Cole died of meningitis in 1995. The rap was performed by Freedom Williams. Martha Wash sang on this, providing the powerful line, "Everybody Dance Now!" She was a member of The Weather Girls ("It's Raining Men") and also provided vocals for the group Black Box. The official music video features Zelma Davis lip-synching to the actual Martha Wash vocal parts. In reaction to her lack of credit on a number of successful dance songs, and exclusion from their accompanied music videos, Martha Wash sued Black Box label RCA to receive proper credit and appropriate royalties as the vocalist on all of these songs. In an out-of-court settlement made in December 1990, Wash received financial compensation and a recording contract from RCA, as well as a guarantee to be properly credited for her work in recordings. Wash later sued Clivillés and Cole, the producers for C+C Music Factory, along with the C+C record label Sony for "fraud, deceptive packaging and commercial appropriation," with $500,000 in damages; all parties settled by 1994. As a result of the settlement, Sony made an unprecedented request to MTV to add a disclaimer that credited Wash for vocals and Davis[clarification needed] for "visualization" to the "Gonna Make You Sweat" music video. Under RCA, Wash released her solo debut album in 1992. The album scored three top ten club/dance hits including "Carry On" and "Give It to You," both of which reached number one. #candcmusicfactory #thisdayinmusic #1990s #1991 #music #instamusic #dance #pop #hiphouse #davidcole #RobertClivilles #freedomwilliams #marthawash #zelmadavis #columbiarecords #gonnamakeyousweat #picplaypost @picplaypost #musichistory #memorylane https://www.instagram.com/p/Be-DL0LHYFi/?igshid=gfm68k9csy5f