Robert Clivillés and David Cole were very successful record producers and remixers in the 1990's.[1][2]
Mariah Carey worked extensively with Clivillés + Cole,[3] who hired the duo to produce songs for her albums and remix her singles. Clivillés + Cole produced and co-wrote the album versions and remixes of her hit singles "Emotions" and "Make It Happen." Additionally, they produced the album tracks "You're So Cold" and "To be around You" (which all are from the album Emotions). They also produced the remixes of her hit "Anytime You Need A Friend", the originals "Now That I Know" and "I've Been Thinking About You" (from the album Music Box) and the original and remixes to "Joy to the World" (from the album Merry Christmas). The single "One Sweet Day" was written in memory of David Cole.
Among the hits remixed by the duo Clivillés & Cole were Natalie Cole's cover of "Pink Cadillac," Taylor Dayne's "Can't Get Enough of Your Love," Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam’s "Let the Beat Hit ’Em," The Cover Girls’ "My Heart Skips a Beat" and "All That Glitters Isn't Gold,” Pajama Party’s "Hide and Seek," Sandée’s "Notice Me," and Michael Jackson’s "Black or White." The group Seduction was one of Clivilles + Cole's most successful side projects.[4] In the summer of 1991, Clivillés + Cole produced several tracks for a New Kids on the Block remix album titled No More Games: The Remix Album.[5]
In 1994, the duo produced a radio version of Jim Carrey's performance of "Cuban Pete" from the movie The Mask.[6] Also in 1994 Aretha Franklin covered the 1992 Clivillés + Cole single "Deeper Love"[7] from the film Sister Act 2.[8] Franklin actually hired Clivillés + Cole to produce the album version as well as the remixes. Thus, the song was a hit for the duo twice in two different incarnations within a 3-year time span.
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