Hot Chocolate

Hot Chocolate was a British band of the 1960s and 1970s formed by Errol Brown (a Briton born in Jamaica). They were named by Mavis Smith, who worked for the Apple Corps press office.

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Hot Chocolate was a British band of the 1960s and 1970s formed by Errol Brown (a Briton born in Jamaica). They were named by Mavis Smith, who worked for the Apple Corps press office.

Errol started with making a reggae version of John Lennon's "Give Peace A Chance", but he was told he needed permission. Much to Errol's surprise he was contacted by Apple Records, since John Lennon loved his version and subsequently signed to Apple Records. Then, with the help of producer Mickie Most, they began releasing minor hits such as "Love Is Life" in 1970. But they did not have a very high profile as an act.