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Club
Nouveau was formed in Sacramento, 1986, by Jay King, Denzil Foster,
Thomas McElroy, Samuelle Pratter, and Valerie Watson. King was also
the musical brain behind the hit Rumours by The Timex Social Club
in 1986, and formed King Jay Records for Club Nouveau. They made some
good dance-flavored and funk tunes, and had four consecutive hits
from 1986 on; Jealousy, Situation #9, a cover of Bill Withers' Lean
on me, and Why you treat me so bad. The last two both reached the
number two spot on the R&B charts. But, in 1988, at the height of
their popularity, McElroy, Pratter, and Foster left the group, and
were replaced by David Agent and Kevin Irving. Their final recordings
for Tommy Boy/Warner Bros didn't last long and they subsequently disbanded.
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