Kid Creole

Songs Written by Kid CreoleTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Thomas August Darnell Browder (born August 12, 1950), known professionally as August Darnell and under the stage name Kid Creole, is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He co-founded Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band and subsequently formed and led Kid Creole and the Coconuts. == Early life and career == Darnell was born in The Bronx in 1950. His mother was from South Carolina and his father from Savannah, Georgia. As an adult, Thom Browder began going by his two... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Kid Creole first charted in 1976 with Cherchez La Femme / Sour and Sweet / I'll Play the Fool.The artist placed 4 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.The artist scored 9 UK Top‑75 entries, including 3 Top‑10 placements.On US Dance the artist achieved 3 Top‑10s, 2 of which went to number‑one.

Top songs: #1: Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy - #2: I'm a Wonderful Thing, Baby - #3: Stool Pigeon - #4: Whispering / Cherchez La Femme / Se Si Bon - #5: Dear Addy
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  Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
1.
07/1976

Cherchez La Femme / Sour and Sweet / I'll Play the Fool
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band

from Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band   Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
28 pts




1
dance




written by August Darnell greentick & Stony Browder Jr.
2.
09/1976

I'll Play the Fool
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band

from Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band   Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
9 pts
80
US




92
R&B


[RCA 10762]
written by August Darnell greentick
3.
11/1976

#4  Whispering / Cherchez La Femme / Se Si Bon
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band

from Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band   Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
47 pts
27
US
22
AC


31
R&B


[RCA 10827]
written by Stony Browder Jr., August Darnell greentick, John Schonberger, Richard Coburn & Vincent Rose
4.
04/1977

Sour and Sweet / Lemon in the Honey
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band

from Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Meets King Penett   
1 pts






72
R&B


[RCA 10923]
written by Stony Browder Jr. & August Darnell greentick
  Machine
5.
01/1979

There but for the Grace of God Go I
Machine

from Machine   
23 pts
77
US


8
dance
91
R&B


[RCA 11456]
written by Kevin Nance & August Darnell greentick
6.
10/1979

Marissa
Machine

from Machine   
2 pts




64
dance




written by Jay Stovall & August Darnell greentick
  Kid Creole & the Coconuts
7.
07/1980

He's Not Such a Bad Boy (After All)
Kid Creole & the Coconuts

2 pts




53
dance




written by August Darnell greentick
8.
09/1981

Going Places / In the Jungle / Table Manners
Kid Creole & the Coconuts

from Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places   Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places
2 pts




51
dance




written by August Darnell greentick
9.
05/1982

#2  I'm a Wonderful Thing, Baby
Kid Creole & the Coconuts

from Tropical Gangsters   Tropical Gangsters
149 pts




18
dance
44
R&B
4
UK
charted as I'm a Wonderful Thing, Baby / I'm Corrupt / Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy in US dance charts
[Sire 50069]
written by August Darnell greentick & Peter Schott
10.
06/1982

#1  Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy
Kid Creole & the Coconuts

from Tropical Gangsters   Tropical Gangsters
183 pts




18
dance


2
UK
charted as I'm a Wonderful Thing, Baby / I'm Corrupt / Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy in US dance charts
written by August Darnell greentick
11.
07/1982

#3  Stool Pigeon
Kid Creole & the Coconuts

from Tropical Gangsters   Tropical Gangsters
109 pts




25
dance


7
UK
written by August Darnell greentick
12.
12/1982

#5  Dear Addy
Kid Creole & the Coconuts

from Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places   Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places
32 pts








29
UK
written by August Darnell greentick
13.
09/1983

There's Something Wrong in Paradise
Kid Creole & the Coconuts

from Doppelganger   
22 pts








35
UK
written by Mark Mazur & August Darnell greentick
14.
11/1983

The Lifeboat Party
Kid Creole & the Coconuts

from Doppelganger   
14 pts








49
UK
written by Ron Rogers [Ronald Bruce Rogers] & August Darnell greentick
  Elbow Bones & the Racketeers
15.
05/1984

Happy Birthday Baby
Elbow Bones & the Racketeers

5 pts








94
UK
written by August Darnell greentick & Peter Schott
  Kid Creole & the Coconuts
16.
07/1984

My Male Curiosity
Kid Creole & the Coconuts

from Against All Odds: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   Against All Odds: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
15 pts
110
US


23
dance


83
UK
[Atlantic 89664]
written by August Darnell greentick
17.
08/1984

Don't Take My Coconuts
Kid Creole & the Coconuts

from Cre~Olé: The Best of Kid Creole & the Coconuts   
6 pts








86
UK
written by August Darnell greentick
18.
06/1985

Endicott
Kid Creole & the Coconuts

from In Praise of Older Women & Other Crimes   In Praise of Older Women & Other Crimes
13 pts




21
dance


80
UK
written by August Darnell greentick
19.
11/1990

I Love Girls
Kid Creole & the Coconuts

from Private Waters in the Great Divide   
4 pts




29
dance




written by August Darnell greentick
20.
04/1993

I'm a Wonderful Thing Baby
Kid Creole & the Coconuts

from Cre~Olé: The Best of Kid Creole & the Coconuts [1993 re-release]   
13 pts








60
UK
R
written by August Darnell greentick & Peter Schott
  Fire Island
21.
03/1994

There but for the Grace of God
Fire Island

29 pts








32
UK
featuring Love Nelson
written by August Darnell greentick & Kevin Nance
  Gloria Estefan
Cherchez la femme
22.
05/1995

Cherchez la femme
Gloria Estefan

from Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me   Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me
8 pts




19
dance




[Promotional-only release]
written by August Darnell greentick & Stony Browder Jr.
  Fire Island
23.
11/1999

There but for the Grace of God
Fire Island

3 pts








147
UK
featuring Love Nelson
R
written by August Darnell greentick & Kevin Nance
  Ghostface Killah
Cherchez La Ghost
24.
03/2000

Cherchez La Ghost
Ghostface Killah

from Supreme Clientele   Supreme Clientele
8 pts
98
US




42
R&B


[Wu-Tang 79464]
written by Dennis Coles, Stony Browder Jr. & August Darnell greentick
  M.I.A.
Sunshowers
25.
07/2004

Sunshowers
M.I.A.

from Arular   Arular
6 pts








93
UK
written by M.I.A., Stony Browder Jr., August Darnell greentick, Steve Mackey & Ross Orton
  Africanism All Stars
26.
07/2005

Summer Moon
Africanism All Stars

from Africanism III   Africanism III
29 pts




1
dance




written by Ben Onono, Bob Sinclar, David Guetta, Joachim Garraud, Tim Deluxe & Kid Creole greentick
  One Hit Wonders
27.
05/2006

Grace of God
One Hit Wonders

2 pts








174
UK
written by August Darnell greentick, Julian Napolitano, Kevin Nance, Simon Langford & Simon Paul
  Wilder & Clarke
28.
10/2007

Stand Up
Wilder & Clarke

3 pts








121
UK
featuring Katherine Ellis
written by Victor Mitchell, Dewey Bullock, Latanza Waters, Kevin Nance & August Darnell greentick
  Dolly Rockers
Gold Digger
29.
09/2009

Gold Digger
Dolly Rockers

16 pts








46
UK
written by August Darnell greentick, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth, Steven Stanley, Ray Hedges, Nigel Butler, John Pickering, David King [songwriter], Brooke Challinor, Sophie King & Lucie Kay


See also...

Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah BandKid Creole & the Coconuts


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