Scarlett and Black

Scarlett And Black
Origin	UK
Genres	Pop
Years active	1986–1989
Labels	Virgin
Past members	Robin Hild Sue West

Scarlett and Black were a pop duo from the UK, whose birth names were Robin Hild and Sue West.^[1] Robin Hild was previously the keyboard player for "Big Supreme" Sue West was a former backing vocalist for Doctor and the Medics. They released a self-titled album on Virgin Records in 1987, which proved to be a minor success in the U.S., peaking at No. 107 on the Billboard Top 200 in 1988.^[2] The single "You Don't Know" was a hit record that same year, peaking at No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and appearing on the Adult Contemporary (No. 13) and Dance (No. 32 Hot Dance/Club Play, No. 41 Hot Dance Singles) charts.^[3]

Unable to provide a viable follow-up, Scarlett & Black remain dubbed as one-hit wonders.

Discography

Albums

• Scarlett & Black (1987) #107 on the Billboard Hot 200

Singles

• "You Don't Know" (1986)
• "You Never Understand Me" (1986)
• "You Don't Know (Remix)" (1986)
• "Dream Out Loud" (1988)
• "Let Yourself Go-Go" (1988)
• "World Without You / Let Yourself Go-Go" (with Belinda Carlisle) (1988)
• "I Wanna Be Free (To Be With Him)" (1995)

References

1. Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. 7th edn, 2000
2. Billboard, Allmusic.com
3. Billboard singles, Allmusic.com

External links

• Scarlett & Black Just Miss Gold