Pat and Mick
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Pat and Mick were a British
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 vocal
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 duo
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 consisting of popular radio
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 personalities Pat Sharp
Pat Sharp
Pat Sharp is a British radio and television presenter and disc jockey. In the UK, he is known mainly for his work on the children's television programme Fun House, his former mullet and his radio shows as well as his support of Arsenal...

 and Mick Brown. The royalties
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 from their record sales were donated to Capital FM's 'Help A London Child' charity
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. All their singles
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 were produced
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 by Stock Aitken & Waterman.

The pair were often portrayed as unintelligent in media coverage, but this served to boost record sales, providing money for the charity in the process.

With their last single released in 1993, and Sharp no longer at Capital Radio, they have no immediate plans to collaborate on future charity singles.

As of November 2011, Brown is hosting the 'Drive Time' and 'Saturday Breakfast' radio show on 107.8 Radio Jackie
107.8 Radio Jackie
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, while Sharp presents the Weekend Breakfast slot on Smooth Radio.

In 2011 Pat Sharp entered I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, which in turn sparked an interest from the public and a Facebook and Twitter campaign vying for the duo to record again. On 22nd November iTunes re-released "I haven't stopped dancing yet" with PWL confirming that their greatest hits album will be digitally remastered and re-released in early 2012.

Discography

Singles
  • 1988: "Let's All Chant
    Let's All Chant
    "Let's All Chant" is a 1978 disco/pop single by Michael Zager Band. Along with the track, "Love Express", "Let's All Chant" hit the top spot on the disco chart for one week...

    " / "On The Night" (UK
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     #11, credited to 'Mick And Pat')
  • 1989: "I Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet" (UK #9)
  • 1990: "Use It Up and Wear It Out
    Use It Up And Wear It Out
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    " (UK #22)
  • 1990: "Ole Ole Ole" (released under the name L.A. Mood) (UK #78)
  • 1991: "Gimme Some" (UK #53)
  • 1991: "The Concrete Megamix"
  • 1992: "Shake Your Groove Thing
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    "
  • 1993: "Hot Hot Hot" (UK #47)

Albums
  • 1993: Don't Stop Dancin

  • Tracklist
  • 1 Let's All Chant
  • 2 On The Night
  • 3 Hot Hot Hot
  • 4 Ole Ole Ole
  • 5 Star Teaser
  • 6 Gimme Some
  • 7 Arcadia
  • 8 Use It Up & Wear It Out
  • 9 This Is Only A Dream(Producer – Stock, Waterman)
  • 10 Shake Your Groove Thang(Producer – Stock, Waterman)
  • 11 I Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet
  • 12 The Concrete Megamix

  • Credits
  • Dj Mix [Megamix] – Two Little Boys
  • Producer – Stock Aitken Waterman* (tracks: 1 to 8, 11, 12)
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