Louie Louie (musician)
Louie Louie (born Louis Cordero[1]) is a Puerto Rican/American musician, record producer, and actor. He released four full-length albums (two of them on major record labels and one under his full name of Louie Cordero), as well as a number of singles, but only two of the singles, 1990's "Sittin' in the Lap of Luxury" and "I Wanna Get Back with You", charted in the United States.
He played Madonna's boyfriend in the video for "Borderline" and also played Rick in House Party 2. He and his band performed on Arsenio Hall two times. Louie toured the United States and Canada with Erasure.
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
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US [2] | |||
The State I'm In | 136 | ||
Let's Get Started |
| — | |
Louie Cordero (as Louie Cordero) |
| — | |
Dance Love Work |
| — | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Singles
[edit]Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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AUS [3] | US [4] | UK [1] | |||
"The Girl Who Seduced the World" | 1987 | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"Sittin' in the Lap of Luxury" | 1990 | 51 | 19 | — | The State I'm In |
"I Wanna Get Back with You" | — | 69 | — | ||
"Rodeo Clown" | 144 | — | — | ||
"The Thought of It" | 1993 | — | — | 34 | Let's Get Started |
"Brother Louie" | — | — | — | ||
"Walk with Me" | — | — | — | ||
"Don't Say You Love Me" | 1996 | — | — | — | Louie Cordero |
"Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)" | — | — | — | ||
"Mad Love" | 2002 | — | — | — | Dance Love Work |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 330. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Billboard, Allmusic.com
- ^ Peak chart positions in Australia:
- "Sittin' in the Lap of Luxury": Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 171.
- "Rodeo Clown": "Bubbling Down Under: Week commencing 21 January 1991". Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955–2006. 11th edition, 2007.
External links
[edit]- Louie Louie at AllMusic
- Louie Louie discography at Discogs