The Chimes

The Chimes

The Chimes are a Scottish dance trio from Edinburgh, active from 1989 and made up of vocalist Pauline Henry, Mike Peden and James Locke. They work in classic pop and rock, with a sound associated with late-1980s and early-1990s dance music, soul and acid jazz.

Career

The group is best known for the singles “Heaven” and “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”, a cover of the U2 song that becomes a UK Top Ten hit. In the United States, “1-2-3” reaches number 86 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1990, spends two weeks at number one on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, and is followed by “Heaven”, which also reaches number one on the dance chart.

Their version of “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” draws a notable response from Bono, who praises the cover and says it does justice to the original.

Related acts and versions of the name

The name is also used by two other unrelated acts: an 1980s American rock band from Cleveland, and an American doo wop group that records in the 1950s and is best known for “Once In A While”.