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Hot track: Brimful of Asha
Year: 1998
Chart Position: 1
It may have taken Cornershop a few years to perfect its innovative hybrid of Indian music, British indie rock, and contemporary dance, but with the release of a third full-length album, When I Was Born for the 7th Time, made band instant critics’ darlings. The catchy single Brimful of Asha, a tribute to the prolific Indian film singer Asha Bhosle, became a genuine hit in the UK after a remix by Fatboy Slim and actually hit number one on some charts in early 1998.
In the wake of this success the group went on temporary hiatus. The long silence from Cornershop gave rise to rumours that the band had broken up, but the band returned in early 2002 with Handcream for a Generation. Reviews were somewhat more mixed this time around.
