Brother Beyond
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Brother Beyond were a British
boy band
/ pop
group
who had mainstream success in the late 1980s.
from Was Not Was), and an early version of "Can You Keep a Secret?" (which was later remixed and hit the charts), were all written by band members Eg White
(then substituted by live session drummer
Steve Alexander
), or David Ben White in collaboration with Carl Fysh, and performed together by the band, ideally led by vocalist Nathan Moore (though he never took part to the composition process on any songs, nor could play any instrument himself). None of these early singles, out between 1986
and 1988
ever troubled the UK Top 50, but they were instead minor chart entries, in the UK Top 75 Singles Chart.
When the songwriters and producers Mike Stock, Matt Aitken
and Pete Waterman
, known as Stock Aitken Waterman
(SAW), auctioned off their services to charity, Brother Beyond and label EMI
won the auction. The first song to be released from this session was "The Harder I Try", a Number 2 hit, that was only kept off the top by the million-seller "A Groovy Kind of Love
", by Phil Collins
, in July 1988. "The Harder I Try
" samples the drum
intro to The Isley Brothers
' "This Old Heart of Mine", and indeed the song, as a whole, has a distinct Motown feel, as does its successor "He Ain't No Competition", getting to Number 6. The 12" version of the latter topped the Hi-NRG
charts, in October 1988, where it stayed until it was knocked off by the Samantha Fox
cover of "I Only Wanna Be with You", again produced by SAW. The following releases from the Get Even
album failed to make the UK Top Ten: "Be My Twin", which got to Number 14, and "Can You Keep a Secret?", hitting Number 22. All these singles were taken from the two different editions of their first album Get Even.
After a brief hiatus, they returned with a brand new single, "Drive On
", however this failed all expectations and peaked at #39 which hampered the chart position of its parent album, Trust. They then released a cover of the ballad
by The Three Degrees
, called "When Will I See You Again?
", however this missed the Uk Top 40 altogether and peaked at #43. The final release from their 2nd album was the title track, "Trust
", completely self-written, but bombed completely, peaking at #53.
After a year-long break, the band enjoyed some more success in the USA, with their very last tune, "The Girl I Used to Know", and a final UK
chart-entry at Number 48, but no third follow-up album ever came out after this one single.
They released in fact only two albums, Get Even
, in 1988, and Trust
, in 1989, before disbanding, in 1991
. In 2005
, a collection was released, The Very Best of Brother Beyond
, collecting all of the band's greatest hits, including the 1991 single, "The Girl I Used to Know", which was not previously available on any album.
In January 2011, an expanded edition of Get Even
was released, featuring the original line up of the album, along with four bonus tracks. The bonus tracks are extended versions or remixes of I Should Have Lied, The Harder I Try
, He Ain't No Competition and Be My Twin.
, called Worlds Apart
, successful in France
in the mid-'90s
, and worked as a manager to such acts as Jessica Garlick
. He was also a contestant on ITV
's Hit Me Baby One More Time
, and part of Lisa Scott-Lee's
Totally Scott-Lee
programme set up on MTV
.
Drummer Steve Alexander toured with Duran Duran
for six years, before going solo
. He has since worked with Jeff Beck
and formed a musical collaboration called "Flashman"http://www.flash-man.tv/ with vocalist Renn. His new project is a collaboration with bassist Simon Little called "Little Alex".
Carl Fysh now works for a PR
agency in London
. He became manager to male duo Fierce Girl, as well as working with acts such as Goldfrapp
, Coldplay
and Adele
.
David White obtained a BA
degree in Fine Arts, at Central St Martin's College, in London
and is currently studying for his Master of Art at Chelsea College of Art and Design. He has shown his paintings all around England
and Israel
.
. Their production was critically acclaimed, but a commercial failure, and none of their singles ever entered the UK Top 75. They released one album (which also didn't chart), for WEA
, in 1991
, before Eg decided to go solo, covering the Jellyfish
hit 'Stay Home'. Eg White won an Ivor Novello
award, for writing Will Young
's 'Leave Right Now
', and has written songs for a variety of artists, including Natalie Imbruglia
, Joss Stone
and Adele
.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
boy band
Boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...
/ pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
group
Band (music)
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who had mainstream success in the late 1980s.
Biography
The group's first four singles, "I Should Have Lied", "How Many Times", "Chain-Gang Smile" (produced by Don WasDon Was
Don Was is an American musician, bassist and record producer.-Life and career:Was was born in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from Oak Park High School in the Detroit suburb of Oak Park, then attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor but dropped out after the first year...
from Was Not Was), and an early version of "Can You Keep a Secret?" (which was later remixed and hit the charts), were all written by band members Eg White
Eg White
Francis Anthony "Eg" White is a British musician, songwriter and producer. White is primarily known for his work with successful commercial pop acts such as Adele, Duffy, Will Young and James Morrison...
(then substituted by live session drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
Steve Alexander
Steve Alexander (drummer)
Steve Alexander is a Welsh drummer. Starting out with the Irish band Shook Up!, he earned a living as a session drummer, working regularly in London's recording studios on film, TV and commercial sessions and playing with the BBC Radio Orchestra...
), or David Ben White in collaboration with Carl Fysh, and performed together by the band, ideally led by vocalist Nathan Moore (though he never took part to the composition process on any songs, nor could play any instrument himself). None of these early singles, out between 1986
1986 in music
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and 1988
1988 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1988.-January-March:* January 1 – André Rieu's Johann Strauss Orchestra plays its first concert....
ever troubled the UK Top 50, but they were instead minor chart entries, in the UK Top 75 Singles Chart.
When the songwriters and producers Mike Stock, Matt Aitken
Matt Aitken
Matthew James Aitken , is a British songwriter and record producer, brought up in Astley, Greater Manchester, best known as the creative force behind the 1980s songwriting/production trio Stock Aitken Waterman....
and Pete Waterman
Pete Waterman
Peter Alan Waterman OBE is an English record producer, occasional songwriter, radio and club DJ, television presenter, president of Coventry Bears rugby league club and a keen railway enthusiast. As a member of the Stock Aitken Waterman songwriting team he wrote and produced many hit singles...
, known as Stock Aitken Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman, sometimes known as SAW, were a UK songwriting and record producing trio consisting of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman. They had great success during the mid to late 1980s and early 1990s...
(SAW), auctioned off their services to charity, Brother Beyond and label EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
won the auction. The first song to be released from this session was "The Harder I Try", a Number 2 hit, that was only kept off the top by the million-seller "A Groovy Kind of Love
A Groovy Kind of Love
"A Groovy Kind of Love" is a pop song written by Toni Wine and Carol Bayer for the Screen Gems music publishing company. It is heavily based on the Rondo movement of Sonatina in G major, op. 36 no. 5 by Muzio Clementi...
", by Phil Collins
Phil Collins
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
, in July 1988. "The Harder I Try
The Harder I Try
"The Harder I Try" is a single by British boyband Brother Beyond. It was released in 1988 and is considered their breakthrough single.-Background:...
" samples the drum
Drum
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
intro to The Isley Brothers
The Isley Brothers
The Isley Brothers are a highly influential, successful and long-running American music group consisting of different line-ups of six brothers, and a brother-in-law, Chris Jasper...
' "This Old Heart of Mine", and indeed the song, as a whole, has a distinct Motown feel, as does its successor "He Ain't No Competition", getting to Number 6. The 12" version of the latter topped the Hi-NRG
Hi-NRG
Hi-NRG describes a form of high-tempo disco music as well as a genre of electronic dance music originating in the United States during the late 1970s...
charts, in October 1988, where it stayed until it was knocked off by the Samantha Fox
Samantha Fox
Samantha Karen "Sam" Fox is an English dance-pop singer, actress, and former glamour model. In 1983, at the age of 16, she began her topless modeling career on Page Three of The Sun, and went on to become a popular pin-up girl...
cover of "I Only Wanna Be with You", again produced by SAW. The following releases from the Get Even
Get Even
Get Even is the debut album of British boy band / pop group Brother Beyond, released on EMI / Parlophone label, in two different editions, both in 1988, generally referred to as Get Even I and Get Even II...
album failed to make the UK Top Ten: "Be My Twin", which got to Number 14, and "Can You Keep a Secret?", hitting Number 22. All these singles were taken from the two different editions of their first album Get Even.
After a brief hiatus, they returned with a brand new single, "Drive On
Drive On
"Drive On" is a 1989 single by British boy band / pop group Brother Beyond, taken from their second album, Trust. It made the Top 40 on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 39, in October 1989...
", however this failed all expectations and peaked at #39 which hampered the chart position of its parent album, Trust. They then released a cover of the ballad
Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...
by The Three Degrees
The Three Degrees
The Three Degrees are an American female vocal group. Formed in 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,, the group has always been a trio though there have been a number of personnel changes and a total of fourteen women have represented the group so far. The original members were Fayette Pinkney,...
, called "When Will I See You Again?
When Will I See You Again
"When Will I See You Again" is a song by American soul group The Three Degrees, from their third album The Three Degrees. The song was written and produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.It was one of the most successful recordings of the "Philly Soul" era...
", however this missed the Uk Top 40 altogether and peaked at #43. The final release from their 2nd album was the title track, "Trust
Trust (Brother Beyond song)
"Trust" is a 1990 single by British boy band / pop group Brother Beyond, taken from their second album, also entitled Trust, released in 1989. It made the Top 60 on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at Number 53, in March 1990...
", completely self-written, but bombed completely, peaking at #53.
After a year-long break, the band enjoyed some more success in the USA, with their very last tune, "The Girl I Used to Know", and a final UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
chart-entry at Number 48, but no third follow-up album ever came out after this one single.
They released in fact only two albums, Get Even
Get Even
Get Even is the debut album of British boy band / pop group Brother Beyond, released on EMI / Parlophone label, in two different editions, both in 1988, generally referred to as Get Even I and Get Even II...
, in 1988, and Trust
Trust (Brother Beyond album)
Trust is the second album of the British boy band / pop group Brother Beyond, released in 1989, by EMI / Parlophone . It was their last album, since they disbanded, shortly after the release of one more single, a non-album track, called "The Girl I Used to Know", a minor hit in the USA, in 1991...
, in 1989, before disbanding, in 1991
1991 in music
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. In 2005
2005 in music
-Events:*During the year 2005, 12 rock music albums scored number 1 in the USA. This was the first time even ten albums have scored number 1 since 1996.-January:...
, a collection was released, The Very Best of Brother Beyond
The Very Best of Brother Beyond
The Very Best of Brother Beyond is a compilation from British boy band / pop group Brother Beyond, released in 2005, by EMI label, for its «Gold Series», containing all the quartet's greatest hits, as well as minor successes, including their very last single, that is the USA success called "The...
, collecting all of the band's greatest hits, including the 1991 single, "The Girl I Used to Know", which was not previously available on any album.
In January 2011, an expanded edition of Get Even
Get Even
Get Even is the debut album of British boy band / pop group Brother Beyond, released on EMI / Parlophone label, in two different editions, both in 1988, generally referred to as Get Even I and Get Even II...
was released, featuring the original line up of the album, along with four bonus tracks. The bonus tracks are extended versions or remixes of I Should Have Lied, The Harder I Try
The Harder I Try
"The Harder I Try" is a single by British boyband Brother Beyond. It was released in 1988 and is considered their breakthrough single.-Background:...
, He Ain't No Competition and Be My Twin.
Band members
- Nathan Moore - born Nathan Marcellus Moore, 10 January 1965, in Stamford HillStamford HillStamford Hill is a place in the north of the London Borough of Hackney, England, near the border with Haringey. It is home to Europe's largest Hasidic Jewish and Adeni Jewish community.Stamford Hill is NNE of Charing Cross.-History:...
, LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
- Vocalist - David Ben White - born 6 June 1965, in HighburyHighbury- Early Highbury :The area now known as Islington was part of the larger manor of Tolentone, which is mentioned in the Domesday Book. Tolentone was owned by Ranulf brother of Ilger and included all the areas north and east of Canonbury and Holloway Road. The manor house was situated by what is now...
, North London - GuitaristGuitaristA guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
/ Vocalist - Carl Fysh - born 25 January 1961 - KeyboardistKeyboardistA keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
- Steve AlexanderSteve Alexander (drummer)Steve Alexander is a Welsh drummer. Starting out with the Irish band Shook Up!, he earned a living as a session drummer, working regularly in London's recording studios on film, TV and commercial sessions and playing with the BBC Radio Orchestra...
- born 20 November 1962, in YstradgynlaisYstradgynlaisYstradgynlais is a town on the River Tawe in south west Powys; it is the second largest town in Powys, Wales. The town grew around the iron-making, coal-mining and watch-making industries....
, PowysPowysPowys is a local-government county and preserved county in Wales.-Geography:Powys covers the historic counties of Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, most of Brecknockshire , and a small part of Denbighshire — an area of 5,179 km², making it the largest county in Wales by land area.It is...
, Mid WalesWalesWales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
- DrummerDrummerA drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
Singles
- "I Should Have Lied" (1987) [Did not chart in the UK Top 75]
- "How Many Times" (1987) [UK Singles Chart: Number 62]
- "Chain-Gang Smile" (1987) [UK Singles Chart: Number 57]
- "Can You Keep a Secret?" (1988) [UK Singles Chart: Number 56]
- "The Harder I TryThe Harder I Try"The Harder I Try" is a single by British boyband Brother Beyond. It was released in 1988 and is considered their breakthrough single.-Background:...
" (1988) [UK Singles Chart: Number 2] - "He Ain't No Competition" (1988) [UK Singles Chart: Number 6]
- "Be My Twin" (1989) [UK Singles Chart: Number 14]
- "Can You Keep a Secret? (Re-mix)" (1989) [UK Singles Chart: Number 22]
- "Drive OnDrive On"Drive On" is a 1989 single by British boy band / pop group Brother Beyond, taken from their second album, Trust. It made the Top 40 on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 39, in October 1989...
" (1989) [UK Singles Chart: Number 39] - "When Will I See You Again" (1989) [UK Singles Chart: Number 43]
- "Trust" (1990) [UK Singles Chart: Number 53]
- "The Girl I Used to Know" (1991) [UK Singles Chart: Number 48], (1990) [Billboard Hot 100: Number 27]
Albums
- Get EvenGet EvenGet Even is the debut album of British boy band / pop group Brother Beyond, released on EMI / Parlophone label, in two different editions, both in 1988, generally referred to as Get Even I and Get Even II...
(1988) (UK Album Chart: Number 9) - TrustTrust (Brother Beyond album)Trust is the second album of the British boy band / pop group Brother Beyond, released in 1989, by EMI / Parlophone . It was their last album, since they disbanded, shortly after the release of one more single, a non-album track, called "The Girl I Used to Know", a minor hit in the USA, in 1991...
(1989) (UK Album Chart: Number 60) - The Very Best of Brother BeyondThe Very Best of Brother BeyondThe Very Best of Brother Beyond is a compilation from British boy band / pop group Brother Beyond, released in 2005, by EMI label, for its «Gold Series», containing all the quartet's greatest hits, as well as minor successes, including their very last single, that is the USA success called "The...
(2005)
After the split
Lead singer Nathan Moore went on to sing with another boy bandBoy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...
, called Worlds Apart
Worlds Apart (boyband)
Worlds Apart were a multi-national boy band of the 1990s that featured Marcus Patrick in the original group and Totally Scott-Lee's Nathan Moore in one of the later incarnations of the band...
, successful in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in the mid-'90s
1990s
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, and worked as a manager to such acts as Jessica Garlick
Jessica Garlick
Jessica Julie Anne Garlick is a Welsh pop singer.Garlick made her first steps into showbusiness when she was 16. At that age she won the Welsh final of the TV talent show Star For A Night. The same year she also featured in Michael Barrymore's My Kind of Music...
. He was also a contestant on ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
's Hit Me Baby One More Time
Hit Me Baby One More Time
Hit Me, Baby, One More Time was a 2005 reality show first aired by ITV on British television and later, as a new version, by NBC in the United States; both were presented by Vernon Kay. During each programme, five former pop stars sing their biggest hit along with a cover version of a contemporary...
, and part of Lisa Scott-Lee's
Lisa Scott-Lee
Lisa Scott-Lee is a Welsh singer. She has worked as a songwriter and is a graduate of the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts stage school. Lisa is best known as one fifth of pop group Steps from 1997 until their split on Boxing Day 2001 and recently reformed in 2011. Scott Lee released her debut...
Totally Scott-Lee
Totally Scott-Lee
Totally Scott-Lee is a reality TV show from MTV Networks Europe featuring the following:* Lisa Scott-Lee * Andy Scott-Lee * Michelle Heaton...
programme set up on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
.
Drummer Steve Alexander toured with Duran Duran
Duran Duran
Duran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...
for six years, before going solo
Solo (music)
In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
. He has since worked with Jeff Beck
Jeff Beck
Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck is an English rock guitarist. He is one of three noted guitarists to have played with The Yardbirds...
and formed a musical collaboration called "Flashman"http://www.flash-man.tv/ with vocalist Renn. His new project is a collaboration with bassist Simon Little called "Little Alex".
Carl Fysh now works for a PR
Public relations
Public relations is the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc....
agency in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. He became manager to male duo Fierce Girl, as well as working with acts such as Goldfrapp
Goldfrapp
Goldfrapp are an English electronic music duo, formed in 1999 in London, England, that consists of Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory ....
, Coldplay
Coldplay
Coldplay are a British alternative rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London. After they formed Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish. Will Champion joined as a...
and Adele
Adele (singer)
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins , known professionally as Adele, is an English singer-songwriter. She was the first recipient of the Brit Awards Critics' Choice and was named the number-one predicted breakthrough act of 2008 in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2008...
.
David White obtained a BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in Fine Arts, at Central St Martin's College, in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and is currently studying for his Master of Art at Chelsea College of Art and Design. He has shown his paintings all around England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
.
Eg and Alice
After leaving Brother Beyond, Eg White formed the duo Eg and Alice with artist Alice TempleAlice Temple
Alice Temple is an English musician, singer and songwriter, born in London. She is best known for her collaboration with Eg White under the name Eg and Alice. She is also notable for having been the first female UK and European BMX champion.-BMX:...
. Their production was critically acclaimed, but a commercial failure, and none of their singles ever entered the UK Top 75. They released one album (which also didn't chart), for WEA
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
, in 1991
1991 in music
See also:* 1991 in music Record labels established in 1991-Summary:The year 1991 is the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough. Nirvana's Nevermind, led by the surprise hit single "Smells Like Teen Spirit", becomes the most popular U.S. album of the year...
, before Eg decided to go solo, covering the Jellyfish
Jellyfish (band)
Jellyfish were a power pop band from San Francisco. It formed after Beatnik Beatch broke up in 1989. The core members were drummer/singer/songwriter Andy Sturmer and keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist/singer/songwriter Roger Joseph Manning, Jr...
hit 'Stay Home'. Eg White won an Ivor Novello
Ivor Novello
David Ivor Davies , better known as Ivor Novello, was a Welsh composer, singer and actor who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the first half of the 20th century. Born into a musical family, his first successes were as a songwriter...
award, for writing Will Young
Will Young
William Robert "Will" Young is a British singer-songwriter and actor who came to prominenceafter winning the 2002 inaugural series of the British music contest Pop Idol, making him the first winner of the now-worldwide Idols-format franchise...
's 'Leave Right Now
Leave Right Now
"Leave Right Now" is a popular song written by Eg White and performed by Will Young. It appears on Young's second album, Friday's Child, and was released as the first single from the album, and Young's fifth overall. The single went to number one in the UK Singles Chart, selling 117,700 in its...
', and has written songs for a variety of artists, including Natalie Imbruglia
Natalie Imbruglia
Natalie Jane Imbruglia is an Australian singer-songwriter, model and actress. In the early 1990s, Imbruglia was known to audiences as Beth Brennan in the popular Australian soap Neighbours. Three years after leaving the programme, Imbruglia launched a singing career with the international hit,...
, Joss Stone
Joss Stone
Jocelyn Eve Stoker , better known by her stage name Joss Stone, is an English soul singer-songwriter and actress. Stone rose to fame in late 2003 with her multi-platinum debut album, The Soul Sessions, which made the 2004 Mercury Prize shortlist...
and Adele
Adele (singer)
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins , known professionally as Adele, is an English singer-songwriter. She was the first recipient of the Brit Awards Critics' Choice and was named the number-one predicted breakthrough act of 2008 in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2008...
.
Track listing
- "Rockets"
- "In a Cold Way"
- "Mystery Man"
- "And I Have Seen Myself"
- "So High, So Low"
- "New Years Eve"
- "Indian"
- "Doesn't Mean that Much to Me"
- "Crosstown"
- "IOU"
- "I Wish"