Burns Blue
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Burns Blue are a British
hard rock
group formed by former Ultravox
singer Sam Blue
and former Dare/Ten
guitarist Vinny Burns
. Joining the project was FM
drummer Pete Jupp and Wishbone Ash
bassist Bob Skeat. Blue and Burns had first worked together when they were both in Ultravox and Blue performed on Burns' solo album The Journey
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/Vinny Burns
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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...
hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
group formed by former Ultravox
Ultravox
Ultravox is a British New Wave rock band. They were one of the primary exponents of the British electronic pop music movement of the late 1970s/early 1980s. The band was particularly associated with the New Romantic and New Wave movements....
singer Sam Blue
Sam Blue
Sam Blue is an English hard rock singer, who has been part of the bands Emerson, Axis, L. A. Secrets, Paul Samson's Empire, Ya Ya, Ultravox, GTS, and Burns Blue. He has also worked as an artist manager at Plan C Management with Christian Ulf-Hansen...
and former Dare/Ten
Ten (band)
Ten is a British hard rock/melodic rock band which was formed in 1995 by vocalist/songwriter Gary Hughes and guitarist Vinny Burns.-Formation :...
guitarist Vinny Burns
Vinny Burns
Vinny Burns is an English hard rock guitarist best known for his work in the bands Dare and Ten. He has also been a member of Asia, Ultravox, Bob Catley, Hugo, FM, The Ladder, Phoenix Down, and on his own project with Sam Blue, Burns Blue.-External links:**...
. Joining the project was FM
FM (British band)
FM are a British AOR/'80s rock band. In the U.S., they are often referred to as FMUK. They have released eleven albums to date. Two of those, Indiscreet and Tough It Out reached the UK Albums Chart, whilst five of the band's singles made inroads into the UK Singles Chart.-Career:FM was formed in...
drummer Pete Jupp and Wishbone Ash
Wishbone Ash
Wishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved success in the early and mid-1970s. Their popular records included Wishbone Ash , Argus , There's the Rub , and New England...
bassist Bob Skeat. Blue and Burns had first worked together when they were both in Ultravox and Blue performed on Burns' solo album The Journey
The Journey (Vinny Burns album)
-Track listing:All songs written by Sam Blue/Vinny Burns except where noted.# "Irish Eyes" – 1:39# "Superstar" – 4:23# "Fire Burning" – 5:02# "Freedom" – 4:56# "This World" – 6:29# "Where You Gonna Run" – 5:57...
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Track listing
All songs written by Sam BlueSam Blue
Sam Blue is an English hard rock singer, who has been part of the bands Emerson, Axis, L. A. Secrets, Paul Samson's Empire, Ya Ya, Ultravox, GTS, and Burns Blue. He has also worked as an artist manager at Plan C Management with Christian Ulf-Hansen...
/Vinny Burns
Vinny Burns
Vinny Burns is an English hard rock guitarist best known for his work in the bands Dare and Ten. He has also been a member of Asia, Ultravox, Bob Catley, Hugo, FM, The Ladder, Phoenix Down, and on his own project with Sam Blue, Burns Blue.-External links:**...
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- "Cool Me Down" – 5:12
- "Straight" – 3:56
- "Deadly Sin" – 4:02
- "Don't Wanna Know" – 3:32
- "Lover's Game" – 5:25
- "I'm Gonna Win" – 4:57
- "Crazy" – 4:07
- "She Wrote" – 5:03
- "Tomorrow Never Comes" – 5:13
- "To One Side" – 3:33
- "Hung Out to Dry" – 3:17
- "Where Are You Now" – 5:06
Personnel
- Vinny BurnsVinny BurnsVinny Burns is an English hard rock guitarist best known for his work in the bands Dare and Ten. He has also been a member of Asia, Ultravox, Bob Catley, Hugo, FM, The Ladder, Phoenix Down, and on his own project with Sam Blue, Burns Blue.-External links:**...
– guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s and keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - Sam BlueSam BlueSam Blue is an English hard rock singer, who has been part of the bands Emerson, Axis, L. A. Secrets, Paul Samson's Empire, Ya Ya, Ultravox, GTS, and Burns Blue. He has also worked as an artist manager at Plan C Management with Christian Ulf-Hansen...
– vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Bob Skeat – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Pete Jupp – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Tom Kelly - saxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...