Which Scottish group had UK top 20 hits with Real Gone Kid and Dignity?
"Singles Chart. All songs written by Ricky Ross, except where noted: On 22 October 2012, a deluxe remastered reissue of ""When the World Knows Your Name"" was released by Edsel Records, featuring two additional discs of bonus material as well as a DVD with bonus videos. When the World Knows Your Name When the World Knows Your Name is the second album by the Scottish rock band Deacon Blue. It was released in 1989 and attained the number 1 chart position in the UK Albums Chart. ""Real Gone Kid"" was the band's first Top 10 hit single in the UK"
"Simple Minds Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band. They formed in Glasgow in 1977 and became the most commercially successful Scottish band of the 1980s. They achieved five UK Albums chart number one albums during their career and have sold an estimated 70 million albums. Despite various personnel changes, they continue to record and tour. The band scored a string of hit singles, becoming best known internationally for their 1985 hit ""Don't You (Forget About Me)"", from the soundtrack of the film ""The Breakfast Club"". Their other more prominent hits include ""Alive and Kicking"" and ""Belfast Child"" (UK #1)."
"Dignity (band) Dignity was a Dutch R&B group consisting of Gracia Gorré, Karima Lemghari, Susan Haps, and Edsilia Rombley who departed the band in 1997 for a solo career. Dignity is an abbreviation of Dignified Individuals Giving New Insight To You. Dignity debuted in 1997 with the songs ""Talk to Me"" and ""Hold Me"" on the compilation album ""No Sweat - Dutch R&B Flavor"", an initiative to publicize Dutch urban talent. This gave Dignity a record deal. Dignity's first single ""Talk to Me"" has become an (underground) urban classic at home and abroad, which today still passes by on the"
"""Kid A"" (2000) and ""Amnesiac"" (2001). The cultural and musical scene in Scotland, dubbed ""Cool Caledonia"" by some elements of the press, produced a number of successful alternative acts, including The Supernaturals from Glasgow, whose re-released single ""Smile"" (1997) reached number 25 in the UK charts, and whose album ""It Doesn't Matter Anymore"" (1997) entered the top ten, but who failed to sustain their success or achieve the anticipated international breakthrough. Travis, also from Glasgow, were one of the first major rock bands to emerge in the post-Britpop era. Utilising the hooks and guitar rock favoured by Oasis in a"
"Child (band) Child was a British pop group which found success in the late 1970s. The band was a four-piece, consisting of Dave Cooper (guitar), Graham Bilbrough (vocals)and twins Keith (bass guitar) and Tim Atack (drums). Following the release of the first four singles Dave Cooper left to form rock band Crash Alley and Mike Mckenzie joined on bass guitar with Keith Atack switching to guitar. Their biggest hit was a cover of the Conway Twitty song ""It's Only Make Believe"", which was a top ten hit in 1978. Child were formed in the early-1970s consisting of Graham Bilbrough (born"
"In 1999, the group even won an Edison in the category 'Best R&B Act'. Then the group disbanded. Karima Lemghari remained active in the music industry. She scored a hit with rapper E-Life and then continued solo. In 2013, Gracia Gorré auditioned for X Factor and was selected for the ten acts for the next round by Candy Dulfer. Dignity (band) Dignity was a Dutch R&B group consisting of Gracia Gorré, Karima Lemghari, Susan Haps, and Edsilia Rombley who departed the band in 1997 for a solo career. Dignity is an abbreviation of Dignified Individuals Giving New Insight To You."
"Real Life (Simple Minds album) Real Life is the ninth studio album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released in April 1991. This was the first Simple Minds album recorded without keyboardist and original bandmember Mick MacNeil, who left the band after the previous tour in 1990. The core band on this album comprise only Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, and Mel Gaynor (who all appear on the rear cover), with the remaining personnel being session musicians. The album features several songs that are reworkings of older material or were reworked into new songs on subsequent releases. ""Let the Children Speak"""
"run in spring and returning in June for an additional week at No. 72. ""Can't Get By Without You (the Second Decade Remix)"" rose almost as high to No. 6, remaining a consecutive 13 weeks. ""Can You Feel the Force"" ('86 Remix) climbed to No. 24, but the band's final UK charter for the year, ""Straight to the Heart"", peaked at No. 71, remaining for only two weeks. The Real Thing (UK band) The Real Thing are a British soul group formed in the 1970s. In addition to a string of British hits, the band charted internationally with their song"
"Dignity (Deacon Blue song) ""Dignity"" is a song by Deacon Blue, which was the band's first official release. It is one of their most popular songs and it is usually played as the final song at concerts. It received the most public votes for the 1980s songs in the Scotland's Greatest Album contest run by STV in 2011, and was featured on the 12 track compilation. It was also sung at the closing ceremony at the 2014 Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow. In an interview given to the ""Daily Record"" in 2012, songwriter Ricky Ross stated ""I have no idea"
"still makes music. The story of The Soup Dragons is traced as part of 2017 documentary Teenage Superstars. The Soup Dragons The Soup Dragons were a Scottish alternative rock band of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Named after a character in the 1970s children's television show ""Clangers"", the group is best known for its cover of the Rolling Stones' song ""I'm Free"", which was a top five hit in the United Kingdom in 1990, and ""Divine Thing"", a Top 40 hit in the United States in 1992. The Soup Dragons formed in Bellshill, a town near Motherwell, in 1985."
"the ITV2 documentary ""The Big Reunion"" along with other bands such as Eternal and A1, although Richards did appear on the show to talk about the band and meet with his bandmates one last time. Damage (British group) Damage are a British R&B boy band who achieved success in the 1990s with eleven hit singles, including four top 10 successes on the UK Singles Chart. They have sold 2.5 million records worldwide. The band consists of Jade Jones, Rahsaan J Bromfield, Andrez Harriott, and Noel Simpson. The band was formed by Rahsaan ""Ras"" Bromfield and Noel Simpson who were students"
"Slik Slik were a Scottish pop group of the mid-1970s, most notable for their UK no. 1 hit ""Forever and Ever"" in 1976. Initially glam rock, the band later changed their style to soft rock/bubblegum. It was the first band with whom singer and guitarist Midge Ure began to experience musical success, before joining new wave band Ultravox. Slik were formed as the Glasgow based band 'Salvation' in June 1970, comprising Kevin and Jim McGinlay, Nod Kerr, Mario Tortolano, and Ian Kenny. Brian Deniston replaced Ian Kenny in December 1970 and Nod Kerr departed in May 1971, followed by Tortolano"
"Child"" in 1964. It sold more copies in Scotland that year than did recordings by The Beatles. Their other hits include ""These Are My Mountains"", ""The Northern Lights of Old Aberdeen"", ""Bonnie Wee Jeannie McColl"", and ""Two Highland Lads"". Their 1966 album, ""These Are My Mountains"", peaked at #29 in the UK Albums Chart. They have toured Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand. They appeared at the Sydney Opera House with Jimmy Shand as a guest, and have also played in Carnegie Hall in New York City. They still gave shows up until Jack's death in 2013, and"
"Verve, Supergrass, Pulp, Ash, Suede, and Elastica. The impact of boy band pop sensation Take That lead to the formation of other boy bands in the UK and Ireland such as East 17 and Boyzone. Female pop icons Spice Girls took the world by storm, becoming the most commercially successful British group since The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin. Their global success brought about a widespread scene of teen pop acts around the world such as All Saints, Backstreet Boys, Hanson, N Sync, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera who came to prominence into the new millennium. 1991 also"
"began to reappear, like the R&B act Eternal, who achieved a string of international hits from 1993. The most successful and influential act of the genre were the Spice Girls, who added well-aimed publicity and the ideology of girl power to their pop careers. They had nine number 1 singles in the UK and US, including ""Wannabe"", ""2 Become 1"" and ""Spice Up Your Life"" from 1996. They were followed by British groups like All Saints, who had five number 1 hits in the UK and two multi-platinum albums. By the end of the century the grip of boy bands"
"of The Darkness. Crackout (band) Crackout were an English three-piece pop punk band, formed in Bicester, Oxfordshire in 1997. The band released two albums and a handful of singles, and toured with artists such as Sum 41, Seafood, Haven and Span before disbanding in late 2005. The band, singer-guitarist Steven Eagles, drummer Nicholas Millard and bassist Rachel Lavelle, were all 16 years old when they signed to the Shifty Disco label after playing only eight gigs as 'Crackout' (named after 'Brian Krakow', a character in American TV teen drama, ""My So-Called Life""). Within four weeks of the record label first"
"The Soup Dragons The Soup Dragons were a Scottish alternative rock band of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Named after a character in the 1970s children's television show ""Clangers"", the group is best known for its cover of the Rolling Stones' song ""I'm Free"", which was a top five hit in the United Kingdom in 1990, and ""Divine Thing"", a Top 40 hit in the United States in 1992. The Soup Dragons formed in Bellshill, a town near Motherwell, in 1985. The line up was Sean Dickson (vocals, lead guitar), Jim McCulloch (guitar, second voice) who replaced Ian Whitehall"
"tracks, as well as the two original CD bonus tracks ""Riches"" and ""Kings of the Western World"". The new edition did not include the varied bonus cuts (remixes and b-sides) that were found on the singles from the album. The second album, 1989's ""When the World Knows Your Name"", was the band's most commercially successful, reaching No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart and generating five UK top 30 hits, including ""Real Gone Kid"", ""Wages Day"", and ""Fergus Sings the Blues"" (all five singles from the album were top 10 hits in Ireland). The following year saw the band play"
"Miniski. The Bandits The Bandits were an English blues rock band from Liverpool. They are most notable for the singles ""Take it and Run"" and ""2 Step Rock"", which both reached the Top 40 on the UK Singles Chart. The band's first appeared on the Honey Records' 2001 ""Beatin Planks"" compilation album, which featured early versions of two songs: ""Take It An Run"" and ""Free Me Rain"". The line up at the time consisted of John, Gary, Scott and Tony, with Neil Crosbie on drums. Scott Dulson and Tony Dunne had previously been in Tramp Attack with future Zutons frontman"
"Skids (band) Skids are a Scottish punk rock and new wave band, formed in Dunfermline, Fife in 1977 by Stuart Adamson (guitar, keyboards, percussion and backing vocals), William Simpson (bass guitar and backing vocals), Thomas Kellichan (drums) and Richard Jobson (vocals, guitar and keyboards). Their biggest success was the 1979 single ""Into the Valley"" and the 1980 album ""The Absolute Game"". In 2016 the band announced a 40th anniversary tour of the UK with their original singer Richard Jobson. Skids played their first gig on 19 August 1977 at the Bellville Hotel in Pilmuir Street, Dunfermline, Scotland. Within six months"
"The Real Thing (UK band) The Real Thing are a British soul group formed in the 1970s. In addition to a string of British hits, the band charted internationally with their song ""You to Me Are Everything"", which reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 28 on ""Billboard""'s R&B Singles chart and No. 64 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. By number of sales, they were the most successful black rock/soul act in England during the 1970s. The journalist, author and founder of ""Mojo"", Paul Du Noyer credits them alongside Deaf School with restoring ""Liverpool's musical reputation in the"
"Tokyo, Japan and a live DVD and double CD package was released. In 2018 the studio album ""Resurrection"" was released. 1972 set-up 2013 set-up Drum throne – Rock ’n’ Soc or Gibraltar Ted McKenna Edward 'Ted' McKenna (born 10 March 1950 in Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland), is a Scottish drummer, who has played with bands The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Rory Gallagher, The Michael Schenker Group. He also toured with Ian Gillan for a short period in 1990, alongside fellow former SAHB member, bassist Chris Glen. He lectured in Applied Arts at North Glasgow College from 1996–2011. McKenna was educated"
"sounds. With only one single making the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart, Rich Kids join the list of one-hit wonders; a list that includes other UK punk or new wave acts such as John Cooper Clarke, Jilted John, 999, the Radio Stars, and The Vibrators. Rich Kids were formed in 1977 by bass player Glen Matlock after he left Sex Pistols. An early line-up consisted of keyboardist and guitar player Bill Smyth, Rusty Egan on drums, Steve New on lead guitar, and The Clash's Mick Jones, who acted as a session live player. Glaswegian Midge Ure, whose band"
"period it was released a third single from the album: ""Good Enough"". Sirens (British band) Sirens are British girl group from Newcastle upon Tyne, best known for their Top 50 single, ""Baby (Off the Wall)"". The Sirens line-up originally consisted of Karina Brians, Kat Haslam, Lynsey Schofield and Michelle Heaton. Heaton left the band before their debut single was released and was replaced by Lea Cummings. They dubbed themselves Sirens in honour of the infamous Greek myth of three beautiful women (Siren) luring sailors to their deaths by singing to them. Brians left school at 14 to try to make"
"Pet Shop Boys Pet Shop Boys are an English synth-pop duo, formed in London in 1981 and consisting of Neil Tennant (lead vocals, keyboards, occasional guitar) and Chris Lowe (keyboards, vocals). Pet Shop Boys have sold more than 50 million records worldwide, and are listed as the most successful duo in UK music history by ""The Guinness Book of Records"". Three-time Brit Award winners and six-time Grammy nominees, since 1985 they have achieved 42 Top 30 singles, 22 of them Top 10 hits in the UK Singles Chart, including four UK number ones: ""West End Girls"" (also number one on"
"One Direction One Direction is an English-Irish pop boy band based in London, composed of Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, and, until his departure from the band in 2015, Zayn Malik. The group signed with Simon Cowell's record label Syco Records after forming and finishing third in the seventh series of the British televised singing competition ""The X Factor"" in 2010. Propelled to international success by social media, One Direction's five albums, ""Up All Night"" (2011), ""Take Me Home"" (2012), ""Midnight Memories"" (2013), ""Four"" (2014), and ""Made in the A.M."" (2015), topped charts in most major markets,"
"Triple 8 Triple 8 (a.k.a. 888) were a five-piece British boy band, who were signed to Polydor Records. The group were promoted as the British equivalent of 'N Sync, and rivals to manufactured boy bands such as Westlife and A1. The group had two successful singles: ""Knockout"" and ""Give Me a Reason"", which charted at number 8 and 9 respectively in the UK Singles Chart. The group parted company with their record label in 2004, leaving their album, ""Heavy W8"", unreleased. In 2005, they reformed with new member Stewart Macintosh, and released a third single, ""Good 2 Go"", which only"
"Lying"" and ""Cemetery Junction"" as well as the love theme from ""Romeo + Juliet"", which went on to be covered by Beyoncé. Dave Cooper went on to form the band CoAst in 2008. The band won the Mercury Club Band of the year for four consecutive years before retiring from the club circuit in December 2015. Graham Bilbrough also went on to further success, taking control of one of the North of England's major booking agencies. Singles: Albums: Child (band) Child was a British pop group which found success in the late 1970s. The band was a four-piece, consisting of"
"Vanity Fare Vanity Fare (due to the similarity of the novel and magazine title often misspelled ""Vanity Fair"") are a UK pop/rock group formed in 1966, best remembered for its million-selling song, ""Hitchin' a Ride"", which became a worldwide hit in 1970. School friends Trevor Brice (born 12 February 1945, Rochester, Kent, England) (vocals), Tony Goulden (born Anthony Goulden, 21 November 1942, Rochester) (guitar), Dick Allix (born Richard Allix, 3 May 1945, Gravesend, Kent) (drums) and Tony Jarrett (born Anthony Jarrett, 4 September 1943, in Rochester, Kent) (bass) formed the band in Kent in 1966, originally calling themselves The Avengers."
"""monkey"". The band have the distinction of being the only group with eight UK Top 75 singles without ever making the Top 40. They have, however, had singles peaking at 41, 42 and 43. Gorky's Zygotic Mynci Gorky's Zygotic Mynci were a psychedelic folk and alternative rock band which formed in Carmarthen, Wales, in 1991. The group performed music in both Welsh and English, and had eight Top 75 singles on the UK Singles Chart during their career. The group disbanded in May 2006. The group was formed by Euros Childs (vocals and keyboards), John Lawrence (vocals and guitar) and"
"Boyzone Boyzone are an Irish boy band. Their most famous line-up was composed of Keith Duffy, Stephen Gately, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating, and Shane Lynch. Boyzone have had 21 singles in the top 40 UK charts and 22 singles in the Irish charts. The group have had six UK No.1 singles and nine No.1 singles in Ireland with 12 of their 24 singles in the UK being in the UK Top 2. Boyzone are one of the most successful bands in Ireland and the United Kingdom. In total, Boyzone had 19 top 5 singles on the Irish Singles Chart, 18"
"at #40 on its list of ""top 40 bands in Britain today"". Selfish Cunt was formed in 2003 at the start of a post-punk revival. Blackburn-born frontman Tomlinson was working in theatre, while guitarist Patrick Constable was playing in the art rock band Dirty Snow. Tomlinson stated: ""We decided to do Selfish Cunt because although we're from really different practices, the connection is music."" After touring small clubs, mainly in London, the duo released the single ""Britain Is Shit"" / ""Fuck The Poor""; a second single, ""Authority Confrontation"", briefly entered the UK Singles Chart at No. 66. Selfish Cunt were"
"was followed by another hit, ""Requiem"" which made the UK top 30 and the Dutch top 10. Their last single was to be ""The Kid's A Punk"" which flopped later in 1976. The band disbanded in early 1977. Forever and Ever (Slik song) ""Forever and Ever"" is a UK number-one single by Scottish glam rock band Slik, released in 1975. It was number one for one week in February 1976, knocking ABBA's ""Mamma Mia"" off the number-one position. It was also a hit in Ireland, reaching number two on the charts there. The song was written by the well established"