What in April 1983 was the only number one hit for 'Spandau Ballet'?
"the song was voted by the British public as the nation's tenth-favourite 1980s number one in a poll for ITV. However, it has also been named as one of the worst songs ever recorded, with the lyrical content gaining particular derision from ""Guardian"" journalist Luke Williams and the ""NME"". Michael Hann described the song in ""The Guardian"" as ""dreadful wine-bar soul"". True (Spandau Ballet song) ""True"" is a song by the English band Spandau Ballet. It was released on 11 April 1983 as the third single from their third studio album of the same name. The song was written by"
"the album also reached number one in the UK. Their next single, ""Gold"", reached number 2. The follow-up album, ""Parade"", was released in June 1984, and its singles were again big successes in the charts in Europe, Oceania and Canada. The album's opening song, ""Only When You Leave"", became the band's last American hit. At the end of 1984, the band performed on the Band Aid charity single and in 1985 performed at Wembley Stadium as part of Live Aid. During this same year, Spandau Ballet achieved platinum status with the compilation ""The Singles Collection"", which kept the focus on"
"Diamond (Spandau Ballet album) Diamond is the second studio album by Spandau Ballet. It was released on 5 March 1982 by Chrysalis Records. The album was promoted with the single ""Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)"", which was released in 1981, a full year before the album, and it reached #3 in the UK Singles Chart. The last single released, ""Instinction"", reached #10. The album was re-released in a remastered and expanded 2 CD Special Edition on 8 March 2010. ""Diamond"" was originally released on vinyl (CDL 1353) and cassette (ZCDL 1353) in the UK in 1982,"
"Spandau Ballet Spandau Ballet are an English band formed in Islington, London, in 1979. Emerging from new wave, they became one of the most successful groups of the New Romantic era of British pop, and were inspired by music ranging from punk rock and soul music to Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett. The band's classic line-up featured brothers Gary Kemp on guitar and Martin Kemp on bass, vocalist Tony Hadley, saxophonist Steve Norman and drummer John Keeble. Gary Kemp also served as the band's songwriter. The group's debut single ""To Cut a Long Story Short"", which reached No. 5 in"
"The Singles Collection (Spandau Ballet album) The Singles Collection is a compilation album by Spandau Ballet, released in November 1985 by Chrysalis Records. The album peaked at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified double platinum by the BPI within six weeks of release. It is the band's biggest selling album in the UK, though despite its success, the album was released without the band's approval as they were leaving Chrysalis Records and signed to CBS Records for their next album. All tracks are composed by Gary Kemp. ""The 12"" Collection"" Some copies of the vinyl album"
"the UK 12"" of ""Instinction."" The rest of the remixed cuts were unique mixes to be found only in this box, though in 2002 the tracks ""Instinction"" and ""Coffee Club"" were included in the ""Reformation"" 3xCD box and in 2010 all the mixes appeared on Disc 1 of the 2 CD Special Edition of ""Diamond"". All songs written by Gary Kemp. 12"" single 1 12"" single 2 12"" single 3 12"" single 4 Disc one Disc two Diamond (Spandau Ballet album) Diamond is the second studio album by Spandau Ballet. It was released on 5 March 1982 by Chrysalis Records."
"Bardeux Bardeux is a dance duo from the 1980s. The group was formed in 1986 and consisted of Stacy ""Acacia"" Smith and Tairrie B. The group's first single ""Three Time Lover"", went to #10 on Billboard's Hot Dance Singles Sales chart. Tairrie B left the group to pursue a solo career and was replaced by Lisa ""Jaz"" Teaney. In 1988 the group released their album ""Bold as Love"" and their second single ""Magic Carpet Ride"". The single went to #5 on Billboard's Hot Dance Singles Sales chart and #81 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. The group performed the song on"
"with the 1988 Eurovision-winning song, ""Ne partez pas sans moi"". The other songs were previously released in France on ""Du soleil au cœur"" (1983) and ""Les oiseaux du bonheur"" (1984) or on the singles only: ""C'est pour vivre"" (1985), ""Billy"" (1986), ""Je ne veux pas"" (1987) and ""La religieuse"" (1988). Aside from ""Ne partez pas sans moi"", the album also contains another hit-song, ""D'amour ou d'amitié"" which reached top ten in France in 1983 and was certified Gold by the SNEP for selling over 700,000 copies. All older songs (1982–1986) were produced by Eddy Marnay and Rudi Pascal. The newer"
"solo single, ""Les Indiens"", in 1983. She later worked as a fashion designer. Fitoussi and Charriau formed a band, Tabou. Patrick Vidal recorded an album, ""Paolino Park"", in 1983, with Franck Darcel and the band Octobre, and a single with Darcel, ""L'Océan"", in 1987, under the name Senso. He then formed Discotique and Sutra with Thomas Bourdeau, before becoming resident DJ in various clubs in Paris and London. He has also composed music for fashion shows and shops. Marie et les Garçons reunited in 1987 to re-record ""Re-Bop"", and performed on stage together in 1988 and again in 1990. A"
"dance hits. She was dubbed ""The First Lady of the Paradise Garage"" as several of her songs became anthems at the venue, helped by the frequent and dynamic performances she gave there. She soon teamed musically with famed Paradise Garage DJ Larry Levan, and recorded her first major landmark hit, ""Padlock"" in 1983 with the Compass Point All Stars in Nassau, Bahamas which became a club and radio hit two years later. She also sang back up on Madonna's debut album from 1982. Guthrie is probably best known for her 1986 dance anthem ""Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the Rent"","
"recorded two discs in 1965 that passed unnoticed. In 1984, Patti participated in the trio named 'Dacapo', and had her first solo hit in 1987/1988 with ""Étienne"", which was certified gold disc in France. This song sold more than half a million copies and was ranked #1 in several countries, including France and Italy. ""Labyrinthe"", released a short time after, was also successful: in 1988, it won a Victoire de la Musique in the category 'Female révélation of the year', which is awarded to best new artists. Another single, ""Let Be Must the Queen"", was a minor hit, peaking at"
"woman""). Throughout the decade, Sardou had a lot of success : ""Afrique adieu"" (""Farewell, Africa"") in 1982, ""Il était là"" (""He was here"") in 1982, ""Rouge"" (""Red"") in 1984, ""Chanteur de jazz"" (""Jazz Singer"") in 1985, ""La même eau qui coule"" (""The same water flowing"") in 1988... because his sales did not slow down, whereas a lot of his contemporaries had been forgotten during the disco boom. However he didn't shy away from controversial songs, and even had success with several of them : ""Vladimir Ilitch"", in 1983, which both pays tribute to the ideas of Lenin and denounces the"
"Bernardino, California, for a crowd of 205,000. In spring 1983, the song ""Come Dancing"" became their biggest American hit since ""Tired of Waiting for You"", peaking at number six. It also became the group's first Top 20 hit in the UK since 1972, peaking at number 12 in the charts. The accompanying album, ""State of Confusion"", was another commercial success, reaching number 12 in the US, but, like all of the group's albums since 1967, it failed to chart in the UK. Another single released from the record, ""Don't Forget to Dance"", became a US top 30 hit and minor"
"de Sport"" in Oran, Algeria in 1966. In 1978, his single ""Nous"" became a hit in France, selling 2 million records. On 31 December, 1979, he appeared for the first time at L'Olympia where he starred in a variety show which became very successful. In the summer of 1980 his hit single ""Reviens"" sold 1 million copies. During this period, he combined his studio work with tours across France, and in 1984, 1985 and 1987, he produced the hit albums ""Ensemble"", ""Les Chansons que j'aime"" and ""P'tit brun"", forming a chain of 1980s album hits. His tours also included performances"
"relying on heavy bass, tribal drumming, sudden mood shifts, dramatic vocals and a cabaret sound (influencing the rise of the later dark cabaret scene). The band's first release was a cassette-only live album, ""Naked"", in 1982. The ""Beasts"" EP, their first vinyl release, followed the same year after they signed to the Illuminated label. The band's only studio album from their original period together, ""Song and Legend"", was released in 1983, reaching the top of the UK Indie Chart and spawning the single ""Sebastiane"". Stroud departed to form Aemoti Crii, to be replaced by former Theatre of Hate drummer Nigel"
"called Business Art Productions, and signed to WEA. In 1980, their first release, eponymously titled ""Modern Romance"", was unsuccessful. After a second unsuccessful single, ""Tonight"", the band then opted to lessen the predominantly electronic sound in favour of a Latin-American dance style with emphasis on bass, percussion and brass. They recruited trumpet player John Du Prez into their new line-up. The band released a new single, ""Everybody Salsa"" in summer 1981, which reached the UK Top 20. However, prior to the release, they recruited a new drummer, Andy Kyriacou, who began promoting the single with the band, and in fact"
"alone and as part of a 6-disc box set of the band's cumulative work during that era, entitled Re-Fuse. The Politics of Dancing (song) ""The Politics of Dancing"" is a hit song by the British band Re-Flex, released in 1983 (see 1983 in music). It is the title track of their only released album in the 1980s. There were 12"" extended versions of the song released, as well as the 7"" single and the album version. The Capitol Records (U.S.) 12"" extended version notably became the first such instance of a UK band to top the American dance charts. The"
"New Romantic synthpop group Spandau Ballet, house-band of London’s Blitz club, had flown to New York City to stage not only a live gig but a fashion show by the Axiom collective of designers, who included Sade Adu. These former Blitz Kids, “21 in number and 21 their average age” came by invitation of Jim Fouratt who hosted the event at the Underground club. During 1983, 30% of the US record sales were from British acts. On 18 July 1983, 18 singles in the top 40, and 6 in the top 10, were by British artists. ""Newsweek"" magazine ran an"
"Orders"" in 1974, and in 1976 Sue, now known as 'Sue Glover' recorded a solo album for DJM, entitled ""Solo"". On three occasions, Sue and Sunny have sung backing vocals at the Eurovision Song Contest. In 1969, they accompanied Lulu to victory in Madrid, performing ""Boom Bang-a-Bang"". They returned to support Joy Fleming in Stockholm, in 1975, joining Madeline Bell to back up the German entry ""Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein"", which placed seventeenth. In 1981 Sue resurfaced with an entry in the UK """" competition fronting the group 'Unity' with the song ""For Only A Day"", but failed"
"Tony Hadley Anthony Patrick Hadley (born 2 June 1960) is an English singer-songwriter, occasional stage actor and radio presenter. He rose to fame in the 1980s as the lead singer of the new wave band Spandau Ballet before launching a solo career following the group's split in 1990. Hadley is recognisable for his suave image, as well as his powerful blue-eyed soul voice, which has been described by AllMusic as a ""dramatic warble"". He has also been characterised as a ""top crooner"" by the BBC. Anthony Patrick Hadley was born the eldest of three children at the Royal Free Hospital"
"which reached #1 in early 1982 for four weeks. The first single ""Centerfold"" which peaked at No. 1 for six weeks on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100) ""Centerfold"" also became their only major hit single in the United Kingdom, where it reached No. 3 in February 1982. The title-cut ""Freeze Frame"" peaked at #4 in April 1982. The flip side of ""Freeze Frame"", ""Flamethrower"" received airplay on Urban contemporary radio notably, in Metro Detroit, and reached number 25 on the Billboard soul chart and peaked at 12 on U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play. The song also received airplay on rock"
"United States, No. 58 in Germany and No. 34 in New Zealand. The album was later re-released in 1993, in CD format for the first time, by One Way Records. The album's title track, released as a single in late 1983, was met with much greater success, and became a big international hit in 1984, reaching the Top 40 (and in some cases the Top 20) in numerous countries : No. 24 in the United States and No. 8 in the U.S. dance chart, No. 28 in the UK (with a chart run of 9 weeks), No. 9 in Canada"
"Chart. At the same time they produced albums and singles for Bananarama, including ""Cruel Summer"". They subsequently produced the album ""True"" for Spandau Ballet; the title track reaching number one in the UK in 1983, and its follow-up ""Parade"". They also produced the album ""Alf"" for Alison Moyet on which the pair shared songwriting and musician credits for many of the tracks, and were nominated for a BRIT Award for the song, ""Love Resurrection"". Most of their recordings and productions were done at Red Bus Studios in London. Swain and Jolley also produced Kevin Kitchen for China Records. The album"
"1993's ""Système D"". ""Marcia Baïla"" became a surprise hit single in France the spring of 1985. The song had a long chart trajectory, remaining on the Top 50 charts for 29 weeks. It debuted at #33 on April 27, 1985, and climbed regularly until it peaked at #2 for three consecutive weeks. In all, it spent 17 weeks in the Top Ten. ""Marcia Baïla"" is currently the 187th best-selling single of all time in France, with about 800,000 units sold. The song was Rita Mitsouko's first big hit and propelled them to considerable fame. ""Rita Mitsouko"" received positive reviews from"
"after a last minor hit ""Besoin d'un homme"" (""I need a man"") in 1983, after 1984, she never classed one of her singles at the TOP 50 hit parade ( Top fifty hit parade) which was, diffused between November 1984 and September 1993 on Canal + TV Channel), the first hit parade in France where the sells of singles were comptabilised. She participated in 1985 of the recording of the caritative song ""La chanson de la vie"" (The life's song)"", written by Claude Lemesle and composed by Alice Dona, and sang by 24 singers, including Alice Dona herself. The sells"
"Marcia Baila ""Marcia Baïla"" is a 1984 song recorded by the French duo Rita Mitsouko. It was the third single from their first album, ""Rita Mitsouko"", and was released in April of that year. Dedicated to a dancer with the band who died in 1981, this song was a big hit both in France and abroad and can be considered as being one of the band's signature songs. The song was composed by both members of the group, Catherine Ringer and Fred Chichin. It is a tribute to Argentine dancer and choreographer Marcia Moretto, who participated in the band's tours"
"reality show ""Reborn in the USA"" in 2003, which saw him win the public vote against Michelle Gayle. Accepting his award for Outstanding Song Collection at the 2012 Ivor Novello Awards, songwriter Gary Kemp singled the song out as a particular favourite of his, stating: ""'Through the Barricades' is one I'm really close to"". Through the Barricades (song) ""Through the Barricades"" is the title track of Spandau Ballet's 1986 album ""Through the Barricades"". Released as a single, ""Through the Barricades"" entered the UK singles chart on 1 November 1986 and became the band's tenth and final top ten single, peaking"
"Hadley also featured a cameo in the music video. ""Set Adrift on Memory Bliss"" achieved immediate commercial success. The single hit #1 the week of November 30, 1991, and holds the distinction of being the first #1 song on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart following the introduction of Nielsen SoundScan to the chart. The song also reached #3 in the United Kingdom. After Spandau Ballet disbanded, Hadley pursued a solo career, signing to EMI and recording his first album, ""The State of Play"", in 1992. After leaving EMI, Hadley formed his own record company, SlipStream Records, and his first release"
"Through the Barricades Through the Barricades is the fifth studio album by Spandau Ballet. It was released in November 1986 by Epic Records. The album reached number seven and remained on the UK album chart for 19 weeks. It produced three UK hit singles: ""Fight For Ourselves"" (#15), ""How Many Lies"" (#34) and the band's final top ten hit, ""Through the Barricades"" (#6). The song lyrics were inspired by love prevailing over the Troubles in Northern Ireland and the death of a member of the crew in the Troubles. In a mainly critical retrospective review for AllMusic, Dan LeRoy claimed:"
"Through the Barricades (song) ""Through the Barricades"" is the title track of Spandau Ballet's 1986 album ""Through the Barricades"". Released as a single, ""Through the Barricades"" entered the UK singles chart on 1 November 1986 and became the band's tenth and final top ten single, peaking at number six and spending a total of ten weeks on the chart. The song, which is in the form of an acoustic ballad, has been described by AllMusic as ""the best song by far"" on its album. Tony Hadley performed the song as part of his three-song set in the final of ITV"
"the number one single on the New Zealand charts. This accomplishment was achieved with little airplay outside of student radio. The single was the first New Zealand single to enter the charts at number one. This was followed by ""Sunday Boys"" in December, 1981, which was also a Top 20 single (without airplay). The band’s final single was ""Stars in My Eyes"", released in 1982. By 1983, the band were making their last performances, including billing as the headlining act at the 1983 Sweetwaters Music Festival. The bandf split in April 1983 but reformed in August 1983 for two shows."
"the Barricades"", as well as appearing at Live Aid in 1985. Spandau Ballet disbanded in 1989 after their final studio album, ""Heart Like a Sky"", failed to live up to the critical and commercial success of their earlier albums, such as ""True"" and ""Parade"". ""Heart Like a Sky"" was not released in the United States. In April 1999, Hadley, along with fellow band members Steve Norman and John Keeble, failed in their attempt to sue Gary Kemp, the band's principal songwriter, for a share of his royalties. However, in recent years Norman is again on good terms with Gary and"
"Spandau Ballet. Although they vowed to appeal the verdict, they later decided against this. The three non-Kemp members then continued to tour as a trio, but they had to sell their shares in Spandau Ballet's company to Gary Kemp to pay off legal debts. Because the company owned the rights to the name of Spandau Ballet, the trio had to tour under the moniker ""Hadley, Norman and Keeble, ex-Spandau Ballet"". In 1990, the Kemp brothers played the lead roles in the film ""The Krays"". Martin Kemp landed an acting role in the UK soap opera ""EastEnders"". Gary Kemp also did"