"7"" vinyl Side one Side two 12"" vinyl Side one Side two China in Your Hand ""China in Your Hand"" is a song by the British band T'Pau, released from their album ""Bridge of Spies"". A re-recorded version was released as a single in October 1987, spending five weeks at number one in the UK and is arguably the song for which the group is best known in their native Britain, though their debut single ""Heart and Soul"" was a much bigger hit in the United States. ""China in Your Hand"" was the 600th single to top the UK charts"
"it out to the wider audience anymore."" Despite this however the album did manage to edge into the charts at No.98, their first chart action for more than two decades. Track listing Track listing T'Pau (band) T'Pau is a British pop group led by singer Carol Decker. They had a string of Top 40 hits in the UK in the late 1980s, most notably ""China in Your Hand"", ""Heart and Soul"" and ""Valentine"", and several hits in Europe, before disbanding in the early 1990s. Decker still performs under the name T'Pau at solo shows and 1980s nostalgia concerts, and in"
"as the top selling act. ""Brass in Pocket"" by The Pretenders became the first number 1 single of the 80s (not counting ""Another Brick in the Wall"" by Pink Floyd"" which was a holdover from 1979). The tables below include sales between 31 December 1979 and 31 December 1980: the year-end charts reproduced in the issue of ""Music Week"" dated 27 December 1980 and played on Radio 1 on 4 January 1981 only include sales figures up until 6 December 1980. 1980 in British music This is a summary of 1980 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official"
"Wang Chung (band) Wang Chung are an English new wave band formed in London in 1980 by Nick Feldman, Jack Hues and Darren Costin. The name Wang Chung means ""yellow bell"" in Chinese (, ), and is the first note in the Chinese classical music scale. The band found their greatest success in the US, with five Top 40 hits there, all charting between 1983 and 1987, including ""Dance Hall Days"" (No. 16 in the summer of 1984), ""Everybody Have Fun Tonight"" (No. 2 in 1986) and ""Let's Go!"" (No. 9 in 1987). Jeremy Ryder, known professionally as Jack Hues"
"China (band) China is a hard rock band from Winterthur, Switzerland founded in 1985. In 1988 they got a contract with Phonogram, releasing their debut album the same year. The most successful song from China is ""In the Middle of the Night"", which peaked at #11 in Switzerland. All of the band's studio albums between 1988 and 2013 have entered the Top 40 album charts in Switzerland. Formed in 1985, the original line-up consisted of vocalist Math Shiverow, guitarists Claudio Matteo (ex-Bloody Six, Danger) and Freddy Laurence, bassist Marc Lynn (ex-Stormbringer), and drummer John Dommen. By 1988, China had signed"
"in the sci-fi series """". Prior to deciding on this name, they were called Talking America on early demos sent to record and publishing companies. Their first hit was the 1987 release ""Heart and Soul"". Initially a flop in the UK, it first became a hit in the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart, reaching No. 4 after being featured on a Pepe Jeans advertisement; it repeated the feat in the UK Singles Chart some months later. Their next single, ""China in Your Hand"", was their biggest UK hit, spending five weeks at number 1. It also reached the top spot"
"number one in the United States with Exile's ""Kiss You All Over"", and Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman reached number four in the same year with their duet ""Stumblin' In"". In 1982 ""Mickey"" by Toni Basil gave the two their second American number one, and in the mid 1980s they had top ten hits with Tina Turner's ""Better Be Good To Me"", and Huey Lewis's ""Heart and Soul"". Chinn and Chapman gradually separated during the early 1980s, finally splitting up in 1983. Chinn's twelve-year stint with Chapman had made him co-writer of over fifty Top 40 hits. In 1983 he"
"Swayne of ""Number One"" wrote: ""This is classic T'Pau - epic, dramatic and incredibly important sounding – and shouldn't harm their career one little bit."" Tom Hibbert of ""Smash Hits"" commented: ""There were some irritating number ones in 1987, but T'Pau's ""China in Your Hand"" took the biscuit, didn't it? This is not much better. In fact, it's almost entirely the same, though, thankfully, a little less hysterical. Quite bad."" Valentine (T'Pau song) ""Valentine"" is a song by British band T'Pau, released in 1988 as the fifth single from their debut studio album ""Bridge of Spies"". It was written by"
"keyboardist, David C. Lewis, as well as an additional singer Royce Jones. In April 1980 Warner Bros. released ""One Eighty"", which produced two of the year's biggest hits. The first, ""Biggest Part of Me"", reached number three for three weeks on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and crossed over to the soul chart, where it peaked at number thirty-five. The second, another blue-eyed soul hit, ""You're the Only Woman (You & I)"", reached No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. ""One Eighty"" earned the band three Grammy nominations, including Best Pop Vocal Group. A headlining world tour followed. For the Japanese"
"T'Pau (band) T'Pau is a British pop group led by singer Carol Decker. They had a string of Top 40 hits in the UK in the late 1980s, most notably ""China in Your Hand"", ""Heart and Soul"" and ""Valentine"", and several hits in Europe, before disbanding in the early 1990s. Decker still performs under the name T'Pau at solo shows and 1980s nostalgia concerts, and in 2013 she reunited with original bandmember and co-songwriter Ronnie Rogers for a 25th anniversary UK tour. The band formed in 1986 in Shropshire, taking their name from a Vulcan elder of the same name"
"to this release. Since 2016, the band has played live with Gareth Moulton of Cutting Crew on lead vocals. The replacement of Jack Hues remains unexplained. Wang Chung (band) Wang Chung are an English new wave band formed in London in 1980 by Nick Feldman, Jack Hues and Darren Costin. The name Wang Chung means ""yellow bell"" in Chinese (, ), and is the first note in the Chinese classical music scale. The band found their greatest success in the US, with five Top 40 hits there, all charting between 1983 and 1987, including ""Dance Hall Days"" (No. 16 in"
"During this period John Thirkell joined forces with Pete Thoms and Barnacle to form the Phantom Horns. 1987 was another prolific year for Barnacle, who was featured on the hit singles ""China in Your Hand"" by T'Pau, ""Roadblock"" by Stock, Aitken and Waterman and ""Breakout"" by Swing Out Sister. He also contributed to the releases of ""Red"" by The Communards, ""Banzai Baby"" by Sandii & the Sunsetz, Rick Astley's debut album. This last was a collaboration that was repeated with the release of Astley's second album, ""Hold Me in Your Arms"", released in 1989. Also in 1987, he performed on"
"MacLellan's ""Put Your Hand in the Hand"" became a hit, reaching number two on the pop charts in the United States. Over 100 performers, including Elvis Presley, Joan Baez, and Bing Crosby, have recorded ""Put Your Hand in the Hand"". In 1970 he released an album entitled ""Gene MacLellan"", which included ""The Call"", another of his compositions that became a hit for Anne Murray. His shy and introspective nature made public performances difficult for him. He made his first cross-country tour in early 1972. In Toronto, he played at Massey Hall, the Canadian National Exhibition, and the Riverboat coffee house."
"also became an anthem for the period. Unlike previous eras dominated by female singers, male singers are now popular, and other popular male singers included Liu Wen-cheng and Dave Wong. Wong released his Chinese debut album A Game A Dream (一場遊戲一場夢), which sold over 500,000-copies in December 1987. In South East Asia, popular local stars from the late 60s to the 80s included Sakura Teng (樱花), Zhang Xiaoying (張小英) and Lena Lim (林竹君) from Singapore, and Wong Shiau Chuen (黃曉君) and Lee Yee (李逸) from Malaysia. Some such as Lena Lim achieved some success outside the region, and the local"
"in 1980, she would have two number one singles, and eight top ten hits in the decade. Tina Turner would top the charts with ""What's Love Got to Do With It"", she scored a total of six top ten singles. Donna Summer's She Works Hard for the Money was a continuation of the feminist movement started in the 70s, and a rally cry for those who worked hard and wanted to be treated fairly. She would have five top ten singles in the decade. Bruce Springsteen's ""Born In the USA"", AC/DC's ""Back in Black"", Def Leppard's ""Hysteria"", and Bon Jovi's"
"in the 1950s in the USA. It was the first, and remains, the only gospel song to hit #1 on a U.S. pop singles chart; ""Put Your Hand in the Hand (of the Man)"" by Ocean peaked at #2 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 singles chart in 1971; and ""Oh Happy Day"" by the Edwin Hawkins Singers reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1969. Mahalia Jackson's version made the Billboard top 100 singles chart, topping at number 69. Other versions were recorded by Marian Anderson (in Oslo on August 29, 1958 and released on the single"
"Hand in Hand (Olympic theme song) ""Hand in Hand"" () is a song by South Korean band Koreana that was the official song of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. It was sung in both Korean and English. The song's running time was 4:13, and it was produced by Giovanni Giorgio Moroder. Its English lyrics were written by Tom Whitlock, and its Korean lyrics were written by Kim Moon-hwan. In 2013, Giovanni Giorgio Moroder said that the original singer of the demo recording which he presented to PolyGram was Joe Pizzulo, not Koreana. The song topped music charts in 17"
"Girl in Your Arms Is the Girl in Your Heart in 1961, and he continued to release one or two per year, including covers of ""It's All in the Game"" in 1963 and ""Constantly"" in 1964, a revival of a popular Italian hit. In 1965, sessions under the direction of Billy Sherrill in Nashville, Tennessee were particularly successful, yielding ""The Minute You're Gone"", which topped the UK singles chart and ""Wind Me Up (Let Me Go)"" which made No. 2. Richard, and the Shadows in particular, however, never achieved star status in the United States. In 1960 they toured the"
"countries, including Sweden, West Germany, the Philippines, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, Japan and Hong Kong. The album ""Hand in Hand"" sold more than 12 million copies worldwide. Hand in Hand (Olympic theme song) ""Hand in Hand"" () is a song by South Korean band Koreana that was the official song of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. It was sung in both Korean and English. The song's running time was 4:13, and it was produced by Giovanni Giorgio Moroder. Its English lyrics were written by Tom Whitlock, and its Korean lyrics were written by Kim Moon-hwan. In 2013, Giovanni Giorgio Moroder"
"as a solo artist, Terence Trent D'Arby, and Fine Young Cannibals all found chart success. At the beginning of the 1980s, Australian artists like Olivia Newton-John, Men at Work, Air Supply and AC/DC all had chart success, later in the decade INXS scored hits. Olivia Newton-John's hit Physical would top the Hot 100 for 10 weeks and be the decade's biggest hit in the US, she would have six top ten singles during the 80s. American artists such as Michael Jackson, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Kool & the Gang, The Pointer Sisters, Billy Joel, Hall & Oates, Prince, Kenny Rogers and"
"100 chart in the US. In 1985, Wham made a highly publicized 10-day visit to China, the first by a Western pop group. The event was seen as a major watershed moment in increasing friendly bilateral relations between China and the West. Wham became one of the most successful pop acts of the 1980s, selling more than 30 million certified records worldwide from 1982 to 1986. Michael and Ridgeley met at Bushey Meads School in Bushey near the town of Watford in Hertfordshire. The two at first performed in a short-lived ska band called the Executive, alongside former school friends"
"during the 1980s and saw great commercial success, such as David Bowie, Phil Collins, John Lennon, Billy Ocean, Sheena Easton and Paul McCartney. Many British pop bands also dominated the American charts in the early 1980s. Many of them became popular due to their constant exposure on MTV, these bands included The Human League, Culture Club, Duran Duran, and Wham!. Between the four, they have had 9 U.S. number ones with hits like ""Don't You Want Me Baby"", ""Karma Chameleon"", ""The Reflex"" and ""Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"" In the later part of the decade Rick Astley, George Michael"
"China Crisis China Crisis are an English pop/rock band. They were formed in 1979 in Kirkby, near Liverpool, Merseyside with a core of vocalist/keyboardist Gary Daly and guitarist Eddie Lundon. China Crisis were part of a wave of new Liverpool acts in the late 1970s and early 1980s, led by OMD and also including Echo and the Bunnymen, The Teardrop Explodes, A Flock of Seagulls and Frankie Goes to Hollywood. China Crisis had moderate success in the United Kingdom in the 1980s with five Top 40 singles and three Top 40 albums. The band also achieved a modest level of"
"in the 1980s—young students and workers—were also suffering from not having resources to marry, to be with their girlfriends and boyfriends, or to attract members of the opposite sex. The lyrics also express Western concepts of individualism, and were some of the first popular song lyrics in China to promote self-expression and self-empowerment. This put the song in stark contrast with older music, which had emphasized conformity and obedience. As the narrator, later on in the song, confidently proclaims to the girl that he will ""grab her hands"" ("""") and then she will go with him (""""), he suggests in"
"same time. Becoming part of the C86 movement, which was championed by the ""New Musical Express"", they were soon snapped up by Geoff Travis of Rough Trade for his new Blue Guitar label, a subsidiary of Chrysalis Records. They signed with Sire Records for the United States and Canada around the same period. Derek Jarman produced the video for the ""Out of Hand"" single in 1987 which was followed by their hit ""Inside Out"" in 1988. In the UK, albums ""Happy Head"" and ""World Without End"" both charted (#58 and No. 33 respectively). In the US ""World Without End"" was"
"Bridge of Spies (album) Bridge of Spies is the debut album by British pop group T'Pau, released in September 1987. For its US release, Virgin Records renamed ""Bridge of Spies"" to simply T'Pau. The album was produced by Roy Thomas Baker. It spawned five hit singles – ""Heart and Soul"" (also a Top 5 in the US), the best-selling number one hit ""China in Your Hand"" (re-recorded especially for single release), ""Valentine,"" a live version of ""Sex Talk"" (previously released in its original form as ""Intimate Strangers"") was issued in the UK, and ""I Will Be with You"". A further"
"a neo-traditionalist whose national success began in the early 1980s, enjoyed success as both a radio artist (17 No. 1 songs) and as a movie star (1992's ""Pure Country""). Alabama, the most successful country band of the 1980s, continued their run of popularity with sell-out concerts and best-selling albums, while topping the country chart five times. Among older artists having big hits, Conway Twitty was one of the most successful, scoring two Top 3 hits with ""Crazy in Love"" and ""I Couldn't See You Leaving"", while Eddie Rabbitt had a No. 1 hit with ""On Second Thought."" Dolly Parton had"
"Hot 100 in the U.S. Branigan's version hit the No. 1 spot in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, South Africa and Canada, and was a major hit in Ireland, Australia, France, the Netherlands and the UK. Raf's version, which was charting high in numerous markets in 1984/85, was highly expected to become the most popular song in the history of the Italian music industry. Other English-language singles from Raf, ""Change Your Mind"", ""London Town"" and ""Hard"", were not as successful, and after an unsuccessful 1987 re-release of his first album with two of these songs as bonus tracks, Riefoli began to"
"guitar work which was first featured on the re-recording of one of the tracks from Bridge of Spies, ""China in Your Hand"". This subsequently stayed at number one in the UK single charts for five weeks and was the band's biggest hit. He remained lead guitarist on the group's next two albums, ""Rage"" and ""The Promise"", but has not been involved with the more recent incarnations of the band. His post-T'Pau work includes the 2004 album, Volume One, which was written and recorded in two weeks at Rogue Studios, co written by David Domminney (guitar/vocals), Andres Luengo (drums) and Russell"
"to Bryan Adams on his Into the Fire European tour in Autumn 1987; T'pau's own UK ""China Tour"", named after their single ""China in Your Hand""; and ""The 1/5 Tour"", the band's first headline tour across Europe, but their fifth in total - hence the play on words in the tour's title. The bulk of recording was completed at Wisseloord Studios in the Netherlands, again with Roy Thomas Baker in the producer's chair. Additional recording was completed at a number of other studios including Wessex, Farmyard and Olympic Studios. The original version of the album was mixed at Olympic, with"
"Bridge"" in 1988 on VHS and LaserDisc. Bridge of Spies (album) Bridge of Spies is the debut album by British pop group T'Pau, released in September 1987. For its US release, Virgin Records renamed ""Bridge of Spies"" to simply T'Pau. The album was produced by Roy Thomas Baker. It spawned five hit singles – ""Heart and Soul"" (also a Top 5 in the US), the best-selling number one hit ""China in Your Hand"" (re-recorded especially for single release), ""Valentine,"" a live version of ""Sex Talk"" (previously released in its original form as ""Intimate Strangers"") was issued in the UK, and"
"at number two. It was kept off the number 1 spot by T'Pau's ""China in Your Hand"". The song was included in the Harrison compilation albums ""Best of Dark Horse 1976–1989"" (1989) and """" (2009). A live version was recorded for his ""Live in Japan"" (1992) album. In 2010, AOL radio listeners chose ""Got My Mind Set on You"" as one of the ""10 Best George Harrison Songs"", appearing at number 4 on the list. Two music videos were released for the single, both directed by Gary Weis. The first stars Alexis Denisof trying for the heart of a girl"
"in Australia. The album was a Top 20 success in the UK, and China Crisis spent 1984 and 1985 making their biggest chart run, beginning with their only UK Top 10 hit single, ""Wishful Thinking"", which peaked at No. 9. Their third album, ""Flaunt the Imperfection"", was produced by Walter Becker of Steely Dan fame and reached No. 9 in the UK Albums Chart in May 1985. China Crisis was so honoured to directly work with Becker that they officially listed him in the group as a quintet consisting of Daly, Lundon, Johnson, Wilkinson, and Becker on the album's credits."