U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Peak Position No. 73
Backstory: This British New Wave trio from Sheffield was formed in 1982 by vocalist Geoff Barradale and bassist Nick Lockwood. This song, from their album Rites of Passage, was their only ever U.S. hit. It also charted at No. 27 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Charts and No. 80 on the U.K. Singles Chart. They even toured for a bit with Tears For Fears. They released one more album, Sharp Stone Rain, in 1989 and then disbanded in 1991. But if you want to know what happened to Barradale, get this: He is the manager of the HUGELY successful British alternative rock band, Arctic Monkeys.
Review: This is a great, great catchy and a bit emotional mid tempo New Wave tune that sounds a lot like Tears For Fears (ha ha). The production is absolutely flawless and fantastic. Keyboards, drums, guitars, bass, and occasional horns just blast you in the face even if this tune is softer than certain other New Wave songs by bands such as ABC, New Order, or Haysi Fantayzee. Barradale has a smooth, rich, and soft voice like a fine looking handsome man trying to impress an equally as gook looking woman in a bar. And that British accent, too! Reminds me of Kent Paul from Grand Theft Auto Vice City. LOL. This song should've been on that soundtrack for that game. This should've easily been a Top 30 hit in both the U.K. and the U.S., I'm not sure why it stalled that low.
Final Rating:9/10
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Don't remember this one. They have kind of a Breathe/Johnny Hates Jazz/Cutting Crew thing going on.
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