Showing posts with label 1993. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1993. Show all posts
JX - Son Of A Gun (1993/94/95)
Jake Williams, a.k.a. JX, found huge success in clubland of 1993 following a recording contract with Hooj Choons, the dance label du jour in the UK back then. The track ran up a massive following before being released, charting in the mainstream the year after and; even higher with a re-release in 1995. The success led him to being chosen as the remixer for dance tracks of the time. Jake also produces as Rex The Dog, the alias under which he has worked with artists ranging from Depeche Mode and Madonna to The Prodigy, Mylo and Röyksopp.
JX - Son Of A Gun (1995)
1994: UK#13, NL#38
1995: UK#6, AUS#6
JX - Son Of A Gun by jackOO7
JX - Son Of A Gun (1995)
1994: UK#13, NL#38
1995: UK#6, AUS#6
JX - Son Of A Gun by jackOO7
Camouflage - Suspicious Love (1993)
Heiko Maile, Marcus Meyn & Oliver Kreyssig, a.k.a. Camouflage, a German synth-pop trio recorded music from 1983. The Great Commandment, 4 years later bought their breakthrough. 'Love is a Shield' followed in 1989, and 1993 they released 'Suspicious Love', personally my favourite track by them. Their influence is blatant. Mark recommends :-)
Lyrics:
Try to tell me something,
try to tell me how it feels,
build it up to beat it down again,
all the things you're hiding,
all the games you play with me,
build it up to beat it down again.
Suspicious love,
froze my natural laugh,
and I need to change,
but something keeps me here.
I feel I know,
I won't let it grow,
and I need to change,
but something keeps me here,
I refuse to crawl.
Got to tell you something,
got to tell you how it feels,
once built up and beaten down again.
Promises once spoken,
all the warmth you gave to me
Leave me always somehow inbetween.
I'd like to see you crawling.
Lyrics:
Try to tell me something,
try to tell me how it feels,
build it up to beat it down again,
all the things you're hiding,
all the games you play with me,
build it up to beat it down again.
Suspicious love,
froze my natural laugh,
and I need to change,
but something keeps me here.
I feel I know,
I won't let it grow,
and I need to change,
but something keeps me here,
I refuse to crawl.
Got to tell you something,
got to tell you how it feels,
once built up and beaten down again.
Promises once spoken,
all the warmth you gave to me
Leave me always somehow inbetween.
I'd like to see you crawling.
Urban Cookie Collective - The Key The Secret (1993)
Rohan Heath was the driving force behind the Urban Cookie Collective, having worked before with Yargo and A Guy Called Gerald.
The group's original vocalist was Diane Charlemagne, who co-wrote some of their tracks with Rohan, and now works with Moby. The other main members were Simon Bentall, Peter Samson, Johnny Jay, Mark Hadfield & Neil Claxton. Guest rappers occasionally took part in the studio.
Rohan had learned classical piano and decided on a career in music after abandoning a PhD at University of Vermont. After a tour of Japan supporting the Happy Mondays, he left A Guy Called Gerald. He later joined Together a band created by Manchester's Haçienda regulars Suddi Raval and Jon Donaghy. Together's single "Hardcore Uproar", made number 12 in the UK Singles Chart in August 1990. After a brief stint with Eek A Mouse, Rohan created the Urban Cookie Collective, a bunch of Manchester-based record producers songwriters and musicians.
They achieved their major breakthrough in 1993 with 'The Key The Secret'. After a subsequent remix it was picked up by the Pulse 8 record label. The track entered the UK chart twice more in 1996 and 2005 in remixed formats.
The band remain active and still maintain a busy concert schedule.
The Urban Cookie Collective was a solid staple in my musical orientation between 1993 and 1995, often dancing with then on stage in London clubs.
Urban Cookie Collective - The Key, The Secret (1993)
UK#2, NL#2, AUS#4, DE#5, AT#7, CH#7, SWE#23, NZ#31
Urban Cookie Collective - Feels Like Heaven (1993)
UK#5, CH#9, AUS#10, AT#11, DE#12, NL#12, SWE#7, US#26, NZ#47
Urban Cookie Collective - Sail Away (1994)
UK#14, CH#21, AT#24, NL#21, DE#25, SWE#35, AUS#49
Urban Cookie Collective - High on a Happy Vibe (1994)
UK#31, NL#37, NZ#48, CH#49, AUS#71
Urban Cookie Collective - Bring it on Home (1994)
UK#56
Urban Cookie Collective - Spend The Day (1995)
UK#59
Urban Cookie Collective - Rest of my Love (1995)
UK#67
The group's original vocalist was Diane Charlemagne, who co-wrote some of their tracks with Rohan, and now works with Moby. The other main members were Simon Bentall, Peter Samson, Johnny Jay, Mark Hadfield & Neil Claxton. Guest rappers occasionally took part in the studio.
Rohan had learned classical piano and decided on a career in music after abandoning a PhD at University of Vermont. After a tour of Japan supporting the Happy Mondays, he left A Guy Called Gerald. He later joined Together a band created by Manchester's Haçienda regulars Suddi Raval and Jon Donaghy. Together's single "Hardcore Uproar", made number 12 in the UK Singles Chart in August 1990. After a brief stint with Eek A Mouse, Rohan created the Urban Cookie Collective, a bunch of Manchester-based record producers songwriters and musicians.
They achieved their major breakthrough in 1993 with 'The Key The Secret'. After a subsequent remix it was picked up by the Pulse 8 record label. The track entered the UK chart twice more in 1996 and 2005 in remixed formats.
The band remain active and still maintain a busy concert schedule.
The Urban Cookie Collective was a solid staple in my musical orientation between 1993 and 1995, often dancing with then on stage in London clubs.
Urban Cookie Collective - The Key, The Secret (1993)
UK#2, NL#2, AUS#4, DE#5, AT#7, CH#7, SWE#23, NZ#31
Urban Cookie Collective - Feels Like Heaven (1993)
UK#5, CH#9, AUS#10, AT#11, DE#12, NL#12, SWE#7, US#26, NZ#47
Urban Cookie Collective - Sail Away (1994)
UK#14, CH#21, AT#24, NL#21, DE#25, SWE#35, AUS#49
Urban Cookie Collective - High on a Happy Vibe (1994)
UK#31, NL#37, NZ#48, CH#49, AUS#71
Urban Cookie Collective - Bring it on Home (1994)
UK#56
Urban Cookie Collective - Spend The Day (1995)
UK#59
Urban Cookie Collective - Rest of my Love (1995)
UK#67
Urban Cookie Collective
Rohan Heath was the driving force behind the Urban Cookie Collective, having worked before with Yargo and A Guy Called Gerald.
The group's original vocalist was Diane Charlemagne, who co-wrote some of their tracks with Rohan, and now works with Moby. The other main members were Simon Bentall, Peter Samson, Johnny Jay, Mark Hadfield & Neil Claxton. Guest rappers occasionally took part in the studio.
Rohan had learned classical piano and decided on a career in music after abandoning a PhD at University of Vermont. After a tour of Japan supporting the Happy Mondays, he left A Guy Called Gerald. He later joined Together a band created by Manchester's Haçienda regulars Suddi Raval and Jon Donaghy. Together's single "Hardcore Uproar", made number 12 in the UK Singles Chart in August 1990. After a brief stint with Eek A Mouse, Rohan created the Urban Cookie Collective, a bunch of Manchester-based record producers songwriters and musicians.
They achieved their major breakthrough in 1993 with 'The Key The Secret'. After a subsequent remix it was picked up by the Pulse 8 record label. The track entered the UK chart twice more in 1996 and 2005 in remixed formats.
The band remain active and still maintain a busy concert schedule.
The Urban Cookie Collective was a solid staple in my musical orientation between 1993 and 1995, often dancing with then on stage in London clubs.
Urban Cookie Collective - The Key, The Secret (1993)
UK#2, NL#2, AUS#4, DE#5, AT#7, CH#7, SWE#23, NZ#31
Urban Cookie Collective - Feels Like Heaven (1993)
UK#5, CH#9, AUS#10, AT#11, DE#12, NL#12, SWE#7, US#26, NZ#47
Urban Cookie Collective - Sail Away (1994)
UK#14, CH#21, AT#24, NL#21, DE#25, SWE#35, AUS#49
Urban Cookie Collective - High on a Happy Vibe (1994)
UK#31, NL#37, NZ#48, CH#49, AUS#71
Urban Cookie Collective - Bring it on Home (1994)
UK#56
Urban Cookie Collective - Spend The Day (1995)
UK#59
Urban Cookie Collective - Rest of my Love (1995)
UK#67
The group's original vocalist was Diane Charlemagne, who co-wrote some of their tracks with Rohan, and now works with Moby. The other main members were Simon Bentall, Peter Samson, Johnny Jay, Mark Hadfield & Neil Claxton. Guest rappers occasionally took part in the studio.
Rohan had learned classical piano and decided on a career in music after abandoning a PhD at University of Vermont. After a tour of Japan supporting the Happy Mondays, he left A Guy Called Gerald. He later joined Together a band created by Manchester's Haçienda regulars Suddi Raval and Jon Donaghy. Together's single "Hardcore Uproar", made number 12 in the UK Singles Chart in August 1990. After a brief stint with Eek A Mouse, Rohan created the Urban Cookie Collective, a bunch of Manchester-based record producers songwriters and musicians.
They achieved their major breakthrough in 1993 with 'The Key The Secret'. After a subsequent remix it was picked up by the Pulse 8 record label. The track entered the UK chart twice more in 1996 and 2005 in remixed formats.
The band remain active and still maintain a busy concert schedule.
The Urban Cookie Collective was a solid staple in my musical orientation between 1993 and 1995, often dancing with then on stage in London clubs.
Urban Cookie Collective - The Key, The Secret (1993)
UK#2, NL#2, AUS#4, DE#5, AT#7, CH#7, SWE#23, NZ#31
Urban Cookie Collective - Feels Like Heaven (1993)
UK#5, CH#9, AUS#10, AT#11, DE#12, NL#12, SWE#7, US#26, NZ#47
Urban Cookie Collective - Sail Away (1994)
UK#14, CH#21, AT#24, NL#21, DE#25, SWE#35, AUS#49
Urban Cookie Collective - High on a Happy Vibe (1994)
UK#31, NL#37, NZ#48, CH#49, AUS#71
Urban Cookie Collective - Bring it on Home (1994)
UK#56
Urban Cookie Collective - Spend The Day (1995)
UK#59
Urban Cookie Collective - Rest of my Love (1995)
UK#67
Haddaway
Anyone who was Teen-age - or early Twen - living through the Euro-Dance time of the early 1990s and claiming that he or she didn't get hooked by Haddaway - at least a little weeny guilty pleasurish kinda bit - is lying.
Alexander Nestor Haddaway was born 1965 on the Carribean island of Trinidad. The son of a Dutch oceanographer and a Trinidadian nurse, Haddaway moved from Trinidad to Holland (oooups, The Netherlands) in the early 1970s with his dad when his parents separated. After his school years, he moved to the US to be with his mum. Discovering a love for music in his high school years in Maryland, US, he was very active in the school's jazz, marching, symphonic, and stage bands.
In 1989, aged 24, Haddaway returned to Europe, settling in Cologne, Germany, where he started playing American football as well as working as a choreographer, and carpet salesman.
Haddaway's break came in 1992 when he was signed by German label Coconut Records. His first single What Is Love rapidly became popular across Europe. Stratospheric Euro Dance stardom led him to record his first album, which turned out to be a multi-million seller. By that time most of Europe (including the UK, don't deny it ;-) was on fire. Euro Dance was the flavour of the day: Snap, Technotronic and the like would literally storm the charts.
But only 2 years later musical tastes started to change: people, at least in the UK, grew tired of it and, similar to Modern Talking in the 1980s, developed a certain cynicysm towards it for its pure commercial intention. That mood soon caught on on continental Europe and already his third single release Rock My Heart 'flopped' by comparison. If you're scoring a #25 with a hyped track in Germany, you know you're in trouble and better adapt. This is where Haddaway's management failed.
Apart from occasional appearances of 'What is Love' on wedding receptions and retro events, there is not much to be heard from Haddaway, musically. Haddaway now lives in Kitzbühel, Austria, which speaks for itself. I mean, Kitzbühel!!!!
What Is Love enjoyed a resurge in popularity as the theme music for the head bobbing, nightclubbing addicted Butabi brothers (Will Ferrell & Chris Kattan) on Saturday Night Live and the subsequent film A Night at the Roxbury. The track was also featured in a 2008 Pepsi commercial, which parodied the Leitmotif and included several stars including LL Cool J, Missy Elliot and Busta Rhymes, but - interestingly - not Haddaway... On Eminem's 2010 album Recovery, a sample of the song What Is Love is used for the track 'No Love' featuring Lil' Wayne.
Haddaway - What Is Love (1993)
FR#1, CH#1, AT#1, IT#1, ES#1, IRL#1, FIN#1, DK#1, NL#1, BE#1, Euro Hot100 #1, DE#2, NOR#1, UK#2, SWE#2, US#11, AUS#12, CAN#17, NZ#48
Haddaway - Life (1993)
ES#1, SWE#1, Euro Hot100 #1, DE#2, AT#2, NL#3, IRL#3, NOR#3, FR#5, UK#6, AUS#34, US#41
Haddaway - Rock My Heart (1994)
UK#9, IRL#9, CH#10, FR#11, AT#12, NL#12, SWE#17, DE#25, US#25, NZ#43, AUS#83
Haddaway - Fly Away
CH#9, NL#9, SWE#14, BE#15, AT#16, UK#20, FR#23, DE#25, IRL#28
Haddaway - Fly Away by toti15
Haddaway - Catch A Fire (1995)
BE#6, FIN#14, CH#20, NL#23, AT#30, DE#38, UK#39
Alexander Nestor Haddaway was born 1965 on the Carribean island of Trinidad. The son of a Dutch oceanographer and a Trinidadian nurse, Haddaway moved from Trinidad to Holland (oooups, The Netherlands) in the early 1970s with his dad when his parents separated. After his school years, he moved to the US to be with his mum. Discovering a love for music in his high school years in Maryland, US, he was very active in the school's jazz, marching, symphonic, and stage bands.
In 1989, aged 24, Haddaway returned to Europe, settling in Cologne, Germany, where he started playing American football as well as working as a choreographer, and carpet salesman.
Haddaway's break came in 1992 when he was signed by German label Coconut Records. His first single What Is Love rapidly became popular across Europe. Stratospheric Euro Dance stardom led him to record his first album, which turned out to be a multi-million seller. By that time most of Europe (including the UK, don't deny it ;-) was on fire. Euro Dance was the flavour of the day: Snap, Technotronic and the like would literally storm the charts.
But only 2 years later musical tastes started to change: people, at least in the UK, grew tired of it and, similar to Modern Talking in the 1980s, developed a certain cynicysm towards it for its pure commercial intention. That mood soon caught on on continental Europe and already his third single release Rock My Heart 'flopped' by comparison. If you're scoring a #25 with a hyped track in Germany, you know you're in trouble and better adapt. This is where Haddaway's management failed.
Apart from occasional appearances of 'What is Love' on wedding receptions and retro events, there is not much to be heard from Haddaway, musically. Haddaway now lives in Kitzbühel, Austria, which speaks for itself. I mean, Kitzbühel!!!!
What Is Love enjoyed a resurge in popularity as the theme music for the head bobbing, nightclubbing addicted Butabi brothers (Will Ferrell & Chris Kattan) on Saturday Night Live and the subsequent film A Night at the Roxbury. The track was also featured in a 2008 Pepsi commercial, which parodied the Leitmotif and included several stars including LL Cool J, Missy Elliot and Busta Rhymes, but - interestingly - not Haddaway... On Eminem's 2010 album Recovery, a sample of the song What Is Love is used for the track 'No Love' featuring Lil' Wayne.
Haddaway - What Is Love (1993)
FR#1, CH#1, AT#1, IT#1, ES#1, IRL#1, FIN#1, DK#1, NL#1, BE#1, Euro Hot100 #1, DE#2, NOR#1, UK#2, SWE#2, US#11, AUS#12, CAN#17, NZ#48
Haddaway - Life (1993)
ES#1, SWE#1, Euro Hot100 #1, DE#2, AT#2, NL#3, IRL#3, NOR#3, FR#5, UK#6, AUS#34, US#41
Haddaway - Rock My Heart (1994)
UK#9, IRL#9, CH#10, FR#11, AT#12, NL#12, SWE#17, DE#25, US#25, NZ#43, AUS#83
Haddaway - Fly Away
CH#9, NL#9, SWE#14, BE#15, AT#16, UK#20, FR#23, DE#25, IRL#28
Haddaway - Fly Away by toti15
Haddaway - Catch A Fire (1995)
BE#6, FIN#14, CH#20, NL#23, AT#30, DE#38, UK#39
Dannii Minogue - This Is It (1993)
Dannii Minogue - This Is It (1993)
UK#10, AUS#13, IRL#17
Lyrics:
This is it
Oh This time I know it's the real thing
I can't explain what I'm feeling
I'm lost for words
I'm in a daze
Stunned and amazed
By your open ways
This is it
Oh This time I know it's the real thing
I can't explain what I'm feeling
I'm lost for words
I'm in a daze
Stunned and amazed
By your open ways
Whoo, you smiled at me
And suddenly
The wheels of love began to turn inside of me
Hey, you said hello
Oh, I felt aglow
Right then and there I knew I'd never let you go
'Cos I know
I know
This is it
Oh This time I know it's the real thing
I can't explain what I'm feeling
I'm lost for words
I'm in a daze
Stunned and amazed
By your open ways
Oh, the touch of you
Is something new
Nobody ever made me feel the way you do
Whoo, it's heavenly
Oh it's ecstasy
The way you make me feel when you make love to me
Oh yeah
Can't you see
This is it
This time I know it's the real thing
and I can't explain what I'm feeling
I'm lost for words
I'm in a daze
Stunned and amazed
By your open ways
This is it
Oh yeah yeah yeah
Oh, the touch of you
Is something new
Nobody ever made me feel the way you do
Let me tell ya, heavenly
it's Ecstasy
Oh, The way you make me feel when you make love to me
This is it
This time I know it's the real thing
I can't explain what I'm feeling
I'm lost for words
I'm in a daze
Stunned and amazed
By your open ways
This is it
Oh This time I know
I can't explain what I'm feeling
Yeah
I'm in a daze
Mmmm
With your open ways
This is it
This time I know it's the real thing
Camouflage - Suspicious Love (1993)
Heiko Maile, Marcus Meyn & Oliver Kreyssig, a.k.a. Camouflage, a German synth-pop trio recorded music from 1983. The Great Commandment, 4 years later bought their breakthrough. 'Love is a Shield' followed in 1989, and 1993 they released 'Suspicious Love', personally my favourite track by them. Their influence is blatant. Mark recommends :-)
Camouflage - Suspicious Love (1993)
Lyrics:
Try to tell me something,
try to tell me how it feels,
build it up to beat it down again,
all the things you're hiding,
all the games you play with me,
build it up to beat it down again.
Suspicious love,
froze my natural laugh,
and I need to change,
but something keeps me here.
I feel I know,
I won't let it grow,
and I need to change,
but something keeps me here,
I refuse to crawl.
Got to tell you something,
got to tell you how it feels,
once built up and beaten down again.
Promises once spoken,
all the warmth you gave to me
Leave me always somehow inbetween.
[...]
I'd like to see you crawling.
Shawn Christopher
Shawn Christopher - Another Sleepless Night (1990)
UK#50, US#67
Shawn Christopher - Don't Lose The Magic (1992)
UK#30, US#71
Shawn Christopher - Make My Love (1993)
UK#57
Shawn Christopher - Sweet Freedom (1997)
Urban Cookie Collective
Rohan Heath was the driving force behind the Urban Cookie Collective, having worked before with Yargo and A Guy Called Gerald.
The group's original vocalist was Diane Charlemagne, who co-wrote some of their tracks with Rohan, and now works with Moby. The other main members were Simon Bentall, Peter Samson, Johnny Jay, Mark Hadfield & Neil Claxton. Guest rappers occasionally took part in the studio.
Rohan had learned classical piano and decided on a career in music after abandoning a PhD at University of Vermont. After a tour of Japan supporting the Happy Mondays, he left A Guy Called Gerald. He later joined Together a band created by Manchester's Haçienda regulars Suddi Raval and Jon Donaghy. Together's single "Hardcore Uproar", made number 12 in the UK Singles Chart in August 1990. After a brief stint with Eek A Mouse, Rohan created the Urban Cookie Collective, a bunch of Manchester-based record producers songwriters and musicians.
They achieved their major breakthrough in 1993 with 'The Key The Secret'. After a subsequent remix it was picked up by the Pulse 8 record label. The track entered the UK chart twice more in 1996 and 2005 in remixed formats.
The band remain active and still maintain a busy concert schedule.
The Urban Cookie Collective was a solid staple in my musical orientation between 1993 and 1995, often dancing with then on stage in London clubs.
Urban Cookie Collective - The Key, The Secret (1993)
UK#2, NL#2, AUS#4, DE#5, AT#7, CH#7, SWE#23, NZ#31
Urban Cookie Collective - Feels Like Heaven (1993)
UK#5, CH#9, AUS#10, AT#11, DE#12, NL#12, SWE#7, US#26, NZ#47
Urban Cookie Collective - Sail Away (1994)
UK#14, CH#21, AT#24, NL#21, DE#25, SWE#35, AUS#49
Urban Cookie Collective - High on a Happy Vibe (1994)
UK#31, NL#37, NZ#48, CH#49, AUS#71
Urban Cookie Collective - Bring it on Home (1994)
UK#56
Urban Cookie Collective - Spend The Day (1995)
UK#59
Urban Cookie Collective - Rest of my Love (1995)
UK#67
The group's original vocalist was Diane Charlemagne, who co-wrote some of their tracks with Rohan, and now works with Moby. The other main members were Simon Bentall, Peter Samson, Johnny Jay, Mark Hadfield & Neil Claxton. Guest rappers occasionally took part in the studio.
Rohan had learned classical piano and decided on a career in music after abandoning a PhD at University of Vermont. After a tour of Japan supporting the Happy Mondays, he left A Guy Called Gerald. He later joined Together a band created by Manchester's Haçienda regulars Suddi Raval and Jon Donaghy. Together's single "Hardcore Uproar", made number 12 in the UK Singles Chart in August 1990. After a brief stint with Eek A Mouse, Rohan created the Urban Cookie Collective, a bunch of Manchester-based record producers songwriters and musicians.
They achieved their major breakthrough in 1993 with 'The Key The Secret'. After a subsequent remix it was picked up by the Pulse 8 record label. The track entered the UK chart twice more in 1996 and 2005 in remixed formats.
The band remain active and still maintain a busy concert schedule.
The Urban Cookie Collective was a solid staple in my musical orientation between 1993 and 1995, often dancing with then on stage in London clubs.
Urban Cookie Collective - The Key, The Secret (1993)
UK#2, NL#2, AUS#4, DE#5, AT#7, CH#7, SWE#23, NZ#31
Urban Cookie Collective - Feels Like Heaven (1993)
UK#5, CH#9, AUS#10, AT#11, DE#12, NL#12, SWE#7, US#26, NZ#47
Urban Cookie Collective - Sail Away (1994)
UK#14, CH#21, AT#24, NL#21, DE#25, SWE#35, AUS#49
Urban Cookie Collective - High on a Happy Vibe (1994)
UK#31, NL#37, NZ#48, CH#49, AUS#71
Urban Cookie Collective - Bring it on Home (1994)
UK#56
Urban Cookie Collective - Spend The Day (1995)
UK#59
Urban Cookie Collective - Rest of my Love (1995)
UK#67
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex, England - although their origins date back to 1977, when schoolmates Vince Clarke and Andrew Fletcher formed a band called No Romance in China, with Vince on vocals and guitar and Andrew on bass.
Vince then played guitar in 'Ultravox rip-off band' The Plan in 1979 with friends Robert Marlow and Paul Langwith, while Martin Gore played guitar in acoustic duo Norman & The Worms with school friend Philip Burdett on vocals. Marlow, Gore, and Paul Redmond formed a band called The French Look.
In March 1980, Vince, Martin and Andrew formed a band called Composition of Sound. Soon after the formation of Composition of Sound, Vince and Andrew switched to synthesizers. Dave Gahan joined the band in 1980 after Vince heard him perform at a local scout hut jam session, singing to a rendition of David Bowie's 'Heroes' - and Depeche Mode were born.
When explaining the choice for the new name, taken from a French fashion magazine, Dépêche Mode, Martin Gore said: 'It means hurried fashion or fashion dispatch. I like the sound of that.'
Martin recollects that the first time the band played as Depeche Mode was a school gig in May 1980. The band made their recording debut in 1980 on the Some Bizzare Album with the song 'Photographic', which was later re-recorded for their debut album Speak & Spell.
While playing a live gig at the Bridge House in Canning Town, London, Depeche Mode were approached by Daniel Miller, founder of Mute Records, who was interested in them recording a single for his label. The result of this verbal contract was their first single, recorded in December 1980 and released in February 1981:
Dreaming of Me (1981) - US#47, UK#57 - non album single release (no video)
Encouraged by this, the band recorded their second single:
New Life (1981) - UK#11, IRL#22, US#29 - Speak & Spell
The next single was a relentlessly upbeat piece of synthpop, which became the band's first UK Top10 hit and it remains one of their best known songs. It was also the first Depeche Mode song to get a music video and is the only one of the band's videos to feature Vince Clarke. Depeche Mode's debut album, Speak & Spell, was released in November 1981 and peaked at number ten on the UK album charts:
Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough (1981) - Speak & Spell
AUS#4, UK#8, SWE#14, IRL#16, US#26
During the touring and promotion for Speak & Spell, Vince began to voice his discomfort at the direction Depeche Mode were taking and, in November 1981, he was leaving the band. He joined up with blues singer Alison Moyet to form Yazoo and, later, the duo Erasure with Andy Bell. Initial talk of continuing to write material for Depeche Mode amounted to nothing. Vince offered them the track 'Only You, but they declined. It went on to become a UK Top3 hit for Yazoo.
In late 1981, they placed an anonymous advertisement in British music mag Melody Maker looking for another musician. Alan Wilder from Hammersmith, West London was hired in early 1982 initially on a trial basis as a touring member. In January 1982, the band released:
Depeche Mode - See You (1982) - A Broken Frame
UK#6, IRL#9, DE#44
The tour that followed the release of the single saw the band playing their first shows in North America. Two more singles were released ahead of the band's second studio album:
Depeche Mode - The Meaning of Love (1982) -A Broken Frame
UK#12, IRL#17, SWE#16, DE#64
Depeche Mode - Leave in Silence (1982) - A Broken Frame
IRL#13, SWE#17, UK#18, DE58
Depeche Mode began work on their second album in July 1982. Daniel Miller informed Alan that he was not needed for the recording of the album, as the band wanted to prove that they could succeed without Vince Clarke.
A Broken Frame was released that September and the following month the band set off on their second tour of 1982. A non-album single was released in January 1983, and was the first Depeche Mode track to be recorded with Alan:
Depeche Mode - Get the Balance Right! (1983) - non album single release
UK#13, IRL#16, US#31, DE#38
For their third album, Construction Time Again, Depeche Mode worked with producer Gareth Jones, at John Foxx's Garden Studios and at Hansa Studios in West Berlin. The album saw a dramatic shift in the group's sound: by sampling the noises of everyday objects, the band created an industrial sound.
Along with the music, Martin's songwriting was also rapidly evolving, focusing increasingly on political and social issues. An example of the new sound was on the first single, a commentary on the perceived greed of multinational corporations:
Depeche Mode Everything Counts (1983) - Construction Time Again
UK#6, CH#8, IRL#15, SWE#18, DE#23, AT#26, IT#32
In September 1983, to promote Construction Time Again the band launched a concert tour all over Europe.
Depeche Mode - Love in Itself (1983) - Construction Time Again
UK#21, IRL#27, DE#28
In their early years, Depeche Mode had only really attained success in Europe and Australia, however this changed in March 1984 when they released:
Depeche Mode- People are People (1984) - Some Great Reward
DE#1, IRL#2, UK#4, CH#4, US#13, SWE#15, IT#20, AUS#25
The song was used as the theme to West German TV's coverage of the 1984 Olympics and also charted in the US charts in mid-1985. The song had then become an anthem for the LGBT community. In September 1984, Some Great Reward was released.
In contrast to the political and environmental subjects addressed on the previous album, the songs on Some Great Reward were mostly concerned with more personal themes such as sexual politics...
Depeche Mode - Master and Servant (1984) - Some Great Reward
DE#2, SWE#7, CH#8, UK#9, IT#27, FR#34, US#49, AUS#89
... adulterous relationships...
Depeche Mode - Lie To Me (1984)
...and arbitrary divine justice...
Depeche Mode - Blasphemous Rumours (1984) - Some Great Reward
IRL#8, UK#16, CH#19, DE#22, AUS#87
Depeche Mode - Blasphemous Rumours (1984)
********** RARE 8 min version! *********
Also included was the first Martin Gore ballad. 'Somebody' was released as a double a-side with 'Blasphemous Rumours' and was the first single with Martin on lead vocals:
Depeche Mode - Somebody (1984) - Some Great Reward
was the flip-side of Blasphemous Rumours
In October 1985, Mute Records released a compilation, The Singles 81>85, which included the two non-album singles 'Shake the Disease' (one of my personal favourites of Depeche Mode) and 'It's Called a Heart'.
Depeche Mode - Shake the Disease (1985) - Singles 81->85
DE#4, SWE#5, CH#6, IRL#9, FR#13, UK#18, IT#29
Depeche Mode's musical style shifted again in 1986 with the release of 'Stripped', and its accompanying album Black Celebration. Retaining their sampling and the industrial sound, the band introduced an ominous, highly atmospheric and textured sound. Martin's lyrics also took on darker tone and became more pessimistic. 'New Dress' would mark the last time he attempted the kind of overt social commentary.
Depeche Mode - Stripped (1986) - Black Celebration
DE#4, CH#8, CH#9, IT#14, UK#15
Depeche Mode - A Question of Lust (1986)
Depeche Mode A Question Of Lust
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The music video for 'A Question of Time' was the first to be directed by Anton Corbijn, beginning a working relationship that continues to the present day. He has directed a further 19 videos (the latest being 2006's 'Suffer Well') and has also filmed some of their live performances and designed stage sets and album and single covers.
Depeche Mode - A Question of Time (1986)
Music for the Masses saw further alterations in the band's sound. David Bascombe was called to assist with the recording sessions. In making the album the band largely eschewed sampling in favour of more synth experimentation. While the chart performance of the singles the next three singles 'Strangelove', 'Never Let Me Down Again' and 'Behind the Wheel' were somewhat disappointing in the UK, they scored high in Canada, Brazil, Germany, South Africa, Sweden and Switzerland. The album also achieved the long awaited breakthrough in the US, which would be eternally manifested by the final concert of the their promotional tour at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena - see my previous post - a concert I would do or give anything for to attend again in time travel. The '101' live album and documenary was the result. I could watch it over - and over - and over - and over, again. Orgasmic!
Depeche Mode - Strangelove (1987)
Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again (1987)
Depeche Mode - Behind The Wheel (1987)
Depeche Mode - Pimpf (1987)
Depeche Mode - Little 15 (1988)
In mid-1989, the band began recording in Milan with producer Flood and engineer François Kevorkian. The initial result of this session was the single:
Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus (1989)
Released in January 1990, 'Enjoy the Silence' became one of Depeche Mode's most successful singles to date, reaching number six in the UK. A few months later it became Depeche Mode's biggest hit in the US, reaching number eight and earning the band a second gold single. It won 'Best British single' at the 1991 Brit Awards.
Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence (1990)
To promote their album Violator, the band held an in-store autograph signing at Wherehouse Entertainment in Los Angeles. The event attracted approximately 20,000 fans and turned into a near riot.
Some of those who attended were injured by being pressed against the store's glass by the crowd. As an apology to the fans who were injured, the band released a limited edition cassette tape to fans living in Los Angeles.
Depeche Mode - Policy of Truth (1990)
Depeche Mode - World in my Eyes (1990)
Depeche Mode - Halo (1990)
Depeche Mode - Clean (1990)
Depeche Mode - I Feel You (1993)
Depeche Mode - Walking in my Shoes (1993)
Depeche Mode - Condemation (1993)
Depeche Mode - In Your Room (1994)
Depeche Mode - Barrel of a Gun (1997)
Depeche Mode - It's No Good (1997)
Depeche Mode - I Feel Loved (2001)
Depeche Mode - Precious (2005)
Depeche Mode - Suffer Well (2006)
Depeche Mode - Wrong (2009)
Vince then played guitar in 'Ultravox rip-off band' The Plan in 1979 with friends Robert Marlow and Paul Langwith, while Martin Gore played guitar in acoustic duo Norman & The Worms with school friend Philip Burdett on vocals. Marlow, Gore, and Paul Redmond formed a band called The French Look.
In March 1980, Vince, Martin and Andrew formed a band called Composition of Sound. Soon after the formation of Composition of Sound, Vince and Andrew switched to synthesizers. Dave Gahan joined the band in 1980 after Vince heard him perform at a local scout hut jam session, singing to a rendition of David Bowie's 'Heroes' - and Depeche Mode were born.
When explaining the choice for the new name, taken from a French fashion magazine, Dépêche Mode, Martin Gore said: 'It means hurried fashion or fashion dispatch. I like the sound of that.'
Martin recollects that the first time the band played as Depeche Mode was a school gig in May 1980. The band made their recording debut in 1980 on the Some Bizzare Album with the song 'Photographic', which was later re-recorded for their debut album Speak & Spell.
While playing a live gig at the Bridge House in Canning Town, London, Depeche Mode were approached by Daniel Miller, founder of Mute Records, who was interested in them recording a single for his label. The result of this verbal contract was their first single, recorded in December 1980 and released in February 1981:
Dreaming of Me (1981) - US#47, UK#57 - non album single release (no video)
Encouraged by this, the band recorded their second single:
New Life (1981) - UK#11, IRL#22, US#29 - Speak & Spell
The next single was a relentlessly upbeat piece of synthpop, which became the band's first UK Top10 hit and it remains one of their best known songs. It was also the first Depeche Mode song to get a music video and is the only one of the band's videos to feature Vince Clarke. Depeche Mode's debut album, Speak & Spell, was released in November 1981 and peaked at number ten on the UK album charts:
Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough (1981) - Speak & Spell
AUS#4, UK#8, SWE#14, IRL#16, US#26
During the touring and promotion for Speak & Spell, Vince began to voice his discomfort at the direction Depeche Mode were taking and, in November 1981, he was leaving the band. He joined up with blues singer Alison Moyet to form Yazoo and, later, the duo Erasure with Andy Bell. Initial talk of continuing to write material for Depeche Mode amounted to nothing. Vince offered them the track 'Only You, but they declined. It went on to become a UK Top3 hit for Yazoo.
In late 1981, they placed an anonymous advertisement in British music mag Melody Maker looking for another musician. Alan Wilder from Hammersmith, West London was hired in early 1982 initially on a trial basis as a touring member. In January 1982, the band released:
Depeche Mode - See You (1982) - A Broken Frame
UK#6, IRL#9, DE#44
The tour that followed the release of the single saw the band playing their first shows in North America. Two more singles were released ahead of the band's second studio album:
Depeche Mode - The Meaning of Love (1982) -A Broken Frame
UK#12, IRL#17, SWE#16, DE#64
Depeche Mode - Leave in Silence (1982) - A Broken Frame
IRL#13, SWE#17, UK#18, DE58
Depeche Mode began work on their second album in July 1982. Daniel Miller informed Alan that he was not needed for the recording of the album, as the band wanted to prove that they could succeed without Vince Clarke.
A Broken Frame was released that September and the following month the band set off on their second tour of 1982. A non-album single was released in January 1983, and was the first Depeche Mode track to be recorded with Alan:
Depeche Mode - Get the Balance Right! (1983) - non album single release
UK#13, IRL#16, US#31, DE#38
For their third album, Construction Time Again, Depeche Mode worked with producer Gareth Jones, at John Foxx's Garden Studios and at Hansa Studios in West Berlin. The album saw a dramatic shift in the group's sound: by sampling the noises of everyday objects, the band created an industrial sound.
Along with the music, Martin's songwriting was also rapidly evolving, focusing increasingly on political and social issues. An example of the new sound was on the first single, a commentary on the perceived greed of multinational corporations:
Depeche Mode Everything Counts (1983) - Construction Time Again
UK#6, CH#8, IRL#15, SWE#18, DE#23, AT#26, IT#32
In September 1983, to promote Construction Time Again the band launched a concert tour all over Europe.
Depeche Mode - Love in Itself (1983) - Construction Time Again
UK#21, IRL#27, DE#28
In their early years, Depeche Mode had only really attained success in Europe and Australia, however this changed in March 1984 when they released:
Depeche Mode- People are People (1984) - Some Great Reward
DE#1, IRL#2, UK#4, CH#4, US#13, SWE#15, IT#20, AUS#25
The song was used as the theme to West German TV's coverage of the 1984 Olympics and also charted in the US charts in mid-1985. The song had then become an anthem for the LGBT community. In September 1984, Some Great Reward was released.
In contrast to the political and environmental subjects addressed on the previous album, the songs on Some Great Reward were mostly concerned with more personal themes such as sexual politics...
Depeche Mode - Master and Servant (1984) - Some Great Reward
DE#2, SWE#7, CH#8, UK#9, IT#27, FR#34, US#49, AUS#89
... adulterous relationships...
Depeche Mode - Lie To Me (1984)
...and arbitrary divine justice...
Depeche Mode - Blasphemous Rumours (1984) - Some Great Reward
IRL#8, UK#16, CH#19, DE#22, AUS#87
Depeche Mode - Blasphemous Rumours (1984)
********** RARE 8 min version! *********
Also included was the first Martin Gore ballad. 'Somebody' was released as a double a-side with 'Blasphemous Rumours' and was the first single with Martin on lead vocals:
Depeche Mode - Somebody (1984) - Some Great Reward
was the flip-side of Blasphemous Rumours
In October 1985, Mute Records released a compilation, The Singles 81>85, which included the two non-album singles 'Shake the Disease' (one of my personal favourites of Depeche Mode) and 'It's Called a Heart'.
Depeche Mode - Shake the Disease (1985) - Singles 81->85
DE#4, SWE#5, CH#6, IRL#9, FR#13, UK#18, IT#29
Depeche Mode's musical style shifted again in 1986 with the release of 'Stripped', and its accompanying album Black Celebration. Retaining their sampling and the industrial sound, the band introduced an ominous, highly atmospheric and textured sound. Martin's lyrics also took on darker tone and became more pessimistic. 'New Dress' would mark the last time he attempted the kind of overt social commentary.
Depeche Mode - Stripped (1986) - Black Celebration
DE#4, CH#8, CH#9, IT#14, UK#15
Depeche Mode - A Question of Lust (1986)
Depeche Mode A Question Of Lust
Uploaded by burtonienne. - Watch more music videos, in HD!
The music video for 'A Question of Time' was the first to be directed by Anton Corbijn, beginning a working relationship that continues to the present day. He has directed a further 19 videos (the latest being 2006's 'Suffer Well') and has also filmed some of their live performances and designed stage sets and album and single covers.
Depeche Mode - A Question of Time (1986)
Music for the Masses saw further alterations in the band's sound. David Bascombe was called to assist with the recording sessions. In making the album the band largely eschewed sampling in favour of more synth experimentation. While the chart performance of the singles the next three singles 'Strangelove', 'Never Let Me Down Again' and 'Behind the Wheel' were somewhat disappointing in the UK, they scored high in Canada, Brazil, Germany, South Africa, Sweden and Switzerland. The album also achieved the long awaited breakthrough in the US, which would be eternally manifested by the final concert of the their promotional tour at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena - see my previous post - a concert I would do or give anything for to attend again in time travel. The '101' live album and documenary was the result. I could watch it over - and over - and over - and over, again. Orgasmic!
Depeche Mode - Strangelove (1987)
Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again (1987)
Depeche Mode - Behind The Wheel (1987)
Depeche Mode - Pimpf (1987)
Depeche Mode - Little 15 (1988)
In mid-1989, the band began recording in Milan with producer Flood and engineer François Kevorkian. The initial result of this session was the single:
Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus (1989)
Released in January 1990, 'Enjoy the Silence' became one of Depeche Mode's most successful singles to date, reaching number six in the UK. A few months later it became Depeche Mode's biggest hit in the US, reaching number eight and earning the band a second gold single. It won 'Best British single' at the 1991 Brit Awards.
Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence (1990)
To promote their album Violator, the band held an in-store autograph signing at Wherehouse Entertainment in Los Angeles. The event attracted approximately 20,000 fans and turned into a near riot.
Some of those who attended were injured by being pressed against the store's glass by the crowd. As an apology to the fans who were injured, the band released a limited edition cassette tape to fans living in Los Angeles.
Depeche Mode - Policy of Truth (1990)
Depeche Mode - World in my Eyes (1990)
Depeche Mode - Halo (1990)
Depeche Mode - Clean (1990)
Depeche Mode - I Feel You (1993)
Depeche Mode - Walking in my Shoes (1993)
Depeche Mode - Condemation (1993)
Depeche Mode - In Your Room (1994)
Depeche Mode - Barrel of a Gun (1997)
Depeche Mode - It's No Good (1997)
Depeche Mode - I Feel Loved (2001)
Depeche Mode - Precious (2005)
Depeche Mode - Suffer Well (2006)
Depeche Mode - Wrong (2009)
Kim Wilde
I first heard of Kim at the tender age of 9, when my twelve year older sister blasted Kids in America through our flat, jumping up and down. It was fun bouncing around the house with her. More aware I became of Kim at the release of her 1988 album 'Close' - having just proudly invested all the money I received from family and relatives for the 'Jugendweihe' (the 'Coming of Age' celebrations as a youngster in East Germany) - in my first Stereo Cassette Recorder.
Back then western media (music and TV) was prohibited from consuming, being classified as 'capitalist smut' - seriously... - but a brave Radio Station in Berlin called 'DT64' which was aimed at the younger generation was testing the communist gouvernment's limits by airing a complete album of a popular artist each weekend. One of them was Kim Wilde's 'Close'.
Kim Smith, a.k.a, Kim Wilde, daughter of 1950s Rock'n'Roller Reginald Smith, a.k.a. Marty Wilde, and Joyce Baker of The Vernons Girls, is a London girl, being born on 18 Nov 1960 in Chiswick. She attended Oakfield Prep School in Dulwich (woo-hoo, she's a neighbour! :-) before moving with her family to Hertfordshire, and completing a foundation course at St. Albans College of Art & Design in 1980. That year Kim was signed to RAK Records. She burst onto the music scene in 1981 with the New Wave classic 'Kids in America', which her brother, Ricky Smith, a.k.a Ricky Wilde, wrote for her in his bedroom. Kim shot to instant fame, particulary in continental Europe, while success in the US was largely subdued. Several successful single releases followed.
Failure of her 1983 Album Catch As Catch Can led to her leaving RAK Records and her being signed to MCA Records, where her career re-ignited with the 1984 album Teases and Dares.
Kim Wilde holds the record for being the most-charted British solo female act of the 1980s, with seventeen UK Top 40 singles. In France, she was known as the 'Brigitte Bardot of Rock' and her song 'Cambodia' sold over a million copies. A number of artists have performed covers of Kim Wilde songs, ranging from pop and rock to dance and death metal versions.
Having married and giving birth to children, Kim switched down a gear in her life, becoming a reconised Landscape Gardener. While her brother also choe the same route, her sister Roxanne is currently background singer for Kylie Minogue.
In 2010, Kim signed a new record deal with another label called Starwatch who released her eleventh studio album, 'Come Out and Play'.
Kim Wilde - Kids In America (1981)
DK#1, IRL#1, RSA#1, UK#2, SWE#2, FR3, BE#4, DE#5, CH#5, AUS#5, NL#8, NOR#9, AT#12, US#25, CAN#34
Kim Wilde - Chequered Love (1981)
RSA#1, DK#2, DE#2, CH#2, NL#2, BE#2, UK#4, SWE#6, AUS#6, FR#64
Kim Wilde - Cambodia (1981)
DK#1, CH#1, SWE#1, FR#1, DE#2, RSA#2, NOR#3, AT#4, BE#4, NL#5, AUS#7, UK#12, IRL#15
Kim Wilde - View From A Bridge (1982)
IT#1, CH#2, BE#3, SWE#4, DE#6, NL#7, AUS#7, AT#10, FR#15, UK#16, IRL#16
Kim Wilde - Child Come Away (1982)
DK#3, CH#6, SWE#10, BE#21, FR#21, DE#36, UK#43, NL#47, AUS#76
Kim Wilde - The Second Time (in the US released as 'Go For It') (1984)
CH#7, DE#9, DK#9, SWE#11, BE#14, NL#23, UK#29, US#65
Kim Wilde - You Keep Me Hangin' On (1986)
US#1, AUS#1, NOR#1, UK#2, CH#2, IRL#2, DK#3, DE#8, IT#8, BE#13, FR#16, NL#17, AT#20
Kim Wilde - Another Step (1987) - a duet with Junior Giscombe
UK#6, AUS#88, NL#95
Kim Wilde - Hey Mister Heartache (1988) - with vocals of Junior Giscombe
NOR#3, SWE#6, IT#7, DK#12, CH#12, DE#13, IRL#22, UK#31, NL#35, AUS#96
Kim Wilde - You Came (1988)
DK#1, SWE#1, UK#3, CH#3, IRL#3, IT#4, NOR#4, DE#5, FR#5, AT#8, BE#10, NL#11, AUS#34, US#41, CAN#42
Kim Wilde - Never Trust A Stranger (1988)
SWE#1, NL#3, BE#4, CH4, IRL#5, UK#7, AT#7, DK#7, DE#11, FR#18
Kim Wilde - Four Letter Word (1988)
IRL#5, UK#6, NL#9, BE#11, CH#18, AT#23, DE#27, IT#47
Kim Wilde - If I Can't Have You (1993)
DK#3, AUS#3, BE#7, IRL#9, UK#12, IT#13, CH#18, NL#18, SWE#24, AT#29 DE#51, FR#62
Kim Wilde & Nena - Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime (2003)
English adaption of Nena's 1984 track 'Irgendwie Irgendwo Irgendwann'
AT#1, NL#1, BE#2, DE#3, CH#9, DK#19
Back then western media (music and TV) was prohibited from consuming, being classified as 'capitalist smut' - seriously... - but a brave Radio Station in Berlin called 'DT64' which was aimed at the younger generation was testing the communist gouvernment's limits by airing a complete album of a popular artist each weekend. One of them was Kim Wilde's 'Close'.
Kim Smith, a.k.a, Kim Wilde, daughter of 1950s Rock'n'Roller Reginald Smith, a.k.a. Marty Wilde, and Joyce Baker of The Vernons Girls, is a London girl, being born on 18 Nov 1960 in Chiswick. She attended Oakfield Prep School in Dulwich (woo-hoo, she's a neighbour! :-) before moving with her family to Hertfordshire, and completing a foundation course at St. Albans College of Art & Design in 1980. That year Kim was signed to RAK Records. She burst onto the music scene in 1981 with the New Wave classic 'Kids in America', which her brother, Ricky Smith, a.k.a Ricky Wilde, wrote for her in his bedroom. Kim shot to instant fame, particulary in continental Europe, while success in the US was largely subdued. Several successful single releases followed.
Failure of her 1983 Album Catch As Catch Can led to her leaving RAK Records and her being signed to MCA Records, where her career re-ignited with the 1984 album Teases and Dares.
Kim Wilde holds the record for being the most-charted British solo female act of the 1980s, with seventeen UK Top 40 singles. In France, she was known as the 'Brigitte Bardot of Rock' and her song 'Cambodia' sold over a million copies. A number of artists have performed covers of Kim Wilde songs, ranging from pop and rock to dance and death metal versions.
Having married and giving birth to children, Kim switched down a gear in her life, becoming a reconised Landscape Gardener. While her brother also choe the same route, her sister Roxanne is currently background singer for Kylie Minogue.
In 2010, Kim signed a new record deal with another label called Starwatch who released her eleventh studio album, 'Come Out and Play'.
Kim Wilde - Kids In America (1981)
DK#1, IRL#1, RSA#1, UK#2, SWE#2, FR3, BE#4, DE#5, CH#5, AUS#5, NL#8, NOR#9, AT#12, US#25, CAN#34
Kim Wilde - Chequered Love (1981)
RSA#1, DK#2, DE#2, CH#2, NL#2, BE#2, UK#4, SWE#6, AUS#6, FR#64
Kim Wilde - Cambodia (1981)
DK#1, CH#1, SWE#1, FR#1, DE#2, RSA#2, NOR#3, AT#4, BE#4, NL#5, AUS#7, UK#12, IRL#15
Kim Wilde - View From A Bridge (1982)
IT#1, CH#2, BE#3, SWE#4, DE#6, NL#7, AUS#7, AT#10, FR#15, UK#16, IRL#16
Kim Wilde - Child Come Away (1982)
DK#3, CH#6, SWE#10, BE#21, FR#21, DE#36, UK#43, NL#47, AUS#76
Kim Wilde - The Second Time (in the US released as 'Go For It') (1984)
CH#7, DE#9, DK#9, SWE#11, BE#14, NL#23, UK#29, US#65
Kim Wilde - You Keep Me Hangin' On (1986)
US#1, AUS#1, NOR#1, UK#2, CH#2, IRL#2, DK#3, DE#8, IT#8, BE#13, FR#16, NL#17, AT#20
Kim Wilde - Another Step (1987) - a duet with Junior Giscombe
UK#6, AUS#88, NL#95
Kim Wilde - Hey Mister Heartache (1988) - with vocals of Junior Giscombe
NOR#3, SWE#6, IT#7, DK#12, CH#12, DE#13, IRL#22, UK#31, NL#35, AUS#96
Kim Wilde - You Came (1988)
DK#1, SWE#1, UK#3, CH#3, IRL#3, IT#4, NOR#4, DE#5, FR#5, AT#8, BE#10, NL#11, AUS#34, US#41, CAN#42
Kim Wilde - Never Trust A Stranger (1988)
SWE#1, NL#3, BE#4, CH4, IRL#5, UK#7, AT#7, DK#7, DE#11, FR#18
Kim Wilde - Four Letter Word (1988)
IRL#5, UK#6, NL#9, BE#11, CH#18, AT#23, DE#27, IT#47
Kim Wilde - If I Can't Have You (1993)
DK#3, AUS#3, BE#7, IRL#9, UK#12, IT#13, CH#18, NL#18, SWE#24, AT#29 DE#51, FR#62
Kim Wilde & Nena - Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime (2003)
English adaption of Nena's 1984 track 'Irgendwie Irgendwo Irgendwann'
AT#1, NL#1, BE#2, DE#3, CH#9, DK#19
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