Posted June 17, 200817 yr any fans?.... thought this classy 80's pop act are very underated, and are known possibly for only 2 singles (wishful thinking and king in a catholic style) im as guilty as the next person for overlooking many of their tracks and liking the main 2. what are your thoughts?... heres the uk singles (from wiki) Singles "African and White" INEV 011, Inevitable, UK - 1981 UK #45 "Scream Down at Me" VS 495, Virgin, UK - 1982 "No More Blue Horizons" VS 521, Virgin, UK - 1982 "Christian" VS 562, Virgin, UK - 1982 UK #12 "Tragedy and Mystery" VS 587, Virgin, UK - 1983 UK #46 "Working with Fire and Steel" VS 620, Virgin, UK - 1983 UK #48 "Wishful Thinking" VS 647, Virgin, UK - 1983 UK #9 "Hanna Hanna" VS 665, Virgin, UK - 1984 UK #44 "Black Man Ray" VS 752, Virgin, UK - 1985 UK #14 "Animalistic" 1985 VS1266DJ, Virgin, CAN Promo - 1985 "King in a Catholic Style (Wake Up)" VS 765, Virgin, UK - 1985 UK #19 "You Did Cut Me" VS 799, Virgin, UK - 1985 UK #54 "The Highest High" VS 829, Virgin, UK - 1985 UK #82 "Arizona Sky" VS 898, Virgin, UK - 1986 UK #47 "Best Kept Secret" VS 926, Virgin, UK - 1987 UK #36 "St. Saviour Square" VS 1168, Virgin, UK - 1989 UK #81 "Red Letter Day" VS 1188, Virgin, UK - 1989 UK #84 "African and White (The Steve Proctor remix)" VS 1197, Virgin, UK - 1990 "Everyday the Same" 12STA001, Stardumb, UK - 1994 "Black Man Ray (Live)" tlg cd 006, Telegraph, UK - 1996
June 17, 200817 yr I really liked Black Man Ray and had that and KIng in a Catholic Style on 7". Apart from Wishful Thinking I'm not familiar with the rest of their output
June 17, 200817 yr Great band, have their Greatest Hits collection on cd loved black man way and christian They got back together for the recent liverpool no.1s album and did a cover of Starry-Eyed.
June 19, 200817 yr In terms of chart peaks, this band was like a bouncing ball. They'd have a big hit followed by minor hits then repeat. Nowadays if bands had chart peaks like this they would have their contracts teminated.
June 19, 200817 yr I liked them, especially their early songs. They had a fairly unique style but by the mid-80s I thought they had become a little bit too samey. I had the following singles: African And White Tragedy And Mystery (12") Black Man Ray You Did Cut Me
June 20, 200817 yr Christian was, IMO, far and away their finest single, although Working with fire and steel, Black Man Ray and Wishful Thinking were great, too.
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