ronnie rogers t'pau

We lived and wrote music together above the Pengwern boat club in Shrewsbury for seven years. I hadn't been a mum before. But it was also bloody freezing. We had all of the symptoms except for the high temperature. [7][8] It was given a release in the United States on 9 November 1999 by Renaissance Records as a two-disc set, with the additional disc containing three tracks: the re-recorded "Heart and Soul '97", a live, unplugged version of the band's 1987 UK number one hit "China in Your Hand", and the demo version of the album track "Do the Right Dance". It is a story within a story, be careful what you wish for in case you get it. We didnt think about it too much, says Ronnie. Their first hit was the 1987 release "Heart and Soul". It was horrible as we were tied into touring a dying album with everyone hating each other. Ronnie believes if the band members had been better friends they might have been able to secure a new deal, but the fractures in the working structure proved too severe to fix. I love that side of it but I miss having record company money for promotion. Im very conscious of the fact that his career is massive and mine isnt any more. Heart and Soul is the debut single by British pop rock ensemble T'Pau, released in 1987 from their debut album Bridge of Spies. As the only original member, Decker originally considered touring under her own name, but was advised that using the T'Pau name would generate more recognition. To me, it was just another song it didnt sound like it had a chorus either. The song would peak at No.4 and, on the back of being picked for a jeans commercial, finally made the same position back home in September 1987. With Carol Decker, Ronnie Rogers, T'Pau. I guess subconsciously thats how I got the title.. They absolutely had to stop for lunch. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. 3, Drew's Famous Instrumental Country Collection, Vol. Copyright 2023 Jon Kutner. The bands first appearance on the classic BBC TV show Top Of The Pops would, Carol believes, lead to stateside promoters turning away from the group. T'Pau: 04:00 . All Tracks by Ronnie Rogers (1) Covers of Ronnie Rogers Songs (1) 1 cover. They get really sniffy when we suggested something. Decker still performs under the name T'Pau at solo shows and 1980s nostalgia concerts, and in 2013 she reunited with original band member and co-songwriter Ronnie Rogers for a 25th-anniversary UK tour.[5]. T'Pau member Ronnie Rogers was her boyfriend at the time, and they co-wrote the majority of the band's songs. In the years after T'Pau's split in 1992, Decker continued to occasionally perform as a solo artist. In the years after T'Pau's split in 1992, Decker continued to occasionally perform as a solo artist. Background. Subscribe to our newsletter to get the day's top stories sent directly to you. It feels different now, says Carol. [10], "T'Pau! Subscribe to one or all notification sources from this one place. Then I met Ronnie. Background [ edit] Singer Carol Decker said of the authorship and composition of the selection: I sulked my way across Germany it was just awful. 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. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I need to work as much as anything to put my kids through university so that they can make more films.. T'Pau: 04:06 . "Greatest Hits: Heart and Soul - T'Pau - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic", "T'Pau - Heart And Soul - The Very Best Of T'Pau at Discogs", "T'Pau | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heart_and_Soul:_The_Very_Best_of_T%27Pau&oldid=1136242761, Stephen W. Tayler mixing (tracks 5, 79), This page was last edited on 29 January 2023, at 12:03. Discover Sex Talk by T'Pau released in 2007. | The absence of a record company means Carol and her bandmates have creative control over their output but they dont have the budget to spend on a big campaign. So what do you do when it seems things cant get any worse? I was nervous about Amelia singing it because I didnt want her to do better than me. With Carol Decker, Ronnie Rogers, T'Pau. "You dont earn any money from the records, you have to go on the road to earn a living. I didnt start singing professionally until I was 22. T'Pau: China in Your Hand: Directed by Brian Grant. Our manager came backstage and told me I was a very lucky girl, recalls Carol. She successfully poached him for her own band, but just three weeks later, the band split. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1987. Decker still made guest appearances on TV shows throughout the 2000s, including Hit Me, Baby, One More Time, Just the Two of Us and The Weakest Link. Could have lived without the Big Country flavoured 'Do the Right Dance'; and surely Paul McCartney will be suing Decker for re-writing Wings' 'With a Little Luck' and re-titling it 'Wing and a Prayer'? I put things up things that make me laugh on Twitter. After touring with Bryan Adams and Nik Kershaw, the band added another guitarist, Dean Howard, and recorded their second album, Rage. "Fortunately, we got it wrapped up just in time. ". 4 in September.[7]. 3: The Biggest Club Anthems of All Time, Entertainment Weekly: The Greatest Hits 1985-1989, Entertainment Weekly: The Greatest Hits 1987, Renaissance Records, Inc.: Spring Sampler, 1997, Heart and Soul: The Very Best of T'Pau [Renaissance], In the Air Tonight: Virgin's Greatest Hits, Living in Oblivion: The 80's Greatest Hits, Vol. We burst out laughing. Valentine, the bands third hit single, finally lived up to its potential by making the UK No.9. We had to watch telly in sleeping bags. The pair blocked the suggestion, which they now describe as a big mistake. We had this great producer, Roy Thomas Baker, who had worked with Queen and The Cars, and was used to working on a huge scale. That's the downside, and I miss hearing radio plays for the new stuff it is a little frustrating that I can't get it out to the wider audience anymore. The final eight shows on the Pleasure & Pain Tour had to be cancelled in early March after Decker suffered damage to her voice while suffering from bronchitis. She sang a version of China In Your Hands rewording it Wash Your Hands and has kept fans updated about forthcoming concerts. Speaking to uDiscover, Carol admits she was starting to get rattled by the relentless round of rejection. It was so beautiful and fragile, so it gave me the idea for that line about what dreams are like: Dont push too far / Your dreams are china in your hand.. I was filled with abject horror at that idea, so was starting to panic., A band was swiftly pulled together for the set, which ended with Carol and Ronnie being signed on the spot. The strain of being in a successful band, and the inevitable clashes with the other band members who wanted an ever-increasing slice of the pie took their toll. I still cant believe how huge China got. The kids think me and Ronnie are a pair of old boomers who dont know what were talking about. Carol added that she hoped people in the region would download the single in May and check out the video online. I started to sing a melody over it, the wafty vocal and came up with more than an ocean keeps us apart. The lyrics were about when I went on holiday with my parents and Ronnie couldnt come. It was interesting working with the kids. They would just listen to the cassettes and send them back with a standard letter. We screamed the place down backstage. 98, their first chart action for more than two decades. T'Pau: 03:58 . Table 19: Oberhofer's Ultimate Wedding Mixtape, Put Your Hands Up, Vol. They actually say they can't, and then the younger stations play the younger artists, the hip stations. [3], The song is notable for its usage of various vocal overdubs, causing Decker, essentially, to be duetting with herself on the original studio recording. We also had a bit of a comedy element to it because people are going stir crazy. Fans would come up after, saying: We played this at our wedding. Another bloke, who couldnt stop shaking my hand, said: I was in a coma. Almost all of them have been postponed, not cancelled, so hopefully Ill get to see my fans and I can earn a living again when it all comes back to me. I was beside myself with joy when we flew out, recalls Carol. Im not an ber-cool person and was always up for that stuff, she says. Following its inclusion in a Pepe Jeans advert, the single reached No. "The money comes in with the big campaign and that I find frustrating. [6] Prior to deciding on this name, they were called Talking America on early demos sent to record and publishing companies. T'Pau: 04:31 : Amazon: 2 : Bridge of Spies. Dan D. Derby (The Skater) (1977) was covered in Dan D. Derby by Freddy Quinn (1981) Discussion. . Another greatest hits release appeared in 1997, and Decker reformed the band with a new line-up in 1998, for the release of a new studio album, Red. "Carol takes to the road but without her old china", "#TPau25 - 25 Years Of TPau and Carol Decker: 1997", "#TPau25 - 25 Years Of TPau and Carol Decker: 1998", "T'Pau Giving Up The Ghost UK CD single (CD5 / 5") (217750)", "Back to the 80s: Interview with Carol Decker from T'Pau - Kickin' it Old School | tBlog.com", "Red - T'Pau | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards", "Classic Rock The Archive January 1999 Page 74 T'Pau", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red_(T%27Pau_album)&oldid=1091433331, Short description is different from Wikidata, Album articles lacking alt text for covers, Track listings that use the collapsed parameter, Articles with MusicBrainz release group identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Decker, Rogers, J. Dunkley, G. Clayton, S. Boorer, Jez Ashurst electric guitar, acoustic guitar, Spencer Cozens keyboards (tracks 2, 4-7, 10), Dave Hattee drums, programming on "Love Song", Rafe McKenna - producer (tracks 1, 3, 8-9), mixing, engineer, Marco Sabiu - producer (track 1), programming (track 1), Simon Dawson, Feddy de Faye, Alan Jenkins, Roberto Pieroni engineers, Jeremy Gill, Simon Morris, Peter Sberi assistant engineers, This page was last edited on 4 June 2022, at 08:47. Now you can create a record in your own bedroom, but it just wasnt like that back then., The investment paid off with the 10-song set, which was given a deluxe edition reissue in 2015, proving to be a multi-platinum smash and containing the song Carol is most proud of: Heart And Soul, which was picked as TPaus first single. There are two different versions of the Music Video, one made later than the other, both visible on YouTube. The third album The Promise followed in 1991: it peaked at No. [8], Last edited on 26 February 2023, at 18:18, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City, "Oberhofer Talks Totally Tubular Covers of Cars, Cyndi Lauper, Wang Chung for 'Table 19' Soundtrack", "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company", "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Knstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche", "The Irish Charts All there is to know", "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community", "UK Singles & Albums Official Charts Company", "Music News, Reviews, Articles, Information, News Online & Free Music", "Australian Music Report No 701 28 December 1987 > National Top 100 Singles for 1987", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heart_and_Soul_(T%27Pau_song)&oldid=1141769193, The song featured in the 2019 comedy horror film, Insane Clown Posse released a cover of the song on their 2021 album ", This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 18:18. I still love playing it. The record was not a commercial success, but T'Pau have continued to perform live on a semi-regular basis. The inspiration for China in Your Hand came from Frankensteins creator, Mary Shelley. T'Pau: Composer : 2017 : Table 19: Oberhofer's Ultimate Wedding Mixtape: Oberhofer: Composer : 2017 . He was grumpy because he was getting into his zone before the gig or shagging his girlfriend but he bought us lots of champagne afterwards, bless him. But her success caused much dissent and jealousy in her marriage and friendships, so created her own monster. But I have to keep away from social media when I have had a few glasses of wine. The album, which was released in September 1998, was supported by a thirty-six date tour named "The Red Tour". I was very taken with Carols voice, so we struck a kind of agreement and the first thing I did was fire most of the band, revealed Chris in an interview with Q magazine. We have 18 shows in Germany with orchestra, choir and full band, mded by the singer and musician John Miles. Scarlett is doing animation production at university in Bournemouth so she created a shooting schedule before we started. Decker still performs under the name T'Pau at solo shows and 1980s nostalgia concerts. After the split, Carol admits she lost her way and it would be almost a decade before she released a new TPau album, Red. [3] It reached number 35 on the UK Albums Chart and remained in the top 100 for two weeks. [1][2] Decker recorded Red between December 1997 to July 1998 at Roundhouse Studios in London. Ronnie Rogers was a guitarist with a band called The Katz. T'Pau: Only a Heartbeat: With Carol Decker, Ronnie Rogers, T'Pau. "I have a dark sense of humour, quite gallows, and people might think some of the things I post are inappropriate. Carol Decker / Ronnie Rogers. Carol and Ronnie put together a new band and won a couple of support slots at Londons Marquee Club with a repertoire that included cover versions of Save Your Kisses for Me and Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da. But as Decker herself recalls, it was never that simple for TPau. Tim Burgess / Carol Decker . The album produced a total of five hit singles including "Valentine", "Sex Talk" (a live recording of an early flop single, "Intimate Strangers"), and "I Will Be with You". You never really know why one song does it. All the press was slanted towards a Smash Hits audience and, with hindsight, that didnt help. Sorry, we are not accepting comments on this article. "But it was quite funny. We had five arena shows lined up with the London Philharmonic. Fortunately, we got it wrapped up just in time. Tim Burgess / Michael Chetwood / Carol Decker / Dean Howard / Paul Jackson / Ronnie Rogers. Publishing companies Rogers was a guitarist with a band called the Katz table 19: 's. 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