Track listing [ edit] In time, they would fill venues like Londons Wembley Arena by themselves: the perfect platform to showcase Carols powerful voice. It didn't happen although I did sell a lot of albums on the road. They would just listen to the cassettes and send them back with a standard letter. Other Top 20 hits followed: Valentine, I Will Be with You, Secret Garden and Whenever You Need Me but then it all went wrong. I didnt even present the idea to the band, says Carol. Quickly signed to Virgin's Siren subsidiary, the group released their debut single, "Heart and Soul," in early 1987 with little fanfare. With Carol Decker, Ronnie Rogers, T'Pau. I was 26 and my dad was suggesting I try the cruise ships. I got interested in her, this 19-year-old girl writing a pulp fiction hit that blew the essays and poetry of her contemporaries, and her husband Percy, out of the water. T'Pau is a late 1980s pop group led by singer Carol Decker. T'Pau: Sex Talk: Directed by Brian Grant. Around the same time, it emerged that she had also grown frustrated at a lack of airplay for her band's new material, as many radio stations were only interested in playing T'Pau's classic hits. I wanted her to give a good performance but not eclipse me. Named after a Vulcan character from the Star Trek TV series, the pop-anthem band T'Pau formed in 1986 around vocalist Carol Decker (b. September 10, 1957), guitarist Ronnie Rogers (b. I guess subconsciously thats how I got the title.. Ronnie. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Tim Burgess. 8 August 1961, Telford) Bassist, Taj Wyzgowski (b. 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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. In 2008, as part of the "Here and Now" 80s tour, Decker performed at her home town of Shrewsbury for the first time since the 1980s in front of a crowd of over 9,000. So we went to the Workhouse Studio in London and re-recorded it as faithful to the production as possible in a three-minute format. Well, four minutes and five seconds actually, Roy Thomas Baker wasnt available so as Ronnie and Tim worked into the wee small hours to get it right, we agreed they should get the production credit. T'Pau's lead singer, Liverpool-born Carol Decker began as a member of a ska band, The Lazers at Shrewsbury Art College. T'Pau: 04:00 . Heart and Soul: The Very Best of T'Pau is a compilation album by British pop group T'Pau, which was released by Virgin Records in 1993. Id dicked around, fluffed my A-levels, bumbled my way into art school, and ended up singing in a friends band. Taj Wyzgowski. Valentine, the bands third hit single, finally lived up to its potential by making the UK No.9. We had all of the symptoms except for the high temperature. So I started it: It was a theme she had / On a scheme he had / Told in a foreign land. The message, basically, is be careful what you wish for. 4 in both the US and UK charts. Ronnie Rogers Real Name: Randall Jay Rogers Profile: American country singer and songwriter, born in Nashville, Tennessee. Dean Howard. T'Pau is a late 1980s pop group led by singer Carol Decker. They enjoyed their biggest hit 33 years ago when China In Your Hand became an international smash. Because of lockdown, we had to film at home using whatever props we could. I need to work as much as anything to put my kids through university so that they can make more films.. They get really sniffy when we suggested something. A compilation album, Heart and Soul The Very Best of T'Pau, was released in 1993 and reached the UK Top 40. She and Rogers toured the U.K. in 2013, the 25th anniversary of the group's formation, and continued to perform during 2014. Credit: Tim Roney/Getty Images/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images, English pop-oriented rock band, led by Carol Decker, that scored a global hit in 1987 with "Heart and Soul. Discover Rage by T'Pau released in 1988. Copyright 2023 Jon Kutner. I was in bits. We wrote all the songs and royalties still trickle in now but a millionaire Im not.. 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. That year, the band undertook a 25-date UK tour and also released a new version of the band's 1986 hit "Heart and Soul" as "Heart and Soul '97". 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. While lead single (and fan favorite) Whenever You Need Me performed solidly and secured the act a final Top Of The Pops appearance in May 1991, sales of The Promise, which the band wanted to title A New Decade, were modest, and TPau was dumped by Siren during a UK tour. Ronnie Rogers Past members Tim Burgess Michael Chetwood Paul Jackson Taj Wyzgowski Dean Howard Jez Ashurst Dave Hattee Dan McKinna Website http://www.tpau.co.uk/ T'Pau/tpa/are an English popgroup formed in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, led by singer Carol Decker. Quickly signed to Virgin's Siren subsidiary, the group released their debut single, "Heart and Soul," in early 1987 with little fanfare. [6] Due to the exposure, the song was re-released in the UK that same month; this time it became a hit, equaling the US peak of No. The cups were paper thin and so fragile when you held it in your hand. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. "The money comes in with the big campaign and that I find frustrating. Required fields are marked *. Carol, who met Prince Charles and Princess Diana during the late 1980s when her band became the biggest in Britain, said she was proud of her two children. "It reminded me of when I was a young musician and the A&R guy would want to bring a song down and Id say How dare you, thats my art. Subscribe to our newsletter to get the day's top stories sent directly to you. We appeared in the serious music press at first, but then they started to get increasingly snooty about TPau.. "[5] Speaking to Super Deluxe Edition in 2013, she added, "I recorded Red when I was pregnant with my daughter. The inspiration for China in Your Hand came from Frankensteins creator, Mary Shelley. He said I had just walked away from debts of 800,000. They had a string of Top 40 hits in the UK during the late 1980s and early 1990s, most notably "China in Your Hand", "Heart and Soul" and "Valentine",[4] and several hits in the rest of Europe, before disbanding in 1992. [3] To promote the album, a radio promo single, "With a Little Luck", was released. September 10, 1957), guitarist Ronnie Rogers (b. I was nervous about Amelia singing it because I didnt want her to do better than me. It was re-recorded for the single version and Carol explained to me why: We recorded the song in one passionate take and we were happy with it for the album. After touring with Bryan Adams and Nik Kershaw, the band added another guitarist, Dean Howard, and recorded their second album, Rage. It works well. I find it funny that nowadays everyone takes big crashing songs and makes them quiet. Their debut single and first hit was the 1987 release "Heart and Soul". We both love Road To Our Dream, which was the second single from Rage we released., I just dont think the label got what we were, says Ronnie. Things started getting very difficult, says Carol. In 1998, Decker revived T'Pau with a new lineup and released the album Red. Singer Carol Decker said of the authorship and composition of the selection: Ron had just bought a new keyboard with a built in sequencer, so he was just trying to get used to the gizmos in it and while messing around with the sequencer he started the bum bum buh buh bum bum bum of the bass riff. "The funniest moment came when Dylan told me that he and Scarlett had six years experience between them at college. They storyboarded the video before filming. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Stings Ten Summoners Tales Now Available In Expanded Digital Edition, Paul McCartney And Wings Red Rose Speedway For Record Store Day Edition, David Bowie, The 1975, And The Cure Among Exclusive 2023 Record Store Day Releases, Dandy In The Underworld: The Very Best Of Marc Bolan, Mama Cass Was Sheer Class: Remembering Cass Elliot, Please Mr. Postman: The Carpenters Redeliver The Marvelettes Hit, Glen Campbell, Shaggy, And Lil Wayne: Currently Trending Songs, Weighty In The Eighties: When Prog Rock Went Pop, Redemption Song: The Story Behind Bob Marleys Timeless Anthem. Explore Ronnie Rogers's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. [3] It reached number 35 on the UK Albums Chart and remained in the top 100 for two weeks. Red is the fourth studio album by British pop-rock group T'Pau, which was released by Gnatfish in 1998. It was a similar story elsewhere too, but the strength of the bands songs cut through in Europe, where programmers had less influence on the charts. Once wed filmed it, wed ping it back and forth to Ronnie, who lives in Wales.. ". The next release, China in Your Hand, failed to chart in the US but became the 600th UK number one and was top of the chart on the week of the Kings Cross fire. . We need to find other ways to let people know its out. Contact, 2023Schweizerische Radio- und Fernsehgesellschaft, This page was last modified 28.03.2011 00:31:55, Dean Howard (b. As the first T'Pau album since 1991's The Promise, Red features singer Carol Decker as the only member from the original line-up. I then turned those noises into words which took about a week to get right. Ronnie and I had got the vocals finished in February and we thought wed start putting the music out as download-only singles. Bridge of Spies produced a number of smaller hits which made it to at least the UK Top 40, including the singles "Valentine" (UK #9), "Sex Talk" (a new recording of early flop single, "Intimate Strangers") (UK #23), and "I Will Be With You" (UK #14).[3]. In the years after T'Pau's split in 1992, Decker continued to occasionally perform as a solo artist. Eight years ago they left the bright lights of London Carol moved to Henley with her husband Richard who is an executive chef for the restaurant chain Bodeans, and their children Scarlett, 15, and Dylan, 11. To. "We had to do a download video and my two kids have both done creative media courses at college so we asked them to make it.. We couldnt smell, we had no sense of taste and we had sore throats. I put things up things that make me laugh on Twitter. Discover Bridge of Spies by T'Pau released in 1987. 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". We were treated like children by our management wed even left our stuff out there, expecting to return! Ronnie doesnt know why they werent involved in the decision, but believes it was just how new bands climbing up the ladder were treated back then. Now former Midlands rock band TPau are going it alone by releasing music without the help of a record company. Carol Decker. We didnt know any better then and were very in awe of everything, so we just agreed. Their third single, "China in Your Hand", was their biggest UK hit; it became the 600th single to reach number 1 in the UK and spent five weeks at the top spot. 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. In Groups: T'Pau Variations: Viewing All | Ron Rogers (2) R. Rodgers, R. Rogers, R.P. I did London Coliseum last autumn and Leeds Millennium Square with a 75-piece orchestra. [4] The compilation's title was based on the band's successful debut single "Heart and Soul". I toured it up and down the UK, and then I went across Europe with Status Quo and I left her behind when she was six months old. On its release in October 1988, there was a discernible cooling of the bands commercial fortunes, with lead single, Secret Garden, failing to break the UK Top 10. I still cant believe how huge China got. They dont understand the concept of working until its done and then getting drunk. Tim Burgess / Carol Decker / Dean Howard / Paul Jackson / Ronnie Rogers. He is a composer, known for Table 19 (2017), Sisters (2015) and Black Mirror (2011). . . Now we both feel in perfect health. She and fellow founding member Ronnie Rogers had worked with other members of T'Pau to write a few new songs just before lockdown. I still love playing it. "Those have been pulled and the arenas are hard to book in advance so we dont know if theyll go ahead. You must be logged in to comment. I love that side of it but I miss having record company money for promotion. That meant she would be unable to make a living without her normal fees for performing. Scarlett is a big fan of the American make-up artist Jeffree Star and she bought me some of his cosmetics. The band formed in 1986, taking their name from a Vulcan elder of the same name in the sci-fi series Star Trek. "Then Richard and I felt really unwell for about a week. [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". In 1988 they released their second album Rage, which peaked at No. | A year later, in October 1987, we were at No 1. T'Pau also recorded rock versions of The Monkees' "I'm a Believer", Petula Clark's "Downtown" and The Left Banke's "Walk Away Rene", all with lead vocals by rhythm guitarist Ron Rogers. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. Flame-haired singer Carol Decker has created a lockdown video to accompany their latest single Be Wonderful, which was filmed by her two children, Scarlett and Dylan, who are media students. You never really know why one song does it. [2021]. No one really notices or minds as I cover the essential dynamics of the song. Four subsequent singles from the album entered at least the Top 20, though none broke in the U.S. charts. The 4CD box set The Virgin Anthology can be bought here. Ronnie and I are no longer together were both happily married to other people, with kids but I still perform, and when I get back into that past, its like Im another Carol. Then I met Ronnie. Rogers moved to their recording studios in Monmouth where he now lives and in 2012 the pair gigged intermittently and then embarked on a hugely successful 25th anniversary tour. T'Pau: 04:31 : Amazon: 2 : Bridge of Spies. Id only seen the clonky Hammer horror Frankenstein film all that bolt-in-the neck business but Id always been fascinated by how prophetic Shelleys story was, that idea of man playing God. "Ive always had a great association with Shropshire, particularly Shrewsbury and Bridgnorth, which were both home, and weve played lots of gigs in the West Midlands, from Bilston to Birmingham. T'Pau: 03:26 : Amazon: 5 : Road to Our Dream. "The band has been going for more than 30. In 2011 she felt insulted when Gary Barlow, then a judge on X-Factor, made a derogatory comment about China In Your Hand and Carol took to Twitter to vent her spleen. I sulked my way across Germany it was just awful. Bryan Adams bought us champagne TPau in 1988. Carol Decker and Ronnie Rogers of TPau talk about career highs, overlooked songs, and the eclecticism at the heart of the band. So what do you do when it seems things cant get any worse? Ronnie Rogers (I) Actor Composer Soundtrack IMDbPro Starmeter See rank Ronnie Rogers is known for Laura Bell Bundy: Drop on By (2010), Brooks & Dunn: Only in America (2009) and T'Pau: Bridge of Spies (1987). In an interview, she stated, "It's a little harder to get on the radio because all the '80s stations play the '80s stuff and they won't play your new stuff. [3] It reached number 35 on the UK Albums Chart and remained in the top 100 for two weeks.[4]. [6] Prior to deciding on this name, they were called Talking America on early demos sent to record and publishing companies. Carol Decker / Ronnie Rogers. Decker still performs under the name T'Pau at solo shows and 1980s nostalgia concerts. All the press was slanted towards a Smash Hits audience and, with hindsight, that didnt help. 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. 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