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. Ronnie Rogers [T'Pau] Top Songs as Writer #1: "Heart and Soul" by T'Pau #2: "China in Your Hand" by T'Pau #3: "Valentine" by T'Pau #4: "I Will Be with You" by T'Pau #5: "Whenever You Need Me" by T'Pau #6: "Secret Garden" by T'Pau #7: "Sex Talk" by T'Pau #8: "Only the Lonely" by T'Pau #9: "Road to Our Dream" by T'Pau #10: "Valentine" by T'Pau. By then, I felt so assured and assumed that people got us and we were going to be able to do what we thought was right. We had all of the symptoms except for the high temperature. Im so impressed with my children. When we offered a critique they really had their noses out of joint. T'Pau: 04:15 : Amazon: 2 : I Will Be With You. The 4CD box set The Virgin Anthology can be bought here. But she and Ronnie had also split by then and the collection was essentially a solo project. Feature writer and food critic Andy Richardson interviews celebrities, writes columns and hangs out with chefs for stories that appear across all group titles. 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 didnt think more about it until we were in America recording our debut album, Bridge of Spies. I did a few last year. ". Billboard Hot 100 chart, reaching #4 after being featured on a Pepe Jeans advertisement; it repeated the feat in the UK Singles Chart some months later. "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.. Initially a flop in the UK, it first became a hit in the U.S. X Factor asked me to go on Xtra Factor but Gary Barlow refused to face me. 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. Table 19: Oberhofer's Ultimate Wedding Mixtape, Put Your Hands Up, Vol. Required fields are marked *. Tim Burgess / Carol Decker . Scarlett is doing animation production at university in Bournemouth so she created a shooting schedule before we started. I find it funny that nowadays everyone takes big crashing songs and makes them quiet. In 1997, after finding new management, she formed a new line-up of T'Pau in order to begin touring again. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. You have to rely on your social media. 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. TPaus new single will be released on May 8 and the band are hoping to contact people who run 1980s websites and blogs so that they can promote it. One song wasnt working, so we had to stop polishing! T'Pau is a late 1980s pop group led by singer Carol Decker. He was right about Valentine. 4 in both the US and UK charts. Now former Midlands rock band TPau are going it alone by releasing music without the help of a record company. Decker still performs under the name T'Pau at solo shows and 1980s nostalgia concerts. They storyboarded the video before filming. . I was watching a documentary on the whole Mary Shelley and Byron and Keats gang and was enthralled by how, at 19, she outsold both noted poets, revealed Carol. Once wed filmed it, wed ping it back and forth to Ronnie, who lives in Wales.. In the summer of 2003 Carol appeared in the all-star, all-female hit show, Mums The Word in Londons West End. The breakdown of the band also coincided with the breakdown of her relationship with Rogers. 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. 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. It started OK, but tensions started to build with the others as time went on., Siren Records sent the newly formed six-piece stateside to a studio near Chicago to record their first album, Bridge Of Spies. Just two months after The Firm had immortalised the Star Trek characters in their chart topping hit, Star Trekkin, along came TPau, who took their name from the stateswoman who appeared in the episode Amok Time and was from the planet Vulcan, also home to Second Officer Mr Spock. They get really sniffy when we suggested something. They would just listen to the cassettes and send them back with a standard letter. More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Resume Add to list Awards 1 win & 3 nominations Known for Laura Bell Bundy: Drop on By Music Video With each rejection, it was getting a bit much. We put the band together around us, says Carol. They have had a string of Top 40 hits in the UK, and several hits in the United States and Europe. 4 in the UK and reached platinum status there, but failed to come close to the level of success of the band's debut album the year before. 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. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. 4 in both the US and UK charts. Later in November and December 1998, T'Pau supported Status Quo on the German and UK leg of their Tour "It's Good to Tour". In time, they would fill venues like Londons Wembley Arena by themselves: the perfect platform to showcase Carols powerful voice. 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. . It gave me the idea of writing her story within the wider Frankenstein tale. "[4], Upon its initial release in the UK in February 1987, the song was not well received, entering the bottom of the chart and falling out immediately after. It was a bad call. Complemented by a disc of remixes, rarities and demos, its a body of work thats hard to characterize, but proves that legacies are harder to shatter than fragile chart careers. The band was earning a strong reputation as a live act and was soon on tour with Nik Kershaw. I wanted her to give a good performance but not eclipse me. I sometimes get frustrated that people focus so much on China In Your Hand but its great to be remembered in such a fickle business. "Those have been pulled and the arenas are hard to book in advance so we dont know if theyll go ahead. T'Pau: Composer : 2017 : Table 19: Oberhofer's Ultimate Wedding Mixtape: Oberhofer: Composer : 2017 . Ronnie Rogers was a guitarist with a band called The Katz. There always seemed to be someone who gave us enough support and encouragement to keep going, he says today. Ron and I had been together for five years writing by then, says Carol. She successfully poached him for her own band, but just three weeks later, the band split. I got home one day and Carol had this quiet sketch she'd written on the piano. When it was good it was brilliant, but there was a lot going on, admitted Carol. Im very conscious of the fact that his career is massive and mine isnt any more. You must be logged in to comment. When it gets past 8pm, Richard wrestles my phone out of my hand.. I would actually pick Only A Heartbeat from The Promise as my favourite TPau song ever.. See full bio Born: March 13, 1959 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK More at IMDbPro Contact Info: View agent, publicist, legal on IMDbPro Known For Table 19 Soundtrack (2017) If youre not Beyonce with millions of followers it is hard. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1987. [10], "T'Pau! After the song was used in a Ppe jeans commercial, however, it became a Top Five hit on both sides of the Atlantic. In November 1987, when TPaus China In Your Hand became the 600th single to peak at No.1 in Britain, it seemed the bands passport to world domination was stamped and little would stand in their way. I knew following up Bridge Of Spies was going to be hard, but I am proud of Rage and, certainly initially, wasnt particularly worried by it not doing as well. Our management was clear that we had to keep the ball rolling, says Carol. I guess subconsciously thats how I got the title.. Their 1987 album, Bridge of Spies (the album was called T'Pau in the U.S.)[T'Pau (band) at All Music Guide] was a best seller and won several British music industry awards. Later the same year she appeared in the film Nine Dead Gay Guys as the wife of Stephen Berkoff. Things started getting very difficult, says Carol. 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. I was in bits. Their debut single and first hit was the 1987 release "Heart and Soul". We have 18 shows in Germany with orchestra, choir and full band, mded by the singer and musician John Miles. . The kids think me and Ronnie are a pair of old boomers who dont know what were talking about. Discover Sex Talk by T'Pau released in 2007. I Love Mum: The Best Mother's Day Album in the World Ever! That meant she would be unable to make a living without her normal fees for performing. English pop-oriented rock band, led by Carol Decker, that scored a global hit in 1987 with "Heart and Soul." They recruited guitarist Taj Wyzgowski, bass player Paul Jackson, keyboard player Michael Chetwood and London-born drummer, Tim Burgess to form TPau. We screamed the place down backstage. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. T'Pau member Ronnie Rogers was her boyfriend at the time, and they co-wrote the majority of the band's songs. The knock-backs from the labels were never constructive, she says. 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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. T'Pau: 04:27 . Further promotional activities included a live session for Virgin Radio and an appearance on VH1, which Decker also filmed material for in New York. It was a quiet piano song and he turned it into something else, with that big crashing chorus. [7] [8] Decker began a relationship with restaurateur Richard Coates in 1996. Im Irish-Liverpudlian stock so its in our blood to reach for the bottle. She gained control fairly quickly and soon launched a solo career. "[9] Despite this however the album did manage to edge into the charts at No. Be the first to comment on this artist! Dean Howard, Carol Decker and Ronnie Rogers on stage at the Montreux rock festival, 1988. Impressum [4] The compilation's title was based on the band's successful debut single "Heart and Soul". No one really notices or minds as I cover the essential dynamics of the song. Then one day I saw this documentary about Mary Shelley. Then, towards the end, it got even worse when we would get feedback with a multiple-choice table, and the responses ranged from Not quite what we are looking for, to Dont give up your day job. I imagine those punky little A&R guys thought it was funny, but it really wasnt., The band found a mentor in David Massey, who managed Wang Chung a group that scored big hits with Dance Hall Days and Everybody Have Fun Tonight. He picked up on the hit potential of one of TPaus songs, Valentine, and urged them to write more like that, but still declined to take them on himself. Rogers, R.Rodgers, R.Rogers, Rodgers, Roger, Rogers, Rogers, R., Rogers, Ronald, Roland Rogers, Ron Rodgers, Ronald Phillip Rogers, Ronald Rogers, Ronnie Rodgers, Ronnie Rogers [a271215] But playing the shows isnt just about having fun. Ronnie and I had got the vocals finished in February and we thought wed start putting the music out as download-only singles. The technology we had access to was incredible. Copyright 2023 Jon Kutner. Red is the fourth studio album by British pop-rock group T'Pau, which was released by Gnatfish in 1998. Taj, who was more of a jazz guitarist, didnt feel comfortable with TPaus rock style, so he left and Dean Howard became his replacement. 10 in the UK, earning a silver disc. Dan D. Derby (The Skater) (1977) was covered in Dan D. Derby by Freddy Quinn (1981) Discussion. With Carol Decker, Ronnie Rogers, T'Pau. Carol said her band was able to operate in the digital world by sending files to each other via email. 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. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. T'Pau: 03:26 : Amazon: 5 : Road to Our Dream. She and fellow founding member Ronnie Rogers had worked with other members of TPau to write a few new songs just before lockdown. . "The creative side is wonderful but the promotion is harder.. She and fellow founding member Ronnie Rogers had worked with other members of T'Pau to write a few new songs just before lockdown. They absolutely had to stop for lunch. There are two different versions of the Music Video, one made later than the other, both visible on YouTube. Scarlett is a big fan of the American make-up artist Jeffree Star and she bought me some of his cosmetics. T'Pau is a late 1980s pop group led by singer Carol Decker. 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. 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. The pair blocked the suggestion, which they now describe as a big mistake. I wont plead poverty but financially its as good as the deal you sign and we didnt sign a very good deal. Ronnie Rogers Real Name: Randall Jay Rogers Profile: American country singer and songwriter, born in Nashville, Tennessee. T'Pau: 03:58 . It feels different now, says Carol. 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. T'Pau: 04:00 . 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. We had to watch telly in sleeping bags. She sang a version of China In Your Hands rewording it Wash Your Hands and has kept fans updated about forthcoming concerts. 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. Subscribe to our newsletter to get the day's top stories sent directly to you. T'Pau: 04:31 : Amazon: 2 : Bridge of Spies. We flew back to London to appear on it and were never told we werent going back to the States, she says. With Carol Decker, Ronnie Rogers, T'Pau. 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". So what do you do when it seems things cant get any worse? 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. 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 Decker / Ronnie Rogers. . In 1997 she assembled a new TPau and the following year performed China in Your Hand with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Princess Diana Tribute Concert at Althorp House. Although wed been signed, I was still working as a telephone engineer. In 1998, Decker revived T'Pau with a new lineup and released the album Red. It flopped on its first release in the UK, but in the US it started to receive radio play and began a hesitant ascent of the Billboard Hot 100. Hearing China In Your Hands with real strings was emotional. Ive had every single gig wiped out of my diary through to almost Christmas. In 2008, T'Pau were part of the Here and Now 1980s nostalgia tour.[8]. 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. Data-Privacy Ronnie recalls that one of their US singles was pitched to Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones for a solo contribution. 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. I sulked my way across Germany it was just awful. The resulting album, Bridge of Spies (self-titled T'Pau for its American release), shot straight to number one in England. The rap was the idea of Andy Piercy, our then producer. We were treated like children by our management wed even left our stuff out there, expecting to return! 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