Artist: Johnny Hates Jazz
Genre(s):
Other
Discography:
Tall Stories
Year: 1991
Tracks: 10
Turn Back The Clock
Year: 1988
Tracks: 13
The British triple Johnny Hates Jazz had Spandau Ballet's hit attire, trim looks, and bent for smooth, glossy pop songs that were more than soulful than the critics gave them credit for. Unfortunately, like Spandau Ballet Johnny Hates Jazz were stigmatized in the U.S. by an ubiquitous hit that burned-out out interest in the radical in front the take a breather of their discography had the chance to be heard. Johnny Hates Jazz was formed in 1986 by Clark Datchler (vocals, pianissimo), Calvin Hayes (keyboards), and Mike Nocito (bass). Named after a acquaintance wHO scorned malarky, Johnny Hates Jazz released their first single, "Me and My Foolish Heart," on RAK Records that year. The band searched for a major-label deal, and they were signed by Virgin Records after a fizgig at, ironically sufficiency, a malarky nine nigh the terminal of 1986. The group's debut single for Virgin, "Tattered Dreams," rocketed them into superstardom in 1987. "Tattered Dreams" landed at number five on the U.K. charts and number deuce in America. The band's debut LP, Turn Back the Clock, appeared in 1988, leaving multi-platinum in England and in the U.S.
Patch none of Johnny Hates Jazz's subsequent singles took off in America, they launched a strike parade in the U.K. as "I Don't Want to Be a Hero," "Turn Back the Clock," "Centre of Gold," and "Don't Say It's Love" followed "Tattered Dreams" onto the airwaves. However, despite the success, Datchler bygone from Johnny Hates Jazz in the summer of 1988. Datchler was angry at how the other members were reinterpreting his compositions and distinct to engage a solo career, recording Raindance in 1990. Hayes and Nocito replaced Datchler with producer Phil Thornalley on Johnny Hates Jazz's 1991 effort Tall Stories. Although it didn't sound that different from Turn Back the Clock -- "Let Me Change Your Mind Tonight" could've fit utterly on that album -- Tall Stories was a break. Johnny Hates Jazz broke up afterwards.
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