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James
| NAME: |
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James |
| ORIGINAL MEMBERS: |
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Tim Booth, Gavin Whelan,
Larry Gott, Jim Glennie |
| HIGHEST CHART SINGLE: |
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Sit Down, Number 2 |
| ESSENTIAL TUNE: |
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Sit Down |
| ESSENTIAL ALBUM: |
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Gold Mother- BUY
NOW! |
| FASCINATING FACT: |
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Have you ever seen Tim
Booth's mad dancing? It's quite a spectacle! |
| BAGGY RATING: |
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20 years in the business
speaks volumes for their ability |
SOME WRITING ON THE BAND:
James had been around
for ages before they hit the charts. The band signed to
Factory Records as far back as 1983 and release the top
tune Hymn From The Village but for one reason or another
they moved to Sire Records in time to release their first
album - Stutter in 1986. And that's just what their career
did!
The follow up was
called Strip Mine and whilst it's a decent record it didn't
sell many.
It was only when
the band signed to Fontana that their career gained momentum
and in May 1990 they had their first taste of chart success
when the How Was It For You single reached number 32 in
the chart. This was followed up by one of their classic
singles - Come Home - which also reached number 32.
At this point their
T-shirts took over! Their flowered designs with Come slogans
sold absolutely bucket loads and challenged the Inspiral
Carpets Cool As F**k at the top of the T-shirt chart.
The band had a great
single up their sleeve and in March 1991 they unleashed
Sit Down on the nation and it's been a student favourite
ever since! Always annoyed me when it was played and people
started sitting down on the dancefloor - but there you
go - it's a great song and it reached the lofty heights
of number 2.
Around this time,
the band's Gold Mother album also tasted success and after
years of grafting away the band had finally arrived.
Fast forward ten
and a bit years to 2002 and the band had just completed
a sell out farewell tour - and what a career they'd had.
Their 1992 album,
Seven, reached number 2 in the UK chart and featured the
top singles, Sound and Born of Frustration. The next instalment,
Laid (1993), did well in the UK and once again had storming
singles like Sometimes and Say Something.
Then it all went
quiet. Very quiet. And it wasn't until 1998 when the band
returned with Whiplash. Top quality comeback material!
The She's A Star single is one of their best.
As you'll be able to tell from the descriptions above,
James produced a string of fine singles and if ever a
band deserved success from a Greatest Hits compilation
it was them. And it came in 1999, reached the top of the
charts and must have give the band a nice little nest
egg.
Perhaps that was why their next album,
released in 2000, was called Millionaires!!
The band's final studio album, Pleased
To Meet You, was released in 2001.
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