But we did some tricks, gave it a false ending in the middle to get people clapping, and finished the chorus with the title again, as Id heard in a Howard Jones song, No One Is to Blame. 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. Discover Sex Talk by T'Pau released in 2007. T'Pau: Sex Talk: Directed by Brian Grant. Things started getting very difficult, says Carol. Background. After the split, Carol admits she lost her way and it would be almost a decade before she released a new TPau album, Red. The pair blocked the suggestion, which they now describe as a big mistake. If youre not Beyonce with millions of followers it is hard. When we offered a critique they really had their noses out of joint. Carol Decker / Ronnie Rogers. I got home one day and Carol had this quiet sketch shed written on the piano. T'Pau /tpa/ are an English pop group formed in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, led by singer Carol Decker. I still love playing it. Weve definitely recovered from something.. One song wasnt working, so we had to stop polishing! [1][2] Decker recorded Red between December 1997 to July 1998 at Roundhouse Studios in London. We came from bands and embraced that culture, but we were signed as a duo to the label. 4 in both the US and UK charts. 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. Contact, 2023Schweizerische Radio- und Fernsehgesellschaft, This page was last modified 28.03.2011 00:31:55, Dean Howard (b. "[11] Heather Phares of AllMusic stated, "The group's smooth pop sounds remain intact on songs like 'With a Little Luck,' 'Now That You're Gone,' 'Giving Up the Ghost,' and 'Let It All Fall.'[10]. He is a composer, known for Table 19 (2017), Sisters (2015) and Black Mirror (2011). In 2015, freshly reunited professionally with Ronnie, TPau released Pleasure And Pain, which received a strong critical response and solid sales, sparking a ferocious touring schedule that the band maintains to this day. "[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. 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. Our manager came backstage and told me I was a very lucky girl, recalls Carol. 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. T'Pau: 03:34 : Spotify Amazon: 2 : Only the Lonely. The technology we had access to was incredible. Taj Wyzgowski. All tracks are written by Carol Decker and Ronnie Rogers, except "This Girl" written by T'Pau. 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 find it funny that nowadays everyone takes big crashing songs and makes them quiet. Now former Midlands rock band TPau are going it alone by releasing music without the help of a record company. You never really know why one song does it. Once wed filmed it, wed ping it back and forth to Ronnie, who lives in Wales.. [3] It reached number 35 on the UK Albums Chart and remained in the top 100 for two weeks. T'Pau: 04:13 : Amazon: 2 : Valentine. As Carol admits, if being an eclectic songwriter is a sin, then she and Ronnie are guilty as charged. X Factor asked me to go on Xtra Factor but Gary Barlow refused to face me. And Carol, from Shrewsbury, revealed that the lockdown video had a personal edge because she believed she and her husband Richard, a chef, might have suffered a mild dose of Covid-19. We appeared in the serious music press at first, but then they started to get increasingly snooty about TPau.. Everything was too rushed. Tensions were also mounting with the continued attention on Carol as the face of the band. With each rejection, it was getting a bit much. I would actually pick Only A Heartbeat from The Promise as my favourite TPau song ever.. Ive had every single gig wiped out of my diary through to almost Christmas. September 10, 1957), guitarist Ronnie Rogers (b. He said the gaps needed filling, so I started these syncopated sort of nonsense noises. "The money comes in with the big campaign and that I find frustrating. All the press was slanted towards a Smash Hits audience and, with hindsight, that didnt help. "But it was quite funny. During the series, Amelia Lily took to the stage to perform the song and at the end of it Gary came out and said, It was nice to hear that song sung in tune. which prompted Carol to comment, He implied that Id sung it out of tune. In February 2015, T'Pau released their fifth studio album, Pleasure & Pain, and embarked on a tour. In Groups: T'Pau Variations: Viewing All | Ron Rogers (2) R. Rodgers, R. Rogers, R.P. [10], "T'Pau! I think its a much better album than Rage, but the bubble had burst, adds Ronnie. "You dont earn any money from the records, you have to go on the road to earn a living. 4 in both the US and UK charts. We were marketed as a pop band and so their approach was simply to milk everything until it all dried up. It was a bad call. [6] Prior to deciding on this name, they were called Talking America on early demos sent to record and publishing companies. 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. They storyboarded the video before filming. Carol said her band was able to operate in the digital world by sending files to each other via email. Required fields are marked *. 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. "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 had all of the symptoms except for the high temperature. [5] But in the United States, the song received heavy airplay, and the Pepe Jeans advertisement enabled it to reach No. Feature writer and food critic Andy Richardson interviews celebrities, writes columns and hangs out with chefs for stories that appear across all group titles. 26 August 1954, Telford) Keyboardist, Paul Jackson (b. That meant she would be unable to make a living without her normal fees for performing. 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. 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]. But her success caused much dissent and jealousy in her marriage and friendships, so created her own monster. I called that The Walkman Tour as members of the band had stopped talking to each other by then, she continues. Your email address will not be published. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. Discover Bridge of Spies by T'Pau released in 1987. Guitarist Dean Howard has toured and recorded with Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan. Be the first to comment on this artist! . T'Pau: Only a Heartbeat: With Carol Decker, Ronnie Rogers, T'Pau. 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. I was 26 and my dad was suggesting I try the cruise ships. 8 August 1961, Telford) Bassist, Taj Wyzgowski (b. I wanted her to give a good performance but not eclipse me. [9] 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. [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". The band T'Pau formed in 1986 in Shropshire, taking their name from a Vulcan priestess by the same name in the Star Trek films. Tim Burgess. Ronnie Rogers - producer (tracks 3, 9) Simon Dawson, Feddy de Faye, Alan Jenkins, Roberto Pieroni . . I had to hide from the tabloids the next day. I knew it would just cause a massive row. Though she and Ronnie were the songwriters, and the compositions for the first two albums were completed before the band had been signed, the pair admits that a lot of time was spent managing the situation. 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'? 6 October 1961, Macclesfield) Percussionist/Drummer, Michael Chetwood (b. Dean Howard. Data-Privacy Tim Burgess / Michael Chetwood / Carol Decker / Dean Howard / Paul Jackson / Ronnie Rogers. They needed to stop for sandwiches every hour. 7 May 1961, Greenwich, London) Lead Guitarist, Ronnie Rogers (b. Table 19: Oberhofer's Ultimate Wedding Mixtape, Put Your Hands Up, Vol. Im a bit long in the tooth for crazy make-up but I wanted to show my appreciation so I wore it; I was a bit worried I might look like I was in the circus. We lived and wrote music together above the Pengwern boat club in Shrewsbury for seven years. Decker re-formed the band with a new line-up in 1998, and T'Pau have in recent years continued to work live regularly. In 1988 they released their second album Rage, which peaked at No. | After the song was used in a Ppe jeans commercial, however, it became a Top Five hit on both sides of the Atlantic. Hearing China In Your Hands with real strings was emotional. After being spotted by former Curiosity Killed The Cat manager, Chris Cooke, he offered to oversee Carols career. We had nothing left to give each other, Carol said. No one really notices or minds as I cover the essential dynamics of the song. We didnt know any better then and were very in awe of everything, so we just agreed. 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. Im so impressed with my children. All Rights Reserved. Explore Ronnie Rogers's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. There are two different versions of the Music Video, one made later than the other, both visible on YouTube. Thered be ice on the inside of the windows. You must be logged in to comment. I put things up things that make me laugh on Twitter. 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. [4], In a 2011 interview with Old School - Back to the 80s, Decker spoke of the album, "I would've loved to have gotten the same level of success again [with Red]. Impressum It feels different now, says Carol. They dont understand the concept of working until its done and then getting drunk. It was interesting working with the kids. . "We're Part Of The 80s Fabric": Carol Decker And Ronnie Rogers Talk T'Pau Carol Decker and Ronnie Rogers of T'Pau talk about career highs, overlooked songs, and the eclecticism at the. We have 18 shows in Germany with orchestra, choir and full band, mded by the singer and musician John Miles. 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. 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. Doing those shows with an orchestra are amazing. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. I missed him so much, but then I morphed the story into a fictitious one of not being loved back (which I was). In 1982 Carol attended a Katz gig where Ronnie threw his guitar into the audience, which hit Carol and cut her finger. After meeting guitarist Ronnie on the gigging circuit, the early 80s would see the pair battle to capitalize on a series of promising leads that withered into nothing. Heart And Soul did sound different to a lot of our material and its famous bass riff came from us playing about on this sequencer keyboard, which we had bought with a loan from my dad.. 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. Written by MD Brown/AJ Sansone/RJCalilliVocals Ronnie RogersFrom the T'Pau CD Single I Will Be With You You just dont mess those sorts of people about, says Carol. 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". Copyright 2023 Jon Kutner. T'Pau is a late 1980s pop group led by singer Carol Decker. They recorded some demos and got a contract with Siren Records and were offered a support slot on Nik Kershaws UK tour. Ronnies mother gave us a china tea-set and if you lifted the cups up to the light you can see a womans face in the bottom. With Carol Decker, Ronnie Rogers, T'Pau. With Carol Decker, Ronnie Rogers, T'Pau. The rap was the idea of Andy Piercy, our then producer. They played me China in Your Hand and thats what brought me out of it. The 30th anniversary edition of Bridge of Spies is out now. The record sales started to slump and the band began bickering. So what do you do when it seems things cant get any worse? 98, their first chart action for more than two decades. "The band has been going for more than 30. 4 after being featured on a Pepe Jeans advertisement; it repeated the feat in the UK Singles Chart some months later. [3] To promote the album, a radio promo single, "With a Little Luck", was released. China only really came into its own when we gave it to Roy. Red is the fourth studio album by British pop-rock group T'Pau, which was released by Gnatfish in 1998. Ronnie. Following its inclusion in a Pepe Jeans advert, the single reached No. Later the same year she appeared in the film Nine Dead Gay Guys as the wife of Stephen Berkoff. It is a story within a story, be careful what you wish for in case you get it. I didnt start singing professionally until I was 22. I then turned those noises into words which took about a week to get right. 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. Quickly signed to Virgin's Siren subsidiary, the group released their debut single, "Heart and Soul," in early 1987 with little fanfare. Tim Burgess / Carol Decker / Dean Howard / Paul Jackson / Ronnie Rogers. Nevertheless, this is a solid enough comeback album. The record was not a commercial success, but T'Pau have continued to perform live on a semi-regular basis. The breakdown of the band also coincided with the breakdown of her relationship with Rogers. She and fellow founding member Ronnie Rogers had worked with other members of TPau to write a few new songs just before lockdown. In 2008, T'Pau were part of the Here and Now 1980s nostalgia tour.[8]. "[9] Despite this however the album did manage to edge into the charts at No. I just looked at him and asked if we had been dropped He replied: Well, thats one way of looking at it. 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. When it was good it was brilliant, but there was a lot going on, admitted Carol. In 2007, marking the 20th anniversary of T'Pau's initial success, Ron Rogers and Carol Decker released the new single, "Just Dream", exclusively as an internet download. Our producer, Roy Thomas Baker, went: Well, what else have you got? Id brought my cassette of China and played it to him very unsurely, and that was that. We did a reunion tour in 2013 and it was always the highlight. 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. 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I love that side of it but I miss having record company money for promotion. He was right about Valentine. Subscribe to our newsletter to get the day's top stories sent directly to you. Other Top 20 hits followed: Valentine, I Will Be with You, Secret Garden and Whenever You Need Me but then it all went wrong. . "Fortunately, we got it wrapped up just in time. China In Your Hand was the bands second single. [3] It reached number 35 on the UK Albums Chart and remained in the top 100 for two weeks.[4]. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. As the The Virgin Anthology attests, however, Decker and Rogers assurance was well-founded. Valentine, the bands third hit single, finally lived up to its potential by making the UK No.9. 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. Discover Heart and Soul: The Very Best of T'Pau [Renaissance] by T'Pau released in 1996. The songs were all there but the band just werent cutting it.. 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. Im very conscious of the fact that his career is massive and mine isnt any more. Carol Decker / Ronnie Rogers. You have to rely on your social media. . Heart and Soul is the debut single by British pop rock ensemble T'Pau, released in 1987 from their debut album Bridge of Spies. They have had a string of Top 40 hits in the UK, and several hits in the United States and Europe. A third album The Promise followed in 1991, but the band split soon afterwards. . 10 in the UK, earning a silver disc. This article uses material from the article T'Pau (band) from the free encyclopedia Wikipedia and it is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. Carol added that she hoped people in the region would download the single in May and check out the video online. English pop-oriented rock band, led by Carol Decker, that scored a global hit in 1987 with "Heart and Soul." Carol said the closure of concert venues had wrecked her bands schedule for 2020 and they were unlikely to perform now until the end of the year at the very earliest. We burst out laughing. Further promotional activities included a live session for Virgin Radio and an appearance on VH1, which Decker also filmed material for in New York. 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. Their debut single and first hit was the 1987 release "Heart and Soul". Read Full Biography. Following its inclusion in a Pepe Jeans advert, the single reached No. Your email address will not be published. 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