I wanted her to give a good performance but not eclipse me. . But her success caused much dissent and jealousy in her marriage and friendships, so created her own monster. 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. 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". Despite this, the 11-song collection went platinum, and features in its entirety on Disc Three of The Virgin Anthology. T'Pau: 04:31 : Amazon: 2 : Bridge of Spies. Following its inclusion in a Pepe Jeans advert, the single reached No. But, for some reason, the public didnt take to subsequent songs as much, even though we felt as strongly about them.. Other Top 20 hits followed: Valentine, I Will Be with You, Secret Garden and Whenever You Need Me but then it all went wrong. Tim Burgess / Michael Chetwood / Carol Decker / Dean Howard / Paul Jackson / Ronnie Rogers. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. They would just listen to the cassettes and send them back with a standard letter. The technology we had access to was incredible. Initially a flop in the UK, it first became a hit in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, reaching No. 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". 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. "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. They storyboarded the video before filming. Ive had every single gig wiped out of my diary through to almost Christmas. Carol Decker. Drink, laughed Carol at the time. 2, Time for Dreaming: 45 of the World's Greatest Love Songs, The Best 80s Album in the WorldEver! Ronnie Rogers was a guitarist with a band called The Katz. Carol Decker / Ronnie Rogers. The 4CD box set The Virgin Anthology can be bought here. T'Pau /tpa/ are an English pop group formed in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, led by singer Carol Decker. Further promotional activities included a live session for Virgin Radio and an appearance on VH1, which Decker also filmed material for in New York. To mark the 25th anniversary of the formation of the band, Decker and Rogers embarked on a 28-date UK tour during the spring of 2013 without the original band members. Background [ edit] Singer Carol Decker said of the authorship and composition of the selection: 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. Paul Jackson. T'Pau: 04:00 . English pop-oriented rock band, led by Carol Decker, that scored a global hit in 1987 with "Heart and Soul." Background. Quickly signed to Virgin's Siren subsidiary, the group released their debut single, "Heart and Soul," in early 1987 with little fanfare. 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. As the The Virgin Anthology attests, however, Decker and Rogers assurance was well-founded. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. Scarlett is a big fan of the American make-up artist Jeffree Star and she bought me some of his cosmetics. "Well never know whether it was the virus because we didnt get tested. Subscribe to one or all notification sources from this one place. The kids think me and Ronnie are a pair of old boomers who dont know what were talking about. 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. TPau was a manufactured band in one sense, says Carol. 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. In fact, the classic 80s power ballad was to mark a commercial peak, and the groups US career was already starting to unravel. We also had a bit of a comedy element to it because people are going stir crazy. The band was earning a strong reputation as a live act and was soon on tour with Nik Kershaw. [10], "T'Pau! Carol Decker / Ronnie Rogers. After the split, Carol admits she lost her way and it would be almost a decade before she released a new TPau album, Red. I was 26 and my dad was suggesting I try the cruise ships. I didnt even present the idea to the band, says Carol. "[5] Speaking to Super Deluxe Edition in 2013, she added, "I recorded Red when I was pregnant with my daughter. "Fortunately, we got it wrapped up just in time. Anybody can make a film in their bedroom. 10, Main Personnel, Guitar, Guitars, Composer. They enjoyed their biggest hit 33 years ago when China In Your Hand became an international smash. I think its a much better album than Rage, but the bubble had burst, adds Ronnie. Its still a little poignant for me even today to discuss all the potential that was in front of us, says Carol Decker, who fronted TPau with her boyfriend, Ronnie Rogers. That meant she would be unable to make a living without her normal fees for performing. We built it around ourselves, with the right intentions, but wed do it very differently today.. Ronnie Rogers - producer (tracks 3, 9) Simon Dawson, Feddy de Faye, Alan Jenkins, Roberto Pieroni . Now former Midlands rock band TPau are going it alone by releasing music without the help of a record company. 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. In time, they would fill venues like Londons Wembley Arena by themselves: the perfect platform to showcase Carols powerful voice. I didnt start singing professionally until I was 22. With Carol Decker, Ronnie Rogers, T'Pau. We originally intended to have David Sanborn do the sax solo on the album, but due to a fear of flying, he wasnt able to make it to Chicago on time. For the single version, Gary Barnacle did the honours. They dont understand the concept of working until its done and then getting drunk. The album, which was released in September 1998, was supported by a thirty-six date tour named "The Red Tour". But pressure to keep the momentum building forced the band back into the studio to complete the work for their second album, Rage. 6 October 1961, Macclesfield) Percussionist/Drummer, Michael Chetwood (b. 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. T'Pau: 03:26 : Amazon: 5 : Road to Our Dream. In 2008, T'Pau were part of the Here and Now 1980s nostalgia tour.[8]. Weve definitely recovered from something.. The LP, released in 1988, stalled at number four on the British chart, and its follow-up, The Promise, barely made the Top Ten in 1991. All the press was slanted towards a Smash Hits audience and, with hindsight, that didnt help. Now we both feel in perfect health. Instead, Decker often performs what she calls a "basic" version,[4] explaining to Songfacts: "I rap the first two verses then cut to the melody for the verse before the chorus. The knock-backs from the labels were never constructive, she says. TPaus lead singer, Liverpool-born Carol Decker began as a member of a ska band, The Lazers at Shrewsbury Art College. We wrote all the songs and royalties still trickle in now but a millionaire Im not.. [9] Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. Four subsequent singles from the album entered at least the Top 20, though none broke in the U.S. charts. 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. 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. The short set was a make-or-break moment. They actually say they can't, and then the younger stations play the younger artists, the hip stations. 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. 24 November 1959, Bolton) Lead Guitarist on, "Bridge of Spies" (1988, U.S./German release only), "Only A Heartbeat" (1991, U.S./Japan release only), "With a Little Luck" (1998, Promo release only). https://www.jonkutner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/China.mp3. Discover Bridge of Spies by T'Pau released in 1987. Its part of the fabric of the 80s and you have to respect that.. But when we were making The Promise, we didnt realize how much had changed, says Carol. 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. The cups were paper thin and so fragile when you held it in your hand. Carol Decker / Ronnie Rogers. She sang a version of China In Your Hands rewording it Wash Your Hands and has kept fans updated about forthcoming concerts. We couldnt smell, we had no sense of taste and we had sore throats. After being spotted by former Curiosity Killed The Cat manager, Chris Cooke, he offered to oversee Carols career. I was in bits. Track listing [ edit] We had all of the symptoms except for the high temperature. You must be logged in to comment. With Carol Decker, Ronnie Rogers, T'Pau. A third album The Promise followed in 1991, but the band split soon afterwards. 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. Michael Chetwood. Listen to The Virgin Anthology right now. We lived and wrote music together above the Pengwern boat club in Shrewsbury for seven years. We didnt know any better then and were very in awe of everything, so we just agreed. Written by MD Brown/AJ Sansone/RJCalilliVocals Ronnie RogersFrom the T'Pau CD Single I Will Be With You [5] But in the United States, the song received heavy airplay, and the Pepe Jeans advertisement enabled it to reach No. The inspiration for China in Your Hand came from Frankensteins creator, Mary Shelley. We didnt think about it too much, says Ronnie. Then one day I saw this documentary about Mary Shelley. Everything was too rushed. Tensions were also mounting with the continued attention on Carol as the face of the band. We had five arena shows lined up with the London Philharmonic. Ron Rogers was born on March 13, 1959 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. Discover The Virgin Anthology by T'Pau released in 2017. Its in a lovely spot, in the middle of a quarry, so we could record until God knows when, and use the social club for gigs. 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. How I handled it was difficult because it can look like youre trying to latch on to something to get attention., I sloped off to LA for a while to stay with friends and wrote some songs for other people, Carol said in an interview with the Sunday Express. Their first hit was the 1987 release "Heart and Soul". All Rights Reserved. Tim Burgess / Carol Decker / Dean Howard / Paul Jackson / Ronnie Rogers. So we had a lot of fun but we had our never-work-with-your-family moments.. Ronnie Rogers, guitarist, songwriter Although we'd been signed, I was still working as a telephone engineer. In Groups: T'Pau. I hadn't been a mum before. Be the first to comment on this artist! 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. Table 19: Oberhofer's Ultimate Wedding Mixtape, Put Your Hands Up, Vol. It was a bit out on a limb from everything else too, but, picking a song on its merit, it was the obvious one to choose. Radio stations in the States now struggled to categorize the group, who refused to slot neatly into segregated playlist policies. Ronnies mum died of cancer while we were away followed by my dad, who died of a heart attack in 1990 so the band split in 1991 with Ron returning to production. 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. One song wasnt working, so we had to stop polishing! 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. We flew back to London to appear on it and were never told we werent going back to the States, she says. Decker re-formed the band with a new line-up in 1998, and T'Pau have in recent years continued to work live regularly. "Those have been pulled and the arenas are hard to book in advance so we dont know if theyll go ahead. You never really know why one song does it. We found out while we were on tour with Bryan Adams in Germany. It is a story within a story, be careful what you wish for in case you get it. They needed to stop for sandwiches every hour. Learn all about Ronnie Rogers on AllMusic. Now you can create a record in your own bedroom, but it just wasnt like that back then., The investment paid off with the 10-song set, which was given a deluxe edition reissue in 2015, proving to be a multi-platinum smash and containing the song Carol is most proud of: Heart And Soul, which was picked as TPaus first single. 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. But as Decker herself recalls, it was never that simple for TPau. 4 in both the US and UK charts. . I had made some money but not tons. To. [2] Prior to deciding on this name, they were called Talking America on early demos sent to record and publishing companies. In the years after T'Pau's split in 1992, Decker continued to occasionally perform as a solo artist. 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. The song would peak at No.4 and, on the back of being picked for a jeans commercial, finally made the same position back home in September 1987. I would actually pick Only A Heartbeat from The Promise as my favourite TPau song ever.. It was so beautiful and fragile, so it gave me the idea for that line about what dreams are like: Dont push too far / Your dreams are china in your hand.. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. With Carol Decker, Ronnie Rogers, T'Pau. 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] 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. [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]. I missed him so much, but then I morphed the story into a fictitious one of not being loved back (which I was). They absolutely had to stop for lunch. She and fellow founding member Ronnie Rogers had worked with other members of TPau to write a few new songs just before lockdown. 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. Traversing the groups career on Virgin Records, from their quadruple-platinum 1987 debut album, Bridge Of Spies, to 1991s Top 10 outing, The Promise, it reveals a group working at the peak of their powers. Tim Burgess / Carol Decker . Our management was clear that we had to keep the ball rolling, says Carol. 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]. As Carol admits, if being an eclectic songwriter is a sin, then she and Ronnie are guilty as charged. You know the expression polishing the turd? 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. I was beside myself with joy when we flew out, recalls Carol. 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. Decker still performs under the name T'Pau at solo shows and 1980s nostalgia concerts. 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. The compilation's title was based on the band's successful debut single "Heart and Soul". All Tracks by Ronnie Rogers (1) Covers of Ronnie Rogers Songs (1) 1 cover. All tracks are written by Carol Decker and Ronnie Rogers, except "This Girl" written by T'Pau. [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. Heart and Soul is the debut single by British pop rock ensemble T'Pau, released in 1987 from their debut album Bridge of Spies. A bloke came up to us and said: I was in a coma that song brought me out of it. 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. Taj Wyzgowski. That one has really, really hurt.. "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. 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 "The band has been going for more than 30. It included one Top 20 hit, "Whenever You Need Me", but the band's commercial peak had now passed and they split up after its release. Our manager came backstage and told me I was a very lucky girl, recalls Carol. In 1998, Decker revived T'Pau with a new lineup and released the album Red. Ronnie. Goodbye Summer: ATO Records 2013 Fall Music Sampler, Drew's Famous Instrumental Country Collection, Vol. 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. Sites: Wikipedia, web.archive.org, secondhandsongs.com, repertoire.bmi.com Aliases: Randall Rogers Variations: Viewing All | Ronnie Rogers R. Rogers, R.Rogers, Rodgers, Rogers, Rogers Ronnie, Ron Rogers Artist [a357974] Once wed filmed it, wed ping it back and forth to Ronnie, who lives in Wales.. T'Pau: Composer : 2017 : Table 19: Oberhofer's Ultimate Wedding Mixtape: Oberhofer: Composer : 2017 . The record was not a commercial success, but T'Pau have continued to perform live on a semi-regular basis. We appeared in the serious music press at first, but then they started to get increasingly snooty about TPau.. "The creative side is wonderful but the promotion is harder.. Ronnie and I are really eclectic writers, which some people think is brilliant, but others especially in America struggled with, says Carol. 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. Fortunately, we got it wrapped up just in time. So I hope fans will like the new single.. Following its inclusion in a Pepe Jeans advert, the single reached No. Things started getting very difficult, says Carol. 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. "You dont earn any money from the records, you have to go on the road to earn a living. He said the gaps needed filling, so I started these syncopated sort of nonsense noises. 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. But I have to keep away from social media when I have had a few glasses of wine. "The funniest moment came when Dylan told me that he and Scarlett had six years experience between them at college. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. The resulting album, Bridge of Spies (self-titled T'Pau for its American release), shot straight to number one in England. Your email address will not be published. X Factor asked me to go on Xtra Factor but Gary Barlow refused to face me. Their debut single and first hit was the 1987 release "Heart and Soul". It gave me the idea of writing her story within the wider Frankenstein tale. T'Pau's lead singer, Liverpool-born Carol Decker began as a member of a ska band, The Lazers at Shrewsbury Art College. 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. It was interesting working with the kids. To me, it was just another song it didnt sound like it had a chorus either. In the summer of 2003 Carol appeared in the all-star, all-female hit show, Mums The Word in Londons West End. The band formed in 1986, taking their name from a Vulcan elder of the same name in the sci-fi series Star Trek. I was shell-shocked. 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