"Some of the things that I was particularly upset about was the 80s classical concert. Tim Burgess / Carol Decker / Dean Howard / Paul Jackson / Ronnie Rogers. 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. [3] It reached number 35 on the UK Albums Chart and remained in the top 100 for two weeks.[4]. Discover The Virgin Anthology by T'Pau released in 2017. I did London Coliseum last autumn and Leeds Millennium Square with a 75-piece orchestra. [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. The pair blocked the suggestion, which they now describe as a big mistake. 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. I guess subconsciously thats how I got the title.. It works well. 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. 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. Goodbye Summer: ATO Records 2013 Fall Music Sampler, Drew's Famous Instrumental Country Collection, Vol. 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. Two had just got back from a trip to Malaysia when they became infected and I had lunch with one. 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. Our management was clear that we had to keep the ball rolling, says Carol. You have to rely on your social media. 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 didnt think more about it until we were in America recording our debut album, Bridge of Spies. As the The Virgin Anthology attests, however, Decker and Rogers assurance was well-founded. [10], "T'Pau! [6] Prior to deciding on this name, they were called Talking America on early demos sent to record and publishing companies. When it gets past 8pm, Richard wrestles my phone out of my hand.. The single artwork was designed by graphic designer Adrian Fry. 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. 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. With Carol Decker, Ronnie Rogers, T'Pau. 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. They have two children, Scarlett (born 1998) and Dylan (born 2002), and married in 2006. After touring with Bryan Adams and Nik Kershaw, the band added another guitarist, Dean Howard, and recorded their second album, Rage. I was in bits. "The creative side is wonderful but the promotion is harder.. Rogers moved to their recording studios in Monmouth where he now lives and in 2012 the pair gigged intermittently and then embarked on a hugely successful 25th anniversary tour. Fans would come up after, saying: We played this at our wedding. Another bloke, who couldnt stop shaking my hand, said: I was in a coma. Valentine, the bands third hit single, finally lived up to its potential by making the UK No.9. 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. I find it funny that nowadays everyone takes big crashing songs and makes them quiet. In the summer of 2003 Carol appeared in the all-star, all-female hit show, Mums The Word in Londons West End. I did a few last year. It was horrible as we were tied into touring a dying album with everyone hating each other. Ronnie believes if the band members had been better friends they might have been able to secure a new deal, but the fractures in the working structure proved too severe to fix. Weve definitely recovered from something.. We had nothing left to give each other, Carol said. 4 in September.[7]. 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. Heart and Soul is the debut single by British pop rock ensemble T'Pau, released in 1987 from their debut album Bridge of Spies. I Love Mum: The Best Mother's Day Album in the World Ever! We have 18 shows in Germany with orchestra, choir and full band, mded by the singer and musician John Miles. Guitarist Dean Howard has toured and recorded with Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan. I tweeted him asking, Whats your problem? And within minutes my phone was ringing. March 13, 1959), keyboard player Michael Chetwood (b. August 26, 1954), bassist Paul Jackson (b. August 8, 1961), and drummer Tim Burgess (b. October 6, 1961). We were marketed as a pop band and so their approach was simply to milk everything until it all dried up. A compilation album, Heart and Soul The Very Best of T'Pau, was released in 1993 and reached the UK Top 40. 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". 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Then we got dropped by the record company and everything just ground to a halt. You must be logged in to comment. We had five arena shows lined up with the London Philharmonic. We screamed the place down backstage. 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. If youre not Beyonce with millions of followers it is hard. Although it wasnt noticeable enough to mar the enjoyment of the track, the tempo fluctuated so much that we could not edit the album version successfully for the single, besides which, the record company thought it was too long. This makes the song, in its initial studio form, impossible to perform live without additional backup singers. I was nervous about Amelia singing it because I didnt want her to do better than me. 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. Contact, 2023Schweizerische Radio- und Fernsehgesellschaft, This page was last modified 28.03.2011 00:31:55, Dean Howard (b. Ronnie Rogers, guitarist, songwriter Although we'd been signed, I was still working as a telephone engineer. Nevertheless, this is a solid enough comeback album. Im so impressed with my children. 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 gave me the idea of writing her story within the wider Frankenstein tale. 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. I still cant believe how huge China got. It was my song, its all Ive got left. I didnt start singing professionally until I was 22. 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. Then I met Ronnie. Ronnie Rogers. Carol Decker / Ronnie Rogers. In time, they would fill venues like Londons Wembley Arena by themselves: the perfect platform to showcase Carols powerful voice. 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. I called that The Walkman Tour as members of the band had stopped talking to each other by then, she continues. Things started getting very difficult, says Carol. 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. Im very conscious of the fact that his career is massive and mine isnt any more. T'Pau: 04:06 . "[9] Despite this however the album did manage to edge into the charts at No. Carol added that she hoped people in the region would download the single in May and check out the video online. Ronnie and I had got the vocals finished in February and we thought wed start putting the music out as download-only singles. Hearing China In Your Hands with real strings was emotional. 6 October 1961, Macclesfield) Percussionist/Drummer, Michael Chetwood (b. "Greatest Hits: Heart and Soul - T'Pau - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic", "T'Pau - Heart And Soul - The Very Best Of T'Pau at Discogs", "T'Pau | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heart_and_Soul:_The_Very_Best_of_T%27Pau&oldid=1136242761, Stephen W. Tayler mixing (tracks 5, 79), This page was last edited on 29 January 2023, at 12:03. T'Pau: 03:26 : Amazon: 5 : Road to Our Dream. We need to find other ways to let people know its out. Bryan Adams bought us champagne TPau in 1988. [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". Ronnie Rogers was a guitarist with a band called The Katz. Carol said her band was able to operate in the digital world by sending files to each other via email. T'Pau member Ronnie Rogers was her boyfriend at the time, and they co-wrote the majority of the band's songs. I got home one day and Carol had this quiet sketch she'd written on the piano. [7] [8] Decker began a relationship with restaurateur Richard Coates in 1996. Listen to The Virgin Anthology right now. 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. The rap was the idea of Andy Piercy, our then producer. 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. Later the same year she appeared in the film Nine Dead Gay Guys as the wife of Stephen Berkoff. They recorded some demos and got a contract with Siren Records and were offered a support slot on Nik Kershaws UK tour. With Carol Decker, Ronnie Rogers, T'Pau. Your email address will not be published. 1988 saw the release of their second album Rage which produced the hit single "Secret Garden". We could tell there was something about it too, even as a four-track demo., In 1986, the pair was invited to perform a three-song showcase at Nomis Rehearsal Studios, in front of Siren Records bosses, after the duos new manager, Chris Cook, had secured a hearing. With each rejection, it was getting a bit much. Discover Heart and Soul: The Very Best of T'Pau [Renaissance] by T'Pau released in 1996. Carol Decker and Ronnie Rogers of TPau talk about career highs, overlooked songs, and the eclecticism at the heart of the band. In the years after T'Pau's split in 1992, Decker continued to occasionally perform as a solo artist. In 1988 they released their second album Rage, which peaked at No. Ron Rogers was born on March 13, 1959 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. As Carol admits, if being an eclectic songwriter is a sin, then she and Ronnie are guilty as charged. 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.. 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. Quickly signed to Virgin's Siren subsidiary, the group released their debut single, "Heart and Soul," in early 1987 with little fanfare. Paul Jackson. We lived and wrote music together above the Pengwern boat club in Shrewsbury for seven years. The record sales started to slump and the band began bickering. 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'? She and fellow founding member Ronnie Rogers had worked with other members of TPau to write a few new songs just before lockdown. T'Pau: Bridge of Spies: Directed by Jay Brown. It is a story within a story, be careful what you wish for in case you get it. "[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. China only really came into its own when we gave it to Roy. 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