T'Pau
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. 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). Quickly signed to Virgin's Siren subsidiary, the group released their debut single, "Heart and Soul," in early 1987 with little fanfare. After the song was used in a Pépe jeans commercial, however, it became a Top Five hit on both sides of the Atlantic. The resulting album, Bridge of Spies (self-titled T'Pau for its American release), shot straight to number one in England. Four subsequent singles from the album entered at least the Top 20, though none broke in the U.S. charts. After touring with Bryan Adams and Nik Kershaw, the band added another guitarist, Dean Howard, and recorded their second album, Rage. 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. After a farewell tour, T'Pau broke up, and Decker began a solo career soon after. In 1998, Decker revived T'Pau with a new lineup and released the album Red. She and Rogers toured the U.K. in 2013, the 25th anniversary of the group's formation, and continued to perform during 2014.
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Bridge Of Spies (Expanded Edition)
Rock - Released by UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) on 14 Sep 1987
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Heart And Soul - The Very Best Of T'Pau
Rock - Released by Ten Records on 1 Jan 1993
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Bridge Of Spies
Rock - Released by UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) on 1 Jan 1987
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Rage
Pop - Released by J.Venture - Virgin - EMI - Univ on 1 Jan 1988
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Pleasure and Pain
Pop - Released by Gnatfish Records on 2 Feb 2015
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The Virgin Anthology
Pop - Released by UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) on 24 Mar 2017
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China In Your Hand (UK Chart Top 40 - No. 1)
Pop/Rock - Released by Music Manager on 9 Oct 2020
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Greatest Hits Live and More!
Rock - Released by Red Cab Records on 3 Mar 2008
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T'pau: Essential Collection
Pop - Released by Carter Lane - OMiP on 25 Nov 2012
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Heart and Soul - The 1985 Demos
Rock - Released by Goldenlane Records on 1 May 2012
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Heart And Soul - The Best Of
Rock - Released by Goldenlane on 1 Jan 2008
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China In Your Hand - Live
Pop - Released by New Jersey on 25 Jul 2018
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Greatest Hits
Pop - Released by Music Company OMP on 26 Jul 2010
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