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 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. T'Pau: 03:26 : Amazon: 5 : Road to Our Dream. It was a quiet piano song and he turned it into something else, with that big crashing chorus. But it was also bloody freezing. 10, Main Personnel, Guitar, Guitars, Composer. We also had a bit of a comedy element to it because people are going stir crazy. T'Pau: Only a Heartbeat: With Carol Decker, Ronnie Rogers, T'Pau. We need to find other ways to let people know its out. 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. | They have had a string of Top 40 hits in the UK, and several hits in the United States and Europe. "Heart and Soul" is the debut single by British pop rock ensemble T'Pau, released in 1987 from their debut album Bridge of Spies. One song wasnt working, so we had to stop polishing! With each rejection, it was getting a bit much. "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. The record sales started to slump and the band began bickering. 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. 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 I then turned those noises into words which took about a week to get right. Doing those shows with an orchestra are amazing. 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] Explore Ronnie Rogers's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. T'Pau: 04:27 . 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. The 4CD box set The Virgin Anthology can be bought here. 4 after being featured on a Pepe Jeans advertisement; it repeated the feat in the UK Singles Chart some months later. [3] The following year, the band had their biggest hit with the ballad, "China in Your Hand", which spent five weeks at Number 1 in the UK chart,[3] and also claimed the top slot in several European countries, but made little impact in the United States. In 1997, after finding new management, she formed a new line-up of T'Pau in order to begin touring again. [2] Prior to deciding on this name, they were called Talking America on early demos sent to record and publishing companies. 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". Ron and I had been together for five years writing by then, says Carol. But I have to keep away from social media when I have had a few glasses of wine. T'Pau: 03:58 . 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. The third album The Promise followed in 1991: it peaked at No. It is a story within a story, be careful what you wish for in case you get it. TPaus lead singer, Liverpool-born Carol Decker began as a member of a ska band, The Lazers at Shrewsbury Art College. I remember holding this cup up to the light, and seeing this Japanese ladys face in the bottom. Decker still performs under the name T'Pau at solo shows and 1980s nostalgia concerts. They actually say they can't, and then the younger stations play the younger artists, the hip stations. 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 missed him so much, but then I morphed the story into a fictitious one of not being loved back (which I was). She and fellow founding member Ronnie Rogers had worked with other members of TPau to write a few new songs just before lockdown. 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. We were marketed as a pop band and so their approach was simply to milk everything until it all dried up. The single artwork was designed by graphic designer Adrian Fry. I just looked at him and asked if we had been dropped He replied: Well, thats one way of looking at it. 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. 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. 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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. We lived and wrote music together above the Pengwern boat club in Shrewsbury for seven years. We had this great producer, Roy Thomas Baker, who had worked with Queen and The Cars, and was used to working on a huge scale. They get really sniffy when we suggested something. 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. The resulting album, Bridge of Spies (self-titled T'Pau for its American release), shot straight to number one in England. Our manager came backstage and told me I was a very lucky girl, recalls Carol. I think its a much better album than Rage, but the bubble had burst, adds Ronnie. I didnt start singing professionally until I was 22. 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 she and Ronnie had also split by then and the collection was essentially a solo project. Learn all about Ronnie Rogers on AllMusic. They storyboarded the video before filming. Background. Our management was clear that we had to keep the ball rolling, says Carol. You have to rely on your social media. Discover The Virgin Anthology by T'Pau released in 2017. So we had a lot of fun but we had our never-work-with-your-family moments.. Four subsequent singles from the album entered at least the Top 20, though none broke in the U.S. charts. 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. Discover Bridge of Spies by T'Pau released in 1987. T'Pau: 03:34 : Spotify Amazon: 2 : Only the Lonely. 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. Dean Howard. In 2008, T'Pau were part of the Here and Now 1980s nostalgia tour.[8]. If youre not Beyonce with millions of followers it is hard. It was interesting working with the kids. "I have a dark sense of humour, quite gallows, and people might think some of the things I post are inappropriate. The breakdown of the band also coincided with the breakdown of her relationship with Rogers. We didnt think about it too much, says Ronnie. 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. Ronnie Rogers - producer (tracks 3, 9) Simon Dawson, Feddy de Faye, Alan Jenkins, Roberto Pieroni . It was a bad call. Carol Decker / Ronnie Rogers. It produced the UK Top 20 single "Secret Garden", though chart returns were diminishing by this point, and two following singles earned very modest success. They recorded some demos and got a contract with Siren Records and were offered a support slot on Nik Kershaws UK tour. "Some of the things that I was particularly upset about was the 80s classical concert. Their debut single and first hit was the 1987 release "Heart and Soul". In Groups: T'Pau. The short set was a make-or-break moment. They have two children, Scarlett (born 1998) and Dylan (born 2002), and married in 2006. She and Rogers toured the U.K. in 2013, the 25th anniversary of the group's formation, and continued to perform during 2014. Credit: Tim Roney/Getty Images/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images, English pop-oriented rock band, led by Carol Decker, that scored a global hit in 1987 with "Heart and Soul. [3], The song is notable for its usage of various vocal overdubs, causing Decker, essentially, to be duetting with herself on the original studio recording. They enjoyed their biggest hit 33 years ago when China In Your Hand became an international smash. With Carol Decker, Ronnie Rogers, T'Pau. Once wed filmed it, wed ping it back and forth to Ronnie, who lives in Wales.. Your email address will not be published. You must be logged in to comment. Two singles "With a Little Luck" and "Giving Up the Ghost" were released from the album. 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". 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. 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). All Rights Reserved. In 2011 she felt insulted when Gary Barlow, then a judge on X-Factor, made a derogatory comment about China In Your Hand and Carol took to Twitter to vent her spleen. We were treated like children by our management wed even left our stuff out there, expecting to return! Ronnie doesnt know why they werent involved in the decision, but believes it was just how new bands climbing up the ladder were treated back then. Decker still makes appearances on TV shows, including Hit Me, Baby, One More Time; Just the Two of Us; Never Mind the Buzzcocks and The Weakest Link. T'Pau is a late 1980s pop group led by singer Carol Decker. China only really came into its own when we gave it to Roy. While lead single (and fan favorite) Whenever You Need Me performed solidly and secured the act a final Top Of The Pops appearance in May 1991, sales of The Promise, which the band wanted to title A New Decade, were modest, and TPau was dumped by Siren during a UK tour. These cover versions originally formed part of the band's live set to enable Decker to leave the stage to change her costume, and were subsequently released as CD single bonus tracks. I would actually pick Only A Heartbeat from The Promise as my favourite TPau song ever.. I wanted her to give a good performance but not eclipse me. It works well. Following its inclusion in a Pepe Jeans advert, the single reached No. 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 was shell-shocked. T'Pau: 04:13 : Amazon: 2 : Valentine. Ronnie. We had to watch telly in sleeping bags. T'Pau /tpa/ are an English pop group formed in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, led by singer Carol Decker. 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. . That's the downside, and I miss hearing radio plays for the new stuff it is a little frustrating that I can't get it out to the wider audience anymore. Michael Chetwood. 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. She said: Three of my friends have suffered from the coronavirus. 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. Then one day I saw this documentary about Mary Shelley. I had made some money but not tons. 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. Initially a flop in the UK, it first became a hit in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, reaching No. We burst out laughing. The rap was the idea of Andy Piercy, our then producer. [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". Discover Sex Talk by T'Pau released in 2007. Further promotional activities included a live session for Virgin Radio and an appearance on VH1, which Decker also filmed material for in New York. Required fields are marked *. 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. [9], On its release, Dave Ling of Classic Rock wrote, "Sonically, T'Pau still favour smooth, occasionally faceless walls of melody best exemplified on 'Now That You're Gone' and 'Make Love to Me'. Table 19: Oberhofer's Ultimate Wedding Mixtape, Put Your Hands Up, Vol. Subscribe to one or all notification sources from this one place. Ronnie Rogers Real Name: Randall Jay Rogers Profile: American country singer and songwriter, born in Nashville, Tennessee. I was 26 and my dad was suggesting I try the cruise ships. 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. 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. In 1998, Decker revived T'Pau with a new lineup and released the album Red. I still love playing it. Red is the fourth studio album by British pop-rock group T'Pau, which was released by Gnatfish in 1998. All the press was slanted towards a Smash Hits audience and, with hindsight, that didnt help. 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. 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'? In the years after T'Pau's split in 1992, Decker continued to occasionally perform as a solo artist. But Ronnie remained optimistic. After a farewell tour, T'Pau broke up, and Decker began a solo career soon after. 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. Copyright 2023 Jon Kutner. I still cant believe how huge China got. A year later, in October 1987, we were at No 1. They dont understand the concept of working until its done and then getting drunk. They would just listen to the cassettes and send them back with a standard letter. 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. China In Your Hand was the bands second single. Dean Howard, Carol Decker and Ronnie Rogers on stage at the Montreux rock festival, 1988. 4 in September.[7]. 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.. [3] It reached number 35 on the UK Albums Chart and remained in the top 100 for two weeks. They recruited guitarist Taj Wyzgowski, bass player Paul Jackson, keyboard player Michael Chetwood and London-born drummer, Tim Burgess to form TPau. Then I met Ronnie. I knew following up Bridge Of Spies was going to be hard, but I am proud of Rage and, certainly initially, wasnt particularly worried by it not doing as well. The band formed in 1986, taking their name from a Vulcan elder of the same name in the sci-fi series Star Trek. The knock-backs from the labels were never constructive, she says. 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.. We had all of the symptoms except for the high temperature. "Although Ive had a blessed 30-year run, Im in TPau not the Rolling Stones, so I dont have a private island and I cant just kick back. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I sometimes get frustrated that people focus so much on China In Your Hand but its great to be remembered in such a fickle business. "Then Richard and I felt really unwell for about a week. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. T'Pau: I Will Be with You: Directed by Brian Grant. 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. Ronnie Rogers Past members Tim Burgess Michael Chetwood Paul Jackson Taj Wyzgowski Dean Howard Jez Ashurst Dave Hattee Dan McKinna Website http://www.tpau.co.uk/ T'Pau/tpa/are an English popgroup formed in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, led by singer Carol Decker. The album, which was released in September 1998, was supported by a thirty-six date tour named "The Red Tour". Your email address will not be published. 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. Quickly signed to Virgin's Siren subsidiary, the group released their debut single, "Heart and Soul," in early 1987 with little fanfare. The songs were all there but the band just werent cutting it.. Im very conscious of the fact that his career is massive and mine isnt any more. British guitarist and songwriter, born 13 March 1959 in Shrewsbury, UK. She successfully poached him for her own band, but just three weeks later, the band split. Data-Privacy We flew back to London to appear on it and were never told we werent going back to the States, she says. 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. I tweeted him asking, Whats your problem? And within minutes my phone was ringing. T'Pau: China in Your Hand: Directed by Brian Grant. Taj, who was more of a jazz guitarist, didnt feel comfortable with TPaus rock style, so he left and Dean Howard became his replacement. . Paul Jackson. Tim Burgess / Carol Decker / Dean Howard / Paul Jackson / Ronnie Rogers. As Carol admits, if being an eclectic songwriter is a sin, then she and Ronnie are guilty as charged. Sorry, we are not accepting comments on this article. Billboard Hot 100 chart, reaching #4 after being featured on a Pepe Jeans advertisement; it repeated the feat in the UK Singles Chart some months later. In 1988 they released their second album Rage, which peaked at No. 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. Decker still performs under the name T'Pau at solo shows and 1980s nostalgia concerts. 4 in both the US and UK charts. Other Top 20 hits followed: Valentine, I Will Be with You, Secret Garden and Whenever You Need Me but then it all went wrong. 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. Carol Decker / Ronnie Rogers. We had nothing left to give each other, Carol said. A bloke came up to us and said: I was in a coma that song brought me out of it. She used it as an opportunity to get backstage and meet Ronnie, whom she fancied. TPau was a manufactured band in one sense, says Carol. In 1982 Carol attended a Katz gig where Ronnie threw his guitar into the audience, which hit Carol and cut her finger. Its part of the fabric of the 80s and you have to respect that.. Ron Rogers was born on March 13, 1959 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. Former guitarist Ronnie Rogers is currently in the band The Ronaldos. When we offered a critique they really had their noses out of joint. They had a string of Top 40 hits in the UK during the late 1980s and early 1990s, most notably "China in Your Hand", "Heart and Soul" and "Valentine",[4] and several hits in the rest of Europe, before disbanding in 1992. [1][2] Decker recorded Red between December 1997 to July 1998 at Roundhouse Studios in London. With Carol Decker, Ronnie Rogers, T'Pau. 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. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. We appeared in the serious music press at first, but then they started to get increasingly snooty about TPau.. They needed to stop for sandwiches every hour. Hearing China In Your Hands with real strings was emotional. | I got home one day and Carol had this quiet sketch she'd written on the piano. 98, their first chart action for more than two decades. [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]. Carol Decker. Valentine, the bands third hit single, finally lived up to its potential by making the UK No.9. 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