The pair blocked the suggestion, which they now describe as a big mistake. Initially a flop in the UK, it first became a hit in the U.S. I was in bits. There always seemed to be someone who gave us enough support and encouragement to keep going, he says today. "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. Carols daughter Scarlett had directed TPaus 2018 single Run and was happy to take on her latest project with help from her younger brother Dylan. [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. 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". That looks like it will be next year. Tim Burgess / Carol Decker / Dean Howard / Paul Jackson / Ronnie Rogers. "Heart and Soul" is the debut single by British pop rock ensemble T'Pau, released in 1987 from their debut album Bridge of Spies. "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. Thered be ice on the inside of the windows. Data-Privacy The cups were paper thin and so fragile when you held it in your hand. Tim Burgess / Michael Chetwood / Carol Decker / Dean Howard / Paul Jackson / Ronnie Rogers. It was interesting working with the kids. Further promotional activities included a live session for Virgin Radio and an appearance on VH1, which Decker also filmed material for in New York. Your email address will not be published. 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After the split, Carol admits she lost her way and it would be almost a decade before she released a new TPau album, Red. Nevertheless, this is a solid enough comeback album. "[6], Red was released in September 1998 in the UK by Decker's own label Gnatfish. But she and Ronnie had also split by then and the collection was essentially a solo project. We also had a bit of a comedy element to it because people are going stir crazy. Goodbye Summer: ATO Records 2013 Fall Music Sampler, Drew's Famous Instrumental Country Collection, Vol. We built it around ourselves, with the right intentions, but wed do it very differently today.. Dean Howard. With Carol Decker, Ronnie Rogers, T'Pau. Subscribe to our newsletter to get the day's top stories sent directly to you. After a farewell tour, T'Pau broke up, and Decker began a solo career soon after. Guitarist Dean Howard has toured and recorded with Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan. She successfully poached him for her own band, but just three weeks later, the band split. I was 26 and my dad was suggesting I try the cruise ships. 1988 saw the release of their second album Rage which produced the hit single "Secret Garden". Impressum Following its inclusion in a Pepe Jeans advert, the single reached No. Tim Burgess. All the press was slanted towards a Smash Hits audience and, with hindsight, that didnt help. "But it was quite funny. The actual China line this sounds terrible but I had this flimsy tea set from Ronnies mum, whod always give us crockery and duvets. We need to find other ways to let people know its out. After the song was used in a Ppe jeans commercial, however, it became a Top Five hit on both sides of the Atlantic. We put the band together around us, says Carol. 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. It works well. Fortunately, we got it wrapped up just in time. 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. The bands first appearance on the classic BBC TV show Top Of The Pops would, Carol believes, lead to stateside promoters turning away from the group. T'Pau: 04:19 : Spotify Amazon: 4 : Wing & A Prayer. 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. I didnt start singing professionally until I was 22. Two singles "With a Little Luck" and "Giving Up the Ghost" were released from the album. 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. We didnt think about it too much, says Ronnie. Ronnie and I had got the vocals finished in February and we thought wed start putting the music out as download-only singles. "Some of the things that I was particularly upset about was the 80s classical concert. As the only original member, Decker originally considered touring under her own name, but was advised that using the T'Pau name would generate more recognition. 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. X Factor asked me to go on Xtra Factor but Gary Barlow refused to face me. 7 May 1961, Greenwich, London) Lead Guitarist, Ronnie Rogers (b. T'Pau: Composer : 2017 : Table 19: Oberhofer's Ultimate Wedding Mixtape: Oberhofer: Composer : 2017 . 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. . The record sales started to slump and the band began bickering. 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. The album, which was released in September 1998, was supported by a thirty-six date tour named "The Red Tour". The inspiration for China in Your Hand came from Frankensteins creator, Mary Shelley. T'Pau: 04:15 : Amazon: 2 : I Will Be With You. Our manager came backstage and told me I was a very lucky girl, recalls Carol. I did London Coliseum last autumn and Leeds Millennium Square with a 75-piece orchestra. 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. But when we were making The Promise, we didnt realize how much had changed, says Carol. When we offered a critique they really had their noses out of joint. Id only seen the clonky Hammer horror Frankenstein film all that bolt-in-the neck business but Id always been fascinated by how prophetic Shelleys story was, that idea of man playing God. 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. "The creative side is wonderful but the promotion is harder.. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. Things started getting very difficult, 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]. Red was not a commercial success, nor was a re-recorded version of "Giving Up the Ghost", which was released in 1999. Scarlett is doing animation production at university in Bournemouth so she created a shooting schedule before we started. 4 in the UK and reached platinum status there, but failed to come close to the level of success of the band's debut album the year before. 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. "Then Richard and I felt really unwell for about a week. The band formed in 1986, taking their name from a Vulcan elder of the same name in the sci-fi series Star Trek. Read Full Biography. [9] T'Pau: 03:58 . 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. 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] https://www.jonkutner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/China.mp3. [7] It also reached the number 1 in several other European countries but made little impact in the United States. By then, I felt so assured and assumed that people got us and we were going to be able to do what we thought was right. In time, they would fill venues like Londons Wembley Arena by themselves: the perfect platform to showcase Carols powerful voice. I guess subconsciously thats how I got the title.. 3, Drew's Famous Instrumental Country Collection, Vol. The Virgin Anthology showcases every TPau single, plus the expanded Rage and The Promise albums. T'Pau: Only a Heartbeat: With Carol Decker, Ronnie Rogers, T'Pau. 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. I got home one day and Carol had this quiet sketch shed written on the piano. 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. 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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. 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. See full bio Born: March 13, 1959 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK More at IMDbPro Contact Info: View agent, publicist, legal on IMDbPro Known For Table 19 Soundtrack (2017) [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. Ive had every single gig wiped out of my diary through to almost Christmas. Discover The Virgin Anthology by T'Pau released in 2017. 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. Decker still performs under the name T'Pau at solo shows and 1980s nostalgia concerts, and in 2013 she reunited with original band member and co-songwriter Ronnie Rogers for a 25th-anniversary UK tour.[5]. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. [6] Prior to deciding on this name, they were called Talking America on early demos sent to record and publishing companies. Background. 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. . Carol Decker / Ronnie Rogers. I was shell-shocked. "[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. One song wasnt working, so we had to stop polishing! 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. But her success caused much dissent and jealousy in her marriage and friendships, so created her own monster. "The band has been going for more than 30. I love that side of it but I miss having record company money for promotion. 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. Their debut album, Bridge of Spies (simply called T'Pau in the US), also reached number 1 and went quadruple platinum in the UK. Carol Decker / Ronnie Rogers. Ronnie and I are really eclectic writers, which some people think is brilliant, but others especially in America struggled with, says Carol. I didnt even present the idea to the band, says Carol. I just looked at him and asked if we had been dropped He replied: Well, thats one way of looking at it. A bloke came up to us and said: I was in a coma that song brought me out of it. T'Pau: 04:06 . Although wed been signed, I was still working as a telephone engineer. It didn't happen although I did sell a lot of albums on the road. The songs were all there but the band just werent cutting it.. 4 in September.[7]. 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). T'Pau: 04:00 . 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. | In 1988 they released their second album Rage, which peaked at No. You have to rely on your social media. So I started it: It was a theme she had / On a scheme he had / Told in a foreign land. The message, basically, is be careful what you wish for. It feels different now, says Carol. All Rights Reserved. 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.. T'Pau: China in Your Hand: Directed by Brian Grant. In Groups: T'Pau Variations: Viewing All | Ron Rogers (2) R. Rodgers, R. Rogers, R.P. They actually say they can't, and then the younger stations play the younger artists, the hip stations. Carol Decker / Ronnie Rogers. 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. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. Decker still performs under the name T'Pau at solo shows and 1980s nostalgia concerts. T'Pau: I Will Be with You: Directed by Brian Grant. Explore Ronnie Rogers's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. We flew back to London to appear on it and were never told we werent going back to the States, she says. If youre not Beyonce with millions of followers it is hard. Carol Decker. China only really came into its own when we gave it to Roy. Speaking to uDiscover, Carol admits she was starting to get rattled by the relentless round of rejection. I was very taken with Carols voice, so we struck a kind of agreement and the first thing I did was fire most of the band, revealed Chris in an interview with Q magazine. I think its a much better album than Rage, but the bubble had burst, adds Ronnie. [1][2] Decker recorded Red between December 1997 to July 1998 at Roundhouse Studios in London. 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". We lived and wrote music together above the Pengwern boat club in Shrewsbury for seven years. 98, their first chart action for more than two decades. Carol Decker and Ronnie Rogers of TPau talk about career highs, overlooked songs, and the eclecticism at the heart of the band. 2, Time for Dreaming: 45 of the World's Greatest Love Songs, The Best 80s Album in the WorldEver! 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. He said the gaps needed filling, so I started these syncopated sort of nonsense noises. British guitarist and songwriter, born 13 March 1959 in Shrewsbury, UK. 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. . "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. [4] The compilation's title was based on the band's successful debut single "Heart and Soul". But playing the shows isnt just about having fun. 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. T'Pau /tpa/ are an English pop group formed in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, led by singer Carol Decker. 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. The audience reaction is irreplaceable but putting it bluntly, thats how I earn my money. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. Decker re-formed the band with a new line-up in 1998, and T'Pau have in recent years continued to work live regularly. 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. The knock-backs from the labels were never constructive, she says. It gave me the idea of writing her story within the wider Frankenstein tale. No one really notices or minds as I cover the essential dynamics of the song. 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. Initially a flop in the UK, it first became a hit in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, reaching No. 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. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1987. They have had a string of Top 40 hits in the UK, and several hits in the United States and Europe. Ronnie Rogers. 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. Ronnie Rogers - producer (tracks 3, 9) Simon Dawson, Feddy de Faye, Alan Jenkins, Roberto Pieroni . Table 19: Oberhofer's Ultimate Wedding Mixtape, Put Your Hands Up, Vol. When it gets past 8pm, Richard wrestles my phone out of my hand.. "[5] Speaking to Super Deluxe Edition in 2013, she added, "I recorded Red when I was pregnant with my daughter. All tracks are written by Carol Decker and Ronnie Rogers, except "This Girl" written by T'Pau. Former guitarist Ronnie Rogers is currently in the band The Ronaldos. Carol Decker / Ronnie Rogers. As Carol admits, if being an eclectic songwriter is a sin, then she and Ronnie are guilty as charged. He said I had just walked away from debts of 800,000. 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. 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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. Paul Jackson. I hadn't been a mum before. In 1982 Carol attended a Katz gig where Ronnie threw his guitar into the audience, which hit Carol and cut her finger. "Well never know whether it was the virus because we didnt get tested. I sulked my way across Germany it was just awful. They absolutely had to stop for lunch. You just dont mess those sorts of people about, says Carol. The third album The Promise followed in 1991: it peaked at No. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. Their first hit was the 1987 release "Heart and Soul". Track listing [ edit] They get really sniffy when we suggested something. 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. "Ive always had a great association with Shropshire, particularly Shrewsbury and Bridgnorth, which were both home, and weve played lots of gigs in the West Midlands, from Bilston to Birmingham. Im so impressed with my children. 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. It was my song, its all Ive got left. So what do you do when it seems things cant get any worse? Contact, 2023Schweizerische Radio- und Fernsehgesellschaft, This page was last modified 28.03.2011 00:31:55, Dean Howard (b. We did a reunion tour in 2013 and it was always the highlight. Dan D. Derby (The Skater) (1977) was covered in Dan D. Derby by Freddy Quinn (1981) Discussion. They have two children, Scarlett (born 1998) and Dylan (born 2002), and married in 2006. T'Pau: 04:31 : Amazon: 2 : Bridge of Spies. 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". Background [ edit] Singer Carol Decker said of the authorship and composition of the selection: After touring with Bryan Adams and Nik Kershaw, the band added another guitarist, Dean Howard, and recorded their second album, Rage. [5] But in the United States, the song received heavy airplay, and the Pepe Jeans advertisement enabled it to reach No. You never really know why one song does it. 10 in the UK, earning a silver disc. 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. I tweeted him asking, Whats your problem? And within minutes my phone was ringing. Feature writer and food critic Andy Richardson interviews celebrities, writes columns and hangs out with chefs for stories that appear across all group titles. Our management was clear that we had to keep the ball rolling, says Carol. I got home one day and Carol had this quiet sketch she'd written on the piano. 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Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. 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. The band was earning a strong reputation as a live act and was soon on tour with Nik Kershaw. 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. 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. Than Rage, which was released in September 1998, and website in this browser for the time... Named `` the band, but the band formed in 1986, taking their name from a elder... 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