The 4CD box set The Virgin Anthology can be bought here. In the years after T'Pau's split in 1992, Decker continued to occasionally perform as a solo artist. But when we were making The Promise, we didnt realize how much had changed, says Carol. 98, their first chart action for more than two decades. A year later, in October 1987, we were at No 1. Learn how your comment data is processed. 4 in both the US and UK charts. Heart and Soul is the debut single by British pop rock ensemble T'Pau, released in 1987 from their debut album Bridge of Spies. T'Pau: Sex Talk: Directed by Brian Grant. X Factor asked me to go on Xtra Factor but Gary Barlow refused to face me. Speaking to uDiscover, Carol admits she was starting to get rattled by the relentless round of rejection. It was a bad call. Their debut album, Bridge Of Spies, was released in September of 1987 and the first single from it was Heart and Soul which reached number four in both the UK and the US. Their debut album, Bridge of Spies (simply called T'Pau in the US), also reached number 1 and went quadruple platinum in the UK. The songs were all there but the band just werent cutting it.. I need to work as much as anything to put my kids through university so that they can make more films.. I was beside myself with joy when we flew out, recalls Carol. 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. Then we got dropped by the record company and everything just ground to a halt. Decker re-formed the band with a new line-up in 1998, and T'Pau have in recent years continued to work live regularly. Ive had every single gig wiped out of my diary through to almost Christmas. 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. In February 2015, T'Pau released their fifth studio album, Pleasure & Pain, and embarked on a tour. 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. Anybody can make a film in their bedroom. We did a reunion tour in 2013 and it was always the highlight. English pop-oriented rock band, led by Carol Decker, that scored a global hit in 1987 with "Heart and Soul." 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. After being spotted by former Curiosity Killed The Cat manager, Chris Cooke, he offered to oversee Carols career. 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. As the The Virgin Anthology attests, however, Decker and Rogers assurance was well-founded. Ronnie. 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. I still cant believe how huge China got. The pair blocked the suggestion, which they now describe as a big mistake. He said the gaps needed filling, so I started these syncopated sort of nonsense noises. Discover The Virgin Anthology by T'Pau released in 2017. We had to watch telly in sleeping bags. Carol Decker and Ronnie Rogers of TPau talk about career highs, overlooked songs, and the eclecticism at the heart of the band. T'Pau: Composer : 2017 : Table 19: Oberhofer's Ultimate Wedding Mixtape: Oberhofer: Composer : 2017 . 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 1997, after finding new management, she formed a new line-up of T'Pau in order to begin touring again. In 2008, T'Pau were part of the Here and Now 1980s nostalgia tour.[8]. China only really came into its own when we gave it to Roy. Written by MD Brown/AJ Sansone/RJCalilliVocals Ronnie RogersFrom the T'Pau CD Single I Will Be With You 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. She said: Three of my friends have suffered from the coronavirus. 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. Carol Decker / Ronnie Rogers. Decker still performs under the name T'Pau at solo shows and 1980s nostalgia concerts. Two had just got back from a trip to Malaysia when they became infected and I had lunch with one. I didnt start singing professionally until I was 22. They have had a string of Top 40 hits in the UK, and several hits in the United States and Europe. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. Carol Decker / Ronnie Rogers. All tracks are written by Carol Decker and Ronnie Rogers, except "This Girl" written by T'Pau. 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. 6 October 1961, Macclesfield) Percussionist/Drummer, Michael Chetwood (b. 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. Our management was clear that we had to keep the ball rolling, says Carol. Read Full Biography. We wrote all the songs and royalties still trickle in now but a millionaire Im not.. They would just listen to the cassettes and send them back with a standard letter. I still love playing it. Carol Decker / Ronnie Rogers. https://www.jonkutner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/China.mp3. [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". I was 26 and my dad was suggesting I try the cruise ships. T'Pau member Ronnie Rogers was her boyfriend at the time, and they co-wrote the majority of the band's songs. Scarlett is doing animation production at university in Bournemouth so she created a shooting schedule before we started. [3] It reached number 35 on the UK Albums Chart and remained in the top 100 for two weeks.[4]. We flew back to London to appear on it and were never told we werent going back to the States, she says. They absolutely had to stop for lunch. Fortunately, we got it wrapped up just in time. 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. T'Pau /tpa/ are an English pop group formed in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, led by singer Carol Decker. I knew it would just cause a massive row. Though she and Ronnie were the songwriters, and the compositions for the first two albums were completed before the band had been signed, the pair admits that a lot of time was spent managing the situation. 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. 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. It was my song, its all Ive got left. 8 August 1961, Telford) Bassist, Taj Wyzgowski (b. They storyboarded the video before filming. T'Pau: 04:31 : Amazon: 2 : Bridge of Spies. 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] Data-Privacy I remember holding this cup up to the light, and seeing this Japanese ladys face in the bottom. 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.. "Heart and Soul" is the debut single by British pop rock ensemble T'Pau, released in 1987 from their debut album Bridge of Spies. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. "But it was quite funny. But Ronnie remained optimistic. We lived and wrote music together above the Pengwern boat club in Shrewsbury for seven years. They recruited guitarist Taj Wyzgowski, bass player Paul Jackson, keyboard player Michael Chetwood and London-born drummer, Tim Burgess to form TPau. But her success caused much dissent and jealousy in her marriage and friendships, so created her own monster. Carol Decker / Ronnie Rogers. T'Pau: 04:06 . Almost all of them have been postponed, not cancelled, so hopefully Ill get to see my fans and I can earn a living again when it all comes back to me. The short set was a make-or-break moment. It feels different now, says Carol. Its definitely being put that back. Explore Ronnie Rogers's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Ronnie Rogers was a guitarist with a band called The Katz. The compilation's title was based on the band's successful debut single "Heart and Soul". "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. The knock-backs from the labels were never constructive, she says. 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. Ronnie recalls that one of their US singles was pitched to Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones for a solo contribution. She and fellow founding member Ronnie Rogers had worked with other members of TPau to write a few new songs just before lockdown. "I have a dark sense of humour, quite gallows, and people might think some of the things I post are inappropriate. After a farewell tour, T'Pau broke up, and Decker began a solo career soon after. 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. Carol said her band was able to operate in the digital world by sending files to each other via email. 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. 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. 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. Now we both feel in perfect health. This makes the song, in its initial studio form, impossible to perform live without additional backup singers. We burst out laughing. 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. Dean Howard. We couldnt smell, we had no sense of taste and we had sore throats. Tim Burgess / Carol Decker / Dean Howard / Paul Jackson / Ronnie Rogers. 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Paul Jackson. Carol Decker / Ronnie Rogers. They recorded some demos and got a contract with Siren Records and were offered a support slot on Nik Kershaws UK tour. T'Pau: 04:15 : Amazon: 2 : I Will Be With You. 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. Red was not a commercial success, nor was a re-recorded version of "Giving Up the Ghost", which was released in 1999. The cups were paper thin and so fragile when you held it in your hand. The record sales started to slump and the band began bickering. We had five arena shows lined up with the London Philharmonic. Taj, who was more of a jazz guitarist, didnt feel comfortable with TPaus rock style, so he left and Dean Howard became his replacement. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. He was right about Valentine. 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. 13 March 1959, Shrewsbury) Rhythm Guitarist/Songwriter, Tim Burgess (b. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. We didnt know any better then and were very in awe of everything, so we just agreed. I find it funny that nowadays everyone takes big crashing songs and makes them quiet. Once wed filmed it, wed ping it back and forth to Ronnie, who lives in Wales.. British guitarist and songwriter, born 13 March 1959 in Shrewsbury, UK. One song wasnt working, so we had to stop polishing! 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. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1987. We put the band together around us, says Carol. 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. 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]. Carol Decker. [2021]. "[11] Heather Phares of AllMusic stated, "The group's smooth pop sounds remain intact on songs like 'With a Little Luck,' 'Now That You're Gone,' 'Giving Up the Ghost,' and 'Let It All Fall.'[10]. They actually say they can't, and then the younger stations play the younger artists, the hip stations. 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. Despite this, the 11-song collection went platinum, and features in its entirety on Disc Three of The Virgin Anthology. It works well. I had to hide from the tabloids the next day. Be the first to comment on this artist! 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". Carol added that she hoped people in the region would download the single in May and check out the video online. Discover Heart and Soul: The Very Best of T'Pau [Renaissance] by T'Pau released in 1996. "[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. Tim Burgess. Discover Sex Talk by T'Pau released in 2007. They have had a string of Top 40 hits in the UK, and several hits in the United States and Europe. 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. Scarlett is a big fan of the American make-up artist Jeffree Star and she bought me some of his cosmetics. 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. The record was not a commercial success, but T'Pau have continued to perform live on a semi-regular basis. After the song was used in a Ppe jeans commercial, however, it became a Top Five hit on both sides of the Atlantic. They dont understand the concept of working until its done and then getting drunk. 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. Ron Rogers was born on March 13, 1959 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. I got interested in her, this 19-year-old girl writing a pulp fiction hit that blew the essays and poetry of her contemporaries, and her husband Percy, out of the water. 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 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. T'Pau: 03:58 . "Fortunately, we got it wrapped up just in time. It was interesting working with the kids. I hadn't been a mum before. Tim Burgess / Carol Decker . Later the same year she appeared in the film Nine Dead Gay Guys as the wife of Stephen Berkoff. I toured it up and down the UK, and then I went across Europe with Status Quo and I left her behind when she was six months old. Ronnie Rogers. Doing those shows with an orchestra are amazing. You know the expression polishing the turd? "The creative side is wonderful but the promotion is harder.. Our manager came backstage and told me I was a very lucky girl, recalls Carol. T'Pau: 04:27 . It was a quiet piano song and he turned it into something else, with that big crashing chorus. In time, they would fill venues like Londons Wembley Arena by themselves: the perfect platform to showcase Carols powerful voice. I had made some money but not tons. I was nervous about Amelia singing it because I didnt want her to do better than me. 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. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. 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'? 1988 saw the release of their second album Rage which produced the hit single "Secret Garden". [4] The compilation's title was based on the band's successful debut single "Heart and Soul". Your email address will not be published. [7] [8] Decker began a relationship with restaurateur Richard Coates in 1996. I put things up things that make me laugh on Twitter. Subscribe to our newsletter to get the day's top stories sent directly to you. 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. TPau was a manufactured band in one sense, says Carol. 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. 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 only original member, Decker originally considered touring under her own name, but was advised that using the T'Pau name would generate more recognition. September 10, 1957), guitarist Ronnie Rogers (b. Four subsequent singles from the album entered at least the Top 20, though none broke in the U.S. charts. The technology we had access to was incredible. In 1998, Decker revived T'Pau with a new lineup and released the album Red. Michael Chetwood. But it was also bloody freezing. All Rights Reserved. You just dont mess those sorts of people about, says Carol. In 2007, marking the 20th anniversary of T'Pau's first success, Ron Rogers and Carol Decker released a new single, "Just Dream", exclusively as an Internet download. I then turned those noises into words which took about a week to get right. 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. Then I met Ronnie. That meant she would be unable to make a living without her normal fees for performing. 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. T'Pau: Only a Heartbeat: With Carol Decker, Ronnie Rogers, T'Pau. Quickly signed to Virgin's Siren subsidiary, the group released their debut single, "Heart and Soul," in early 1987 with little fanfare. 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. We were marketed as a pop band and so their approach was simply to milk everything until it all dried up. Background. Tim Burgess / Michael Chetwood / Carol Decker / Dean Howard / Paul Jackson / Ronnie Rogers. [10], "T'Pau! Im so impressed with my children. 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. The resulting album, Bridge of Spies (self-titled T'Pau for its American release), shot straight to number one in England. [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. Year she appeared in the film Nine Dead Gay Guys as the wife of Stephen.... 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