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It is in effect a greatest hits album for both of the bands, the first seven tracks bracketed together as "The Housemartins Condensed" and the remaining fifteen as "The Cream of The Beautiful South". All twenty-two songs were released as singles by the bands, and the track listing runs in chronological order by year of song release from 1985's ...
The Housemartins were an English indie rock group formed in Hull who were active in the 1980s [2] and charted three top-ten albums and six top-twenty singles in the UK. [3] Many of their lyrics conveyed a mixture of socialist politics and Christianity, reflecting the beliefs of the band [4] (the back cover of their debut album, London 0 Hull 4, contained the message, "Take Jesus – Take Marx ...
Paul David Heaton (born 9 May 1962) is an English singer-songwriter. He was the lead singer and main lyricist of the Housemartins, who had commercial success in the UK and other European countries between 1985 and 1988, releasing several singles including "Happy Hour" and the UK number-one single "Caravan of Love" in 1986, before the band disbanded.
The discography of Paul Heaton, a solo artist previously a member of The Housemartins and The Beautiful South, consists of nine studio albums. Paul Heaton's first solo release was "Mitch", released under the banner of Biscuit Boy.
Their first album, Welcome to the Beautiful South, was released in 1989 and promptly produced a number two UK singles chart hit, "Song for Whoever".With the follow-up single "You Keep It All In" reaching number eight and "I'll Sail This Ship Alone" reaching number 31, the band were soon set to equal or surpass the success of the Housemartins, while the songwriting built on and expanded the ...
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Fat Chance is the debut solo album by Paul Heaton, the former frontman of both The Housemartins and The Beautiful South, released in 2001 under the guise of Biscuit Boy (a.k.a. Crackerman). The album was rereleased the following year, complete with new artwork and crediting the artist as Paul Heaton. [4]
David Rotheray (born 9 February 1963) is an English rock and pop musician, best known for being the lead guitarist for The Beautiful South. Rotheray was born the last of five children. His parents were both intellectuals and had met through the Young Communist League .