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"Chant No. 1" was recorded at Utopia Studios in Primrose Hill with Richard James Burgess producing. [6] Burgess had just developed the Simmons SDS-V electronic drum kit, which Spandau Ballet drummer John Keeble used on "Chant No. 1", making it one of the first recordings to use the new alternative to acoustic drums.
Spandau Ballet (/ ˈ s p æ n d aʊ ˈ b æ l eɪ / SPAN-dow BAL-ay) were an English new wave band formed in Islington, London, in 1979. Inspired by the capital's post-punk underground dance scene, they emerged at the start of the 1980s as the house band for the Blitz Kids, playing "European Dance Music" as "The Applause" for this new club culture's audience.
Spandau Ballet: Released: 4 September 2000; Label: Capitol; 7 158 — 44 38 40 — 10 40 30 ... 1983 12 24 — — — 13 — — 10 — 59 "True" 1 4 9 1 9 1 34 5 4 3 4
Spandau Ballet had their first pop hit in the US in 1983 when their number 1 UK single "True" [1] reached number 4 on Billboard magazine's Hot 100. [2] Their next single, "Gold", went to number 2 in the UK [1] and made the top ten in several other countries [a] but only reached number 29 in the US. [2]
"True" is a song by English new wave band Spandau Ballet, released in April 1983 as the title track and third single from their third studio album. It was written by the band's lead guitarist and principal songwriter Gary Kemp to express his feelings for Altered Images lead singer Clare Grogan.
The Best of Spandau Ballet is a greatest hits album by English new wave band Spandau Ballet, ... True (1983) 3:50: 12. "Only When You Leave" Parade (1984) 4:47: 13.
True is the third studio album by English new wave band Spandau Ballet, released on 4 March 1983 by Chrysalis Records.The band's songwriter/guitarist Gary Kemp realised after the release of their second album that the nightclub audience they initially wanted to attract had lost interest in them in part because of the band's transition from dance music to pop.
Spandau Ballet: 21 May "Words" F. R. David 28 May 4 June "Every Breath You Take" The Police: 11 June 18 June 25 June 2 July "Baby Jane" Rod Stewart: 9 July 16 July "Moonlight Shadow" Mike Oldfield: 23 July "Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)" Paul Young: 30 July "Wrapped Around Your Finger" The Police 6 August 13 August 20 August "Give it ...