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"True" is a song by English pop 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.
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.
True is the third studio album by English pop 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.
40 Years: The Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by English new wave band Spandau Ballet, released in 2020.The collection includes every song issued as a single by the band to that point, although the original recording of "Instinction" from the 1982 Diamond album was chosen over the hit remix by Trevor Horn.
Spandau Ballet reunited for a tour in 2009 after being apart for almost thirty years. The success of the tour led to the re-recording of their hits for an acoustic album titled Once More . Two new songs were included, [ 1 ] one of which, the title track , reached number 82 on the UK Singles Chart , making it their first chart appearance there ...
The Best of Spandau Ballet is a greatest hits album by English new wave band Spandau Ballet, released on 16 September 1991 by Chrysalis Records.It features most of the band's singles between 1980 and 1989 in chronological order of release.
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]
Martin John Kemp (born 10 October 1961) is an English musician and actor, best known as the bassist in the new wave band Spandau Ballet and for his role as Steve Owen in EastEnders. He is the younger brother of Gary Kemp , who is also a member of Spandau Ballet and an actor.
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