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T'Pau / t ə ˈ p aʊ / are an English pop group formed in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, led by singer Carol Decker. They had a string of top 40 hits in the UK during the late 1980s and early 1990s, most notably " China in Your Hand ", " Heart and Soul " and " Valentine ", [ 4 ] and several hits in the rest of Europe, before disbanding in 1992.
Bridge of Spies is the debut studio album by English pop group T'Pau, released on 14 September 1987 by Siren Records. In the United States and Canada, Virgin Records released the album under the title T'Pau .
"Heart and Soul" is the debut single by British pop rock band T'Pau, released in a rerecorded version from their debut studio album Bridge of Spies in 1987. Following its inclusion in a Pepe Jeans advert [citation needed], the single reached number four on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart.
The song's title was more unclear however and when quizzed, co-writer Ron Rogers was unsure of its source material. Lyric writer Carol Decker explained that it is the effect that if you hold a china cup to a light, you can see your hand through it – therefore "china in your hand" means something that is transparent. [ 4 ]
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Carol Ann Decker was born on 10 September 1957 in Liverpool, Lancashire (now Merseyside) and attended Wellington Girls' High School, Wellington, Shropshire. [4]In addition to her musical achievements, Decker has also acted on both stage and screen, including the role of Steven Berkoff's wife in the 2002 film 9 Dead Gay Guys. [5]
"Valentine" is a song by British band T'Pau, which was released in 1988 as the fifth single from their debut studio album Bridge of Spies. It was written by Ronnie Rogers and Carol Decker, and produced by Roy Thomas Baker. [2] It reached No. 9 in the UK and remained on the charts for eight weeks. [3]
The most different sounding track is "Island" which almost sounds like a different song - mainly due to the fact that it was entirely re-recorded with a different producer (Gary Langan & T'Pau) at The Manor Studio. Reviewers have commented that the UK version is the weaker of the two, as is the case with the other UK song versions as well.