Blue Zone (band)
Blue Zone | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Rochdale, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Pop, soul, blue-eyed soul, jazz, sophisti-pop |
| Years active | 1984–1988 |
| Labels | Arista |
| Past members | Lisa Stansfield Ian Devaney Andy Morris |
Blue Zone (known as Blue Zone UK in the United States due to a naming dispute there) was a 1980s British band. The group consisted of Lisa Stansfield (lead vocals), Ian Devaney (trombone, keyboards, guitar, backing vocals) and Andy Morris (trumpet, flugelhorn, electronic keyboards, backing vocals).
History
After the singles "On Fire", "Thinking About His Baby" (released in 1987), "Jackie" and album Big Thing (released in 1988), the trio and label Arista decided to focus on Stansfield's solo career. Morris would co-write and co-produce the first three Stansfield albums before departing the trio. Devaney and Stansfield would eventually marry and now own a music publishing business while they also continue to write and record together.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 1988 | Big Thing |
- Track listing
All tracks are written by Stansfield/Devaney/Morris, unless otherwise indicated
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jackie" | Steinberg/Kelly | 3:49 |
| 2. | "Thinking About His Baby" | 4:03 | |
| 3. | "Without A Word To Say" | 3:40 | |
| 4. | "Sugar Tree" | 4:18 | |
| 5. | "Her Seedy Life" | 4:51 | |
| 6. | "Perfect Crime" | 4:16 | |
| 7. | "One Kiss" | 4:58 | |
| 8. | "Greedy Love" | 4:39 | |
| 9. | "On Fire" | 3:47 | |
| 10. | "We Will Cry" | 4:57 | |
| 11. | "Feel It From Inside" | 4:40 |
"There Was I" (Europe) and "Chance It" (US) were the B-sides of "Jackie"; "Big Thing"' was the B-side of "Thinking About His Baby"; and "Be The Sugar" was the B-side of "On Fire".
Singles
| Year | Song | SE [1] |
UK | US [2] |
US Maxi [2] |
US Dance [2] |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | "Love Will Wait" | — | — | — | — | — | single only |
| "Finest Thing" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987 | "Thinking About His Baby" | — | 79 | — | — | — | Big Thing |
| "On Fire" | — | 99 | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | "Jackie" | 19 | — | 54 | 49 | 37 | |
| "Big Thing" | — | — | — | — | — | single only | |
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that region. | |||||||
Covers
In 1998, Joanne Accom covered the song "Jackie". It was released under the name 'B.Z featuring Joanne', B.Z referring to Blue Zone. The single peaked at No. 3 in Australia and No. 5 in New Zealand.[3]
References
- ^ "Blue Zone - Singles". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ a b c "Blue Zone U.K. - Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "Australian singles chart". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
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