Ronnie Rogers Past members Tim Burgess Michael Chetwood Paul Jackson Taj Wyzgowski Dean Howard Jez Ashurst Dave Hattee Dan McKinna Website http://www.tpau.co.uk/ T'Pau/tpa/are an English popgroup formed in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, led by singer Carol Decker. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. How I handled it was difficult because it can look like youre trying to latch on to something to get attention., I sloped off to LA for a while to stay with friends and wrote some songs for other people, Carol said in an interview with the Sunday Express. It was interesting working with the kids. Other Top 20 hits followed: Valentine, I Will Be with You, Secret Garden and Whenever You Need Me but then it all went wrong. It was a similar story elsewhere too, but the strength of the bands songs cut through in Europe, where programmers had less influence on the charts. It flopped on its first release in the UK, but in the US it started to receive radio play and began a hesitant ascent of the Billboard Hot 100. Flame-haired singer Carol Decker has created a lockdown video to accompany their latest single Be Wonderful, which was filmed by her two children, Scarlett and Dylan, who are media students. In the years after T'Pau's split in 1992, Decker continued to occasionally perform as a solo artist. T'Pau: I Will Be with You: Directed by Brian Grant. Their third single, "China in Your Hand", was their biggest UK hit; it became the 600th single to reach number 1 in the UK and spent five weeks at the top spot. They absolutely had to stop for lunch. She sang a version of China In Your Hands rewording it Wash Your Hands and has kept fans updated about forthcoming concerts. "The funniest moment came when Dylan told me that he and Scarlett had six years experience between them at college. 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T'Pau: 04:19 : Spotify Amazon: 4 : Wing & A Prayer. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. Data-Privacy Paul Jackson. We were treated like children by our management wed even left our stuff out there, expecting to return! Ronnie doesnt know why they werent involved in the decision, but believes it was just how new bands climbing up the ladder were treated back then. [5] But in the United States, the song received heavy airplay, and the Pepe Jeans advertisement enabled it to reach No. Traversing the groups career on Virgin Records, from their quadruple-platinum 1987 debut album, Bridge Of Spies, to 1991s Top 10 outing, The Promise, it reveals a group working at the peak of their powers. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Copyright 2023 Jon Kutner. I sometimes get frustrated that people focus so much on China In Your Hand but its great to be remembered in such a fickle business. "The creative side is wonderful but the promotion is harder.. T'Pau: Sex Talk: Directed by Brian Grant. Former guitarist Ronnie Rogers is currently in the band The Ronaldos. Their 1987 album, Bridge of Spies (the album was called T'Pau in the U.S.)[T'Pau (band) at All Music Guide] was a best seller and won several British music industry awards. I was in bits. "Then Richard and I felt really unwell for about a week. . We were marketed as a pop band and so their approach was simply to milk everything until it all dried up. Everything was too rushed. Tensions were also mounting with the continued attention on Carol as the face of the band. "We're Part Of The 80s Fabric": Carol Decker And Ronnie Rogers Talk T'Pau Carol Decker and Ronnie Rogers of T'Pau talk about career highs, overlooked songs, and the eclecticism at the. You never really know why one song does it. Heart and Soul: The Very Best of T'Pau is a compilation album by British pop group T'Pau, which was released by Virgin Records in 1993. Ronnie Rogers (I) Actor Composer Soundtrack IMDbPro Starmeter See rank Ronnie Rogers is known for Laura Bell Bundy: Drop on By (2010), Brooks & Dunn: Only in America (2009) and T'Pau: Bridge of Spies (1987). In 2008, T'Pau were part of the Here and Now 1980s nostalgia tour.[8]. Although it wasnt noticeable enough to mar the enjoyment of the track, the tempo fluctuated so much that we could not edit the album version successfully for the single, besides which, the record company thought it was too long. We have 18 shows in Germany with orchestra, choir and full band, mded by the singer and musician John Miles. Listen to The Virgin Anthology right now. Tim Burgess / Carol Decker . I Love Mum: The Best Mother's Day Album in the World Ever! We had this great producer, Roy Thomas Baker, who had worked with Queen and The Cars, and was used to working on a huge scale. [6] Prior to deciding on this name, they were called Talking America on early demos sent to record and publishing companies. Decker still made guest appearances on TV shows throughout the 2000s, including Hit Me, Baby, One More Time, Just the Two of Us and The Weakest Link. 24 November 1959, Bolton) Lead Guitarist on, "Bridge of Spies" (1988, U.S./German release only), "Only A Heartbeat" (1991, U.S./Japan release only), "With a Little Luck" (1998, Promo release only). . Its in a lovely spot, in the middle of a quarry, so we could record until God knows when, and use the social club for gigs. The song would peak at No.4 and, on the back of being picked for a jeans commercial, finally made the same position back home in September 1987. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1987. . Then one day I saw this documentary about Mary Shelley. "[4], Upon its initial release in the UK in February 1987, the song was not well received, entering the bottom of the chart and falling out immediately after. In February 2015, T'Pau released their fifth studio album, Pleasure & Pain, and embarked on a tour. Im not an ber-cool person and was always up for that stuff, she says. I find it funny that nowadays everyone takes big crashing songs and makes them quiet. The audience reaction is irreplaceable but putting it bluntly, thats how I earn my money. Billboard Hot 100 chart, reaching #4 after being featured on a Pepe Jeans advertisement; it repeated the feat in the UK Singles Chart some months later. The final eight shows on the Pleasure & Pain Tour had to be cancelled in early March after Decker suffered damage to her voice while suffering from bronchitis. "I have a dark sense of humour, quite gallows, and people might think some of the things I post are inappropriate. As Carol admits, if being an eclectic songwriter is a sin, then she and Ronnie are guilty as charged. Our management was clear that we had to keep the ball rolling, says Carol. Their debut single and first hit was the 1987 release "Heart and Soul". Discover Red by T'Pau released in 1998. In 1982 Carol attended a Katz gig where Ronnie threw his guitar into the audience, which hit Carol and cut her finger. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Sites: Wikipedia, web.archive.org, secondhandsongs.com, repertoire.bmi.com Aliases: Randall Rogers Variations: Viewing All | Ronnie Rogers R. Rogers, R.Rogers, Rodgers, Rogers, Rogers Ronnie, Ron Rogers Artist [a357974] Now we both feel in perfect health. [4] The compilation's title was based on the band's successful debut single "Heart and Soul". We screamed the place down backstage. Initially a flop in the UK, it first became a hit in the U.S. "The money comes in with the big campaign and that I find frustrating. The songs were all there but the band just werent cutting it.. This was in part why the bands third set, The Promise, was recorded with each member playing a greater part, and a new producer was hired. I got home one day and Carol had this quiet sketch shed written on the piano. I knew following up Bridge Of Spies was going to be hard, but I am proud of Rage and, certainly initially, wasnt particularly worried by it not doing as well. I didnt even present the idea to the band, says Carol. All Tracks by Ronnie Rogers (1) Covers of Ronnie Rogers Songs (1) 1 cover. We wrote all the songs and royalties still trickle in now but a millionaire Im not.. We appeared in the serious music press at first, but then they started to get increasingly snooty about TPau.. And Carol, from Shrewsbury, revealed that the lockdown video had a personal edge because she believed she and her husband Richard, a chef, might have suffered a mild dose of Covid-19. But Ronnie remained optimistic. Ronnie Rogers Real Name: Randall Jay Rogers Profile: American country singer and songwriter, born in Nashville, Tennessee. Discover Heart and Soul: The Very Best of T'Pau [Renaissance] by T'Pau released in 1996. Speaking to uDiscover, Carol admits she was starting to get rattled by the relentless round of rejection. But, for some reason, the public didnt take to subsequent songs as much, even though we felt as strongly about them.. When we offered a critique they really had their noses out of joint. Carol Decker. Carol Decker and Ronnie Rogers of TPau talk about career highs, overlooked songs, and the eclecticism at the heart of the band. "[6], Red was released in September 1998 in the UK by Decker's own label Gnatfish. The record sales started to slump and the band began bickering. We burst out laughing. Dean Howard. Be the first to comment on this artist! In time, they would fill venues like Londons Wembley Arena by themselves: the perfect platform to showcase Carols powerful voice. Our producer, Roy Thomas Baker, went: Well, what else have you got? Id brought my cassette of China and played it to him very unsurely, and that was that. No one really notices or minds as I cover the essential dynamics of the song. [7] [8] Decker began a relationship with restaurateur Richard Coates in 1996. The Virgin Anthology showcases every TPau single, plus the expanded Rage and The Promise albums. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. Dean Howard, Carol Decker and Ronnie Rogers on stage at the Montreux rock festival, 1988. Carol said the closure of concert venues had wrecked her bands schedule for 2020 and they were unlikely to perform now until the end of the year at the very earliest. I did a few last year. TPaus new single will be released on May 8 and the band are hoping to contact people who run 1980s websites and blogs so that they can promote it. T'Pau: Composer : 2017 : Table 19: Oberhofer's Ultimate Wedding Mixtape: Oberhofer: Composer : 2017 . Ronnies mother gave us a china tea-set and if you lifted the cups up to the light you can see a womans face in the bottom. T'Pau is a late 1980s pop group led by singer Carol Decker. 10 in the UK, earning a silver disc. I guess subconsciously thats how I got the title.. The LP, released in 1988, stalled at number four on the British chart, and its follow-up, The Promise, barely made the Top Ten in 1991. Background [ edit] Singer Carol Decker said of the authorship and composition of the selection: He was grumpy because he was getting into his zone before the gig or shagging his girlfriend but he bought us lots of champagne afterwards, bless him. Carol and Ronnie put together a new band and won a couple of support slots at Londons Marquee Club with a repertoire that included cover versions of Save Your Kisses for Me and Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da. Instead, Decker often performs what she calls a "basic" version,[4] explaining to Songfacts: "I rap the first two verses then cut to the melody for the verse before the chorus. We didnt know any better then and were very in awe of everything, so we just agreed. Decker still makes appearances on TV shows, including Hit Me, Baby, One More Time; Just the Two of Us; Never Mind the Buzzcocks and The Weakest Link. 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Boorer, Jez Ashurst electric guitar, acoustic guitar, Spencer Cozens keyboards (tracks 2, 4-7, 10), Dave Hattee drums, programming on "Love Song", Rafe McKenna - producer (tracks 1, 3, 8-9), mixing, engineer, Marco Sabiu - producer (track 1), programming (track 1), Simon Dawson, Feddy de Faye, Alan Jenkins, Roberto Pieroni engineers, Jeremy Gill, Simon Morris, Peter Sberi assistant engineers, This page was last edited on 4 June 2022, at 08:47. She and fellow founding member Ronnie Rogers had worked with other members of TPau to write a few new songs just before lockdown. After the song was used in a Ppe jeans commercial, however, it became a Top Five hit on both sides of the Atlantic. T'Pau: 03:26 : Amazon: 5 : Road to Our Dream. Ronnie Rogers was a guitarist with a band called The Katz. I still love playing it. Our manager came backstage and told me I was a very lucky girl, recalls Carol. We both love Road To Our Dream, which was the second single from Rage we released., I just dont think the label got what we were, says Ronnie. That meant she would be unable to make a living without her normal fees for performing. Four subsequent singles from the album entered at least the Top 20, though none broke in the U.S. charts. The technology we had access to was incredible. The album, which was released in September 1998, was supported by a thirty-six date tour named "The Red Tour". Its definitely being put that back. Taj Wyzgowski. The album produced a total of five hit singles including "Valentine", "Sex Talk" (a live recording of an early flop single, "Intimate Strangers"), and "I Will Be with You". Then we got dropped by the record company and everything just ground to a halt. [7][8] It was given a release in the United States on 9 November 1999 by Renaissance Records as a two-disc set, with the additional disc containing three tracks: the re-recorded "Heart and Soul '97", a live, unplugged version of the band's 1987 UK number one hit "China in Your Hand", and the demo version of the album track "Do the Right Dance". I tweeted him asking, Whats your problem? And within minutes my phone was ringing. Following its inclusion in a Pepe Jeans advert, the single reached No. After being spotted by former Curiosity Killed The Cat manager, Chris Cooke, he offered to oversee Carols career. Then I met Ronnie. 6 October 1961, Macclesfield) Percussionist/Drummer, Michael Chetwood (b. That year, the band undertook a 25-date UK tour and also released a new version of the band's 1986 hit "Heart and Soul" as "Heart and Soul '97". As the first T'Pau album since 1991's The Promise, Red features singer Carol Decker as the only member from the original line-up. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. Heart and Soul: The Very Best of T'Pau is a compilation album by British pop group T'Pau, which was released by Virgin Records in 1993. Valentine, the bands third hit single, finally lived up to its potential by making the UK No.9. You know the expression polishing the turd? They recorded some demos and got a contract with Siren Records and were offered a support slot on Nik Kershaws UK tour. The knock-backs from the labels were never constructive, she says. A compilation album, Heart and Soul The Very Best of T'Pau, was released in 1993 and reached the UK Top 40. We need to find other ways to let people know its out. "We had to do a download video and my two kids have both done creative media courses at college so we asked them to make it.. Despite this, the 11-song collection went platinum, and features in its entirety on Disc Three of The Virgin Anthology. 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Sorry, we are not accepting comments on this article. Decker re-formed the band with a new line-up in 1998, and T'Pau have in recent years continued to work live regularly. Weve definitely recovered from something.. These cover versions originally formed part of the band's live set to enable Decker to leave the stage to change her costume, and were subsequently released as CD single bonus tracks. Once wed filmed it, wed ping it back and forth to Ronnie, who lives in Wales.. 4 in the UK and reached platinum status there, but failed to come close to the level of success of the band's debut album the year before. They have two children, Scarlett (born 1998) and Dylan (born 2002), and married in 2006. [10], "T'Pau! The compilation's title was based on the band's successful debut single "Heart and Soul". 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