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. 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. Red was not a commercial success, nor was a re-recorded version of "Giving Up the Ghost", which was released in 1999. T'Pau: 04:06 . Im a bit long in the tooth for crazy make-up but I wanted to show my appreciation so I wore it; I was a bit worried I might look like I was in the circus. The compilation's title was based on the band's successful debut single "Heart and Soul". Im very conscious of the fact that his career is massive and mine isnt any more. Tim Burgess / Michael Chetwood / Carol Decker / Dean Howard / Paul Jackson / Ronnie Rogers. The band was earning a strong reputation as a live act and was soon on tour with Nik Kershaw. They enjoyed their biggest hit 33 years ago when China In Your Hand became an international smash. 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] We put the band together around us, says Carol. 4 in both the US and UK charts. The band T'Pau formed in 1986 in Shropshire, taking their name from a Vulcan priestess by the same name in the Star Trek films. 3, Drew's Famous Instrumental Country Collection, Vol. With Carol Decker, Ronnie Rogers, T'Pau. Your email address will not be published. Carol Decker / Ronnie Rogers. In an interview, she stated, "It's a little harder to get on the radio because all the '80s stations play the '80s stuff and they won't play your new stuff. It was horrible as we were tied into touring a dying album with everyone hating each other. Ronnie believes if the band members had been better friends they might have been able to secure a new deal, but the fractures in the working structure proved too severe to fix. Id only seen the clonky Hammer horror Frankenstein film all that bolt-in-the neck business but Id always been fascinated by how prophetic Shelleys story was, that idea of man playing God. You just dont mess those sorts of people about, says Carol. Weve definitely recovered from something.. Decker still performs under the name T'Pau at solo shows and 1980s nostalgia concerts, and in 2013 she reunited with original band member and co-songwriter Ronnie Rogers for a 25th-anniversary UK tour.[5]. . The songs were all there but the band just werent cutting it.. Im so impressed with my children. X Factor asked me to go on Xtra Factor but Gary Barlow refused to face me. But it was also bloody freezing. T'Pau: 03:26 : Amazon: 5 : Road to Our Dream. We lived and wrote music together above the Pengwern boat club in Shrewsbury for seven years. The resulting album, Bridge of Spies (self-titled T'Pau for its American release), shot straight to number one in England. T'Pau: 04:00 . T'Pau: Sex Talk: Directed by Brian Grant. I started to sing a melody over it, the wafty vocal and came up with more than an ocean keeps us apart. The lyrics were about when I went on holiday with my parents and Ronnie couldnt come. We built it around ourselves, with the right intentions, but wed do it very differently today.. When it was good it was brilliant, but there was a lot going on, admitted Carol. Ronnie and I had got the vocals finished in February and we thought wed start putting the music out as download-only singles. They would just listen to the cassettes and send them back with a standard letter. He is a composer, known for Table 19 (2017), Sisters (2015) and Black Mirror (2011). 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. Could have lived without the Big Country flavoured 'Do the Right Dance'; and surely Paul McCartney will be suing Decker for re-writing Wings' 'With a Little Luck' and re-titling it 'Wing and a Prayer'? Scarlett was seven and Dylan was three and I just didnt fancy city life anymore, but how I missed the bars and all the parties, she admitted. English pop-oriented rock band, led by Carol Decker, that scored a global hit in 1987 with "Heart and Soul." One song wasnt working, so we had to stop polishing! March 13, 1959), keyboard player Michael Chetwood (b. August 26, 1954), bassist Paul Jackson (b. August 8, 1961), and drummer Tim Burgess (b. October 6, 1961). We originally intended to have David Sanborn do the sax solo on the album, but due to a fear of flying, he wasnt able to make it to Chicago on time. For the single version, Gary Barnacle did the honours. [7] It also reached the number 1 in several other European countries but made little impact in the United States. Former guitarist Ronnie Rogers is currently in the band The Ronaldos. 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". Although wed been signed, I was still working as a telephone engineer. T'Pau is a late 1980s pop group led by singer Carol Decker. . Discover Sex Talk by T'Pau released in 2007. In the years after T'Pau's split in 1992, Decker continued to occasionally perform as a solo artist. During the series, Amelia Lily took to the stage to perform the song and at the end of it Gary came out and said, It was nice to hear that song sung in tune. which prompted Carol to comment, He implied that Id sung it out of tune. Heart And Soul did sound different to a lot of our material and its famous bass riff came from us playing about on this sequencer keyboard, which we had bought with a loan from my dad.. Just two months after The Firm had immortalised the Star Trek characters in their chart topping hit, Star Trekkin, along came TPau, who took their name from the stateswoman who appeared in the episode Amok Time and was from the planet Vulcan, also home to Second Officer Mr Spock. I got home one day and Carol had this quiet sketch she'd written on the piano. I was filled with abject horror at that idea, so was starting to panic., A band was swiftly pulled together for the set, which ended with Carol and Ronnie being signed on the spot. "Heart and Soul" is the debut single by British pop rock ensemble T'Pau, released in 1987 from their debut album Bridge of Spies. We didnt know any better then and were very in awe of everything, so we just agreed. Written by MD Brown/AJ Sansone/RJCalilliVocals Ronnie RogersFrom the T'Pau CD Single I Will Be With You 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. 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. 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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 said: Three of my friends have suffered from the coronavirus. The strain of being in a successful band, and the inevitable clashes with the other band members who wanted an ever-increasing slice of the pie took their toll. Their debut album, Bridge of Spies (simply called T'Pau in the US), also reached number 1 and went quadruple platinum in the UK. T'Pau /tpa/ are an English pop group formed in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, led by singer Carol Decker. The pair blocked the suggestion, which they now describe as a big mistake. Following its inclusion in a Pepe Jeans advert, the single reached No. There always seemed to be someone who gave us enough support and encouragement to keep going, he says today. I Love Mum: The Best Mother's Day Album in the World Ever! T'Pau member Ronnie Rogers was her boyfriend at the time, and they co-wrote the majority of the band's songs. Ronnie Rogers, guitarist, songwriter Although we'd been signed, I was still working as a telephone engineer. The single artwork was designed by graphic designer Adrian Fry. T'Pau: China in Your Hand: Directed by Brian Grant. Anybody can make a film in their bedroom. You have to roll with the punches, and the big budgets are gone, but I mix those large retro shows with smaller sets and acoustic tours. In time, they would fill venues like Londons Wembley Arena by themselves: the perfect platform to showcase Carols powerful voice. 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. Taj Wyzgowski. 3: The Biggest Club Anthems of All Time, Entertainment Weekly: The Greatest Hits 1985-1989, Entertainment Weekly: The Greatest Hits 1987, Renaissance Records, Inc.: Spring Sampler, 1997, Heart and Soul: The Very Best of T'Pau [Renaissance], In the Air Tonight: Virgin's Greatest Hits, Living in Oblivion: The 80's Greatest Hits, Vol. Rogers moved to their recording studios in Monmouth where he now lives and in 2012 the pair gigged intermittently and then embarked on a hugely successful 25th anniversary tour. Its part of the fabric of the 80s and you have to respect that.. Id dicked around, fluffed my A-levels, bumbled my way into art school, and ended up singing in a friends band. Almost all of them have been postponed, not cancelled, so hopefully Ill get to see my fans and I can earn a living again when it all comes back to me. Bryan Adams bought us champagne TPau in 1988. I toured it up and down the UK, and then I went across Europe with Status Quo and I left her behind when she was six months old. You know the expression polishing the turd? It was my song, its all Ive got left. Carol, who met Prince Charles and Princess Diana during the late 1980s when her band became the biggest in Britain, said she was proud of her two children. Another greatest hits release appeared in 1997, and Decker reformed the band with a new line-up in 1998, for the release of a new studio album, Red. We also had a bit of a comedy element to it because people are going stir crazy. You have to rely on your social media. But when we were making The Promise, we didnt realize how much had changed, says Carol. Heart and Soul is the debut single by British pop rock ensemble T'Pau, released in 1987 from their debut album Bridge of Spies. She and fellow founding member Ronnie Rogers had worked with other members of T'Pau to write a few new songs just before lockdown. Following its inclusion in a Pepe Jeans advert, the single reached No. Paul Jackson. "The band has been going for more than 30. Be the first to comment on this artist! 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. Thered be ice on the inside of the windows. Carol has kept in touch with her 50,000 Twitter followers most days, offering plenty of laughter along the way. It didn't happen although I did sell a lot of albums on the road. I wanted her to give a good performance but not eclipse me. Decker re-formed the band with a new line-up in 1998, and T'Pau have in recent years continued to work live regularly. I still love playing it. Background [ edit] Singer Carol Decker said of the authorship and composition of the selection: Goodbye Summer: ATO Records 2013 Fall Music Sampler, Drew's Famous Instrumental Country Collection, Vol. Learn all about Ronnie Rogers on AllMusic. "Greatest Hits: Heart and Soul - T'Pau - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic", "T'Pau - Heart And Soul - The Very Best Of T'Pau at Discogs", "T'Pau | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heart_and_Soul:_The_Very_Best_of_T%27Pau&oldid=1136242761, Stephen W. Tayler mixing (tracks 5, 79), This page was last edited on 29 January 2023, at 12:03. It started OK, but tensions started to build with the others as time went on., Siren Records sent the newly formed six-piece stateside to a studio near Chicago to record their first album, Bridge Of Spies. Our manager came backstage and told me I was a very lucky girl, recalls Carol. 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. . Ronnie Rogers. March 13, 1959), keyboard player Michael Chetwood (b. August 26, 1954), bassist Paul Jackson (b. August 8, 1961), and drummer Tim Burgess (b. October 6, 1961). 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. She sang a version of China In Your Hands rewording it Wash Your Hands and has kept fans updated about forthcoming concerts. With each rejection, it was getting a bit much. Because of lockdown, we had to film at home using whatever props we could. It included one Top 20 hit, "Whenever You Need Me", but the band's commercial peak had now passed and they split up after its release. Subscribe to our newsletter to get the day's top stories sent directly to you. You must be logged in to comment. I called that The Walkman Tour as members of the band had stopped talking to each other by then, she continues. The short set was a make-or-break moment. I was shell-shocked. Carols daughter Scarlett had directed TPaus 2018 single Run and was happy to take on her latest project with help from her younger brother Dylan. I did London Coliseum last autumn and Leeds Millennium Square with a 75-piece orchestra. They have had a string of Top 40 hits in the UK, and several hits in the United States and Europe. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. In 2008, as part of the "Here and Now" 80s tour, Decker performed at her home town of Shrewsbury for the first time since the 1980s in front of a crowd of over 9,000. Speaking to uDiscover, Carol admits she was starting to get rattled by the relentless round of rejection. It was a quiet piano song and he turned it into something else, with that big crashing chorus. I then turned those noises into words which took about a week to get right. But I have to keep away from social media when I have had a few glasses of wine. 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. Now we both feel in perfect health. But playing the shows isnt just about having fun. In 2011 she felt insulted when Gary Barlow, then a judge on X-Factor, made a derogatory comment about China In Your Hand and Carol took to Twitter to vent her spleen. T'Pau: 04:13 : Amazon: 2 : Valentine. "Well never know whether it was the virus because we didnt get tested. Listen to The Virgin Anthology right now. Decker still performs under the name T'Pau at solo shows and 1980s nostalgia concerts. [10], "T'Pau! In 1988 they released their second album Rage, which peaked at No. 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. They actually say they can't, and then the younger stations play the younger artists, the hip stations. In February 2015, T'Pau released their fifth studio album, Pleasure & Pain, and embarked on a tour. 4 after being featured on a Pepe Jeans advertisement; it repeated the feat in the UK Singles Chart some months later. Their debut album, Bridge Of Spies, was released in September of 1987 and the first single from it was Heart and Soul which reached number four in both the UK and the US. That looks like it will be next year. 8 August 1961, Telford) Bassist, Taj Wyzgowski (b. 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. Now you can create a record in your own bedroom, but it just wasnt like that back then., The investment paid off with the 10-song set, which was given a deluxe edition reissue in 2015, proving to be a multi-platinum smash and containing the song Carol is most proud of: Heart And Soul, which was picked as TPaus first single. 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. [3] The following year, the band had their biggest hit with the ballad, "China in Your Hand", which spent five weeks at Number 1 in the UK chart,[3] and also claimed the top slot in several European countries, but made little impact in the United States. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. So I hope fans will like the new single.. We could tell there was something about it too, even as a four-track demo., In 1986, the pair was invited to perform a three-song showcase at Nomis Rehearsal Studios, in front of Siren Records bosses, after the duos new manager, Chris Cook, had secured a hearing. In 2008, T'Pau were part of the Here and Now 1980s nostalgia tour.[8]. Things started getting very difficult, says Carol. So we went to the Workhouse Studio in London and re-recorded it as faithful to the production as possible in a three-minute format. Well, four minutes and five seconds actually, Roy Thomas Baker wasnt available so as Ronnie and Tim worked into the wee small hours to get it right, we agreed they should get the production credit. "Some of the things that I was particularly upset about was the 80s classical concert. I got home one day and Carol had this quiet sketch shed written on the piano. I guess subconsciously thats how I got the title.. The third album The Promise followed in 1991: it peaked at No. After meeting guitarist Ronnie on the gigging circuit, the early 80s would see the pair battle to capitalize on a series of promising leads that withered into nothing. [1][2] Decker recorded Red between December 1997 to July 1998 at Roundhouse Studios in London. British guitarist and songwriter, born 13 March 1959 in Shrewsbury, UK. Carol said her band was able to operate in the digital world by sending files to each other via email. Hearing China In Your Hands with real strings was emotional. Carol Decker and Ronnie Rogers of TPau talk about career highs, overlooked songs, and the eclecticism at the heart of the band. But she and Ronnie had also split by then and the collection was essentially a solo project. Ron Rogers was born on March 13, 1959 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. Your email address will not be published. The technology we had access to was incredible. Carol Decker / Ronnie Rogers. 4 in both the US and UK charts. 7 May 1961, Greenwich, London) Lead Guitarist, Ronnie Rogers (b. 4 in September.[7]. Im Irish-Liverpudlian stock so its in our blood to reach for the bottle. She gained control fairly quickly and soon launched a solo career. Red is the fourth studio album by British pop-rock group T'Pau, which was released by Gnatfish in 1998. But as Decker herself recalls, it was never that simple for TPau. Singer Carol Decker said of the authorship and composition of the selection: Ron had just bought a new keyboard with a built in sequencer, so he was just trying to get used to the gizmos in it and while messing around with the sequencer he started the bum bum buh buh bum bum bum of the bass riff. Subscribe to one or all notification sources from this one place. Rogers, R.Rodgers, R.Rogers, Rodgers, Roger, Rogers, Rogers, R., Rogers, Ronald, Roland Rogers, Ron Rodgers, Ronald Phillip Rogers, Ronald Rogers, Ronnie Rodgers, Ronnie Rogers [a271215] Our management was clear that we had to keep the ball rolling, says Carol. China In Your Hand was the bands second single. I put things up things that make me laugh on Twitter. 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. Sorry, we are not accepting comments on this article. 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Initially a flop in the UK, it first became a hit in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, reaching No. Table 19: Oberhofer's Ultimate Wedding Mixtape, Put Your Hands Up, Vol. . Discover Heart and Soul: The Very Best of T'Pau [Renaissance] by T'Pau released in 1996. We came from bands and embraced that culture, but we were signed as a duo to the label. | Decker still performs under the name T'Pau at solo shows and 1980s nostalgia concerts, and in 2013 she reunited with original bandmember and co-songwriter Ronnie Rogers for a 25th anniversary UK tour. They get really sniffy when we suggested something. . Contact, 2023Schweizerische Radio- und Fernsehgesellschaft, This page was last modified 28.03.2011 00:31:55, Dean Howard (b. Ronnie and I are no longer together were both happily married to other people, with kids but I still perform, and when I get back into that past, its like Im another Carol. T'Pau: Only a Heartbeat: With Carol Decker, Ronnie Rogers, T'Pau. Michael Chetwood. We wrote all the songs and royalties still trickle in now but a millionaire Im not.. I hadn't been a mum before. 98, their first chart action for more than two decades. [9], On its release, Dave Ling of Classic Rock wrote, "Sonically, T'Pau still favour smooth, occasionally faceless walls of melody best exemplified on 'Now That You're Gone' and 'Make Love to Me'. Then we got dropped by the record company and everything just ground to a halt. [9] T'Pau is a late 1980s pop group led by singer Carol Decker. 10 in the UK, earning a silver disc. I knew it would just cause a massive row. Though she and Ronnie were the songwriters, and the compositions for the first two albums were completed before the band had been signed, the pair admits that a lot of time was spent managing the situation. [7] [8] Decker began a relationship with restaurateur Richard Coates in 1996. Valentine, the bands third hit single, finally lived up to its potential by making the UK No.9. 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). But her success caused much dissent and jealousy in her marriage and friendships, so created her own monster. They recorded some demos and got a contract with Siren Records and were offered a support slot on Nik Kershaws UK tour. I had made some money but not tons. . 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. It is a story within a story, be careful what you wish for in case you get it. T'Pau: Composer : 2017 : Table 19: Oberhofer's Ultimate Wedding Mixtape: Oberhofer: Composer : 2017 . That meant she would be unable to make a living without her normal fees for performing. Despite this, the 11-song collection went platinum, and features in its entirety on Disc Three of The Virgin Anthology. https://www.jonkutner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/China.mp3. In November 1987, when TPaus China In Your Hand became the 600th single to peak at No.1 in Britain, it seemed the bands passport to world domination was stamped and little would stand in their way. We burst out laughing. He was right about Valentine. I was in bits. Later in November and December 1998, T'Pau supported Status Quo on the German and UK leg of their Tour "It's Good to Tour". As the only original member, Decker originally considered touring under her own name, but was advised that using the T'Pau name would generate more recognition. In Groups: T'Pau. 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 definitely being put that back. Data-Privacy Fans would come up after, saying: We played this at our wedding. Another bloke, who couldnt stop shaking my hand, said: I was in a coma. So what do you do when it seems things cant get any worse? He said I had just walked away from debts of 800,000. 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. T'Pau: I Will Be with You: Directed by Brian Grant. In the summer of 2003 Carol appeared in the all-star, all-female hit show, Mums The Word in Londons West End. Discover Red by T'Pau released in 1998. The kids think me and Ronnie are a pair of old boomers who dont know what were talking about. "The money comes in with the big campaign and that I find frustrating. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. T'Pau: 04:31 : Amazon: 2 : Bridge of Spies. Two had just got back from a trip to Malaysia when they became infected and I had lunch with one. [6] Due to the exposure, the song was re-released in the UK that same month; this time it became a hit, equaling the US peak of No. Discover Rage by T'Pau released in 1988. I was very taken with Carols voice, so we struck a kind of agreement and the first thing I did was fire most of the band, revealed Chris in an interview with Q magazine. 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. 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