Living in a Box
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| Living in a Box | |
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| Origin | Sheffield, England |
| Years active | 1985–1990 |
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| Richard Darbyshire Marcus Vere Anthony Critchlow |
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Living in a Box was a British pop band from the 1980s and early 1990s. They are perhaps best known for their eponymous debut single, produced by Richard James Burgess.
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[edit] Career
Living in a Box were formed in 1985 in Sheffield, rising from the ashes of Typhoon Saturday. Their most commercially successful single, Living in a Box, peaked at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart, and was the band's only single to chart in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S.. They enjoyed more success in their home country, releasing their self-titled debut album in 1987 and a follow-up album, Gatecrashing, in 1989, which went on to generate two further UK Top Ten hits, "Blow The House Down" (#10) and "Room In Your Heart" (#5). Artistic differences, as well as changes to their record label Chrysalis, caused the band to break up in 1990 before their third LP could be released.
Lead vocalist Richard Darbyshire continued his long-standing music career, and went on to enjoy modest success as a solo artist, writing songs for artists such as Lisa Stansfield, as well as releasing two solo albums. These were How Many Angels (1994) and Love Will Provide (1999), which came as a reissue of How Many Angels, and included several new and unreleased tracks.
Currently Darbyshire is working on a new solo album, which is scheduled for release in 2007.
The song Living in a Box was later covered by Bobby Womack, who had also worked with Living in a Box on their debut album.
[edit] Group members
- Richard Darbyshire (born 8 March 1960, Stockport, Cheshire, England) - Vocals, Guitar
- Marcus Vere - (born 29 January 1962) - Synthesizers
- Anthony Critchlow - Drums
[edit] Guest
Brian May from Queen played guitar on the single, "Blow The House Down".
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
- "Living In A Box" (1987) UK #5, U.S. #17
- "Scales Of Justice" (1987) UK #30
- "So The Story Goes" (1987) - featuring Bobby Womack - UK #34, U.S.#81
- "Love Is The Art" (1988) UK #45
- "Blow The House Down" (1989) UK #10
- "Gatecrashing" (1989) UK #36
- "Room In Your Heart" (1989) UK #5
- "Different Air" (1989) UK #57
- *Bed Of Roses" (1989), Japan release only
[edit] Albums
- Living in a Box (1987) UK #25
- Gatecrashing (1989) UK #21
[edit] References
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums, 19th, London: Guinness World Records Limited, p. 325. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
