Blue Zone UK
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Blue Zone UK was an 1980s British
band (simply called Blue Zone in the UK
, Europe
and Australia
; but adding the "UK" due to a naming dispute in the United States
).
After the Big Thing album (1988) and the singles "On Fire", "Thinking About His Baby" and "Jackie" (released in 1987), 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, and continue to write and record together.
Track list
"There Was I" (Europe) and "Chance It" (US) were the B-side
s of "Jackie"; "Big Thing"' was the B-side of "Thinking About His Baby"; and "Be The Sugar" was the B-side of "On Fire".
covered
the song "Jackie". It was released under the name 'B.Z featuring Joanne', B.Z referring to Blue Zone. The single peaked at #3 in Australia
and #5 in New Zealand.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
band (simply called Blue Zone in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, Europe
Europe
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and Australia
Australia
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; but adding the "UK" due to a naming dispute in the United States
United States
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).
About
The group consisted of:- Lisa StansfieldLisa StansfieldLisa Stansfield is an English singer and songwriter.-Early years:Stansfield was born to Marion and Keith Stansfield in Heywood, Lancashire, in England, where she attended Redbrook School, Rochdale. Her first television appearance was on a talent programme in the Granada TV area in 1982...
: lead vocals. - Ian Devaney: tromboneTromboneThe trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
, keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
s, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, backing vocals. - Andy Morris: trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
, flugelhornFlugelhornThe flugelhorn is a brass instrument resembling a trumpet but with a wider, conical bore. Some consider it to be a member of the saxhorn family developed by Adolphe Sax ; however, other historians assert that it derives from the valve bugle designed by Michael Saurle , Munich 1832 , thus...
, electronic keyboards and backing vocals.
After the Big Thing album (1988) and the singles "On Fire", "Thinking About His Baby" and "Jackie" (released in 1987), the trio and label Arista
Arista Records
Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...
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, and continue to write and record together.
Albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 1988 | Big Thing
|
Track list
- "Jackie" (Steinberg/Kelly) — 3:49
- "Thinking About His Baby" (Stansfield/Devaney/Morris) — 4:03
- "Without A Word To Say" (Stansfield/Devaney/Morris) — 3:40
- "Sugar Tree" (Stansfield/Devaney/Morris) — 4:18
- "Her Seedy Life" (Stansfield/Devaney/Morris) — 4:51
- "Perfect Crime" (Stansfield/Devaney/Morris) — 4:16
- "One Kiss" (Stansfield/Devaney/Morris) — 4:58
- "Greedy Love" (Stansfield/Devaney/Morris) — 4:39
- "On Fire" (Stansfield/Devaney/Morris) — 3:47
- "We Will Cry" (Stansfield/Devaney/Morris) — 4:57
- "Feel It From Inside" (Stansfield/Devaney/Morris) — 4:40
"There Was I" (Europe) and "Chance It" (US) were the B-side
A-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
s 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 |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
U.S. Maxi Hot Dance Singles Sales Hot Dance Singles Sales is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States, established in 1985. It measures the sale of commercially released singles that deal with dance music and remixes... |
U.S. Dance Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs... |
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 AccomJoanne Accom
Joanne Accom is a dance, pop singer-songwriter from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Joanne was born in London, but is South African by descent. She moved to Australia at age 10.- Career :...
covered
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
the song "Jackie". It was released under the name 'B.Z featuring Joanne', B.Z referring to Blue Zone. The single peaked at #3 in Australia
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
and #5 in New Zealand.