Love and Money
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Love and Money is a rock/soul/funk band formed in 1985 in Glasgow
, Scotland
. The band was formed by three former members of Friends Again
(singer-songwriter
and guitarist James Grant
, drummer Stuart Kerr and keyboardist Paul McGeechan) along with bassist Bobby Paterson, who replaced Friends Again's Neil Cunningham and who had been a member of Set The Tone
, a band previously signed to Island Records in 1983.
In their initial nine years together they recorded four moderately successful albums, three of which were released in the United States
, and had six chart
hits
in the United Kingdom
.
's Mercury Records
in the United Kingdom, they recorded "Candybar Express" with production from Duran Duran
's Andy Taylor
, and this recording became their first hit receiving considerable airplay in the U.S. and reaching number 56 in the UK Singles Chart
in the spring of 1986. Shortly afterwards they released their debut album, All You Need is Love and Money produced by Tom Dowd but this failed to chart. Follow up singles Dear John and River Of People were released to modest success. In September 1986, the group played an Artists Against Apartheid concert at Barrowland Ballroom
, Glasgow, alongside acts such as The Big Dish and Lloyd Cole
. The band also had a high profile support slot with U2
at Murrayfield Stadium
, Edinburgh.
's Jeff Porcaro
on drums following the departure of Kerr) was overseen by Steely Dan
producer Gary Katz
and featured the minor hit Halleluiah Man which helped to establish a sizeable following for the band. The more restrained production and the band's refined and tight funk sound made the album almost unrecognisable from their earliest work. Further singles Strange Kind of Love and Jocelyn Square charted
, although they did not break into the Top 40.
The band toured extensively to promote Strange Kind Of Love, including the United States and Japan and garnered support slots with Tina Turner
, Simply Red
and BB King. Part of the band's performance at the Eden Court Theatre in Inverness
was filmed for BBC Scotland's Sounds of Eden programme. A half hour set from the band also featured on the Night Network television show and they performed the Strange Kind Of Love single on Wogan
.
Strange Kind of Love was re-released in April 2010 with added demos and new sleeve notes from James Grant, Paul McGeechan and Gary Katz
.
, who released a number of singles and an album on Island Records. The singles Rap Your Love and Dance Sucker were club hits at the time, with the latter remixed by Francois Kevorkian
.
Following involvement in the original incarnation of Primal Scream
, he became a member of Love and Money, where he remained for nine years.
Leaving Love and Money before their last album littledeath was released, he moved into bar and club management in Glasgow, overlooking Big Beat
owned clubs such as Expo
and The Tunnel Club before setting up and running the innovative boutique hotel, Saint Jude's.
More recently he formed a new band with Adrian Barry and Bobby Bluebell from 1980s hitmakers The Bluebells
, called the Poems. Their CD is entitled Young America.
He died in Glasgow on the 23 July 2006.
released his first solo album Sawdust in My Veins in 1998 and has released four further albums, My Thrawn Glory, I Shot The Albatross (a collection of poetry set to music), Holy Love, and Strange Flowers. The latter was released in February 2009 and Grant premiered the tracks at the Glasgow ABC venue as part of the 2009 Celtic Connections festival.
Grant also scored the film, The Near Room and has collaborated with Capercaillie
's Karen Matheson
, performing live and writing songs for her solo records.
[Review of James Grant's solo album Strange Flowers http://www.dailymusicguide.com/Reviews/james-grant-strange-flowers-album-review-06062009-1539.aspx
Strange Kind of Love' (2010 Remaster)
The album is reissued by Cherry Red Records on 19 April. It has been remastered by Paul McGeechan from the original master tapes and includes 6 unreleased demos and forewords from James, Paul and producer Gary Katz.
Bonus Tracks
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. The band was formed by three former members of Friends Again
Friends Again (band)
Friends Again were a Scottish 1980s New Wave/pop group, formed in 1982.It was built around by Chris Thomson, later of The Bathers, and James Grant, who went on to form Love and Money. The group was famous for their singles "State of Art", "Sunkissed" and "Honey at the Core". They released a...
(singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
and guitarist James Grant
James Grant (musician)
-Friends Again:James Grant's music career began in 1982 as songwriter and guitarist in Friends Again, alongside Chris Thomson, later of The Bathers. The group had minor hit singles with "State of Art", "Sunkissed" and "Honey at the Core"...
, drummer Stuart Kerr and keyboardist Paul McGeechan) along with bassist Bobby Paterson, who replaced Friends Again's Neil Cunningham and who had been a member of Set The Tone
Set The Tone (Band)
Set the Tone were a Scottish electronic dance group, formed by Kenny Hyslop, Bobby Paterson, Chris Morgan and Evelyn Asiedu.-Background:Hyslop had been a former member of a number of Scottish bands including The Zones, The Skids and Slik...
, a band previously signed to Island Records in 1983.
In their initial nine years together they recorded four moderately successful albums, three of which were released in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and had six chart
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
hits
Hit record
A hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay, club play, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings...
in the United Kingdom
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...
.
All You Need Is...Love And Money
Signing to PhonogramPhonogram Records
Phonogram Records was started in 1962 as a joint venture between Philips Records and Deutsche Grammophon. In 1972, Phonogram was merged with Polydor Records into PolyGram....
's Mercury Records
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...
in the United Kingdom, they recorded "Candybar Express" with production from Duran Duran
Duran Duran
Duran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...
's Andy Taylor
Andy Taylor (guitarist)
Andy Taylor is an English guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known as a member of Duran Duran and The Power Station....
, and this recording became their first hit receiving considerable airplay in the U.S. and reaching number 56 in the UK Singles Chart
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 ...
in the spring of 1986. Shortly afterwards they released their debut album, All You Need is Love and Money produced by Tom Dowd but this failed to chart. Follow up singles Dear John and River Of People were released to modest success. In September 1986, the group played an Artists Against Apartheid concert at Barrowland Ballroom
Barrowland Ballroom
The Barrowlands is a major dance hall and concert venue in Glasgow, Scotland.-History of Barrowland Ballroom:The original building opened in 1934 in a mercantile area east of Glasgow's city centre...
, Glasgow, alongside acts such as The Big Dish and Lloyd Cole
Lloyd Cole
Lloyd Cole is an English singer and songwriter, known for his role as lead singer of Lloyd Cole and the Commotions from 1984 to 1989, and for his subsequent solo work.-Early life:...
. The band also had a high profile support slot with U2
U2
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
at Murrayfield Stadium
Murrayfield Stadium
Murrayfield Stadium is a sports stadium located in the west end of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Its all-seater capacity was recently reduced from 67,800 to 67,130 to incorporate the largest permanent "big screen" in the country though it still remains the largest stadium in Scotland and one...
, Edinburgh.
Strange Kind of Love
The 1988 follow-up album Strange Kind of Love (which featured TotoToto (band)
Toto is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1977. The group currently consists of Joseph Williams , David Paich , Steve Porcaro , Steve Lukather , Mike Porcaro , and Simon Phillips . Toto is known for a musical style that combines elements of pop, rock, soul, funk, progressive rock, hard...
's Jeff Porcaro
Jeff Porcaro
Jeffrey Thomas "Jeff" Porcaro was an American session drummer and a founding member of the Grammy Award winning band Toto. Porcaro was one of the most recorded drummers in history, working on hundreds of albums and thousands of sessions...
on drums following the departure of Kerr) was overseen by Steely Dan
Steely Dan
Steely Dan is an American rock band; its core members are Donald Fagen and Walter Becker. The band's popularity peaked in the late 1970s, with the release of seven albums blending elements of jazz, rock, funk, R&B, and pop...
producer Gary Katz
Gary Katz
Gary Katz is an American music producer, best known for his work with Steely Dan.-Steely Dan:Katz is most famous for his work as a producer on every Steely Dan album recorded during the first run of their career, from Can't Buy A Thrill in 1972 to Gaucho in 1980, as well as the Donald Fagen solo...
and featured the minor hit Halleluiah Man which helped to establish a sizeable following for the band. The more restrained production and the band's refined and tight funk sound made the album almost unrecognisable from their earliest work. Further singles Strange Kind of Love and Jocelyn Square charted
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
, although they did not break into the Top 40.
The band toured extensively to promote Strange Kind Of Love, including the United States and Japan and garnered support slots with Tina Turner
Tina Turner
Tina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...
, Simply Red
Simply Red
Simply Red were a British soul band that sold more than 50 million albums over a 25-year career. Their style drew influences from blue-eyed soul, new romantic, rock, reggae and jazz...
and BB King. Part of the band's performance at the Eden Court Theatre in Inverness
Inverness
Inverness is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for the Highland council area, and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands of Scotland...
was filmed for BBC Scotland's Sounds of Eden programme. A half hour set from the band also featured on the Night Network television show and they performed the Strange Kind Of Love single on Wogan
Wogan
Wogan was a chat show on British television, hosted by Terry Wogan. It followed the format of a series broadcast in 1980 entitled What's On Wogan?, which failed to gather viewers. The Wogan show was initially broadcast on Tuesday evenings on BBC1 in 1981 and from 1982 to 1984, it moved into the...
.
Strange Kind of Love was re-released in April 2010 with added demos and new sleeve notes from James Grant, Paul McGeechan and Gary Katz
Gary Katz
Gary Katz is an American music producer, best known for his work with Steely Dan.-Steely Dan:Katz is most famous for his work as a producer on every Steely Dan album recorded during the first run of their career, from Can't Buy A Thrill in 1972 to Gaucho in 1980, as well as the Donald Fagen solo...
.
The Mother's Boy
The band, now supplemented by permanent drummer Gordon Wilson and rhythm guitarist Douglas MacIntyre, returned to the studio to record the follow-up, to be entitled The Mother's Boy, but the songs met disapproval from Phonogram. The release was scrapped and the band returned to the studio. Several of the tracks including proposed album opener Hubcap to Blue Town, Blue Eyed World (played on the Strange Kind of Love tour), and True Believer would reappear as b-sides to the singles from the eventual follow-up Dogs in the Traffic. Pappa Death would appear on Dogs In The Traffic and No Chicane on Grant's solo debut Sawdust In My Veins. At least one track, Amaranth, has yet to see the light of day.Dogs In The Traffic
Dogs in the Traffic is considered by many to be Love and Money's greatest achievement and was included in the All Time Top 100 Scottish Pop and Rock albums in The Scotsman newspaper (at number 30). The album reflected Grant's growing maturity as a writer and the stripped-down arrangements allowed greater emphasis on his lyrics and melodies. The band gave a pre-release playthrough of the album at City Halls in Candleriggs, Glasgow which included an encore featuring Tom Waits' Clap Hands and Bob Dylan's You Ain't Goin' Nowhere. Three further singles were released, My Love Lives In A Dead House, the Wishing Waters EP on which live favourite Looking For Angeline was lead track, and Winter.Littledeath
Love and Money's fourth and final album, Littledeath (1993) was released independently on Iona Gold records and featured what would be the band's last single, Last Ship on the River. Due primarily to lack of promotion, Littledeath sold 25,000, around one tenth of the sales for Strange Kind of Love and the group were subsequently released from Mercury. Bassist Bobby Paterson had split from the band to form a career in bar management and did not feature on this album, Grant himself taking on bass duties. The remainder of the band went their separate ways in 1994, although they did regroup for one final gig at Glasgow Barrowland on 23 December 1994 entitled "Love and Money: RIP" where older hits were dusted off, alongside newer material and a cover of Bowie's Ziggy.Bobby Paterson 1956 - 2006
Robert Armstrong Paterson was born in 1956 in Carntyne, Glasgow. In the 1970s he recorded with Sandy McClelland and the Backline; in the 1980s with Set The ToneSet The Tone (Band)
Set the Tone were a Scottish electronic dance group, formed by Kenny Hyslop, Bobby Paterson, Chris Morgan and Evelyn Asiedu.-Background:Hyslop had been a former member of a number of Scottish bands including The Zones, The Skids and Slik...
, who released a number of singles and an album on Island Records. The singles Rap Your Love and Dance Sucker were club hits at the time, with the latter remixed by Francois Kevorkian
François Kevorkian
François Kevorkian, alias François K, is a French DJ of Armenian origin, remixer, producer and record label owner. Having started his career in renowned clubs such as the Paradise Garage and Studio 54, the New York City resident is widely considered as one of the forefathers of house...
.
Following involvement in the original incarnation of Primal Scream
Primal Scream
Primal Scream are a Scottish alternative rock band originally formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie and Jim Beattie and now based in London. The current lineup consists of Gillespie, Andrew Innes , Martin Duffy , and Darrin Mooney...
, he became a member of Love and Money, where he remained for nine years.
Leaving Love and Money before their last album littledeath was released, he moved into bar and club management in Glasgow, overlooking Big Beat
Big beat
Big beat is a term employed since the mid-1990s by the British music press to describe much of the music by artists such as The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, The Crystal Method, and Propellerheads typically driven by heavy breakbeats and synthesizer-generated loops and patterns in...
owned clubs such as Expo
Expo
Expo may refer to:*Expo , short for "exposition", and also known as World's Fair*A trade fair, an exhibition where companies in an industry showcase and demonstrate their latest products...
and The Tunnel Club before setting up and running the innovative boutique hotel, Saint Jude's.
More recently he formed a new band with Adrian Barry and Bobby Bluebell from 1980s hitmakers The Bluebells
The Bluebells
The Bluebells were a Scottish pop group in the 1980s.-Career:The Bluebells performed jangly guitar based pop not dissimilar to their Scottish contemporaries Aztec Camera and Orange Juice. They had three Top 40 hit singles in the UK, all written by guitarist and founder member Bobby Bluebell - "I'm...
, called the Poems. Their CD is entitled Young America.
He died in Glasgow on the 23 July 2006.
James Grant
James GrantJames Grant (musician)
-Friends Again:James Grant's music career began in 1982 as songwriter and guitarist in Friends Again, alongside Chris Thomson, later of The Bathers. The group had minor hit singles with "State of Art", "Sunkissed" and "Honey at the Core"...
released his first solo album Sawdust in My Veins in 1998 and has released four further albums, My Thrawn Glory, I Shot The Albatross (a collection of poetry set to music), Holy Love, and Strange Flowers. The latter was released in February 2009 and Grant premiered the tracks at the Glasgow ABC venue as part of the 2009 Celtic Connections festival.
Grant also scored the film, The Near Room and has collaborated with Capercaillie
Capercaillie (band)
Capercaillie is a Scottish folk band, founded in the 1980s by Donald Shaw and fronted by Karen Matheson. They have seen four of their albums placed in the UK Albums Chart, and continue to perform and record to the present day.-History:...
's Karen Matheson
Karen Matheson
Karen Matheson OBE is a Scottish folk singer, who frequently sings in Scottish Gaelic. She is lead singer of the group Capercaillie and was a member of Dan Ar Braz's group L'Heritage des Celtes, with whom she often sang lead vocals, either alone or jointly with Elaine Morgan...
, performing live and writing songs for her solo records.
[Review of James Grant's solo album Strange Flowers http://www.dailymusicguide.com/Reviews/james-grant-strange-flowers-album-review-06062009-1539.aspx
Reformation and New Album
Love & Money reformed 'for one night only' for a successful sell out show at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall as part of Celtic Connections 2011. They played the albums Strange Kind of Love and Dogs in the Traffic in their entirety and, on an emotional night, dedicated the song Walk The Last Mile to bassist Bobby Paterson who passed away in 2006. It was announced in March 2011 that the band would continue their reunion with a show at the Clyde Auditorium in Glasgow on 4 December 2011, and an album of 'new and unreleased material' would be released around the same time.All You Need Is..Love and Money (1986)
- "Candybar Express"
- "River of People"
- "Twisted"
- "Pain is a Gun"
- "Love and Money"
- "Dear John"
- "Cheeseburger"
- "You're Beautiful"
- "Temptation Time"
Strange Kind Of Love (1988)
- "Halleluiah Man"
- "Shape of Things To Come"
- "Strange Kind of Love"
- "Axis of Love"
- "Jocelyn Square"
- "Walk The Last Mile"
- "Razorsedge"
- "Inflammable"
- "Up Escalator"
- "Avalanche"
- "Scapegoat"
Strange Kind of Love' (2010 Remaster)
The album is reissued by Cherry Red Records on 19 April. It has been remastered by Paul McGeechan from the original master tapes and includes 6 unreleased demos and forewords from James, Paul and producer Gary Katz.
Bonus Tracks
- "The Hallelujah Man (demo)"
- "Walk The Last Mile With You (demo)"
- "Scapegoats (demo)"
- "Up Escalator (demo)"
- "Strange Kind of Love (demo)"
- "Axis of Love (demo)"
Dogs In The Traffic (1991)
- "Winter"
- "Johnny's Not Here"
- "My Love Lives In A Dead House"
- "Cheap Pearls"
- "You're Not The Only One"
- "Looking For Angeline"
- "Sometimes I Want To Give Up"
- "Lips Like Ether"
- "Whisky Dream"
- "Pappa Death"
Littledeath (1993)
- "Littledeath" (reprise)
- "Last Ship on the River"
- "I'll Catch You When You Fall"
- "Keep Looking For The Light"
- "Pray For Love"
- "Don't Be Afraid of The Dark"
- "Ugly As Sin"
- "Love Is Like A Wave"
- "Bitches Breach"
- "Kiss of Life"
- "Sweet Black Luger"
- "What Time Is The Last Train"
- "Littledeath"
Cheap Pearls and Whisky Dreams: Best of (1999)
- "Halleluiah Man"
- "Winter"
- "River of People"
- "Who In Their Right Mind"
- "Walk The Last Mile"
- "Last Ship on the River"
- "My Love Lives in a Dead House"
- "Looking For Angeline"
- "Strange Kind of Love"
- "Jocelyn Square"
- "You're Beautiful"
- "Up Escalator"
- "Wanderlust II"
- "Sometimes I Want to Give Up"
- "Pray For Love"
- "Candybar Express"
- "Whisky Dream"
Singles
- "Candybar Express" (1986) UKUK Singles ChartThe 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 ...
#56 - "Dear John" (1986)
- "River of People" (1987)
- *Love & Money" (1987) UK #68
- "Halleluiah Man" (1988) UK #63
- "Strange Kind of Love" (1989) UK #45
- "Jocelyn Square" (1989) UK #51
- "Up Escalator - Four Songs from Love & Money EP (1989)"
- "My Love Lives in a Dead House" (1991)
- "Wishing Waters EP" (1991)
- "Winter" (1991) UK #52
- "Last Ship on the River" (1994)